Who Will Tell A Fable?

Who Will Tell A Fable?

1982 · 10 min · ★ 7.1 · Animation

"...whoever tells me a story and I say, "It's not true, I don't believe it," will receive half the kingdom as a reward." decided the bored king.

Directed by Robert Sahakyants · Written by Robert Sahakyants

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