In the city of Szechwan, China, three gods are looking for a place to spend the night. The prostitude Shen Te is the only one who agrees to put them up. The gods reward her with a substantial sum of money, recognizing in her a good person; the good person they were seeking on the earth. Shen Te opens a tobacconist' s shop with the money. However, the need she feels to help others, and her inability to say no to others, soon lead her into an impasse. Then Shui Ta, the distant cousin who will set thngs right without recourse to sentimentality or charity, appears.
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