Child series – Schweden Production year: 1963 Movie length: 25 minutes
Writer: Astrid Lindgren,
Movie description:
In a book Melker finds the maxim »This day – a life«. He decides to make the maxim come true this very day, but despite his good intentions, all his undertakings end in disaster. He builds a water-conduit to the kitchen, only to find out that the whole kitchen-floor is flooded with water. He cook fishes for the dinner, but the food is uneatable because of too much salt. Christer invites Malin to a boating excursion and is not happy when she brings along her little brother Pelle. In the end Christer leaves Saltkråkan with the intention of never coming back.