Billy & the Beast

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Year Published: 1972

Complete Record: A young blonde haired boy wearing a yellow tee shirt walks through the woods alone. In the trees, he stumbles across a strange beast, which is a man dressed in orange, brown, and green rags that look like shag carpeting. The creature is trapped by a branch and struggles to get free. Billy (the six year old blonde boy) helps free the beast and they become friends. Before the beast leaves, he gives the child a magical pair of acorn headphones, through which he can hear the beast speak in English. The beast and the boy sit down on the ground to watch a short film clip about how people can communicate without speaking, using signs, body language, and other methods. The boy and the monster finish watching the magic screen and then they part ways, waving goodbye.