The Flight of Flea

Video description: Trailer for “The Flight of Flea.” 51 seconds. Title card with the words “Podcast Episode” and “Genre: Science Fiction Fable” is displayed at top. Story tagline is displayed at bottom. Tagline reads, “The smallest bird in the world embarks on a quest to recover a lost gift left to him by his mother…his true name.” The title card and tagline fade. Digital drawing.  Composite image of various mythological figures associated with birds. Foreground center is a spark of light emitting a glow and a crown of tiny rays. Behind is a curled serpent with a frilled neck and tail facing right, representing Quetzlcoatl.   Behind Quetzlcoatl, facing left, is a glowing silhouette of a bird with an ornate tail just visible and a flowing crest, representing the Phoenix. Behind the Phoenix, top half of image, center, is a humanoid figure wearing gold jewelry, with a bird’s beak for a nose, outstretched wings, and eyes closed, making the praying hands gesture, representing Garuda. Behind all the figures is the hazy outline of mountains in the distance. A watermark of the word “Storyfeather” appears over the image. An animation of glowing sparks randomly appear all over the image throughout. Subtitles appear in time with music and narration at the bottom: “When he was young and heard the stories of the mythical birds and flying beasts of legend, he imagined himself as one of them. Powerful, ferocious, graceful, wise, and heroic. He imagined that one day, he would grow up to be like Phoenix, with its flaming wings and healing tears. He dreamed of being like Quetzlcóatl, worshipped by the two-leggers who otherwise ruled over all other beasts.” Story title appears at top as the image blurs. Text box appears at center displaying the words, “Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, and so on. Or listen on my Podcast page at storyfeather.com.”