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P for Pelican

P for Pelican

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📜 Overview: An old hermit lives in a slum and wants to teach the alphabet to the children who regularly go there to play. When a child proposes he use the word “Pelican” for the letter ‘P’, the hermit goes to the nearby park to see this animal he has never heard of.
🌏 Languages Available: Persian
📆 Date Released: 1972-01-03
⌚ Running Time: 25 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

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Mohammad Jazayeri Tabas original image
The hermit
Mohammad Jazayeri Tabas

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