The First Swallow
The story of a single young swallow who, taking a rest from southward flight at a mission in California, ultimately brings about the famed migration of swallows to the mission at San Juan Capistrano.
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"The narrator is a Franciscan padre who lives in the mission of San Juan Capistrano. The swallows would arrive every year and he recounts the story of the first swallow who found the mission. He is a small sickly one who stumbles upon the remote place with a small pepper tree. A padre would nurse him back to health in time to join his friends on their trip back north. This is an MGM Rudolf Ising cartoon. It has the nice simple early animation style. It looks great. I always like this early hand-drawn style and the bird looks cute. There is a comfort to this type of traditional animation style...."
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The legend of the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano has been celebrated in song and film for generations. The actual Mission still stands in 2024 and still welcomes visitors from all over, including avian ones.
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The story of a single young swallow who, taking a rest from southward flight at a mission in California, ultimately brings about the famed migration of swallows to the mission at San Juan Capistrano.