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[[File:pequeo1_5608.jpg|frame|[[Tear Jerker|It's Don Bluth, so you know how this will end.]]]]
'''''The Small One''''' was a 1978 [[Disney]] short (26 minutes) [[Animated Films|Animated Film]] directed by [[
Initially, it was announced that the director would be Dick Sebast, a live-action film maker. Sebast had joined Disney in 1973 and had been one of the storyboard artists on ''[[The Rescuers]]''. However, after that film had been completed, Don was put in charge of ''[[The Small One (Disney)|The Small One]]''. (Sebast, ironically, would go on to become Story Director for the ''[[
The film epitomizes the split that was running through the Disney studios at the time. Though nearly everyone felt that the studio was going through a troubled period, opinions differed as to how to correct the problems, Bluth and his adherents believing that there should be a conscious return to the style of the studio's glory days in the [[The Golden Age of Animation|Forties and Fifties]], while others suggested a move toward more modern, experimental styles of animation. This dichotomy of styles affects the film itself, with the earlier part of the film harking back to the style of the [[The Jungle Book (Disney film)|Phil]] [[The Aristocats
The film is unusual among the Disney animation for its strong religious theme. It seems to have done respectably well at the Box Office, though not so outstandingly as to make a decisive impact on the direction of the studio over the next years. Nevertheless, it is well remembered for the beauty and grace of its handling, and is arguably one of the best handlings of its [[Christmas Special|holiday theme]] in animation.
Compare [[Rankin/Bass Productions]]' [[Animated Show]] ''[[Nestor the Long
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Small One is the sweetest, most loving donkey...until the auctioneer pushes the boy to the ground.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|Mostly sweet,}} though.
* [[A Boy and His X]]: A boy and his donkey.
* [[
* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Hey, it's [[
* [[Foreshadowing]]: {{spoiler|"He's good enough to be in a king's stable!"}}
** "Someone still needs you to brighten each day." {{spoiler|It's not a stretch to imagine Small One being a loyal, loving friend to Him, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|just like he was to the boy.]]}}
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