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1999 (estimated) Il Grande Libro della Natura

English title: The Goat

Series title: The Great Book Of Nature

Studio
Mondo TV SPA

Synopsis

A young goat and his grandfather are out looking for salt that is essential for the survival of all the inhabitants of their village. It seems their reserves have been carried away in a landslide, and the situation has grown desperate. When a marine turtle appears in the village looking for the root of the wild crocus with miraculous healing properties, in order to save his sick grandson, it seems that their problems are over. A deal is then struck: if the goat manages to find the root, the turtle will supply the village with all the salt it requires. After an unfortunate misunderstanding has been cleared up, the turtle teaches the young goat and his grandfather how to obtain a practically everlasting supply of salt by letting seawater evaporate in special vats.

Characters

Bear, Ron Ron the Bee, Cat, Dog, Goat, Monkey, Fox, Goat

Credits

Music

Music
John Sposìto

Production notes

This series is largely composed of segmented episodes hosted by a bear, and each of these features one or more creatures. One can learn about a creature's life and habits during a question-and-answer session at the end of each episode. This brief educational section covers the featured topic and answers typical questions, such as "Where does an animal live?", "What does it eat?", "What are its enemies?" and "How is its relationship with human beings?"

Locations featured vary from sea, land, and sky... and the creatures in question include many kinds of fish, mammals, insects and birds. On occasion, a featured animal is presented with its own name, while at other times, creatures are presented according to only their species.

Towards the end of the series, multi-segmented stories are presented with human characters in supporting roles. These episodes allow the host to introduce fantastic, imaginary animals, such as the winged horse and the dragon, and also to share information about their prominent roles in mythology. The moral of the series is that because certain animals were looked upon as gods and immortalized in the mythologies of ancient history, we should, therefore, learn to pay better attention to the animal kingdom of today, so as to improve our understanding of the world in which we dwell.