- “The llama is an odd-looking individual with considerable personality. His master here exercises complete control over him with a homemade flute.”
- ―Fred Shields[src]
The Llama is a character from the animated segment, Lake Titicaca, which is the first animated segment of the animated feature film, Saludos Amigos.
Background[]
Personality[]
While he does not speak, the llama shows a considerable personality as described by the narrator. He is shown to respond to the flute the by uses so that he reacts to the music - particularly in upscale and downscale using the correct tune. However, whenever he hears a sour note, it causes him to react in disgust. In spite of his like for correct tunes, the narrator also describes him as not being a fond of upbeat music.
Physical appearance[]
The llama has a light brown coloration of wool all around his body. In addition to this, he also has a pair of long brown ears as well as four brown hooves with gray hoof nails protruding out of them.
Role in the film[]
The llama first appears where he is seen next to his master who uses a flute. As his master plays his flute a few notes upscale and downscale, the llama happily reacts to the melody as he moves to the rhythm while Donald Duck happily observes the llama. As the young master offers Donald to try his flute and as Donald curiously uses it, he reacts in disgust to Donald's tune, showing that Donald is trying the flute for the first time. Donald then plays the flute in a jazzy tune causing the llama to react in an upbeat manner which the narrator describes him of not being used to dance in upbeat melody. Later, Donald rides the llama all across the Andes while playing the flute given by the llama's master.
While riding on him, Donald and the llama find themselves on a suspension bridge and as Donald notices this, Donald tells the llama he is on a bridge from high above, just as the llama looks at the village far below the two of them. As Donald plays the flute to get help, it makes the llama walk back and as Donald gets back on top of the bridge, it causes Donald to scramble in a frantic manner to remove parts of the bridge just as he gets back on him. Seeing what he did to the bridge, Donald them places a piece of the bridge from the first side to the end so that Donald and the llama can cross safely only to make the situation worse which the narrator then summarizes that those who cross the suspension bridge must not lose their temper, especially when travelling with a llama, much to Donald feeling irritated. Just as Donald is about to fall off, the llama reaches the other side of the bridge safely while Donald falls into a pottery market safely and then into Lake Titicaca. The llama is never seen again after that.
