The Tyrant and the Child



The Tyrant and the Child is an animated short that is adapted from a Burkina Faso folkloric tale. It is part of the anthology series Animated Tales of the World

Summary
This folktale from Burkina Faso describes a village that was once ruled by a wicked and crazy king. Because of his madness, he expels all of the elders from the village, leaving behind only the children. He insists that the children build him a palace that reaches to the sky. Unable to do this, the children devise a plan to prove the importance of their elders and overthrow the king.