"Silyan wasn't accepted amongst the other storks because he was different from them." National Geographic's newest documentary "The Tale of Silyan" explores the heartwarming story of a down on his luck farmer's unlikely bond with an injured stork.

While chatting with On The Red Carpet, director Tamara Kotevska revealed the meaning behind the title, "'The Tale of Silyan' is a very popular tale in Macedonia. It's (as) popular as Snow White, you know. And uh, we grew up with this tale. This is the first story I heard from my farming grandparents." The story about Silyan stayed with Kotevska all these years but actually wasn't the original idea for her documentary.

While the tale is "the key identity of (her) culture and (her) land," it wasn't until main character Nikola, a farmer in rural N

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