The Fool of the World And His Flying Ship
"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.
Tropes:
- 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.