Why Does the Christmas Tree Have Prickly Needles

Why Does the Christmas Tree Have Prickly Needles

1973 · 9 min · Animation

This story will shed light on the fact why a firtree does not have usual leaves but the number of needles. It is because the nature had to protect the tree from invasions of a cunning villain. This helped the tree to defeat the mercenary invader but changed the appearance of the forest beauty forever.

Directed by Nina Vasylenko

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