The Newcomer in The Cabbage
The Newcomer in The Cabbage Russian is a 1989 short Soviet Russian stopmotion animation film by Vladimir Danilevich. It is the first film of a tetralogy about the adventures of The Newcomer Vaniusha and his friends. It was followed by Vaniusha The Newcomer, Vaniusha and The Space Pirate and Vaniusha and The Giant.
The old man and the old women ask Vanyusha abouthis purpose on Earth. Vanyusha says he was sent to find the source of what is destroying ants near the village. Ants are distant relatives of Vanyushas people. Together, the old man and Vanyusha head in to the forest to discover what has been killing ants.
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