In "The Boys with the Golden Stars", a herdsman's youngest daughter promises to bear the emperor twin sons with stars on their foreheads. But when the emperor goes to war, his stepmother takes advantage of his absence to kill and bury the babies and replace them with puppies. Two aspen trees grow from the grave, and when the stepmother has them cut down to make beds, they turn into talking beds that reveal the truth. The emperor punishes his wife, but when two golden fish with stars on their foreheads are caught, they reveal themselves to be his lost sons. The twins return to the emperor's castle to reveal the truth and confront their stepmother, leading to a surprising twist.
