P for Pelican (1972)
• January 3rd, 1972 • 0h 25min
Documentary
Overview
An old hermit lives in a slum and wants to teach the alphabet to the children who regularly go there to play. When a child proposes he use the word “Pelican” for the letter ‘P’, the hermit goes to the nearby park to see this animal he has never heard of.
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