A new animated film for children, ‘The Offended Dwarves’, premiered in Turkmenistan. The film is presented in the format of a New Year’s fairy tale and touches on the importance of education and literacy. This was reported by the news resource Turkmenportal.

In the story, a grandfather tells his grandchildren Dovran and Gulnar a story from their childhood. On New Year's Eve, the children wrote letters to Ayaz Baba, but in the morning they discovered that the messages had disappeared. Dovran remembers seeing dwarves at night who could have taken them.

In search of help, the children turn to their grandmother Akjemal Ene, and then go to the sorceress Gummur Mama. With her help, they find themselves in the Enchanted Forest, where the dwarves live. Along the way, the heroes encounter obstacles and receive support from fairy-tale characters, including Goja Chynar and Yartygulak.

In the dwarf cave, the children learn that the letters were stolen out of resentment: the dwarves did not know how to write and never received gifts from Ayaz Baba. Dovran and Gulnar teach them to read and write, after which the dwarves write their own letter.

In the finale, all the letters are returned to their recipients, and the heroes wake up to find gifts under the Christmas tree.

The authors of the cartoon emphasise that knowledge, education and communication skills help to find a way out of difficult situations.