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ed featurette for the novel see the small one book for the bing crosby album see the small one album 1978 film the small one original one sheet poster for the small one directed by don bluth story by vance gerry pete young based on the small one by charles tazewell produced by don bluth ron miller executive starring sean marshall william woodson olan soule hal smith joe higgins gordon jump music by robert f brunner don bluth richard rich production company walt disney productions distributed by buena vista distribution release date december 16 1978 1978 12 16 with pinocchio running time 26 minutes language english the small one also known as a christmas miracle in the uk is a 1978 american animated featurette produced by walt disney productions and released theatrically by buena vista distribution on december 16 1978 with a re issue of pinocchio 1940 the story is based on a 1947 children s book of the same name by charles tazewell and was a project for the new generation of disney animators including don bluth jerry rees henry selick gary goldman and john pomeroy the story tells of a young boy outside nazareth who must part with his best friend an old donkey named small one he brings it to market but no one is in need of a scrawny donkey except for a tanner plot edit in the galilean countryside near the city of nazareth herodian kingdom a young boy and his father own four donkeys one donkey small one is so old and weak he cannot adequately do his job of carrying the wood collected by the boy s father the boy loads small one with the smallest sticks and helps him to carry them one evening the boy s father says that he has to sell small one because he cannot do enough work to cover the cost of his care devastated by the news the boy volunteers to take the donkey to be sold so that he can try to find him a caring master the father agrees and tells him that he has to sell him for one piece of silver the next morning the boy takes small one to the market at first they are tricked into visiting the local tanner by a roman guard at the city gates terrified they run out of the shop when they discover he only wants the donkey s hide as they wander the streets looking for a buyer they encounter several townspeople shop owners and merchants none of whom want to buy at last the boy leads small one onto the stage at a horse auction the auctioneer has no interest in selling a scrawny donkey which causes the boy to insist that small one is good enough to be in a king s stable this prompts the auctioneer and the crowd to laugh and poke fun when the auctioneer attempts to sit on small one shoving the boy out of the way small one rouses the strength to buck and kick the auctioneer off him sending him crashing into the stage and knocking it over the boy and small one run away and sit at a street corner hopelessly weeping at this moment a compassionate man comes up to the boy and asks if small one is for sale he needs a gentle donkey to carry his wife to bethlehem insists he will take good care of him and offers one piece of silver the boy accepts says goodbye to small one and watches as the couple and small one leave on their journey as a bright star appears in the sky characters edit small one he is a gentle donkey past his prime long years of working hard have made him weak though he eats as much as the other donkeys he cannot handle the same loads his right ear never likes to stay straight up giving him that disney cuteness rating he has strong feelings for the boy and would give his life to help him as he almost does at the tanner s boy he is about nine years old although he takes care of all the donkeys small one is his favorite when his father tells him to sell small one the boy is devastated soon he accepts it though he loves the donkey he accepts what his father tells him he assures small one will have a gentle and loving master and he does father the boy s father is not seen much at all he is the one who sends the boy to sell small one he loves his son and deep down he cares for small one too but he knows they cannot afford to keep a donkey that cannot carry a large load he owes money to the three merchants which may impact his decision to profit from small one s gradual enfeeblement three merchants these three men one tall and skinny one medium and skinny and the last short and round walk around the marketplace taking money from people for the bank they are the ones who point the boy to the auctioneer auctioneer he auctions horses in the market at first he is angered that the boy brings small one onto the stage and slightly embarrasses him however when the boy tells him what small one can do the man changes his mind and is intrigued especially when the boy tells him that small one is good enough to be in a king s stable with that he decides to have some fun he mocks and almost injures small one with his weight but when small one sees his best friend pushed aside he regains his strength and throws the man off of his back the auctioneer then chases them away the tanner a minor antagonist he kills animals to make leather from their skins to sell or barter in his shop the three donkeys small one s barn mates they seem jealous that the boy spends more time with small one than them joseph the man who buys the small one at the end of the film though his name is never mentioned from the context he states that he needs a donkey to carry his wife to bethlehem he is obviously the husband of mary mother of jesus the potter a minor character who is first seen doing his job making clay pots the boy comes by to ask him if he wants to buy small one but the potter refuses saying that he s nothing but a sorry bag of bones and that he has buyers by the dozens and their mother and their cousins he then tells the boy to go away the baker a minor character who is first seen doing his job baking bagels the boy comes by to ask him if he wants to buy small one but the baker refuses saying that he is a scrawny undernourished little beast and that his large and obese wife is a healthy size so he will buy a horse instead cast edit sean marshall as the boy olan soule as the boy s father william woodson as the tanner hal smith as the auctioneer joe higgins as the guard gordon jump as joseph thurl ravenscroft uncredited as the potter ken sansom uncredited as the baker production edit by the early 1970s several of disney s senior animators had either died or retired but the continuous success of their recently released animated films convinced studio executives that the animation department was still lucrative but in desperate need for new talent 1 veteran animator eric larson of disney s nine old men was selected to head the training program in which he selected and trained graduates from colleges and art schools across the united states 2 eventually 25 new artists were hired between 1970 and 1977 3 ron husband was promoted to disney s first african american animator while working on the project 4 5 the idea for the small one originated from pete young then an apprentice story artist who found the book among the studio s optioned properties in their library rights to the book were previously purchased in 1960 by walt disney 6 he developed the initial storyboards at home and pitched it to ron miller who claimed it to be a story with heart to help polish the storyboards miller selected vance gerry a veteran storyboard artist to collaborate with young 7 8 larson had assumed he would be directing the film and brought burny mattinson to help reboard the story as well as veteran animator cliff nordberg to help assist on the animation according to mattinson the team left on friday for the weekend and returned on monday to have their work tossed out because studio management had selected don bluth to direct 1 then animator betsy baytos claimed larson in reaction to the news just shook his head and knew that he wasn t being appreciated he felt the old days were gone 3 in retrospect bluth stated that small one was something i directed to get the crew busy until pete s dragon larson might have been involved in the storyboard area but he didn t get to direction i think he elected to teach 3 bluth supervised all aspects of the production including heavily revising the storyline that it frustrated young his friend steve hulett remembered he thought they had missed a lot of the points that he and vance had made in their original boards young left the production and worked on the fox and the hound 1981 9 given the allotted production budget bluth composed two songs himself with a third song composed by assistant director richard rich 7 animation of the laughing men from the sword in the stone 1963 and mowgli from the jungle book 1967 was recycled for the short film 10 three songs were written by don bluth and richard rich for the film they are the small one a friendly face and the market song 6 release edit the small one was released on december 16 1978 accompanying a reissue of pinocchio 1940 charles solomon in his los angeles times review wrote the film has its flaws the script and the songs are a bit saccharine and the human characters except for the boy are far less interesting in their design and movements than the animals but the small one is characterized by the same qualities of light perspective and atmosphere that made the great disney films so vivid 11 that same year on december 23 the film had its television premiere on hbo citation needed home media edit on september 27 2005 disney released the small one for the first time on region 1 dvd as part of walt disney s classic cartoon favorites volume 9 classic holiday stories this dvd also featured mickey s christmas carol 1983 and pluto s christmas tree 1952 the short is edited in two places the star at the end has been given more lines to look less like a cross the song the three merchants sing has had a lyrics change the lyric we never never fail when we go to make a sale we simply cheat a little if we must was changed to we never never fail when we go to make a sale we work a little harder if we must the reason for these edits is not known but it may have to do with the merchants being arab stereotypes this short is also featured on the dvd walt disney animation collection classic short films volume 7 mickey s christmas carol released on september 29 2009 it was also released on region 2 on the 2002 uk dvd walt disney presents countdown to christmas the title was also made available for streaming and download in the digital format 12 it is also available on the disney streaming service see also edit list of christmas films references edit 1 2 hunter james michael 2012 the mormon influence at disney mormons and popular culture the global influence of an american phenomenon praeger pp 58 61 isbn 978 0 3133 9167 5 eric larson d23 d23 retrieved august 24 2017 1 2 3 canemaker john 2001 eric larson walt disney s nine old men and the art of animation new york disney editions pp 78 79 isbn 978 0 7868 6496 6 happily ever after hours with animator ron husband waltdisney org retrieved november 24 2024 gooden william february 20 2020 ron husband the story of disney s first black animator milkwaukee times retrieved november 24 2024 1 2 small one the film d23 d23 retrieved january 14 2026 1 2 cawley john 1991 the small one the animated films of don bluth image pub of new york isbn 978 0 6855 0334 8 culhane john august 1 1976 the old disney magic the new york times retrieved april 3 2024 renaut christian 2023 the small one and its no small legacy in jackson kathy merlock sederholm carl h west mark i eds forgotten disney essays on the lesser known productions jefferson north carolina mcfarland company p 161 isbn 978 1 4766 5012 8 pinsky mark 2004 shorts pagans jews and christians the gospel according to disney faith trust and pixie dust westminster john knox press p 116 isbn 978 0 6642 2591 9 solomon charles december 15 1978 movie review the small one by new disney crew los angeles times part iv p 32 retrieved april 3 2024 via newspapers com amazon the small one retrieved 12 05 16 external links edit the small one dead link at the big cartoon database the small one at the encyclopedia of disney animated shorts the small one dvd review at ultimatedisney com the small one at imdb v t e don bluth films directed the secret of nimh 1982 an american tail 1986 the land before time 1988 all dogs go to heaven 1989 rock a doodle 1991 thumbelina 1994 a troll in central park 1994 the pebble and the penguin 1995 anastasia 1997 bartok the magnificent 1999 titan a e 2000 short films the small one 1978 banjo the woodpile cat 1979 mary 2004 video games dragon s lair dragon s lair 1983 dragon s lair ii time warp 1991 dragon s lair 3d return to the lair 2002 space ace 1983 i ninja 2003 tapper world tour 2011 characters mrs brisby anya related articles don bluth entertainment fox animation studios v t e disney christmas films and television specials disney branded theatrical shorts mickey s orphans 1931 santa s workshop 1932 mickey s good deed 1932 the night before christmas 1933 broken toys 1935 toy tinkers 1949 pluto s christmas tree 1952 the small one 1978 mickey s christmas carol 1983 the little matchgirl 2006 olaf s frozen adventure 2017 theatrical features babes in toyland 1961 one magic christmas 1985 the muppet christmas carol 1992 the nightmare before christmas 1993 the santa clause 1994 i ll be home for christmas 1998 the santa clause 2 2002 the santa clause 3 the escape clause 2006 a christmas carol 2009 the nutcracker and the four realms 2018 direct to video beauty and the beast the enchanted christmas 1997 mickey s once upon a christmas 1999 winnie the pooh seasons of giving 1999 mickey s magical christmas snowed in at the house of mouse 2001 winnie the pooh a very merry pooh year 2002 mickey s twice upon a christmas 2004 my friends tigger pooh super sleuth christmas movie 2007 santa buddies 2009 the search for santa paws 2010 santa paws 2 the santa pups 2012 made for tv one hour in wonderland 1950 walt disney christmas show 1951 from all of us to all of you 1958 a disney christmas gift 1982 winnie the pooh and christmas too 1991 the ultimate christmas present 2000 twas the night dcom 2001 a muppets christmas letters to santa special 2008 phineas and ferb christmas vacation 2009 prep landing special 2009 prep landing operation secret santa short film 2010 good luck charlie it s christmas dcom 2011 prep landing naughty vs nice special 2011 lady gaga and the muppets holiday spectacular special 2013 toy story that time forgot special 2014 mickey and minnie wish upon a christmas special 2021 christmas again dcom 2021 the naughty nine dcom 2023 prep landing the snowball protocol special 2025 streaming media noelle 2019 godmothered 2020 dashing through the snow 2023 diary of a wimpy kid christmas cabin fever 2023 an almost christmas story short film 2024 a very jonas christmas movie 2025 other brands home sweet home 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