The clever village

Duration: 0:09:00

Year Published: 1973

Creator: Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill Films: Distributor | Lane Education Service District: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Who will save the quaint little village from a plague of snakes? The "wise" peasant suggests hedgehogs. Foxs are imported to eat the hedgehogs and so the cycle continues. Animated fable., Analyzes the attempt of a group of villagers to solve a problem only to find that the solution itself becomes a new problem. Depicts, in animation, the story of a village invaded by snakes, which are devoured by hedgehogs, which in turn are eaten by foxes, which are shot by hunters, who are frightened away by reintroducing the snakes. Illustrates the cyclic effect of uncreative problem solving.

Complete Record: , Analyzes the attempt of a group of villagers to solve a problem only to find that the solution itself becomes a new problem. Depicts, in animation, the story of a village invaded by snakes, which are devoured by hedgehogs, which in turn are eaten by foxes, which are shot by hunters, who are frightened away by reintroducing the snakes. Illustrates the cyclic effect of uncreative problem solving.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

1 user has this film:
Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive

Related films:

Original permalink · Record added: 2024-04-20 22:14:10