How many of you remember this absolutely delightful and magical story from the early 70’s? I loved it since the beginning and have listened to it over and over and over again. What might it be that makes it so appealing? Well, that would be aside from so many delightful aspects of the story of a little boy, Oblio, born with a round head when everyone else in his village had pointed heads. Can you imagine such a dreadful thing?
Although his mom and dad loved him very much, they felt sorry for him, so his mom made him a cap with a point in it so that he too could have a point and be accepted by the other villagers. He did have a wonderful little dog though, and his dog’s name was Arrow. Now, like most dogs (and other creatures), Arrow was His Owner’s best friend, and they played all the time happily together. Arrow did not care if Oblio had a point or not.
As you can imagine, eventually trouble follows the one little guy who is different from all the other folks, because he has no point. And so of course, an evil Count comes to dislike Oblio because Oblio won a game of Triangles that was only meant for those with points, and the Count’s son just happened to be one of those. Don’t you just feel the chill of what is about to happen?
That’s right – Oblio and Arrow are banished by the Evil Count because, well just because, to the Pointless Forest, the dreaded place where no Point person had ever gone. But sturdy little boy that Oblio is, he and Arrow set off on a journey with a good amount of bravery, or perhaps some kind of adventure to the Pointless Forest. Along the way he meets many characters in the Pointless forest, and one of them is Rockman, who gives him a good life lesson.
Well, there you have it. Oblio and Arrow have a long and exciting adventure with lots of amazing creatures and things in the Pointless Forest, none who have points. He returns to his village and is happily greeted by all the people with points, or so it seems. And he tells all the people with points how everything in the Pointless Forest DID have a point. They all cheer because somehow they all knew that even though they could not see it, that it did exist. Oblio had a point all along! Well, I have to save the rest of this wonderful story for you if you don’t already know it, and so I will leave you with this thought. Even if you have no verifiable proof that something exists does not mean that it doesn’t. Arrow always just knew this.
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Always loved this story and Nilsson. I had this album and had the illustrations to the story memorized. What a great memory. Thanks for sharing. 💕
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You are very welcome, Maggie. Me too. I was going to make a needlepoint of the design to hang in my house. Yes I loved it and played it so often.
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Clearly this is a wonderful book! Many life lessons and also fun. Thank you, Anne!
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It’s a record and movie too, Jennie! Even the little ones will like it. Nothing scary and yes, lessons about environment, bullying (in a gentle way), and it might lead children to another wonderful art experience. They could create their own stories.
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Yes! 😀
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Me! Me! I remember!
Great to peek back into those ‘points along the way’!
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Thank you kindly, Patty. Happy Holiday, Happy Spring!
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One of my favorites! Received the DVD as a Christmas present a few years ago.
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Oh yes, to this day I still listen on Youtube whenever I can. It has such a great message for all of us. Thank you kindly.
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