The Story
A contemporary fairy tale about diversity, inclusion, and belonging
When the Earth Shook
The World of Colors is a planet of five separate kingdoms: Geal (white), Qiotàr (yellow), Veidhlìn (red), Mearchlàr (blue), and Umùkar (black). Each people shares the color of their land and dedicates their life to one specific musical instrument.
When a terrible earthquake destroys the city of Nòllag in the white Kingdom of Geal, killing his entire family, Bein, a ten-year-old boy, believes he is left alone in the world.
Searching for a place to live beyond his kingdom, he is rejected everywhere because his white color belongs to none of them. Desperate, he paints his skin blue with blueberry juice and resin to pass as a citizen of Mearchlàr, and finds a home in an orphanage.
When his friends discover the secret, Bein fears exile once more. To his surprise, the children choose to help him. Caryl tells the legend and stays in Loekna to cover for them: Bein, Aura and Ciòrcal set out for the legendary Land of Emotions and its guardian, Shiansach.
There Bein gains access to every color and every instrument. The children create an extraordinary show — telling Bein's own story through music and colors fused into one great harmony.
Deeply moved, the rulers of the five kingdoms abdicate and entrust the planet to wise Shiansach. From that day, the World of Colors becomes a place where colors mix and coexist, like one great living painting.
