Waste Not, Want Not

Waste Not, Want Not

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1939

Runtime

0h 8m

Genres

Animation, Music

Original Title

Waste Not, Want Not

Production Companies

Eric Porter Studios

Director

Eric Porter

Description

In this Eric Porter animation of ‘the grasshopper and the ant’ fable, Willie Wombat lazes and plays all summer. He laughs at his animal mates devoting time to collecting and depositing food in their local bank. Winter arrives and Willie, starving and cold, tries to withdraw food from the bank. The teller can find no record of any deposits for Willie. Dejected, Willie looks on as the other animals eat heartily and stay warm in their cosy homes. Willie collapses from hunger in the snow, but his friends come to the rescue just in time. The following summer Willie, having learned his lesson, deposits food in the bank with dedication and enthusiasm.