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Good movie but grossly overrated

To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

To me the structure of this short verges on repetitive and the music is a little sappy, but overall it's just very sweet and the tune is bound to stick around in your head for a wee while afterwards! It has a good homely rhythm to it and the animation is bright and beautiful, with the corn-centric feast at the end looking so rich and good that you could eat it! I remember being read "The Little Red Hen" when I was a kid and it's a good little moral, never gets old. It makes me laugh every time that the mother hen asks for help with her corn farming and bukaws in the middle of the word corn, so that "Would you help me plant the corn?" comes out sounding more like "Would you help me pluck the cow!?" Absolutely hysterical voice-work, in fact a fun thing about this short is that it has three very distinct and funny voice performances to enjoy. I loved the little cadre of chicks who helped the hen with all the dirty work, it's so impossibly cute when they're riding their watering can with their little Chicky boots on! It's a rather odd and innocuous first ever appearance of the great Disney icon Donald Duck in a bit part in this yarn of going hungry if you fail to help out with the harvest.. I like the weird first design of him, looking more like a goose than a duck and having a longer beak and eyes and a hat that are white. He was a bit of a sly sneak right from the start. But he was not cranky just yet! Good old fashioned wholesome stuff, it's a lovely short and I for one think that it holds up just splendidly.

Just watched on YouTube this Disney Silly Symphony that's important for one reason and one reason only: It's the debut of Donald Duck and that of his creator, Clarance Nash. In this one, it's the musical version of the moral fable "The Wise Little Hen" with Florence Gil voicing the one who asks Donald and his friend Peter Pig (Pinto Colvig) for help in first planting the corn and then harvesting them. The both fake bellyaches and when it comes time to eat the results...well, watch the short. Both entertaining and educational, The Wise Little Hen is highly recommend for fans of Disney and animation and especially that lovable short tempered duck! And it's all because of Mr. Nash that we owe a heap of thanks so thank you, Clarance, wherever you are!

The last three days I've probably watched this thing 13 times. Not because I liked it, but because its highly addictive. Its one of those things that is so stupid, but at the same time so catchy you just can't not stop playing it. What I kind of like about it is how every sound and every movement in this Disney short seems to be going alone in a tune, with verses and all. And the singing along with it... Argh. Its annoying, but its, well, catchy. Everything. Especially the little hen. God, its like a caressing nightmare. This is Donalds first appearance ever yeah. He's basically a little tw*t, but yeah, compared to Peter Pig he's a bit funny.. and you can probably see why he got a second chance, and finally grew to be one of Disney's biggest characters. What is a bit interesting though is that he lives on a boat, so his costume for once makes a bit sense. The little hen and her little slave chickens steals the show though. God I hope she never turns up ever again! Her presence in this 8 minute short is more than enough for a whole eternity. The horror!

The 'Silly Symphony', The Wise Little Hen feels more like one of those huge, books with thick cardboard pages you read to infants in order to help them learn basic words and morals. It may be notable for the first appearance of Donald Duck (in a supporting role) but the rest of it is mainly annoying.I seriously do not like the Peter Pig character and I do not ever want to see him again. He was fat and rude with a rubbish voice. And the mother hen had this irritating gimmick of clucking out certain words.The story goes that the Hen and her chicks need help planting her corn. Pete and Donald pretend to be ill but once the corn grows (no thanks to them) they feel well enough to eat it. Too bad the hen is only serving them Castor oil.Hope the lesson isn't too subtle.