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Create a richly detailed **16:9 horizontal illustration** for an illustrated book based on the traditional Ukrainian folk tale **“Чарівне перо” (The Magical Feather)**. in the same style a the attached image. The illustration should capture the **whole story and its central themes of kindness, perseverance, hard work, jealousy, betrayal, magic, courage, and ultimate reward** in one cohesive, cinematic storybook scene. Set the scene in a magical Ukrainian/Carpathian-inspired landscape, combining a mysterious ancient forest with an enchanted royal kingdom. Create a sweeping composition that visually connects the brothers' difficult journey, the magical golden swan, the old woman's cottage, the golden bridge, the diamond palace, and the enchanted royal family. At the center, make **Yurko** the main heroic focal character. He should appear humble, quiet, hardworking, courageous, and kind, wearing simple traditional Ukrainian peasant clothing. He should have a thoughtful, gentle expression and carry a small travel bag. Make the **glowing golden feather** an important visual element, either held carefully by Yurko or subtly glowing near him, symbolizing his destiny and the magic that changes his life. Include his older brother **Dmytro** as an important secondary character. He should contrast strongly with Yurko: more careless, arrogant, jealous, and selfish. Show him in worn but slightly less humble clothing, visually communicating his resentment toward his brother. Include the **beautiful golden swan** at the forest lake, gracefully emerging from shimmering water and leaving behind the magical golden feather. The swan should feel enchanted and otherworldly, with subtle golden light reflecting across the lake. In another part of the composition, naturally incorporate the **ancient old woman** who helps Yurko. She should appear mysterious but kind and wise, standing beside her rustic forest cottage. Include the **small magical dog** she gives to Yurko, emphasizing the dog's loyal and protective nature. Show the **golden bridge** leading toward the magical kingdom, with two magnificent lions guarding either side of the bridge. Beyond it, reveal the spectacular **diamond palace**, surrounded by a sparkling diamond fence and guarded gates. The diamond palace should be one of the strongest visual elements in the background: magnificent, luminous, crystalline, and fairy-tale-like, but still inspired by traditional Eastern European/Ukrainian folklore rather than generic Western fantasy. Include the **young princess** as another major character. She should be beautiful, graceful, intelligent, and kind, dressed in elegant traditional-inspired royal clothing with subtle magical details. She is the mysterious young woman who helps Yurko complete the impossible task. Visually represent the story's magical challenge by showing **two enormous ancient oak trees with diamond-like leaves**, standing near the palace. Their roots should appear impossibly massive, emphasizing the difficulty of Yurko's task. The golden feather should visually connect Yurko and the princess, symbolizing the secret exchange that allows her to help him. Include the **ancient diamond forest** surrounding the kingdom, with crystalline leaves, sparkling branches, magical light, and atmospheric mist. The **old king** should appear in the composition as an imposing but sympathetic elderly ruler with an extraordinarily long beard that wraps around the palace interior and trails dramatically across the floor. His appearance should feel legendary and slightly humorous rather than frightening. He should symbolize the ancient curse that has kept him alive for a thousand years. Subtly suggest the final transformation and happy ending: Yurko and the princess standing together in front of the diamond palace, surrounded by warm golden light, with the king blessing their union and the atmosphere suggesting a magnificent wedding celebration. The composition should **not look like a literal collage**. Instead, create one unified cinematic fairy-tale scene where the forest, golden swan, magical feather, old woman, dog, golden bridge, lions, diamond trees, palace, king, and princess naturally connect into one visual narrative. Use a rich magical color palette of **deep forest greens, warm earth tones, luminous gold, silver-white, crystalline blues, emerald, soft violet, and warm sunrise colors**. Use glowing magical light around the feather and swan, subtle sparkling particles, atmospheric mist, and dramatic rays of sunlight filtering through the forest. The overall mood should be **magical, emotional, adventurous, mysterious, romantic, and ultimately joyful and triumphant**. The illustration should feel like a classic Ukrainian fairy-tale book brought to life with sophisticated painterly detail. The characters should have expressive, natural faces and historically inspired Ukrainian clothing blended carefully with the magical elements. Avoid modern clothing, modern architecture, generic Western fantasy aesthetics, overly cartoonish characters, or excessive visual clutter. **IMPORTANT STYLE REQUIREMENT:** The illustration should be created in the **same artistic style as the attached reference image**, matching its overall visual aesthetic, color palette, textures, lighting, character rendering, and illustration technique. **TITLE SPACE:** Leave a **clear, visually calm area of negative space within the illustration for the book title to be added later**. This empty space should be naturally integrated into the composition, preferably in the upper portion of the image, without covering or interfering with the main characters, magical elements, or important story details. **ABSOLUTELY NO TEXT:** Do **not** write the title or any other text in the illustration. There must be **no text anywhere at all** — no letters, words, captions, signs, labels, typography, logos, watermarks, or written symbols. The reserved title area must remain completely empty. **Format: 16:9, wide horizontal composition, highly detailed, polished professional illustration, cinematic fairy-tale storytelling, suitable for an illustrated Ukrainian fairy-tale book cover.**