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Have You Seen The Hedgehog in the Fog?

Evgeny Kim, Ph.D.
2 min readDec 2, 2021

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The Hedgehog in the Fog is a world-renowned Russian cartoon considered to be the best animation ever made tells a story of a hedgehog walking to his friend Bear to have tea and talk about stars.

While walking through the forest, the hedgehog notices a horse standing in the fog in the field. Curious if the horse will suffocate in the fog, the hedgehog enters the fog and gets lost.

The hedgehog becomes desperate and fears he will never make it to the bear.

Because of the dense fog around him, he does not see anything and every shadow or sudden sound scares him.

Overwhelmed with fears and anxieties, the hedgehog falls into the river that carries him away from the fog.

An animation ends with a scene in which the hedgehog sits with the bear. The bear talks non-stop and doesn’t notice that the hedgehog barely listens to him. It is obvious from his face that he is lost in thoughts, pondering everything he has experienced during his journey through the fog.

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Finally, he thinks to himself, “We’re together again! Isn’t that great?”

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Evgeny Kim, Ph.D.
Evgeny Kim, Ph.D.

Written by Evgeny Kim, Ph.D.

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