Kle-ku, kle-ku.
Zuzia's call
Między nami bocianami ("Between Us Storks") is a Polish animated series about a family of storks that adopted a cuckoo.
- Mother: Matylda (Matilda)
- Father: Wojtek (from Wojciech)
- Daughter: Basia (from Barbara)
- Son: Kuba (from Jakub, Jacob)
- Adopted Cuckoo Daughter: Zuzia (Sue, from Zuzanna, Susan)
The story takes place in Bocianowo (Storkvillage).
It was created in years 1997-2003 and broadcast since 2005.
Tropes featured include:
- Animal Talk: All animals understand each other but seem not to understand humans.
- Art Evolution: The last 3 episodes were colored digitally and shot in video (instead on film, like previous episodes).
- Interspecies Adoption: Zuzia. In a sense all cuckoos are adopted (although not by storks) so it's not so weird
- Papa Wolf: Storks can drive away even a wolf (the only one in the forest), for example Czarny (Black (stork)
) defending children of his friends. If you compare with Ice Age, you realize that in modern times, when big carnivores are eradicated, storks are relatively safe, like once mammoths. - Predators Are Mean: A hawk, major Kirkor, is the most usual antagonist.
- 12-Episode Anime: Thirteen Episode Polish Animation.