The lives of a young Cambodian dancer and the artist Auguste Rodin merge when the Cambodian dance troupe performs in France. Inspired by the grace and beauty of the dancers, the artist chooses Little Sap as a subject for his drawings. A foreword and back matter offer additional information about the history of Cambodia, Khmer dance, and Auguste Rodin. si

It's 1906 and the court dancers in the Cambodian royal palace are abuzz with news of a trip to France for the Colonial Exhibition. Little Sap, a poor country girl who joined the dance troupe to give her family a better life, is apprehensive about travelling to a faraway land. In Paris the artist August Rodin is captivated by the classical beauty of Cambodian dance. He insists on sketching the dancers, especially Little Sap. As Rodin's pencil sweeps across his paper, Little Sap's worries melt away and she realises how far she has come in fulfilling her duties to her family.