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The Mountain Came to Tea

Every winter morning, Hana looks at the mountain through her round window. One morning the window is empty — the mountain is at her door.

Style Sumi-e ink wash9 keyframes2 ghost framesModel Qwen-Image 2.1 · fast

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    9 keyframes. 2 ghost frames — the one-change-per-edit steps between them — are hidden; switch them on at the bottom left.

    Every winter morning, Hana kneels at her table with the mountain in her window.
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    Every winter morning, Hana kneels at her table with the mountain in her window.

    One morning, the window is empty.
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    One morning, the window is empty.

    There is a knock. A small mountain is standing at her door.
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    There is a knock. A small mountain is standing at her door.

    So she makes tea for two.
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    So she makes tea for two.

    In the warm room its snow melts away. The mountain looks unhappy.
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    In the warm room its snow melts away. The mountain looks unhappy.

    She throws the window open. The snow comes in, and the mountain smiles again.
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    She throws the window open. The snow comes in, and the mountain smiles again.

    By dusk it had gone home. She bows to it through the window.
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    By dusk it had gone home. She bows to it through the window.

    Night. Two empty bowls on the table.
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    Night. Two empty bowls on the table.

    In the morning, a gift on her table: a tiny pine tree, growing on a piece of the mountain.
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    In the morning, a gift on her table: a tiny pine tree, growing on a piece of the mountain.

    Cast, props & sets

    Hana
    The mountain (canonical)
    A tea bowl
    Set — her room, the mountain in the window
    Set — the window, empty
    Set — the round window closed