Dixi goes to a party to celebrate spring, where his hungry little tummy gets plenty of attention. In Italian, a hungry tummy growls, using the verb "brontolare." Both a "growl" and a "brontolio" are onomatopoeic.

La luna di traverso (the moon on its side) is a way of saying "bad mood." Dixi got up on the wrong side of the bed, but being a magical little elephant, he has the actual sidelong moon on his hands. What to do?

Dixi toys with the idea of being a bear. That's before he realizes that it would mean missing out on his daily breakfast cookies.

Dixieland is left in the dark because Mister Sun has overslept. It's up to Dixi to go and wake him up. The vocabulary review features third person verbs in the passato remoto tense.

A charming cat called Mirò and his many animal friends are featured in this beautiful animation for kids. The circle of friends get caught in a rainstorm and use colorful umbrellas to keep themselves dry.

Mirò and his friends find wonderful clothing and fabrics from the olden days in the magic box. They use these for their games of make believe.

Mirò and his friends want to have a party. All they get from Magic Box are some paper bags, but they figure out how to have fun and be creative with them.

This time Mirò and his friends want to make music. Magic Box furnishes some everyday objects and the friends need to figure out how to transform them into musical instruments.

This time Magic Box produces a ragdoll. The friends have to invent some games, but not everyone wants to play nicely, and things get out of hand.

It's Mirò's birthday and he receives a gift, which, although wonderful, causes some trouble. Luckily, there are friends who can help out.

Who doesn't appreciate the fall colors, the leaves that fall from the trees? Mirò and his friends get creative with them.

It's time to play ball. Each character brings something different to the game.

This time the Magic Box spills out some bowling pins and a ball. Each character has a different way of approaching the goal of making the pins fall. Although bowling exists in Italy, the traditional Italian game is bocce, hence the name they give to the ball.

Mirò is taking care of his vegetable garden, but there is too much sun. What to do? Let's see what he gets when he asks Magic Box for help. This time Civ plays a major role in the success of the day.

A fun way to get some insight into the Italian constitution—an animated illustration of some of its main points. Turri Scandurra: “La Costituzione per tutti” (The constitution for everyone).