"Fairy tale about a mother cucumber who warns the little one to stay close to home or the mouse will get him. After many problems, when he strays from the nest, the little one learns that the best place is home." Wacky animated models. This is adorable yet ultimately bizarre material, the stop-action animation akin to the work of Yuri Trinka or perhaps the legendary animated series, "Davey and Goliath". Parable, cute, charming
Opening titles in Cyrillic script.
Once upon a time there lived a cucumber, a tiny little thing..." Night, a house where the Little Cucumber lives. Little Cucumber charming is rocked in his cradle at home by his mom, who tells the young un to "not go the end of the garden, as that is where the mouse is, and he'll bite off your tail."
Little Cucumber wakes up the next morning to find his mom and dad gone. He puts on his straw hat and bindle (hobo pole, hobo stick) and sets into the garden for a walk.
Little Cucumber encounters a young bird that has fallen out of its nest. Little Cucumber helps the bird back into the nest.
Little Cucumber walking through the forest, singing. His bindle (hobo pole, hobo stick) falls off of his stick. He bends to pick it up. He meets a rabbit who has lost its way. Little Cucumber and Rabbit set off and find Rabbit's mother. Rabbit s mother hanging laundry to dry.
Little Cucumber walking through the forest.
Little Cucumber reaches a river. He tries to cross on a log and slips, almost falling in. Little Cucumber encounters a drowning chick. Little Cucumber saves the chick and delivers him to the parents waiting on shore. They thank the Little Cucumber for his selfless act of bravery.
Little Cucumber riding a log that is floating on a river.
Little Cucumber arrives at a fence. A kitten sitting on top of the fence gives him a warning that a Watch Dog is on the loose. Little Cucumber becomes friends with the puppy and they play a game of tag while the kitten watches. The kitten joins the game.
A thunderstorm begins. The puppy and kitten seek refuge in a kennel while Little Cucumber heads for home. Little Cucumber running through the rain.
Little Cucumber meets the mouse from the garden. He is scared because his mom told him the mouse is mean. He chases the mouse away.
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