Based on the fairy tale of the same name by Pyotr Pavlovich Ershov and Russian folk tales. A peasant's son, Ivan, dreams of marrying the legendary beauty Zarya-Zaryanitsa, but the evil Tsar Afron has already set his sights on her. One day, Ivan finds a magic feather from the Firebird, which gives him two horses with golden manes and the magical Little Humpbacked Horse. Tsar Afron buys Ivan's horses and appoints him chief groom at his court, ordering him to find Zarya-Zaryanitsa within three days and three nights. Ivan sets out to find the beauty, accompanied by his faithful Little Humpbacked Horse...
