Sam is an atypical teacher who has been cured of cancer and faces life's challenges through her outspoken manner, especially from her three children, who don"t look upon her as reverentially as Sam's students.
The series features Ariol, a little blue donkey: his daily life as a schoolboy, his best friend, the little pig Ramono, his loves (Pétula, a pretty little cow with freckles), his collections (like the Chevalier Cheval's album or collectible cards), his holidays with his grandparents (Papi Atole and Mami Annette) ... as well as "Le Chevalier Cheval", a comic book and cartoon character.
In each episode, an exotic part of the world, of various extent, either on land and/or in the sea, defined by natural geography or human population, is presented. Native wildlife, natural conditions and their interaction with local people are examined.
The Littles is an animated television series based on The Littles characters in a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. This cartoon was produced by a French/American/Canadian animation studio, DIC Entertainment, and as standard practice for TV cartoons of the period, the animation production was outsourced overseas to the Japanese studio TMS Entertainment. It was post-produced by a Canadian Animation studio, Animation City Editorial Services.