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Eliette, an eight-year-old girl, lives in a country where the king banned music. A troubadour from the Orient gets his instruments confiscated there. But he is not inclined to servitude and meets Eliette who secretly carved a flute in a wild reed. Eliette and the troubadour bond of friendship. Together they will lead the people to free themselves from tyranny.
Yuku is a young mouse who lives with her family in the cellar of a castle. Her grandmother passes on the family values by telling her timeless folk tales. Injured in a tussle with a cat, the old mouse is bedridden and she tells her children that she will have to leave them to follow the little blind mole into the Earth’s tunnels. In one of her grandmother’s storybooks, Yuku learns that the flower of the Himalayas can bring her eternal light. She leaves on a journey of discovery to find the flower.
While walking in the forest of his little kingdom, a little king sees an extraordinary being white as snow, fast as the wind and with a horn on his forehead. Unfortunately, the creature immediately disappears, and despite the help of the knight Petitpas, it remains nowhere to be found. Only the little queen, tender and gentle, will succeed in meeting the mythical animal and bringing it back to the little castle. The little king is delighted, the little queen takes care of her guest but, strangely, the unicorn spends his days and nights at the window.
Today is the big day: Andrea stars as the Blue Bird in her school play. But stage fright strikes, and she flees backstage, where a magical cape transports her to a golden palace in the clouds. There, she meets quirky friends: Slipper, Klutz, and Light who welcome her warmly. But when a Bird reminds her of the waiting audience, Andrea must choose between safety and courage. With a little help, she learns that to fly, you have to spread your wings.
A rabbit and a squirrel, neighbours and good friends, both love food and good company. They nevertheless quarrel over their different tastes. The squirrel moves out during the night and is caught by a fox…
Big Wolf lives quite contentedly alone under his tree. One day he sees a Little Wolf approaching him who seems determined to keep him company. But Big Wolf has no need for his company. He likes the quiet life and his routine. At least, that’s what he thought… Loosely based on the kid’s book by Nadine Brun-Cosme & Olivier Tallec, published by Flammarion jeunesse
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Alfonso, a young squirrel, always has his head in the clouds. He loves watching them and sometimes takes snapshots of them. But cloud-gazing is not always easy. Sometimes, he even has to be really brave.