In 1957 the picture book and cartoon character “The Little Mole” was invented by the Czech artist Zdenek Miler by chance while looking for a new cartoon character. Bored by the scripts from the Prague cartoon studios, Miler is looking for a new character. Black fur, red nose and exactly three hairs on the head. The little mole celebrates its milestone birthday almost unchanged.

“I missed the right idea for a long time. I then went for a walk. I suddenly tripped over something in a meadow. That was a molehill. I cheered and said to myself. Yes, that's the idea - a mole. " Miler said on Czech radio in 2006. The very first film “How the mole got his pants” received the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The breakthrough has been made. The TV stations are queuing up to adopt the little mole. But the new star in the international cartoon sky had a language problem at the beginning, because he spoke Czech. In the following years, the little mole therefore remained silent. Without words, only with the baby sounds of his children, Krtek - as he is called in Czech - is understood all over the world. More than 40 books and 50 films will be created in the coming decades.

The little mole and the birthday party
The little mole and the birthday party

After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Zdeněk Miler earned a small fortune. Marketing with T-shirts, plush toys and coffee cups is still good business today. The artist, humble throughout his life, was never interested in business matters. For Zdenek Miler, success with children was more important than money and fame. After the death of Zdeněk Miler in 2011 at the age of 90, a dirty inheritance quarrel began between his relatives and the former manager. For over 60 years, “The Little Mole” has been delighting children and adults with its funny films and books who have also grown up with him. I also loved him as a child. Happy Birthday!


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