Blue Tackies: Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time, there was a strange, perculiar land, where oversized structures stood tall and strange blue creatures (not Smurfs ok??!) roamed...... According to folklore, they used to call the tall structures "cups" but no one ever knew their origin. Even the strange inscriptions on such cups were thought to be sacred. They seemed to be some kind of warning....




Bluey and Tacky were close friends. One day Tacky came to visit Bluey in his enchanting neighbourhood.




Gladly, Bluey showed Tacky around....




Suddenly, as they walked pass a Cup, they were confronted by a serpent... They were shocked




"R...r...run Tacky, run!!!"

And so Bluey led Tacky to the nearest safe place, the Synagogue...




But wait.... As they ran, Bluey almost collided with another unfamiliar creature in front.... It snarled and barked furiously at Bluey and Tacky.




Fearing the worst, the two headed for the nearest 'cup' and started climbing it.




Whilst climbing, Bluey and Tacky noticed an abrupt change in their being. They felt hot and cold... and their hearts pounded like crazy and what? They began speaking in tongue!! Everytime a word was muttered... it was new and seemed foreign..

One said "Namai"

They other said "Kanina"




What seemed to be a conversation soon ended when they realised that they had come to the end of the road. Fearing that the creatures would come after them... they decided to venture beyond the wall. Tacky helped Bluey climb over...




Alas, somehow Bluey lost grip and in a bid to pull Bluey back, Tacky fell over the wall along with Bluey.




They must be doomed this time..... Who can save them? There was no exit out of where they had fallen into.

A few moments later, a giant bird landed over the wall and peered down at the two occupants of the void. For the longest time, the trio stayed motionless.. Bluey and Tacky were afraid that the bird would eat them.

"My name is Bluey and this is my friend Tacky, and we are trapped"

"Hi, my name is Lan Niao (Apparently this means blue bird in bird language) and I am a mythical condor"




After some negotiation, Lan Niao decided to fly the two out to a safe place. In what seems like a low budget Hong Kong kung fu movie, they all were lifted to safety. The trio was happy to have met each other but soon Lan Niao parted ways with Bluey and Tacky.

They pondered and reflected on their day... how unlucky to have encountered near death situations, spoke tongue, and to say the least, the mythical bird Lan Niao. They decided this place is too dangerous for them and so Tacky invited Bluey to stay with him in his town where he came. Bluey agreed.

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Cast (in order of appearence)

Bluey as himself
Tacky as himself
Snake Chiak Zua
2nd creature Lam Kam Beng
Lan Niao as himself
String as itself




Props by:



Janet, Jiew, Bryan & me


Story, script and animators:



Bryan & me

Camera, photography & lights: me

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