Shot by shot: keyframe, what happens, and what is said. Times are the cumulative picture time before voices.
| Shot | Keyframe | What happens | Narration and dialogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| s01 0:00 | not generated | title card, 'Little Krishna: The Butter Thief', ornate manhwa title lettering over a dawn village title · static · 4 s | no speech |
| s02 0:04 | not generated | wide establishing panel of the village at sunrise, birds, cows walking still · pan_down · 6 s | Narrator: In the village of Gokul, long ago, every morning began with the sound of butter being churned. |
| s03 0:10 | not generated | Yashoda churning curd, steady rhythm, smiling softly still · push · 5 s | Narrator: And no one churned it with more love than Yashoda. |
| s04 0:15 | not generated | Krishna peeking around the doorway, eyes fixed on the hanging pot still · pan_right · 5 s | no speech |
| s05 0:20 | not generated | Yashoda turning to see Krishna, one eyebrow raised, hands on hips still · static · 5 s | Yashoda: Kanha, I know that look. The butter pot is not for little hands. |
| s06 0:25 | not generated | Krishna with innocent wide eyes, hands behind his back still · static · 4 s | Krishna: Maiya, I was only looking. |
| s07 0:29 | not generated | Yashoda picking up a water jar, smiling and shaking her head, leaving still · pull · 5 s | Yashoda: Looking is fine. I am going to the river. Be good. |
| s08 0:34 | not generated | Krishna's smile grows slowly as footsteps fade, mischief sparkling in his eyes still · push · 4 s | no speech |
| s09 0:38 | not generated | Krishna whispering to Sudama and other village children in the courtyard still · pan_down · 5 s | Krishna: Friends, today we feast. Who is with me? |
| s10 0:43 | not generated | Sudama cheering with raised fists, others behind him still · static · 4 s | Sudama: All of us, Kanha! |
| s11 0:47 | not generated | children dragging a heavy wooden mortar across the courtyard, straining and laughing i2v · static · 5 s | no speech |
| s12 0:52 | not generated | low angle: wooden mortar, a tower of children standing on each other's shoulders, Krishna at the top still · pan_up · 5 s | Narrator: One climbed on a mortar, another on his shoulders, and little Krishna on top of them all. |
| s13 0:57 | not generated | Krishna stretching up, fingertips almost touching the swinging pot i2v · static · 5 s | no speech |
| s14 1:02 | not generated | Krishna's hand about to touch the pot, determined face still · static · 4 s | Krishna: Just a little more... |
| s15 1:06 | not generated | close up of the pot tipping, a long golden stream of butter flowing into outstretched hands still · push · 5 s | no speech |
| s16 1:11 | not generated | Sudama with butter on his nose, eyes closed in joy still · static · 5 s | Sudama: It is the sweetest thing in the whole world! |
| s17 1:16 | not generated | a cheeky monkey leaning in the window, Krishna offering it a handful of butter, laughing i2v · static · 5 s | Krishna: Come, you too. There is enough for everyone. |
| s18 1:21 | not generated | a happy mess: butter smeared on faces, walls and floor, children giggling still · pan_right · 5 s | Narrator: In all of Gokul, never had butter been shared so happily. |
| s19 1:26 | not generated | Yashoda returning with a water jar, stopping, listening, head tilted at the giggles still · pull · 5 s | no speech |
| s20 1:31 | not generated | Yashoda at the kitchen doorway, shocked, hand over her mouth, a trail of butter on the floor still · push · 5 s | Yashoda: What is this? Who has done this? |
| s21 1:36 | not generated | children scattering out of the window, Sudama sliding away behind them still · static · 5 s | no speech |
| s22 1:41 | not generated | Krishna alone, butter all over his cheeks, hugging the broken pot, trying to look innocent still · static · 5 s | no speech |
| s23 1:46 | not generated | Yashoda kneeling in front of Krishna, stern, wagging a finger still · push · 5 s | Yashoda: Kanha, did you eat the butter? |
| s24 1:51 | not generated | Krishna with huge innocent eyes and a butter moustache still · static · 5 s | Krishna: No, Maiya. The monkey did it. I only came to stop him. |
| s25 1:56 | not generated | Yashoda trying not to smile, lips trembling, pointing at his face still · static · 5 s | Yashoda: And is that the monkey's butter on your cheeks? |
| s26 2:01 | not generated | Krishna touching his cheek, caught, then breaking into a shy smile still · static · 4 s | Krishna: Maiya, it is your butter. That is why it is so sweet. |
| s27 2:05 | not generated | Yashoda finally laughing, pulling Krishna into a tight hug, flute and peacock feather glowing softly, warm light still · push · 5 s | Yashoda: You naughty, naughty boy. My Kanha. |
| s28 2:10 | not generated | tender wide panel of mother and son, golden light through the window, butter pot lying forgotten still · pull · 6 s | Narrator: She could scold the thief, but she could never scold the love behind the smile. |
| s29 2:16 | not generated | the village rooftops under a warm evening sky, a single flute melody rising still · pan_up · 5 s | Narrator: And in Gokul, everyone said the same thing: whoever is touched by that smile is never lost again. |
| s30 2:21 | not generated | end card, 'Little Krishna: The Butter Thief. Next story: coming soon', ornate lettering title · static · 4 s | no speech |
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