Comments on: So realistic they leaped off the page.

Question: So realistic they leaped off the page.

cmyk — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:10:40 -0800

Half-remembered fairy tale: a kid could only draw one eye on an animal, or else it would come to life. His secret is revealed when he's forced to draw both eyes on an animal, which then.. leaps off the page. What was this story? Where did it come from?

By: not that girl

not that girl — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:33:37 -0800

Molly Bang tells a version of this story in Tye May and the Magic Brush, a children's picture book. Probably not what you're looking for but it might help you track it down. As I recall, there's a blurb about "this story is based on..." somewhere in the Bang book.

By: nonane

nonane — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:52:21 -0800

Liang and the Magic Paintbrush has this storyline, and was featured on Reading Rainbow.

By: cmyk

cmyk — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:27:02 -0800

nonane, that's probably it -- I did watch Reading Rainbow when I was young. Thank you!

By: scodger

scodger — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:12:28 -0800

There is a folk Chinese tale that includes this basic plot line from the 6th century, here is a retelling of the story, based on the Chinese myth.