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KRIS THE CAT

Kris the Cat is a fun loving adventure of a pampered cat who has all he needs except a mate.

A short animated film inspired by an old Icelandic folktale, Kris the Cat tells the story of the beloved and pampered Queen's male cat, who is a skilled mouse catcher. The cat has everything he could want except a mate. One day, while hunting a mouse, he becomes lost in the countryside, where his adventure begins. He is plucked up by a little girl, who takes him home to her farmhouse. He meets a female cat who gradually takes to him. The little girl and her father name him Kris. Helga, the Queen's Head of Household, finds him at the farmhouse and, despite the girl's objections, buys the female cat and takes both Kris and Freyja back to the castle, promising to give the little girl one of their kittens. Kris discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.

This sweet animated short film will warm your heart as Kris the cat finds true love. I love the 2D animation style. It's clear and very detailed. I also really enjoy the narration by Joanna Parson, with her clear voice filled with lots of inflections. The other voice talents are equally good. Helen Herbert plays the Little Girl and Russell Jordan plays Father. There is a bit of a dilemma when the head of castle offers to buy the girl's cat from her. She doesn't want to lose her cat, but her dad convinces her that the money will feed them for a year and they will be invited to the castle to select one of Kris and Freyja's kittens in the future. So the deed is done. Kris finds true love and the little girl and her dad find economic stability.

The film's message is a quite meditation on maturity and finding love.

I give Chris the Cat 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. By Julie S., KIDS FIRST!

A short animated film inspired by an old Icelandic folktale about the beloved and pampered Queen's male cat, who has everything he could want except a mate. One day he becomes lost in the countryside and is plucked up by a little girl who takes him home where he meets a female cat who gradually takes to him. Days pass before Helga, the Queen's Head of Household, finds him. Despite the little girl's objections, Helga buys the female cat and takes both Kris and his new mate back to the castle, promising the little girl to give her one of their kittens.

A short animated film inspired by an old Icelandic folktale, Kris the Cat tells the story of the beloved and pampered Queen's male cat, who is a skilled mouse catcher. The cat has everything he could want except a mate. One day, while hunting a mouse, he becomes lost and lonely for the first time in the countryside, where his adventure begins. During his journey, he walks through an unknown land, chases a bee, falls into a stream, gets lost in a forest, and falls asleep. He is plucked up by a little girl, who takes him home to her farmhouse, which she shares with her father. He meets a female cat who is not happy he showed up. She gradually takes to him. The little girl and her father name him Kris. Several days pass before Helga, the Queen's Head of Household, finds him living at the farmhouse. Despite the little girl's objections, Helga buys the female cat, named Freyja, and takes both Kris and Freyja back to the castle, promising to give the little girl one of their kittens. Kris discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.