The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop

Jan 1, 1972

0h 3m

★ 8.0

Overview

An engaging illustration, by animation artist Rhoda Leyer, of the fable in which the warm sun proves to the cold wind that persuasion is better than force when it comes to making a man take off his coat.

Genres

Animation

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Narrator

Rhoda Leyer

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The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable by Aesop

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