Walt Disney's timeless tales. Volume two [videorecording] / Walt Disney Pictures ; produced by Walt Disney ; directed by Jack Cutting, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson.
Title from container. Voices: Claud Allister, Eric Blore, Colin Campbell, Campbell Grant. Originally released as individual cartoons in the 1930's and 1940's. "Favorite family shorts"--Container. "Ugly duckling" based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen; "The wind in the willows" based on the novel by Kenneth Grahame. Special features: Includes collectible storybook and a discussion guide.
Contents:
The country cousin (9:00). (8:00) -- Ugly duckling (9:00) -- Ferdinand the Bull (8:00) -- The country cousin (9:00).
Summary:
"The wind in the willows": One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. "Ugly duckling": A duckling hatches, but he is not like the rest of his family. Where the other ducklings quack, he honks. He's soon made fun of. He ventures out and finds a birds nest and a duck decoy, but neither accept him. It's not until a family of swans comes by that he has a new family. "Ferdinand the Bull": Ferdinand the Bull would rather smell the flowers than fight in the bull ring. "The country cousin": Morty Citymouse invites his cousin Abner Countrymouse for a visit and shows him the ways of the big city, including traps, eating quietly, and busy traffic.
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