
La Gallina
English title: The Hen
Series title: The Great Book Of Nature
- Studio
- Mondo TV SPA
Synopsis
In the first part of the episode, one of a hen's chicks is so lazy that it insists on riding on its mother's back instead of walking with its brothers and sisters. The chick doesn't understand how important it is to learn how to jump and to do all the exercises necessary to strengthen its leg muscles. When the other chicks come to the edge of a deep ditch and jump across, our lazy chick is consequently afraid to follow them. When its brothers and sisters urge it to try and make the leap, the chick falls into the ditch. All the others join forces to rescue the hapless chick, who in return, promises never to be lazy again. In the second part, a pig and a bear agree to meet and collect wild fruit together, but the pig is lazy and falls asleep instead of showing up at the meeting place. The bear then finds the pig snoring at the foot of a tree, and persuades it to get up. But the pig likes taking things easy, and much prefers to steal a few cucumbers from the rabbit's field, and some pears from the deer's tree, rather than going to the trouble to collect its own wild fruit. Finally, the pig's laziness allows it to be trapped by a wolf; luckily for the pig, its friend the bear comes to the rescue, and saves the day.
Characters
Bear, Ron Ron the Bee, Cat, Dog, Goat, Monkey, Fox, Hen
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.
