
Il Corvo
English title: The Crow
Series title: The Great Book Of Nature
- Studio
- Mondo TV SPA
Synopsis
Two young rabbits remain at home, while their grandfather goes out to collect wild fruit in the woods. The older rabbit decides to disobey their grandfather, and persuades the younger one to follow it into the woods. However, in order to defend themselves against the fox that roams the woods, the older brother steals the grandfather's hunting rifle. When the two rabbits find themselves face to face with the starving fox, they discover the rifle is not loaded. In fact, the grandfather has unloaded the weapon because he's afraid the two brothers might hurt themselves. Grandfather arrives in the nick of time! The plan the crafty fox has devised with his friend the crow (who wants to get revenge on the two young rabbits) fails miserably. The fox and the crow then receive a suitable punishment, and the disobedient rabbits learn that it always pays to listen to people who have more experience.
Characters
Bear, Ron Ron the Bee, Cat, Dog, Goat, Monkey, Fox, Crow
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.
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.
