Underplayed Gems

Plumpy Aunt Goes Back to Her Parents’ Home (1956)

Plumpy Aunt Goes Back to Her Parents’ Home poster
Original title
胖嫂回娘家
Directed by
Yu Zheguang
Genre
animation
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
10 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A scatterbrained woman named Plumpy Aunt reads only part of a letter saying her mother is ill. In her haste she grabs a bundle she thinks is her baby and rushes off, but mishaps along the way reveal she has actually carried a melon. After a series of comic blunders she finally discovers her real baby safe at home.

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What happens

《胖嫂回娘家》是一部中国上海美术电影制片厂制作的木偶动画，根据中国民间故事改编。 有一位粗心的胖嫂，一天她收到一封信，她看到信的开头写着“妈妈得了重病……”，就手忙脚乱地收拾东西，抱着孩子就出了门，也没有细看自己抱着的是不是孩子。路上，胖嫂路过瓜田时，不小心摔了一跤，抱着的“孩子”也从她手中摔了出去，胖嫂随手摸到了“孩子”抱起来就继续上路。到了妈妈家，发现妈妈没生病，再拿出信看，上面写得是“妈妈得了重病，现在好了……”。胖嫂的妈妈想看看胖嫂的孩子，胖嫂解开孩子的衣裳，却发现里面裹着的是一个大东瓜。胖嫂急忙打着灯笼去瓜田里找，没有找到孩子，只发现了自己家的枕头。胖嫂又赶回家，最终才发现孩子仍然好端端地睡在床上。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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