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Title: PEATAN NA SHINNSREAN = PETS OF YORE

Reference number: 15309

Date: 2004

Production company: West Highland Animation

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 29.57 mins

Description: Animations created and voiced by children from the Highlands and Islands, telling local stories from the Highland and Oral tradition. [Source - West Highland Animation]

Programmes 1 - 6:
Latha chùraim/A change of heart
Cù dubh, lon dubh/Black dog, black bird
Muile-mhàgaig! Frog!
Mu mu o' mo bhrù! Moo moo oh my tummy!
Gràidh fiadhaich/Wild love
A' phiseag chòir/Dear kitten

In the old days in the Highlands people lived closer to their animals. 'Pets of Yore' is a lively animation series about pets and their owners from those good old days. In 2004 children from six different Highland and Island Gaelic medium Units made six films in a variety of Artwork styles and about a variety of Pets. there is a pet dog, a pet seagull, a pet cow, a pet kitten( along with some rebellious farm animals), a pet frog (who is badly treated), and a pet deer (who is not really a pet at all, but the mother of Ossian) [information from West Highland Animation website]

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Shotlist: 10:00:00:00 A' PHISEAG CHOIR/THE KIND KITTEN
A pet sheep and other animal friends escape and outwit thieves to get themselves a new home.
Tha caora a tha na peata agus na caraidean aice a’ toirt car à mèirlich agus a’ teicheadh gu dachaigh ùr.

10:05:00:00 CU DUBH LON DUBH/BLAG DOG BLACK BIRD
The Black Dog goes out on the coldest night to save the wild animals.
Bidh an Cù Dubh a ’dol a-mach air an oidhche as fhuaire gus beathaichean reòta a 'shàbhaladh.

10:10:00:00 MUILE MHAGAG/FROG!
The Raasay witches' frogs hate Iain Garbh.
Tha gràin aig losgannan bana-bhuidsichean Ratharsaidh air Iain Garbh.

10:16:00:00 LATHA CHURAIM/A CHANGE OF HEART
The tale of how bad seagull Patrick meets pet seagull Seonag and changes his life.
Mar a thachair Pàdraig, faoileag dhona, ri Seonag, faoileag pheata, is mar a dh’atharraich a bheatha.

10:22:00:00 MU MU O MO BHRU/MOO MOO OH MY TUMMY
A greedy cow wants to eat the grass on the next door croft so her devoted mistress uses wind-magic to keep their neighbour at sea. The children tell this story in song.
Tha bò shanntach ag iarraidh am feur air an ath chroit ithe, is a bana-mhaighstir a’ cleachdadh druidheachd-ghaoithe a chumail a nàbaidh aig muir.Tha a’chlann ag innse an sgeulachd seo ann an òran.

10:27:00:00 GRAIDH FIADHAICH/WILD LOVE
Black magic turns baby Ossian’s mother into a deer and he grows up in the forest amongst the wild animals.
Chaidh màthair an leanabh Oisein a thionndaidh na fiadh le draoidheachd, is tha e ag èirigh suas sa choille a-measg nam beathaichean.