This is another short film produced by the National Film of Malaysia.  It is called, ‘Hikayat Sang Kancil Dan Buaya’, which means, The Tale of Sang Kancil (the clever mousedeer) And The Crocodiles.

And the tale goes…

On a sunny and peaceful day, a crocodile bathed in the river and ran after the butterfly.  Sang Kancil, the clever mousedeer, stopped by the river and noticed the tasty fruits that were on the trees on the other side of the river.  As she was trying to cross the river, a fish appeared to warn her about the presence of crocodiles and told her to beware.  Sang Kancil thanked the fish for his kind advice and she began to think of a way to cross the river safely.  And finally, she had an idea.

She approached the crocodile.  The crocodile was curious if she was afraid of him because he said crocodiles like to eat mousedeers.  She told him she was instructed by the Rich Man to count the number of crocodiles in the river because he is going to have a big feast (makan).  When the crocodiles heard the word ‘makan’, they all gathered as fast as lightning to let Sang Kancil count them.  However, Sang Kancil said that they have to line up in the river in order for her to make sure that no crocodiles were left behind.

The crocodiles did as told.  After Sang Kancil crossed the river, she told them the truth and the crocodiles went after the first crocodile that she had approached.  The crocodile got away but he said that Sang Kancil was going to get it from him some day.  As for Sang Kancil, luck was not always on her side though.  She was across the river now but all the fruits were eaten by the monkeys.

This short film sends out a few messages.

At the beginning, as the crocodile was enjoying the sun, he accidentally sat on a durian and hurt himself.  Then, he gave a reminder that we must throw rubbish in the bin and not anywhere we like.

And Sang Kancil reminds us about using wisdom to solve problems but she also portraits the consequences if we did not plan each step properly.

Hope that you will enjoy this short film too.