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MORI-NO YOGI-NA SHOJINTACHI , BELFY TO LILIBET , BASMA WA 3ABDO
The children are watched over by, and often scolded by, the older Littl'
Bits, including the doctor Dr.
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The series describes the adventures of a race of tiny people resembling elves
who live in a simple village in Foothill Forest. It focuses in particular on a
group of children: Lillabit "Basma", Willibit
"3abdo", Snagglebit "7'aldoon", Chip, and Browniebit.
Snagglebit (named Napoleon in the original version), the spoiled son of the
mayor, is enamored of the beautiful Lillabit (Belfy or "Berufi" in the original
Japanese and in most non-English versions of the show), but she's best friends
with Willibit (originally Lillibit or "Rirubitto"), the moral role model . Thus,
Willibit and 
Snagglebit often butt heads, especially over Lillabit. (In the
first episode, Snagglebit was so upset that Willibit was crowned King of the
Children's Festival over him that he attempted to keep Willibit away from the
festival by cutting a rope that held a raft carrying grapes to shore - a trick
that backfired when Snagglebit ended up falling down a waterfall and Willibit
was forced to jump in to save him.)
Snoozabit (Lillabit's
drunkard but kind uncle, who has raised her since her parents supposedly died
when she was an infant, although it is later revealed that Lillabit's parents are still alive
and are 
outcast "Wanderbits" , the wood-cutter Chopabit, the baker
Bakeabit, Willibit's father Grumpabit, Helpabit, the elder Elderbit, Mayor
Bossabit (Snagglebit's father), and others. Another frequently recurring child character is Teenybit
"Washwashoona" (Williebit's younger
sister), who befriends Scarybit "7arbeea", an ill-tempered, superstitious old woman
assumed to be a witch and shunned by most of the other villagers. Teenybit is
able to see through Scarybit's tough exterior and
learns that she's really just
a lonely old lady who needs a friend.
Due to their similar size and naming
scheme, an analogy is often drawn between the Littl' Bits and the
The children spend much of their
time exploring and interacting with the animals of the forest, both friendly and
unfriendly, including
cowardly baby horse find its courage, and in
another, Willibit and Snagglebit
venture into the mountains to gather ice for a
young squirrel who is suffering from a dangerously high fever.