The Fool of the World And His Flying Ship
"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:
- Super-Hero Speciation
- Hitchhiker Heroes
- Big Eater: The Forester's Wife
- Deadpan Snarker: The Lord Chamberlain
- Plot Tailored to the Party
Rabbit Ears' version of "The Fool and the Flying Ship" contains the following examples:
- Crowning Moment of Funny: When the servant tries to tell the Tsar that peasants are on the ship, but the Tsar thought he said "phesants."
- Big Eater: The Eater
- Pinocchio Nose: The Fool actually has a long nose like Pinocchio's.
- Robin Williams: The narrator
- The Grotesque: All the characters.