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* FatCat: The cat in the 2006 film, who's [[http://www.suzietempleton.com/images/films/peter/stills/pwstill08.jpg almost spherical.]]
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* NoNameGiven: Averted in the Disney adaptation, when everyone (except the wolf) is given names: Sascha (the bird); Sonia (the duck); Ivan (the cat); and Misha, Yasha and Vladimir (the hunters -- "that's Vladimir in the middle").
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* NoNameGiven: Averted in the Disney adaptation, when everyone (except the wolf) wolf and grandfater) is given names: Sascha (the bird); Sonia (the duck); Ivan (the cat); and Misha, Yasha and Vladimir (the hunters -- "that's Vladimir in the middle").
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Sonia the duck in the Disney version, who is swallowed alive in the original version.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: At one point in the 2006 film, the wolf slashes Peter across the face with its claws. While this is not technically ''impossible,'' it is still unlikely. Wolf claws are dull because they are used for traction while running and cannot be retracted. Swatting with a paw is a very cat-like action, and not something canines tend to do because they rely mainly on their jaws for fighting and hunting.
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*ArtisticLicenseBiology: At one point in the 2006 film, the wolf slashes Peter across the face with its claws. While this is not technically ''impossible,'' it is still unlikely. Wolf claws are dull because they are used for traction while running and cannot be retracted. Swatting with a paw is a very cat-like action, and not something canines tend to do because they rely mainly on their jaws for fighting and hunting.
* NecessaryEvil: In the 2006 version. The wolf isn't portrayed as a monster or demonic presence. The wolf was merely fulfilling its role in nature as a predator and kills because of hunger.
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* SympathyForTheDevil: In the 2006 version, [[spoiler:Peter sees some bullies abusing the helpless wolf after she is captured, feels sorry for her, and releases her back into the wild.]]
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* SympathyForTheDevil: In the 2006 version, [[spoiler:Peter sees some bullies abusing the helpless wolf after she is captured, sees that there is no positive outcome for the wolf (be humiliated in the circus or be killed by the butcher), feels sorry for her, and releases her back into the wild.]]
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: At one point in the 2006 film, the wolf slashes Peter across the face with its claws. While this is not technically ''impossible,'' it is still unlikely. Wolf claws are dull because they are used for traction while running and cannot be retracted. Swatting with a paw is a very cat-like action, and not something canines tend to do because they rely mainly on their jaws for fighting and hunting.
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* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue, at one point LeaningOnTheFourthWall when Sascha spells out "волк" in the snow, which the narrator reads as "W-O-L-F!"
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* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue, at one point LeaningOnTheFourthWall when Sascha spells out "волк" "волк" in the snow, which the narrator reads as "W-O-L-F!"
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* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue, at one point LeaningOnTheFourthWall when Sascha spells out "Wolf" in Russian characters, which the narrator reads as "W-O-L-F!"
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* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue, at one point LeaningOnTheFourthWall when Sascha spells out "Wolf" "волк" in Russian characters, the snow, which the narrator reads as "W-O-L-F!"
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* BrokenAesop: Peter is told by his grandfather NOT to go outside because the Wolf might get him. In the end Peter is taken inside, but when the wolf arrives: guess who does go outside and saves the day? So... er... what's the moral of the story again?
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* BrokenAesop: Peter is told by his grandfather NOT to go outside because the Wolf might get him. In the end Peter is taken inside, but when the wolf arrives: guess who does go outside and saves the day? So... er... what's the moral of the story again?again? Lampshaded when the grandfather muses "What if Peter ''hadn't'' caught the wolf''," implying that he's embarrassed by how wrong he was.
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* BrokenAesop: Peter is told by his grandfather NOT to go outside because the Wolf might get him. In the end Peter is taken inside, but when the wolf arrives: guess who does go outside and saves the day? So... er.... what's the moral of the story again?
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* BrokenAesop: Peter is told by his grandfather NOT to go outside because the Wolf might get him. In the end Peter is taken inside, but when the wolf arrives: guess who does go outside and saves the day? So... er....er... what's the moral of the story again?
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* DarkerAndEdgier or LighterAndSofter: These tropes apply to some adaptations. For example, the Creator/WaltDisney adaptation has Peter hunting the wolf using a [[NerfArm pop gun]] and makes it clear that [[spoiler:the duck survives]], whereas the Music/WeirdAlYankovic version makes it very clear that [[spoiler:the duck dies a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrible, painful death]] inside the belly of the wolf]]...and then there's Neil Torbin's ''Peter and The Werewolf'' where [[spoiler: the duck (now a raven) is practically the SoleSurvivor]]...[[SincerityMode which was played for laughs]].
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* DarkerAndEdgier or LighterAndSofter: These tropes apply to some adaptations. For example, the Creator/WaltDisney adaptation has Peter hunting the wolf using a [[NerfArm pop gun]] and makes it clear that [[spoiler:the duck survives]], whereas the Music/WeirdAlYankovic version makes it very clear that [[spoiler:the duck dies a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrible, painful death]] inside the belly of the wolf]]... and then there's Neil Torbin's ''Peter and The Werewolf'' where [[spoiler: the duck (now a raven) is practically the SoleSurvivor]]...SoleSurvivor]]... [[SincerityMode which was played for laughs]].
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* CelebrityCameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades. The most notable names are Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/PeterUstinov (twice!), Creator/BorisKarloff, José Ferrer, Series/CaptainKangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Creator/SeanConnery, Richard Attenborough, Creator/DavidAttenborough, Music/JacquesBrel, Mia Farrow, Music/DavidBowie, Terry Wogan, William F. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Music/{{Sting}}, Music/WeirdAlYankovic, Creator/PatrickStewart, Series/DameEdna, Ben Kingsley, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/SophiaLoren (twice), UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev.
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* CelebrityCameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades. The most notable names are decades, including Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, cartoons]]), UsefulNotes/EleanorRoosevelt, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/PeterUstinov Peter Ustinov (twice!), Creator/BorisKarloff, José Ferrer, Series/CaptainKangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Music/LeonardBernstein, Creator/SeanConnery, Richard Attenborough, Creator/RichardAttenborough, Creator/DavidAttenborough, Music/JacquesBrel, Mia Farrow, Music/DavidBowie, Terry Wogan, William F. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Music/{{Sting}}, Music/WeirdAlYankovic, Creator/PatrickStewart, Series/DameEdna, Ben Kingsley, Dame Edna, Creator/BenKingsley, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/SophiaLoren (twice), UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev. UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev.
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. The best known of these adaptations in Western media is probably the one from Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', which gives the animals and hunters names.
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. The best known of these adaptations in Western media is probably the one from Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'' (1946), which gives the animals and hunters names.
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'''''Peter and the Wolf''''' is a combination of children's story and musical composition by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. During performances, a narrator tells the story while accompanied by music played by an orchestra. Each character in the story is represented by a {{Leitmotif}} played on a unique instrument.
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'''''Peter and the Wolf''''' (''Петя и волк'' in Russian) is a combination of children's story and musical composition by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. During performances, a narrator tells the story while accompanied by music played by an orchestra. Each character in the story is represented by a {{Leitmotif}} played on a unique instrument.
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"Peter and the Wolf" is a combination of children's story and musical composition by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. During performances, a narrator tells the story while accompanied by music played by an orchestra. Each character in the story is represented by a {{Leitmotif}} played on a unique instrument.
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. The best known of these adaptations is probably the one from Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', which gives the animals and hunters names.
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. The best known of these adaptations in Western media is probably the one from Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', which gives the animals and hunters names.
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. (The best known of these is the version in Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', which also gives the animals and hunters names.)
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. (The The best known of these adaptations is probably the version in one from Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', which also gives the animals and hunters names.)
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* TheAlcoholic: In one adaptation (the one narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]]), the duck nearly misses her cue because she's too busy drinking at the bar, and she is literally thrown onto the set by the production crew. She then offers her drink to Peter, who responds with a scolding finger. She continues to carry the bottle with her for the rest of the scene until she accidentally drops it in the pond while arguing with the bird.
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* TheAlcoholic: In one adaptation (the one narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]]), Music/{{Sting}}), the duck nearly misses her cue because she's too busy drinking at the bar, and she is literally thrown onto the set by the production crew. She then offers her drink to Peter, who responds with a scolding finger. She continues to carry the bottle with her for the rest of the scene until she accidentally drops it in the pond while arguing with the bird.
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* TooDumbToLive: In at least one version, the duck was safe from the cat because she was in the pond, but then when the wolf arrives, she [[IdiotBall steps out of the pond]] and promptly gets eaten. As TheNarrator, [[Music/ThePolice Sting]] {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this by referring to her actions as "foolish".
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* TooDumbToLive: In at least one version, the duck was safe from the cat because she was in the pond, but then when the wolf arrives, she [[IdiotBall steps out of the pond]] and promptly gets eaten. As TheNarrator, [[Music/ThePolice Sting]] Music/{{Sting}} {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this by referring to her actions as "foolish".
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* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue, at one point LeaningOnTheForthWall when Sascha spells out "Wolf" in Russian characters, which the narrator reads as "W-O-L-F!"
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* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue, at one point LeaningOnTheForthWall LeaningOnTheFourthWall when Sascha spells out "Wolf" in Russian characters, which the narrator reads as "W-O-L-F!"
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* CelebrityCameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades. The most notable names are Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/PeterUstinov (twice!), Creator/BorisKarloff, José Ferrer, Series/CaptainKangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Creator/SeanConnery, Richard Attenborough, Creator/DavidAttenborough, Music/JacquesBrel, Mia Farrow, Music/DavidBowie, Terry Wogan, William F. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Music/{{Sting}}, Creator/PatrickStewart, Series/DameEdna, Ben Kingsley, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/SophiaLoren (twice), UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev.
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* CelebrityCameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades. The most notable names are Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/PeterUstinov (twice!), Creator/BorisKarloff, José Ferrer, Series/CaptainKangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Creator/SeanConnery, Richard Attenborough, Creator/DavidAttenborough, Music/JacquesBrel, Mia Farrow, Music/DavidBowie, Terry Wogan, William F. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Music/{{Sting}}, Music/WeirdAlYankovic, Creator/PatrickStewart, Series/DameEdna, Ben Kingsley, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/SophiaLoren (twice), UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev.
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* CowboyEpisode: [[Music/PDQBach Peter Schickele]] wrote a comical alternate text, "Sneaky Pete and the Wolf," which recasts the story as a showdown between Pete and a desperado named El Lobo. HilarityEnsues.
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* CelebrityCameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades. The most notable names are Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/PeterUstinov (twice!), Creator/BorisKarloff, José Ferrer, Series/CaptainKangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Creator/SeanConnery, Richard Attenborough, Creator/DavidAttenborough, Music/JacquesBrel, Mia Farrow, Music/DavidBowie, Terry Wogan, William F. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Music/Sting, Creator/PatrickStewart, Series/DameEdna, Ben Kingsley, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/SophiaLoren (twice), UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev.
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* CelebrityCameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades. The most notable names are Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/PeterUstinov (twice!), Creator/BorisKarloff, José Ferrer, Series/CaptainKangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Creator/SeanConnery, Richard Attenborough, Creator/DavidAttenborough, Music/JacquesBrel, Mia Farrow, Music/DavidBowie, Terry Wogan, William F. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Music/Sting, Music/{{Sting}}, Creator/PatrickStewart, Series/DameEdna, Ben Kingsley, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/SophiaLoren (twice), UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the version narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]], the hunters are clearly modelled after [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Groucho, Chico, and Harpo]].
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the version narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]], Music/{{Sting}}, the hunters are clearly modelled after [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Groucho, Chico, and Harpo]].
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* HammerAndSickleRemovedForYourProtection: In the original version, Peter is a Young Pioneer, i.e. a member of the Soviet Union's communist youth organization. Western adaptations always drop this detail, even when they maintain the Russian setting.
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* TheCavalry: Subverted in the Disney version, where the hunters appear while Peter struggles with the wolf. But as they come to aid, Peter has already overpowered the wolf.
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* The Cavalry: Subverted in the Disney version, where the hunters appear while Peter struggles with the wolf. But as they come to aid, Peter has already overpowered the wolf.
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. (The best known of these is the version in Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', which also gives the animals and hunters names.
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The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]]. (The best known of these is the version in Disney's ''Disney/MakeMineMusic'', which also gives the animals and hunters names.)
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* SympathyForTheDevil: In the 2006 version, [[spoiler:Peter sees some bullies abusing the helpless wolf after it is captured, feels sorry for it, and releases it back into the wild.]]
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* CelebrityCameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades. The most notable names are Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, Creator/AlecGuinness, Creator/PeterUstinov (twice!), Creator/BorisKarloff, José Ferrer, Series/CaptainKangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Creator/SeanConnery, Richard Attenborough, Creator/DavidAttenborough, Music/JacquesBrel, Mia Farrow, Music/DavidBowie, Terry Wogan, William F. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Music/Sting, Creator/PatrickStewart, Series/DameEdna, Ben Kingsley, Creator/AntonioBanderas, Creator/SophiaLoren (twice), UsefulNotes/BillClinton and UsefulNotes/MikhailGorbachev.
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* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler:The wolf swallows the duck whole and alive.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_Wolf_(2006_film) One of many adaptations]]]]
"Peter and the Wolf" is a combination of children's story and musical composition by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. During performances, a narrator tells the story while accompanied by music played by an orchestra. Each character in the story is represented by a {{Leitmotif}} played on a unique instrument.
The story tells the tale of an encounter of a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin young boy named Peter with a wolf.]] The other characters are Peter's grandfather, a duck, a bird, a cat and an unspecified number of hunters.
The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]].
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!!This work provides examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: The cat, in at least one version, is in cohorts with the wolf.
** Inverted by the Disney version, where the cat (described as "a peaceful, fun-loving sort, maybe a little shy on brains -- you know the type") takes on a much more heroic role. While initially trying to eat the bird, he afterwards teams up with Peter to capture the wolf and save the bird's life.
* TheAlcoholic: In one adaptation (the one narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]]), the duck nearly misses her cue because she's too busy drinking at the bar, and she is literally thrown onto the set by the production crew. She then offers her drink to Peter, who responds with a scolding finger. She continues to carry the bottle with her for the rest of the scene until she accidentally drops it in the pond while arguing with the bird.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The wolf, except in the 2006 version. Taken UpToEleven in the Disney version, where the wolf is pure evil, and the only character in the film without any personality or sentience.
* AndIMustScream: "If you listen very carefully, you'll hear the duck quacking inside the wolf's belly, because [[SwallowedWhole the wolf in his hurry had swallowed her alive.]]"
* TheBigBadWolf: The titular wolf of the story is the villain and antagonist of the story. He eats the duck and attempts to eat the other characters.
* BrokenAesop: Peter is told by his grandfather NOT to go outside because the Wolf might get him. In the end Peter is taken inside, but when the wolf arrives: guess who does go outside and saves the day? So... er.... what's the moral of the story again?
* ButtMonkey: The duck.
* CatsAreMean: The main role of the cat is to serve as a pursuer to the bird, though the wolf is the BigBad of the story.
* CatUpATree: In this case, the cat is up the tree to escape the wolf, not to get rescued by the fire department.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: It is never implied that Peter is an orphan, but at the same time we only know he has a very protective grandfather. His parents are never mentioned.
* DarkerAndEdgier or LighterAndSofter: These tropes apply to some adaptations. For example, the Creator/WaltDisney adaptation has Peter hunting the wolf using a [[NerfArm pop gun]] and makes it clear that [[spoiler:the duck survives]], whereas the Music/WeirdAlYankovic version makes it very clear that [[spoiler:the duck dies a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrible, painful death]] inside the belly of the wolf]]...and then there's Neil Torbin's ''Peter and The Werewolf'' where [[spoiler: the duck (now a raven) is practically the SoleSurvivor]]...[[SincerityMode which was played for laughs]].
** Then there is a middle ground of sorts in the 2006 version, where Peter is sullen and lonely boy living in a poor town, the hunters are drunken bullies, and the duck (Peter's best friend) is killed by the wolf and we see the whole thing. But then somewhat subverted in how the wolf is portrayed- she is dangerous since she is a hunter looking for a meal but also somewhat noble [[spoiler:in that she does not hurt anyone when Peter sets her free.]]
* DeadHatShot: In the Disney animated adaptation of ''Peter and the Wolf'', the wolf chases the duck into a tree, and comes out with feathers flying, licking its chops. [[spoiler:Subverted when the duck turns up alive at the end.]]
* TheDitz: The duck, in the Disney version.
* DramaticTimpani: When the hunters enter, there are intermittent menacing timpani outbursts.
* GrandparentalObliviousness: The quest is done while Grandpa's asleep and oblivious of his grandson's disobedience.
* HappyEnding: Depending on the version ...
** BittersweetEnding: In the original Peter and the Wolf the story ends by revealing that the duck that had been eaten was [[SwallowedWhole swallowed alive]] by the wolf, creating only the vague possibility that the duck would be recovered.
** HappilyEverAfter: Because of this, many adaptations [[SparedByTheAdaptation add the wolf vomiting the still-alive duck back up]] at the end. In the Disney version, the duck is [[DisneyDeath revealed to have hidden]] inside a hole in the tree all along.
** Averted in "Weird Al" Yankovic's version, where the duck dies a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath slow death inside the wolf]].
* The Cavalry: Subverted in the Disney version, where the hunters appear while Peter struggles with the wolf. But as they come to aid, Peter has already overpowered the wolf.
* JumpScare: The moment when the cat slowly approaches the little bird until Peter suddenly shouts: "Look out!" Many children listening to this scene have jumped in their seats. Luckily the bird heard Peter's cry and was able to fly away.
* KidHero and TheHero: Peter.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The entire story is built on this trope, and it is perhaps one of the best known examples of Leitmotif.
** Bird: flute
** Duck: oboe
** Cat: clarinet
** Grandfather: bassoon
** Wolf: French horns
** Hunters: woodwind theme, with gunshots on timpani and bass drum
** Peter: string instruments
** [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Bob the Janitor: accordion]]
*** The wolf's {{Leitmotif}} has been re-used a couple of times in other media to create a sense of menace, such as it being the theme of Scut Farkus in ''Film/AChristmasStory'', and in the accompaniment of "The Meek Shall Inherit" from the stage version of ''LittleShopOfHorrors'', as the unscrupulous salesmen close in on Seymour.
* MickeyMousing: The various instrumental groups of the orchestra "voice" the characters and actions.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In the Disney version, the wolf is listed separately from the other characters, having a visual introduction rather than having its leitmotif described (it is never mentioned in the film that French horns are used for the wolf, unlike every other character). The narrator simply states, "There is also a wolf", in contrast to the fanfare he gave all of the other characters. This was likely to emphasize the wolf's lack of personality (see AlwaysChaoticEvil above).
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the version narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]], the hunters are clearly modelled after [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho, Chico, and Harpo]].
* NoNameGiven: Averted in the Disney adaptation, when everyone (except the wolf) is given names: Sascha (the bird); Sonia (the duck); Ivan (the cat); and Misha, Yasha and Vladimir (the hunters -- "that's Vladimir in the middle").
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Peter is able to talk to the bird. Lampshaded in the Music/WeirdAlYankovic version which has Peter go [[YouCanTalk "Wow! A talking bird!"]] when the bird appears.
* ThatRussianSquatDance: Performed by villagers at the end of the Disney version.
* TooDumbToLive: In at least one version, the duck was safe from the cat because she was in the pond, but then when the wolf arrives, she [[IdiotBall steps out of the pond]] and promptly gets eaten. As TheNarrator, [[Music/ThePolice Sting]] {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this by referring to her actions as "foolish".
* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue.
* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler:The wolf swallows the duck whole and alive.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_Wolf_(2006_film) One of many adaptations]]]]
"Peter and the Wolf" is a combination of children's story and musical composition by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. During performances, a narrator tells the story while accompanied by music played by an orchestra. Each character in the story is represented by a {{Leitmotif}} played on a unique instrument.
The story tells the tale of an encounter of a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin young boy named Peter with a wolf.]] The other characters are Peter's grandfather, a duck, a bird, a cat and an unspecified number of hunters.
The work has been recorded numerous times by many different orchestras, and has also been adapted to a variety of other media, including animation, stop-motion animation, theatre and ballet. It has also inspired many variants and parodies, some of which include different characters and instruments. For a partial list, see the Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_and_the_wolf article]].
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!!This work provides examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: The cat, in at least one version, is in cohorts with the wolf.
** Inverted by the Disney version, where the cat (described as "a peaceful, fun-loving sort, maybe a little shy on brains -- you know the type") takes on a much more heroic role. While initially trying to eat the bird, he afterwards teams up with Peter to capture the wolf and save the bird's life.
* TheAlcoholic: In one adaptation (the one narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]]), the duck nearly misses her cue because she's too busy drinking at the bar, and she is literally thrown onto the set by the production crew. She then offers her drink to Peter, who responds with a scolding finger. She continues to carry the bottle with her for the rest of the scene until she accidentally drops it in the pond while arguing with the bird.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: The wolf, except in the 2006 version. Taken UpToEleven in the Disney version, where the wolf is pure evil, and the only character in the film without any personality or sentience.
* AndIMustScream: "If you listen very carefully, you'll hear the duck quacking inside the wolf's belly, because [[SwallowedWhole the wolf in his hurry had swallowed her alive.]]"
* TheBigBadWolf: The titular wolf of the story is the villain and antagonist of the story. He eats the duck and attempts to eat the other characters.
* BrokenAesop: Peter is told by his grandfather NOT to go outside because the Wolf might get him. In the end Peter is taken inside, but when the wolf arrives: guess who does go outside and saves the day? So... er.... what's the moral of the story again?
* ButtMonkey: The duck.
* CatsAreMean: The main role of the cat is to serve as a pursuer to the bird, though the wolf is the BigBad of the story.
* CatUpATree: In this case, the cat is up the tree to escape the wolf, not to get rescued by the fire department.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: It is never implied that Peter is an orphan, but at the same time we only know he has a very protective grandfather. His parents are never mentioned.
* DarkerAndEdgier or LighterAndSofter: These tropes apply to some adaptations. For example, the Creator/WaltDisney adaptation has Peter hunting the wolf using a [[NerfArm pop gun]] and makes it clear that [[spoiler:the duck survives]], whereas the Music/WeirdAlYankovic version makes it very clear that [[spoiler:the duck dies a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrible, painful death]] inside the belly of the wolf]]...and then there's Neil Torbin's ''Peter and The Werewolf'' where [[spoiler: the duck (now a raven) is practically the SoleSurvivor]]...[[SincerityMode which was played for laughs]].
** Then there is a middle ground of sorts in the 2006 version, where Peter is sullen and lonely boy living in a poor town, the hunters are drunken bullies, and the duck (Peter's best friend) is killed by the wolf and we see the whole thing. But then somewhat subverted in how the wolf is portrayed- she is dangerous since she is a hunter looking for a meal but also somewhat noble [[spoiler:in that she does not hurt anyone when Peter sets her free.]]
* DeadHatShot: In the Disney animated adaptation of ''Peter and the Wolf'', the wolf chases the duck into a tree, and comes out with feathers flying, licking its chops. [[spoiler:Subverted when the duck turns up alive at the end.]]
* TheDitz: The duck, in the Disney version.
* DramaticTimpani: When the hunters enter, there are intermittent menacing timpani outbursts.
* GrandparentalObliviousness: The quest is done while Grandpa's asleep and oblivious of his grandson's disobedience.
* HappyEnding: Depending on the version ...
** BittersweetEnding: In the original Peter and the Wolf the story ends by revealing that the duck that had been eaten was [[SwallowedWhole swallowed alive]] by the wolf, creating only the vague possibility that the duck would be recovered.
** HappilyEverAfter: Because of this, many adaptations [[SparedByTheAdaptation add the wolf vomiting the still-alive duck back up]] at the end. In the Disney version, the duck is [[DisneyDeath revealed to have hidden]] inside a hole in the tree all along.
** Averted in "Weird Al" Yankovic's version, where the duck dies a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath slow death inside the wolf]].
* The Cavalry: Subverted in the Disney version, where the hunters appear while Peter struggles with the wolf. But as they come to aid, Peter has already overpowered the wolf.
* JumpScare: The moment when the cat slowly approaches the little bird until Peter suddenly shouts: "Look out!" Many children listening to this scene have jumped in their seats. Luckily the bird heard Peter's cry and was able to fly away.
* KidHero and TheHero: Peter.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The entire story is built on this trope, and it is perhaps one of the best known examples of Leitmotif.
** Bird: flute
** Duck: oboe
** Cat: clarinet
** Grandfather: bassoon
** Wolf: French horns
** Hunters: woodwind theme, with gunshots on timpani and bass drum
** Peter: string instruments
** [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Bob the Janitor: accordion]]
*** The wolf's {{Leitmotif}} has been re-used a couple of times in other media to create a sense of menace, such as it being the theme of Scut Farkus in ''Film/AChristmasStory'', and in the accompaniment of "The Meek Shall Inherit" from the stage version of ''LittleShopOfHorrors'', as the unscrupulous salesmen close in on Seymour.
* MickeyMousing: The various instrumental groups of the orchestra "voice" the characters and actions.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In the Disney version, the wolf is listed separately from the other characters, having a visual introduction rather than having its leitmotif described (it is never mentioned in the film that French horns are used for the wolf, unlike every other character). The narrator simply states, "There is also a wolf", in contrast to the fanfare he gave all of the other characters. This was likely to emphasize the wolf's lack of personality (see AlwaysChaoticEvil above).
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the version narrated by [[Music/ThePolice Sting]], the hunters are clearly modelled after [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho, Chico, and Harpo]].
* NoNameGiven: Averted in the Disney adaptation, when everyone (except the wolf) is given names: Sascha (the bird); Sonia (the duck); Ivan (the cat); and Misha, Yasha and Vladimir (the hunters -- "that's Vladimir in the middle").
* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Peter is able to talk to the bird. Lampshaded in the Music/WeirdAlYankovic version which has Peter go [[YouCanTalk "Wow! A talking bird!"]] when the bird appears.
* ThatRussianSquatDance: Performed by villagers at the end of the Disney version.
* TooDumbToLive: In at least one version, the duck was safe from the cat because she was in the pond, but then when the wolf arrives, she [[IdiotBall steps out of the pond]] and promptly gets eaten. As TheNarrator, [[Music/ThePolice Sting]] {{lampshade|Hanging}}s this by referring to her actions as "foolish".
* TranslationConvention: Surprisingly, averted in the Disney version. All the in-universe writing is in Russian and a narrator talks over the in-universe dialogue.
* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler:The wolf swallows the duck whole and alive.]]
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