"Why? What's going on around here, anyway?" "It's happened! The new prince is born!" shouted Thumper. "Wake up, Friend Owl!" the little rabbit persisted. The owl shook himself irritably and squinted down at Thumper. "Wake up! Wake up!" he hollered at the top of his lungs. Thumper dashed to the foot of the owl's tree and began drumming frantically on the ground with his right foot. Thumper's sisters burst out of their house, tumbling over each other and their brother in their anxiety to get to the thicket first. Quail moved swiftly along the forest floor, her babies trailing after her as if they were on a string. He twittered, and flew off.įrom every corner, animals popped out of their hiding places and raced after her. His drowsy eyes dipped shut, and he fall asleep.Ī bluebird darted trough the air to perch on the tree next to the owl's. With a sigh he alighted on a branch, waddled into his hole, and fluffed up his feathers. The young rabbit Thumper, who was always the first of his family to arise, was waking up slowly, yawning and scratching as he did every morning.īut the owl was ready for bed. And with every second, the pale sunbeams grew brighter. Three baby sparrows cheeped shrilly as their mother brought them their first meal of the day: A cluster of berries. A little wood-mouse slipped out of her nest to wash her face in a dewdrop. A few drowsy birds were just beginning to greet the new day as a huge old owl swooped silently towards the hollow tree where he made his home. The faint, silvery sound of a distant waterfall was the only noise to be heard. Trees grew so thickly here, that the morning first rays of sunlight could hardly break trough. A miracle in the woods In the depth of the forest, dawn was breaking. Bambi will also find that his ascension to prince of the forest is not a guarantee as other buck deer and situations may threaten that ascension. Bambi has to learn early that the lives of deer and of many of the other forest animals are not without their inherent dangers, for deer especially in the beautiful albeit exposed meadow. Being similarly aged, Bambi, Thumper and Flower may have to experience the uncharted phases of their lives without the knowledge or wisdom unless gleaned from those who have gone through them before. As different animals, they have their own issues and challenges which may not translate to the others. Along with his mother, Bambi navigates through life with the help of his similarly aged friends, Thumper, a rabbit kit who needs to be continually reminded by his mother of all the lessons his father has taught him about how to live as a rabbit properly, and Flower, a skunk kit who likes his name. The animals are more excited than usual as Bambi's lineage means he will inherit the title of prince of the forest. However, he is also challenged by Ronno (Anthony Ghannam), a name-calling bully constantly looking for a cause to lock antlers.It's spring, and all the animals of the forest are excited by the forest's latest birth, a buck fawn his mother has named Bambi. Wishing to please, the son feels frustrated when, despite his best efforts, he fails to follow exactly in his father’s footsteps.īambi’s struggle to come to terms with the death of his mother and win the approval of his father is helped along thanks to the support of his good friends Thumper and Flower, as well as the doe-eyed admiration of Faline. Not used to having a tag-a-long, the Dad feels fettered by the new responsibility. While his first instinct is to find a female to raise the leggy youngster, his wise friend Owl suggests, “Who better to raise the Young Prince than the Great Prince of the Forrest himself?” For as simple as it sounds, this does not prove to be a very satisfactory solution for either of them. Having always been the strong and silent type, the regal buck has spent the majority his time protecting the whole herd-not providing individual childcare. Alone and confused, Bambi (voiced by Alexander Gould) is met by his father (voiced by Patrick Stewart), who is equally unsure how to proceed. This new tale is inserted into the original storyline at the place where the frightened fawn realizes his mother is not going to return from the meadow. Yet from the first snowflake that floats past the opening credits, it is apparent the creative team behind this production has endeavored to handle this assignment with reverence and respect. It must have been daunting to be given the task of crafting a follow-up to one of Disney’s most memorable movies of all time.
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