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  • Theatrical Short
  • Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
  • Cartoon Characters: Small One, Boy, Auctioneer, Joseph, Mary.
  • Originally Released in 1978.
  • Color
  • Running Time: 25:18 minutes.
  • U.S.A.  U.S.A.

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Set in the town of Bethlehem on the eve of the first Christmas, The Small One is the story of a poor boy who is forced to sell his pet donkey. His choice of the new owners makes his pet part of biblical history.

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"The Small One" has become a Christmas favorite for quite a few years now for people all around the world.
It captures the spirit of the Holiday season, with one of the most beautiful stories to ever come out from Disney animation.
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This has been a must see in my house every year ever since my sister and I were babies. Every year we watch it and every year it never fails to make me cry. I love it!
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Very Sweet Christmas Story, true to the meaning of Christmas. Good animation. I remember seeing it in the theatre when it came out. I forget the film it was attached to, but I remember...  (read more)
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Even though this film has its flaws, it is one of the relatively few Christmas cartoons conveying the real meaning of the occasion. Director Don Bluth--a devout Mormon--sees to this.(He didn't do too bad a job writing the title song, either.)read more)
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If in case my previous review (of the "Animaniacs" nativity effort) seemed too-strong for some of you, let me direct your attention to a GENUINE effort. Don Bluth is a devout Mormon; and while there is much in that faith that we other Christian...  (read more)
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