▁animation ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁( the ▁first ▁was ▁Under water ▁Ber ets ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ). ▁ ▁Over ▁ 1 2 0 ▁pu ppets ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁funds ▁came ▁largely ▁from ▁F AF ▁Entertainment . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁the atr ically ▁at ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁film ▁festiv als ▁before ▁being ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁by ▁Ext ra ▁Video . ▁ ▁Plot ▁A ▁grand father ▁tells ▁his ▁grand son ▁a ▁bed time ▁story ▁about ▁the ▁ancient ▁N arts . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁respect ed ▁N art ▁named ▁Say n ag - A ld ar ▁who ▁lives ▁in ▁a ▁castle ▁on ▁a ▁hill , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁a ▁beautiful ▁daughter ▁named ▁Ag unda ▁who ▁has ▁eyes ▁for ▁no - one ▁but ▁herself . ▁In ▁a ▁nearby ▁village ▁lives ▁a ▁she ph erd ▁named ▁A ts am az ▁who ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁magic ▁pipe ▁by ▁a ▁god . ▁ ▁Though ▁he ▁lov es ▁Ag unda , ▁only ▁the ▁pipe ' s ▁music ▁shows ▁his ▁love . ▁ ▁One ▁day , ▁Say n ag - A ld ar ▁dec ides ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁had ▁enough , ▁and ▁v ows ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁husband ▁for ▁his ▁daughter . ▁He ▁proc laim s ▁a ▁contest ▁to ▁see ▁who ▁among ▁the ▁N arts ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁fit , ▁with ▁the ▁gods ▁in ▁heaven ▁dec iding ▁the ▁winner . ▁The ▁famous ▁bog at yr ▁S os lan ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁challeng ers . ▁