Little Straw Bull

Little Straw Bull

1954 · 11 min · ★ 5.0 · Animation

Animated adaptation of a Ukrainian folk tale. Forest thieves — a bear cub, a hare, and a fox — keep sneaking onto a grandfather’s homestead, causing trouble for him and his granddaughter. To teach the little bandits a lesson, the grandfather builds a straw bull and covers its sides with tar. He sets the bull out on a clearing. The curious thieves gather around the strange creature, and one by one get stuck to its sticky, tar-covered sides…

Directed by Olga Khodatayeva · Written by Inna Filimonova

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Mariya Vinogradova The Hare (voice)
Yuri Khrzhanovsky The Bear Cub (voice)
Erast Garin The Old Man (voice)
Galina Novozhilova The Granddaughter / The Fox (voice)

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