In long ago China, a girl named Zhen Yu wanders away from her father at a busy market.
Based on the Talmudic tale of Rabbi Akiva\'s daughter and a snake..
It was the mitzvah of giving to the poor that kept you safe, says her father.
She opens the door, sticking her hairpin into the silk wall, unknowingly killing the lurking Snake that the fortune teller had foretold.
Although it is her wedding day, she is not too busy to show kindness to a stranger.
Years later, as Zhen Yu is dressing for her wedding, a knock comes on the door.
A mysterious fortune teller helps Zhen Yu\'s father find her, but also warns him that one day his daughter will be bitten by a Snake on her wedding night.
In long ago China, a girl named Zhen Yu wanders away from her father at a busy market