A cute story from the early years of Japanese animation. The story is simple - a group of ducklings and a group of frogs fight over a couple of eels. There is minimal dialogue and the story should be perfectly understandable to those without any Japanese. It would be unfair to compare the standards of art and music to modern animation, but the art is endearing and the music nostalgic. Viewers should note the 1940 release and watch for parallels between the frogs and the ducklings, and Japan's WW2 involvement. The director - Mitsuyo Seo - primarily made propaganda animations, despite being previously arrested andtortured for his leftist ideals. An interesting glimpse into the origins of anime.