The Shy Oriole (1960)

Original title

怕羞的黄莺

Directed by

Yu Lei, Jiang Aiqun, Qian Jiajun, Lu Qing

Genre

animation

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

18 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young oriole has a beautiful singing voice but is too shy to sing in front of others. She goes on a journey to find a teacher who can help her overcome her fear, and along the way each animal she meets asks her to sing for them, which gradually builds her confidence.

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What happens

《》是一部中国上海美术电影制片厂制作的水墨动画片，根据陈新的原著《小画眉》改编。 有一只小黄莺，她的歌声很好听，然而她很胆小、怕羞，不敢在别的动物面前唱，而且很多事情都需要有妈妈陪着才敢去做。在一次迎春会上，动物伙伴们一起玩起“瞎子猜人”的游戏，小黄莺被猜到后，小动物们要求她唱歌，她却害羞得飞跑了。有位白头翁爷爷告诉小黄莺，有一位“有学问的老师”可以帮助小黄莺改掉胆小怕羞的毛病，可是这位“有学问的老师”需要她自己去找…… 小黄莺在寻找过程中，每向一只动物询问时，她都会被要求先唱一支歌，小黄莺从第一次的不敢唱，唱得很小声开始，一次比一次唱得响亮、大方，从而渐渐地改掉了怕羞、胆小的毛病…… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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