How the Tit Flew to the Sun

How the Tit Flew to the Sun

2020 · 6 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation

Long ago, people had no fire. And no matches to light it. No way to light a stove, no way to fry bacon, no way to cook porridge. And in winter, people suffered especially—there was freezing cold all around. So, people decided to get a piece of the sun, but how to get there? The sun was high, and people had no wings. They went into the forest to ask the birds for help, to bring them fire from the sun. All the birds refused to fly to the sun, but one brave one was found—a little titmouse. She grabbed a torch and flew to the sun to bring fire to people...

Directed by Natalya Kostyuchenko · Written by Dzmitryj Jakutovič

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