The Thieving Magpie

Set to the familiarly mischievous overture from Rossini’s eponymous opera, this uses a rudimentary but still colourful and vibrant style of hand-drawn animation to tell us the tale of the revenge of the magpie. Everyone knows that these are birds that like to pinch what isn’t their own, so imagine how inventive they can be when they get fed up being shot at. The king and his hunting party are maki...