The Mountain Came to Tea

Dream Storyboards · Sumi-e ink wash
The Mountain Came to Tea

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Every winter morning, Hana looks at the mountain through her round window. One morning the window is empty — the mountain is at her door.
style
Sumi-e ink wash
frames
9 key frames + 2 in-betweens
narration
1:02
Storyboard
  1. Every winter morning, Hana kneels at her table with the mountain in her window.

    01 Every winter morning, Hana kneels at her table with the mountain in her window.

  2. One morning, the window is empty.

    02 One morning, the window is empty.

  3. There is a knock. A small mountain is standing at her door.

    03 There is a knock. A small mountain is standing at her door.

  4. So she makes tea for two.

    04 So she makes tea for two.

  5. In the warm room its snow melts away. The mountain looks unhappy.

    05 In the warm room its snow melts away. The mountain looks unhappy.

  6. She throws the window open. The snow comes in, and the mountain smiles again.

    06 She throws the window open. The snow comes in, and the mountain smiles again.

  7. At dusk it went home. She bows to it through the window.

    07 At dusk it went home. She bows to it through the window.

  8. Night. Two empty bowls on the table.

    08 Night. Two empty bowls on the table.

  9. In the morning, a gift on her table: a tiny pine tree, growing on a piece of the mountain.

    09 In the morning, a gift on her table: a tiny pine tree, growing on a piece of the mountain.