Pies

This animated film about blind prejudice is based on a short story by Canadian author Wilma Riley Mrs Cherwak is Polish and owns a cow Mrs Meuser is a German with entrenched notions of cleanliness She does not appreciate the cows inevitable byproduct The film describes their conflict and its curious resolution over coffee and mincemeat pie While the author chose to write about the Germans and the Poles she grew up with on the outskirts of Regina the situation she describes could apply anywhere in the world