Director, Norman McLaren ; producer, Norman McLaren ; camera, Douglas Poulter ; animation, Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart ; music, Maurice Blackburn.

Recorded 1958.

It's the story of a bird that loses first its neck, then its eye, back, wings and feet in turn before they return again, but this time doubled or tripled in number. The filmmaker used simple cardboard cut-outs in geometric shapes to illustrate this traditional folk song.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Films as Art, 1960 Blue Ribbon Award, 1960 Diploma of Honour, 1959 Special Mention, 1959 Diploma of Honour, 1958 Mention, 1960 First Prize for Best Use of Colour, 1958

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).