What would you do if everything you painted came to life? In this cautionary folktale rom China, a young artist is given a magical paintbrush in a dream and is instructed to paint from his heart. He goes on to amaze onlookers as his artwork becomes real and leaps from the paper. When news of this spreads, the young boy finds himself in the hands of the emperor, whose interest in the paintbrush is driven by gred. He commands the boy to paint him a room full of riches.