P for Pelican

P for Pelican (1972)

January 3rd, 19720h 25min

Documentary
65%

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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