PRODUCTIONS: THE URCHINDAY

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Animabit

10'

HD

Daybreak. Icarus is suddenly woken up by Ripples who, covered in seaweed, reminds him of Giù Giù, the spook of the grotto blue. Followed by Polly and Jason, Ripples dives down to find a present for the “urchinday” of their urchin friend Spillo (Pinprick). Underwater, the fish Juliet is trying to practice playing her shell tuba, but the sound is annoying everyone. After being rejected by everyone, she ends up in a blue grotto; she won’t annoy anyone there. The Urchin family home: Spillo (Pinprick) doesn’t want to celebrate his urchinday fearing that nobody would want to spend it with him and risk being pinpricked. Ripples and his friends, now at the Urchins’ home, reassure their friend. and set of for the blue grotto to collect some rainbow seaweed for the party decorations. Instead, in the grotto they’re scared off by loud mysterious noises. Afraid of meeting Giù Giù the spook, they run and hide, but then realize the sounds come from their friend Juliet’s tuba and invite her to play at Spillo’s party. The “urchinday” is a success: everyone dances to Juliet’s music and a waterfall of seaweed is made to pour out of Lucinda’s shell (she was the one who had collected all the seaweed before her three friends). Then our three friends tell Icarus all about the party, but upon hearing the sound of Juliet’s tuba he gets frightened too, mistaking it with the sound of Giù Giù.