The Little Crane is a tale of culture clash and learning to let others have room to grow. The girl Little Crane is requested as a bride for the king of a country bordering her own. For years the two lands have had uneasy relations, and Little Crane's father looks forward to better relations. Coming from a nomadic, equestrian people, Little Crane has difficulty fitting into her new home of settled people and palaces, but her integrity, tolerance, and genuineness impress her new husband and her new country.