Pi Goun Tong is a Thai Boran Lakorn

Lakorn

Lakorn , while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials . Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai television channels and start at 20:30. An episode of a prime-time drama is usually two hours long...

 which has been remade several times. It stars Matika Arthakornsiripho

Matika Arthakornsiripho

Matika Arthakornsiripho is a Thai model and actress. Her nickname is Bee . Her film roles include Nang Sib Song, Prasuton Manorah and Uttai Tawee....

 as Nang Pi Goun tong, and is based on Thai Mythology

Mythology

The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...

. Pi Goun (พิกุล) is a type of flower. Tong (ทอง) means gold

Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

, and is also the name of the main character.

Plot

Pi Goun Tong is the daughter of the king, and was born with a gold flower in her mouth. A fortuneteller predicts that Pi Goun will bring bad luck to the kingdom, and that the king must abandon Pi Goun. The king follows the fortuneteller's advice and keeps Pi Goun away from the kingdom. A childless man finds her and cares for her, though his pregnant wife does not approve. When Pi Goun grows up, her adopted mother abuses her both physically and verbally. She demands that Pi Goun give her the gold, but Pi Goun, unwilling to give it to a cruel person like her, refuses. The mother refuses to feed her, though the father remains kind. Pi Goun runs away.

When Pi Goun grows up, a prince falls in love with her, but a giantess is jealous of Pi Goun's beauty. She transforms Pi Goun into a monkey and makes herself appear to be Pi Goun. After giantess fools the prince into thinking she is the woman he loves, Pi Goun finds a way to break the curse and reunites with him.