Willy the Sparrow

Willy the Sparrow is a 1989 Hungarian animated film. It was dubbed into English soon after, and it was released to DVD in 2004. PannóniaFilm distributed and produced the film in Hungary.

Synopsis
The story is about a 10-year old boy named Willy who enjoys pretending to shoot birds with a BB Gun until he is turned into a Sparrow by the Sparrow Guardian. Willy becomes lost outside without knowing how to fly, and he is taken in by a sparrow named Cipur; Cipur teaches Willy how to fly in exchange for Willy teaching Cipur how to read. Later, Willy helps a group of sparrows retake their home in a barnyard from a cat.