
P for Pelican
1972-01-03 · 25 min · ★ 6.8
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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- Parviz Kimiavi
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- Iran
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