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This film is a dramatization of a traditional Ojibwa legend; it is told to a group of children. As the story unfolds, the characters played by puppets assume increasingly human characteristics. The moral of the fable: do not make promises that cannot be kept.

1978, 11 min 58 s

Native Indian Folklore

Best Short Film
Annual American Indian Film Festival
May 17 to 19 1979, San Francisco - USA

Best Art Direction
Annual American Indian Film Festival
May 17 to 19 1979, San Francisco - USA