The Firebird's Feather

Dream Storyboards · Palekh lacquer miniature
The Firebird's Feather

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In a village with no oil for its lamps, a boy asks the Firebird for a single feather — and lights every window, one by one.
style
Palekh lacquer miniature
frames
6 key frames + 2 in-betweens
narration
0:45
Storyboard
  1. That winter, the village ran out of lamp oil. Every window was dark, and Vanya's lantern was empty.

    01 That winter, the village ran out of lamp oil. Every window was dark, and Vanya's lantern was empty.

  2. Then the Firebird came down and settled on a roof nearby.

    02 Then the Firebird came down and settled on a roof nearby.

  3. Vanya held up his empty lantern and asked for one feather.

    03 Vanya held up his empty lantern and asked for one feather.

  4. One feather drifted into his lantern, and filled it with light.

    04 One feather drifted into his lantern, and filled it with light.

  5. Its light leapt from window to window, until the whole village was lit.

    05 Its light leapt from window to window, until the whole village was lit.

  6. The Firebird flew home, and let him keep the feather.

    06 The Firebird flew home, and let him keep the feather.