The Fool of the World And His Flying Ship

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"The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship" is 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.

In 1991, Rabbit Ears Productions included a Live Action Adaptation of the story as part of their television series We All Have Tales.


Tropes used in The Fool of the World And His Flying Ship include:

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