Pies

This animated film about blind prejudice is based on a short story by Canadian author Wilma Riley. Mrs. Cherwak is Polish and owns a cow. Mrs. Meuser is a German with entrenched notions of cleanliness. She does not appreciate the cow's inevitable by-product. The film describes their conflict and its curious resolution over coffee and mincemeat pie. While the author chose to write about the Germans and the Poles she grew up with on the outskirts of Regina, the situation she describes could apply anywhere in the world. , This animated fable about human understanding overcoming prejudice tells the tale of two immigrant women living in turn-of-the-century Canada. When the Polish farm woman allows her cow to roam freely and deposit its droppings everywhere, she outrages her neighbor who keeps her house spotlessly clean. The angry housewife confronts the farm woman and a fight ensues. Neglecting her chores, the housewife plots revenge and calls the farm woman to apologize for her behavior and invite her to tea. She mixes a mincemeat pie and includes a special ingredient, cow manure. At tea, the farm woman praises the pie and asks for the recipe. Filled with remorse, the housewife realizes how nice her neighbor is and how much they have in common.
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