Changsheng's father brings home a homeless tabby kitten. However, as the
kitten grows older, they realize that it's actually a little tiger. Soon
Changsheng and the little tiger become so attached to each other.
Wearing a tiger-head hat made by his mother, Changsheng and the little
tiger become best brothers. However, the villagers are scared of the
tiger. Changsheng has no choice but to send the little tiger back to the
mountains. The little tiger promises that it will return in times of
need. All Changsheng has to do is to put on his tiger-head hat and yell
"Tiger Brother" from the top of the mountain. One day a gang of robbers
appear in the village. Since the villagers are unable to resist the
robbers, Changsheng runs up to the top of the mountain, yelling for his
tiger brother. The tiger brother and his brave tiger friends arrive to
their rescue, driving away all the robbers out of the village. The tiger
brother returns to the mountains, but it keeps its promise to Changsheng
forever. A story about bravery, love, and promise, it also introduces
the characteristics of people born in the Year of the Tiger, the origin
of the Siberian tiger, and the history of the tiger-head hat.