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In The Netherlands people tend to do the same with products based on Nijntje (known as Miffy internationally).

We also have Alfred J. Kwak[1], which looking back on it is surprisingly on-the-nose with a lot of topics that completely passed me by as a child. The israel/palestine conflict, apartheid and fascism to name just a few.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_J._Kwak

I remember watching this as a kid. Even though one did not understand it, you felt it had way more substance in the story than Moomins. Like evil corporations, scheming, politics,...

Which is another lost-in-translation thing.

"Nijn" is the second syllable of "Konijn" (Rabbit) with "tje" being the diminutive.

So her name is an affectionate kid version of "Little Rabbit".

I have know idea where "Miffy" came from.

For anyone in the US who needs ear bleach after too many civil war doccos, allow me to present "cute little bunny had a fly upon its nose": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwDhzl_O6qY

(and for dutchies, it's a long way until 11 november, but here's an early reminder for the times of covid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRkqkBjlmqw )

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