Ep 26. Why Mosquito Buzzes
- TV-NR
- December 31, 1959
- 12 min
In this episode, we learn about why mosquito buzzes, a traditional African folk tale. The episode begins with all the animals in Tinga Tinga trying to relax and take a nap, but mosquito won't stop buzzing around them. The animals get increasingly annoyed with the mosquito's constant buzzing, and even Lion can't seem to scare it away.
Giraffe, being the tallest animal in Tinga Tinga, suggests they climb up to the top of a hill to get away from the mosquito. Once they all reach the top, they finally feel at peace and are able to fall asleep. However, this doesn't last long as a storm starts to roll in and the animals realize they need to get back down to the safety of their homes.
As they make their way back down the hill, the animals notice that mosquito is missing. They become worried, thinking that maybe it got lost or hurt during the storm. However, they soon hear the mosquito buzzing and follow the sound to a nearby tree, where they find it stuck in a spider's web.
The spider explains to the animals that it caught mosquito in its web because it was tired of the constant buzzing and needed some peace and quiet. Mosquito pleads with the spider to let it go, promising to never buzz so loudly again. The spider agrees to let mosquito go, but warns it that if it ever becomes a nuisance again, it will not be so lucky.
The animals all return home, grateful to be rid of the constant buzzing of mosquito. They all relax and fall asleep once again, and mosquito learns its lesson to not be so loud and annoying.
Overall, this episode teaches an important lesson about not being a nuisance to those around us. Mosquito may have had good intentions, but its constant buzzing was causing irritation to the other animals. By the end of the episode, mosquito learns to be more considerate of others and the animals are once again able to rest peacefully. The traditional African folk tale adds cultural significance to the episode, making it both entertaining and educational for children.