Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Captures lesser remembered character with a great
moment
Cons: Slight tip to the left.
The Bottom Line:
Peter off to hunt
Great moment as ornament
Lesser character
Peter’s Ready to Catch a Wolf in the Third Storybook Classic Ornament
I must admit I don’t know the package features that Disney
released in the 40’s as well as I should if I want to claim my status as a
DisNerd. And one reason I’m enjoying the
Storybook Classic series is because it is making me go back and revisit
them. Take the third ornament in the
series – Peter and the Wolf.
Peter and the Wolf is one of the segments in the movie Make Mine Music. In it, a young Russian boy sets out to capture
the wolf that is tormenting his village using his cunning and a cap gun. On the way, he meets up with a bird, a duck,
and a cat who join him. But can they do
it?
This ornament captures Peter as he ready to go out and hunt
the wolf. It’s actually a shorter but
wider ornament compared to the other two in the series (so far). That actually works well to capture the
scene. It’s got Peter holding his cap gun
on his shoulder walking through the gate leading away from his house. There’s snow all around, and you can see the
painting on the lower portion of the fence post. Peter almost looks like he is leaning on the
gate, but if you look closely, you can see he is actually walking through.
And it’s a great looking ornament. I actually smiled the first time I saw it,
and that was before I rewatched the part of the movie that inspired it. The details are nice, and it captures the
scene and the mood of the scene well. I
really love the painting on the bottom of the fence posts and how the snow is
piled on the tops of the posts and all around.
And yes, there is some glitter in the snow, so it does catch the light.
Being a landscape type scene, it’s no surprise that the
ornament has a nice flat base. You can
display it year round or as part of a Christmas display of some kind if that is
your wish.
Of course, you can use it as a Christmas ornament, too. That is its purpose after all. It comes with a red ribbon tied through the
hook, and when you lift it up, you’ll find that it tips slightly to the left,
but you can easily disguise it with the branches of your Christmas tree..
It is so fun for this DisNerd to have some of these lesser
done characters. Peter and the Wolf
makes a great addition to the limited edition series.
And if you enjoy this ornament, you'll want to get the rest of the Storybook Classic Collection.
Original Price: $19.95
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