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Papa Beaver's Storytime (French: Les histoires du Père Castor) is an animated television series based on the Père Castor series of children's story books produced by French publisher's editor Paul Faucher. [1]
In the mythology of the Haida, beavers are descended from the Beaver-Woman, who built a dam on a stream next to their cabin while her husband was out hunting and gave birth to the first beavers. In a Cree story, the Great Beaver and its dam caused a world flood. Other tales involve beavers using their tree chewing skills against an enemy. [137]
Louise Beavers (March 8, 1900 – October 26, 1962) [1] was an American film and television actress who appeared in dozens of films and two hit television shows from the 1920s to 1960. She played a prominent role in advancing the lives of Black Americans through her work and collaborated with fellow advocates to improve the social standing and ...
A 13th-century manuscript illustrating a hunted beaver castrating itself. In ancient times, the beaver was hunted for its testicles, which it was thought had medicinal qualities. The story that the animal would gnaw these off to save itself when hunted was preserved by some ancient Greek naturalists and perpetuated into the Middle Ages. [1]
Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel: A gray squirrel. Orphaned as a baby, he was taken in and raised by a cat. Adapted into an anime series. Felldoh: Brian Jacques: Martin the Warrior: A young red squirrel. Jess Squirrel: Brian Jacques: Redwall & Mattimeo: A red squirrel who is an excellent climber. Morwenna: Robin Jarvis: The Oaken Throne
The Sign of the Beaver tells the story of 13-year-old Matthew James "Matt" Hallowell, an 18th-century American settler. He and his father build a log cabin in the wilderness of Maine, then Matt is left alone to guard the cabin and his family's claim to the land while his father heads back to Quincy, Massachusetts to pick up his mother, his sister, and the new baby and bring them back to the cabin.
The segment "The Legend of Kid Friendly" (where the Beavers face off against a cyborg cowboy literally named "Kid Friendly") was created as a response to broadcast standards notes received from the network. "One of the most repeated notes was 'make sure it's kid-friendly', so it seemed natural to write a story around the comment", said Schauer. [9]
Hundreds of Beavers is a 2022 American slapstick comedy film directed by Mike Cheslik and written by Cheslik and Ryland Tews. It was inspired by the slapstick comedy of 1920s and 1930s artists. The film stars Tews as an applejack maker in a conflict with beavers, trying to win the hand of a merchant's daughter. [3] [4]