Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga — Season 1, Episode 4: Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell

Episode synopsis

You see there was a time when Tortoise's shell was all shiny and smooth. One day Tortoise discovered the birds were having a Feast in the Heavens and he tricked the Birds into making him a pair of wings. Greedy Tortoise raced the birds beyond the clouds and scoffed the whole feast! When the Birds found out Tortoise had to jump off a cloud until - BOOF! He landed on his shiny shell. All the animals pieced Tortoise's shell back together but from that day on Tortoise's shell was all bumpy and broken and he never moved speedily again. Tales from Africa.

About Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

Tinga Tinga Tales is a 52 episodes children's series based on African folk tales and aimed at 4- to 6-year olds. It was commissioned by the BBC for its CBeebies channel, and by Disney Channel for its Disney Junior block. Named after the Tingatinga art from Tanzania, it was made in Kenya by a studio of about 50 people. The music is by Kenyan singer-songwriter Eric Wainaina. The series was first developed by Claudia Lloyd, head of animation at Tiger Aspect, while travelling through Africa. The first three episodes premiered on the BBC website in early February 2010. The distribution rights have been bought by Entertainment Rights.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Why Elephant Has A Trunk
• E2Why Snake Has No Legs
• E3Why Hippo Has No Hair
• E5Why Hen Pecks at the Ground
• E6Why Bat Hangs Upside Down
• E7Why Warthog is So Ugly
• E8Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way Round
• E9Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees
• E10Why Tickbird Sits on Hippo's Back
• E11Why Frog Croaks
• E12Why Spider Has a Tiny Waist
• E13Why Vulture is Bald