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The adventures of a young and happy bee who is sent by her queen to search for pollen, and in doing so she finds a new world that surrounds her, making friends with various forest creatures.
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- E1 Maya Is BornNext upApr 1, 1975 · 25 min
Synopsis
A great excitement reigns in the hive, Cassandra, arrives home just in time to experience the birth of the new bees. A bee slips through one of the honeycombs: Maya.
- E2 Maya Learns To FlyMay 8, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya and Willy still have a lot to learn about the weather, wasps, spiders, flowers... When the first flying lesson comes, Maya is enthusiastic but unaware of the dangers that await her...
- E3 Maya and The Dragonfly ShnuckMay 15, 1975 · 25 min
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Miss Cassandra will be missing for a few weeks from the beehive, so Maya indulges in an unscheduled trip into nature. Getting into a fine mess in a pond, she is rescued by a kind dragonfly who has taken a liking to her. Soon after, it is Maya’s turn to rescue her from the clutches of a dragonfly-hunting boy.
- E4 Maya and The AntsMay 22, 1975 · 25 min
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For one day, Maya wants to be the captain of an ant army. After all, she has helped ants come ashore on her floating leaf. This wish can be granted, and Maya holds her own as captain. She does guide the ants through the water and has trouble climbing up a tree trunk, but in the end it is she who helps the ants escape the dreaded ant lion.
- E5 Maya and The Housefly PuckMay 29, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya meets Puck, a fly with a very bad temper. Puck can report all kinds of situations, food and, above all, people. Maya wants to meet humans and convinces Puck to show her a house.
- E6 Maya and The Spider TheklaJun 5, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya marvels at the world: the dandelions, the sun, the water. On her journey she meets the pink beetle, who invites her to eat. Unfortunately, they can't stay to eat, they have to keep flying. During a trip with a Willy, he gets caught in the web of the spider Thekla.
- E7 The Forest FireJun 12, 1975 · 25 min
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Danger in the garden. It burns! The insects are at a loss. Only the violin spider finds the fire good. She loves everything that distracts the insects. Maybe someone will get into her web. The excitement increases. The fire spreads more and more. Already the first floor of the plant house is burned. The insects need help.
- E8 Willy With The AntsJun 19, 1975 · 25 min
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The fly knows a wonderful vacation spot - in the middle of a horse's back. She just forgot to warn Willy and Maya about the horse's tail. One powerful swipe of the tail, and Willy falls unconscious to the ground. Of course, the ants clear him away: everything lying around is cleared away. With the ants, Willy comes to again, at the last moment - and from now on thinks he is an ant.
- E9 Maya and The Earthworm MaxJun 26, 1975 · 25 min
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Max, the earthworm is slightly depressed. The culprit is the eternal rain. Maya and Willy try to cheer him up.
- E10 Maya and The FrogJul 3, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya and Willy meet a cute little green frog, however this frog has only one thing on his mind: he wants Maya and Willy for breakfast.
- E11 Maya and Iffi In The RainJul 10, 1975 · 25 min
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It has been raining all day. At first it is quite funny, the insects press themselves under a safe mushroom and tell each other what they have experienced - until Iffi appears. Iffi, the bark beetle in love. He confuses everything with his crush, and when his beloved turns up, the good mood is soon over. Just at this moment, the water rises. The small group is in danger.
- E12 Maya and The Firefly JimmyJul 17, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya and Willy learn for the first time in their lives about the luminosity of fireflies, and immediately, of course, Maya has an idea. She has always wanted to see the mysterious underground passages of the earth beetles. Everything under the ground is strangely alien, and Willy feels anything but comfortable in his skin. Where is the exit?
- E13 Maya and The LocustJul 24, 1975 · 25 min
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One day, Maya and Willy discover a strange old locust in the garden. She has lost connection with the large group of locusts and is now sitting quite discouraged and unhappy with herself in the garden. Maya and Willy build her a stretcher and help her... although the old locust soon turns out to be very vigorous...
- E14 The Jumping CompetitionJul 31, 1975 · 25 min
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A big jumping competition is scheduled for today. Flip is showing off tremendously. He thinks he's the best, the fastest, the farthest and, above all, the most elegant jumper. But he has to learn that sometimes there are even better ones.
- E15 Maya and The LarvaAug 7, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya and Willy have found a small caterpillar that they think is homeless. They take the caterpillar to themselves and raise it. They nurture it and begin to like the caterpillar. But one day they experience that their little caterpillar first becomes a monster and then a beautiful butterfly.
- E16 The BeetlesAug 14, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya has promised a pair of beetles to look after their brood. Poor Willy! If he had known how difficult it is to herd a wild bunch of little beetles. He certainly wouldn't have gotten up that morning at all.
- E17 Maya and The Centipede JeromeAug 21, 1975 · 25 min
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Maya meets a sick centipede. But the centipede doesn't know what exactly is wrong with him. One of his many legs is no longer working properly.
- E18 Flip Is TrappedAug 28, 1975 · 25 min
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Flip is in trouble. While training for the Grasshopper Wide Hopping Championship, he has fallen into the clutches of a carnivorous plant.
- E19 Maya and Kurt’s RescueSep 4, 1975 · 25 min
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The evil spider Thekla has caught Maya and wants to eat her. But Kurt, the dung beetle, frees her. Thekla vows revenge and gets her chance when Kurt is knocked down on his back and can't get up. Maya won't let the evil spider do it and comes to Kurt’s rescue with her friend Willy.
- E20 Shelter From the WindSep 11, 1975 · 25 min
- E21 CicadaSep 18, 1975 · 25 min
- E22 Jama the AntSep 25, 1975 · 25 min
- E23 CricketOct 2, 1975 · 25 min
- E24 Where is the WoodOct 9, 1975 · 25 min
- E25 Tiger Longicorn BeetleOct 16, 1975 · 25 min
- E26 Cousin FranzOct 23, 1975 · 25 min
- E27 Flower SpriteOct 30, 1975 · 25 min
- E28 HiccupNov 6, 1975 · 25 min
- E29 What Kind of HouseNov 13, 1975 · 25 min
- E30 Colonel WeaverNov 20, 1975 · 25 min
- E31 Harold the HawkNov 27, 1975 · 25 min
- E32 Maja Wishes To Be a Bird-Sized BeeDec 4, 1975 · 25 min
- E33 Pursuit by a Sparrow and a FrogDec 11, 1975 · 25 min
- E34 Willard the StrongDec 18, 1975 · 25 min
- E35 Twin FlapDec 25, 1975 · 25 min
- E36 Kitty the FleaJan 1, 1976 · 25 min
- E37 Maja in the SnowJan 8, 1976 · 25 min
- E38 Spring has ComeJan 15, 1976 · 25 min
- E39 Chipper the MothJan 22, 1976 · 25 min
- E40 Duel At Ant’s RanchJan 29, 1976 · 25 min
- E41 Fake HolesFeb 5, 1976 · 25 min
- E42 Clide the CockroachFeb 12, 1976 · 25 min
- E43 New FriendsFeb 19, 1976 · 25 min
- E44 The Lonely ChampionFeb 26, 1976 · 25 min
- E45 Eggs, Eggs, and Still More EggsMar 4, 1976 · 25 min
- E46 Burt the Honey BeeMar 11, 1976 · 25 min
- E47 Anthony the AntMar 18, 1976 · 25 min
- E48 Thekla and the Violin ContestMar 25, 1976 · 25 min
- E49 Beauty ContestApr 1, 1976 · 25 min
- E50 Maja on the SeaApr 8, 1976 · 25 min
- E51 Maja in a Big PinchApr 15, 1976 · 25 min
- E52 Welcome Home MajaApr 22, 1976 · 25 min
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