| The Small One | |
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 Original one-sheet poster for The Small One | |
| Directed by | Don Bluth |
| Story by | Vance Gerry Pete Young |
| Based on | The Small One by Charles Tazewell |
| Produced by | Don Bluth Ron Miller (executive) |
| Starring | Sean Marshall William Woodson Olan Soule Hal Smith Joe Higgins Gordon Jump |
| Music by | Robert F. Brunner Don Bluth Richard Rich |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Running time | 26 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Small One (also known as A Christmas Miracle in the UK) is a 1978 American animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Productions and released theatrically by Buena Vista Distribution on December 16, 1978 with a re-issue of Pinocchio (1940). The story is based on a 1947 children's book of the same name by Charles Tazewell and was a project for the new generation of Disney animators including Don Bluth, Jerry Rees, Henry Selick, Gary Goldman, and John Pomeroy.
The story tells of a young boy, outside Nazareth, who must part with his best friend, an old donkey named Small One. He brings it to market, but no one is in need of a "scrawny donkey", except for a tanner.