History Literature / TheFoolOfTheWorldAndTheFlyingShip

* CloudCuckooLander: The titular fool

* SupernaturalAid: how the Fool gets his flying ship.

The story has also been translated into a StopMotion animated feature film produced by Creator/CosgroveHall's for Creator/TheCannonGroup and the ''Creator/RabbitEarsProductions'' version narrated by ''Creator/RobinWilliams''.

The story has also been translated into two animated shorts which included ''Cosgrove Hall's'' StopMotion version of the classic Russian folktale and the ''Creator/RabbitEarsProductions'' version narrated by ''Creator/RobinWilliams''.

!! Rabbit Ears' version of "The Fool and the Flying Ship" contains the following examples:

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: The Puffer is salmon pink while the Eater is light green.
* AnimalMotifs: The Fool’s companions represent several animals that match their abilities and appearances such as the Runner representing an antelope with his speed and having horns embedded in his head and the Sharpshooter is representing an eagle with his sharp sight and bird-like feet.
* BlackComedy
-->'''Sharpshooter: Well, you see, there's an ant in Ethiopia with a terrible cough. I should like to put him out of his misery.
-->The Fool: But his wife's loud snoring is keeping him ill.
-->Sharpshooter: Yes of course, she's the one I'm aiming for!'''
* DerangedAnimation: Due to its art style, courtesy of ''Creator/HenrikDrescher'', the story could be considered this, especially since the animation moved a bit more than was often shown in other ''Creator/RabbitEarsProductions'' stories.
* GagNose: The Fool's nose is similar to Pinocchio's.
* HappilyMarried: Hilariously averted as the Princess doesn’t seem to enjoy the idea about being married to the Fool.
-->'''Oh, and as for the princess - well, maybe she got used to it."'''
* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the original Russian folktale. For instance, there was a scene in the original folktale where the Fool and the man who carries the straw have to stay in the royal bath house while the room was heated up to a high degree. This scene was cut out in the Rabbit Ears' version. Also, in the original version, there was a man who carried sticks that could turn into an army of soldiers. Instead, in the Rabbit Ears' version, there was a man who had incredible strength and used that strength to pull the land apart and bring in an army of [[spoiler:penguins]].
* TheNarrator: Creator/RobinWilliams.
* SurrealHumor: The whole joke about how a flea is sick because of his wife’s snoring and the Sharpshooter shooting at a flea’s buckled shoes to wake up the Runner are among some of the surreal humor in this story.

* SuperheroSpeciation

The story has also been translated into two animated shorts which included ''Cosgrove Hall's'' version of the classic Russian folktale and the ''Creator/RabbitEarsProductions'' version narrated by ''Creator/RobinWilliams''.

* PlotTailoredToTheParty

The story has also been translated into two animated shorts which included ''Cosgrove Hall's'' version of the classic Russian folktale and the {{Rabbit Ears Productions}}' version narrated by {{Robin Williams}}.

* RagtagBunchofMisfits: Let's see, there is the titular character who is known as the fool of the world and his companions which includes a man who can see across the world, a man who can eat tons of bread, a man who can run fast around the world and a man who can create an army out of wooden sticks.

* DerangedAnimation: Due to its art style, courtesy of {{Henrik Drescher}}, the story could be considered this, especially since the animation moved a bit more than was often shown in other {{Rabbit Ears Productions}}' stories.

* LighterandSofter: Compared to the original Russian folktale. For instance, there was a scene in the original folktale where the Fool and the man who carries the straw have to stay in the royal bath house while the room was heated up to a high degree. This scene was cut out in the Rabbit Ears' version. Also, in the original version, there was a man who carried sticks that could turn into an army of soldiers. Instead, in the Rabbit Ears' version, there was a man who had incredible strength and used that strength to pull the land apart and bring in an army of [[spoiler:penguins]].
* RobinWilliams: The narrator

* DerangedAnimation: Due to its art style, courtesy of ''Henrik Drescher'', the story could be considered this, especially since the animation moved a bit more than was often shown in other {{Rabbit Ears Productions}}' stories.

-->Oh, and as for the princess - well, maybe she got used to it."

* DerangedAnimation: Due to its art style, courtesy of ''Henrik Drescher'', this story could be considered this, especially since the animation moved a bit more than was shown in other {{Rabbit Ears Productions}}' stories.
* GagNose: The Fool has a long nose like Pinocchio's.

* BigEater: The Eater

* TheGrotesque: All the characters.

"The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship" is based on a Russian folk tale. A proclamation went out through all the land that whosoever could build a flying ship would win the hand of the Tsar's daughter. The youngest son of a simple peasant shows up to claim her, and the dumbfounded Tsar quickly has second thoughts, setting several 'impossible" tasks for 'The Fool of the World' and his remarkable friends.

* SuperheroSpeciation

* BigEater: The Forester's Wife
* DeadpanSnarker: The Lord Chamberlain

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