The Frogs Who Wanted a King
About The Frogs Who Wanted a King
The frogs are tired of governing themselves and ask Jupiter for a king. He drops a log into the pond. They bow to it, then complain that it does not move. Jupiter sends a crane. The crane starts to eat them. They complain again, and Jupiter loses his temper.
Cast & crew
More about The Frogs Who Wanted a King
Ladislas Starevich wrote, animated, and directed the short in France, freely from Jean de La Fontaine's fable. The French title is Les Grenouilles qui demandent un roi. Polichinei-Film produced it. It is silent, black and white, 35mm.
Themes
Technique
Starevich stop-motions puppet frogs, a log, and a crane.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The first king is a log, a soliveau. The second is a crane, not a stork in the French synopsis, though English tellings of the fable often say stork.
- Starevich animates the frogs as puppets.
- Wikidata lists 9 minutes. The French article lists 16.
Scenes
- Jupiter drops a log into the pond and the frogs bow to it.
- The crane begins to eat them.
Influenced by
- Jean de La Fontaine's fable Les Grenouilles qui demandent un roi
