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The Cat Who Stole the Moon

Every night the fat cat by the pond stares at the moon in the water. One night it pounces — and comes up with the real one.

Style Kalighat pat painting10 keyframes1 ghost framesModel Qwen-Image 2.1 · fast

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    Every night, the fat cat by the pond stares at the moon in the water.
    01

    Every night, the fat cat by the pond stares at the moon in the water.

    One night, it pounces.
    02

    One night, it pounces.

    It comes up with the real one. The sky is empty.
    03

    It comes up with the real one. The sky is empty.

    Tumpa comes out with her lamp. Where has the moon gone?
    04

    Tumpa comes out with her lamp. Where has the moon gone?

    She finds the cat, with the moon in its mouth.
    05

    She finds the cat, with the moon in its mouth.

    She sets down her lamp and dangles a fish under its nose.
    06

    She sets down her lamp and dangles a fish under its nose.

    The cat takes the fish; the bitten moon rolls onto the grass.
    07

    The cat takes the fish; the bitten moon rolls onto the grass.

    Tumpa lifts the moon back up, bite and all.
    08

    Tumpa lifts the moon back up, bite and all.

    And there it is again, in the sky and in the pond.
    09

    And there it is again, in the sky and in the pond.

    Look closely: it still has a bite out of it.
    10

    Look closely: it still has a bite out of it.

    Cast, props & sets

    The cat
    Tumpa
    The moon
    A rohu fish
    Set — the pond at night
    Set — the pond, no moon (made locally)
    Set — the moon with a bite out of it (made locally)

    Thrown away (5)

    candidates/pond-dark_t1.png — "the sky is empty" left the moon AND the reflection 2/2 — removal by prompt; do it locally
    candidates/pond-dark_t2.png — "the sky is empty" left the moon AND the reflection 2/2 — removal by prompt; do it locally
    candidates/S05_t1.png — moon floats above/behind the cat, not in its mouth — composed fresh loses the held state; S05 = S03 + the girl
    candidates/S05_t2.png — moon floats above/behind the cat, not in its mouth — composed fresh loses the held state; S05 = S03 + the girl
    candidates/S05_t3.png — moon floats above/behind the cat, not in its mouth — composed fresh loses the held state; S05 = S03 + the girl