Onegai! Samia-don facts for kids

Please! Psammea-don (known in Japan as おねがい!サミアどん (Onegai! Samia-don)) is an exciting Japanese anime television series. It first aired on April 2, 1985, and finished on February 4, 1986. There were 78 episodes in total, full of magic and adventure.

This anime is based on a classic book from 1902. The book is called Five Children and It and was written by an English author named Edith Nesbit.

About the Story and Characters

The story of Please! Psammea-don is a bit different from the original book. In the anime, there are four main children instead of five. Three of these children are siblings: Cyril, Robert, and Jane. Their fourth friend, Anne, lives next door.

These four children discover a magical creature called a Psammead. A Psammead is a sand-fairy that can grant wishes. In the anime, this special creature looks yellow and wears a blue hat. Unlike some mischievous fairies, this Psammead is often grumpy and a bit lazy. It grants wishes, but sometimes the wishes cause funny or unexpected problems for the children.

International Names for the Series

This popular anime series was shown in many different countries. Each country often gave it a unique name.

For example, in Latin America and Spain, the show was known as Samed, el duende mágico. This means "Psammead, the magic goblin". In France and Quebec, the series was called Sablotin. People in the Arab world knew the show as Moghamarat Samid, which translates to "Samid's adventures".

See Also

• In Spanish: Samed, el duende mágico para niños