The Little Bird and the Leaf, a winter tale

“A single yellow leaf hangs on the bare branch. A gust of wind blows and it begins to float through the white winter forest.”

A little flightless black bird is captivated by the leaf’s airborne dance and follows it through the snow, across an icy pond, and out into the open landscape.

But there’s a luckless fox on the bird’s tail…

Watch what happens to The Little Bird and the Leaf (Der kleine Vogel und das Blatt), an animated short in a seasonal series by animator and illustrator Lena von Döhren.

In case you missed them, be sure to watch these next:
• The Little Bird and the Caterpillar, a summer tale
• The Little Bird and the Squirrel, an autumn tale

Plus, there are more animated birds on TKSST, including:
• Fløjteløs / Whistleless by Siri Melchior
• The Hoarder (1969) by Evelyn Lambart
• Norman McLaren’s Le Merle
• A Short History of the Nightingale, animated
• An Eagle’s Feather, an animation about the mighty Philippine Eagle