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Orwell's 1945 fable about the power struggles among animals on a farm parallels the situation in Russia at the time as Orwell saw it; the characters include the ruthless pig Stalin, his idealistic Trotsky-like adversary, and the simple, kindly horse who represents the common man. All animals are equals but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is the account of the bold struggle, initiated...
10) Wake up, Sun!
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When Dog wakes up early, in the middle of the night, he launches all the other farm animals in a worried search for the missing sun.
11) The Tomten
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Presents a children's story about a hungry fox who searches for something to eat at a nearby farm, but his attempts to steal a chicken are thwarted by the old Tomten who guards the farm.
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Roz the robot finds new adventures after being placed on the Shareef family farm. Despite learning how to survive on a remote island, the dangers of the farm are quite different and Roz must find a way to secure her freedom and find her son, Brightbill, before the tornadoes and wolves get her.
16) Jaja, jiji, cuac
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When Farmer Brown goes on vacation, leaving his brother Bob in charge, Duck makes trouble by changing all his instructions to notes the animals like much better.
18) Holy cow
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"Elsie Bovary is a cow, and a pretty happy one at that--her long, lazy days are spent eating, napping, and chatting with her best friend, Mallory. One night, Elsie and Mallory sneak out of their pasture ... [and] Elsie finds herself drawn to the farmhouse. Through the window, she sees the farmer's family gathered around a bright Box God--and what the Box God reveals about something called an 'industrial meat farm' shakes Elsie's understanding of her...
20) Duck on a bike
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A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.