La Farfalla

This wonderful cartoon series was recently shown on our local TV channel here in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. In the series, a bear tells little stories about various animals and at the end of each episode you learn about the morals of each story and about the life of the animal that the story was about. Due to this constellation, the series is very useful for children to learn about wildlife but also to know what one should or shouldn't do. From Mondo TV's website: "The Proud Rooster, the Cunning Fox, the Rascally Rat, the Clever Cat, the Gluttonous Pig, the Wolf, the Frog, the Crazy Bear, the Raccoon, the tiny Butterfly, the testy Porcupine, the Migrating Duck, the Rabbits and the Kid Goats, the Little Birds and their nests, the Chicks and, last but not least, the Fishes, beautiful, different and colored, with their magically and wonderfully colored lives. The strongest are always trying to prevail, but the lesson taught in this story is that often it is the weaker which manage not only to defend themselves with their intelligence, but also, sometimes, to win. The series contains outlined characters of the animals and the instinctive abilities given them by nature, their position in nature's big picture, which sometimes means that a fight for survival will be played out, and also the power which some animals prevail." I've seen many episodes and all were great. In fact, this is one of the best cartoon series I've actually seen and a fave of mine at the moment. The series incorporated different drawing and animation techniques for different episodes, making it a varied and interesting, even fascinating experience. I should also mention the great music, especially the main theme - simply charming! This is one cute cartoon and comes as highly recommended!