Funny holidays - Hedgehog Day

Wild and domestic animals use different sounds to express their emotions Cats purr, chickens cluck, frogs croak, owls hoot, and hedgehogs sniffle If these mammals don't like something, they snort and hiss, curling up into a spiny ball in case of danger In a good mood, hedgehogs snore quietly The funny ability of the animal became the reason for the establishment of a holiday Every year on May 12th, Hedgehog Sniffing Day is celebrated In honor of him, adults tell children about the habits of a cute animal, which, not coincidentally, became the hero of cartoons and books But a close relative of the porcupine only looks clumsy and clumsy in appearance When hunting insects, snakes and small rodents, hedgehogs develop great speed and can painfully bite anyone who gets in their way with their 36 sharp teeth In winter, these wild animals hibernate, gaining weight in warm weather and gaining fat so as not to die from cold and hunger in frosty weather In addition to 5,000 needles and sharp teeth, the hedgehog has another “weapon” In a fight with vipers, the animal is helped by resistance to many poisons: arsenic, opium and hydrocyanic acid do not affect it In folk tales, the hedgehog appears as an intelligent, dexterous and cautious character Director Yuri Norshtein saw him as simple-minded, kind and friendly and, apparently, guessed right It is not for nothing that people in many countries around the world fell in love with the hero of “Hedgehog in the Fog,” which is recognized as the best film of all time Young viewers see the character with many thorns in “Tryam! Hello!” as gullible and even naive Due to the external resemblance to the forest beauty, in honor of the holiday, the hero of another cartoon decides to become a spruce - “How the Hedgehog and the Little Bear Celebrated the New Year” The animal makes different sounds depending on the circumstances of life If a hedgehog is dissatisfied with something, it often breathes and puffs, hisses in case of external threat and snorts when it is safe A soundly sleeping animal may even snore These words from V Tolkunova’s song are dedicated to boys - the children of the lyrical heroine “Sniffles like a hedgehog,” you can often hear from mothers who anxiously describe the sleep of a newborn or older child In most cases, this breathing feature is not a symptom of a terrible disease Thus, children often sniffle in their sleep due to low humidity in the room Hedgehogs make similar sounds when they explore unknown territory A well-fed and satisfied animal whistles and even purrs like a cat, screams loudly, experiencing fear and pain These and other habits of the mammal living next to people are remembered on May 12 in honor of Hedgehog Sniffing Day