Always Kickin'

Always Kickin'

1939 · 7 min · ★ 6.8 · Animation

Hunky is teaching her son Spunky how to kick properly. She has him practice with a mattress propped against a tree. Spunky befriends a family of birds who are building a nest. Spunky copies their design and builds a nest of his own. Although he is a donkey, he tries to imitate the birds in flight and falls out of his nest.

Directed by Dave Fleischer

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