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PETTSON & FINDUS - KATTEN OCH GUBBENS AR
Old Pettson and his cat Findus decide to go fishing. It’s New Years’ Eve, the last day of the old year and the sun glistens on the frozen lake. The harsh winter appears to have abated for a moment and it almost feels as if spring were on the way. But the weather is deceptive; dark clouds are now gathering on the horizon and a storm is brewing. Undeterred, the old man sets off in his latest invention – an ‘ice boat’– while Findus, whizzes along like a rocket on skates. Their neighbour, Gustavsson, tries to warn them.To no avail, for, once they discover a school of frozen fish the two are much too preoccupied to listen to him. The wind picks up, it starts snowing and, before long, they are shrouded in darkness. The storm gets stronger and stronger and Pettson hastily erects a little igloo made of the deepfrozen blocks of fish they have cut out of the ice. Findus discovers that it’s really quite cosy and exciting inside the igloo – even though he’s rather cold, there’s only half a bread roll to eat and Pettson just won’t let him sleep no matter how tired he is . . . In order to get through the stormy night, the man and the cat start recounting stories about their experiences throughout the year. They talk about Findus’ birthday, for instance, when he almost didn’t get his pancake, but also about the time they tried to scare the fox but ended up giving someone else a fright instead, and the day when Pettson was in a really terrible mood, or how they once almost forget to celebrate Christmas. There are so many stories to be told, but even so, it would be so much better if the storm just stopped because even old Pettson is having a hard time trying to keep awake. If only someone would come to their rescue! But who on earth could possibly be thinking about an old man and his cat on New Years’ Eve?
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