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The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
UNITED STATES · 1948

The Legend of Johnny Appleseed

Wilfred Jackson
westward expansion divine mission kindness to animals agriculture redemption
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Synopsis

Dennis Day tells the story of Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), narrated by The Old Settler. He's an apple farmer who sees people going west and thinks he can't join them, until an angel appears to him and sings the virtues of apples, convincing Johnny he has a mission. He sets off without a knife or gun; at first, the animals mistrust him, but when he even treats a skunk kindly, they all take to him.

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