''Winter Storage'' is a 1949 American animated short film produced by

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and released by

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. Part of the ''Donald Duck'' series, the film stars Chip 'n' Dale who steal Donald's acorns while he is planting oak trees. It was directed by

Jack Hannah John Fredrick Hannah (January 5, 1913 – June 11, 1994) was an American animator, writer and director of animated shorts. He worked for Disney and Walter Lantz. Biography Hannah was born on January 5, 1913, in Nogales, Arizona. After attend ...

and features the voices of

Clarence Nash Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash (December 7, 1904 – February 20, 1985) was an American voice actor and impressionist. He is best remembered as the original voice of the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. He was born in the rural community of W ...

as Donald, and Jimmy MacDonald and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale.

Plot

Chip and Dale are not able to find enough acorns to store up for the winter due to all the acorns in the forest being picked. The chipmunks then see

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, working as a park ranger, beginning to seed a clearing in the oak forest. Seeing his large sack of acorns, they set out to steal it. They manage to make off with the entire sack (even after Dale tries to follow Donald's advice), but Donald who figures out the plot, easily takes it from them just as they enter the ground entrance to their tree, then places a box trap (baited with an acorn) which successfully ensnares both chipmunks despite Chip being fully aware of the ruse and them trying to get out of the mess. While the chipmunks argue with each other, Donald looks on amused and provokes them to fight. Finally the chipmunks figure out his dirty tricks and run for the acorns. Donald stands in front of the tree entrance to keep the acorns from going inside. Chip and Dale then pick up hockey sticks. Using teamwork and natural hockey skills, the chipmunks beat Donald at his favorite sport, and finally flatten him with an overwhelming acorn "stampede", filling up the entire tree. A dazed Donald knocks at the door and hits in one last acorn at the chipmunks and laughs at them as if he has won the battle while they conclude that Donald has lost his mind.

Voice cast

as Donald Duck * Jimmy MacDonald as Chip * Dessie Flynn as Dale

Home media

The short was released on December 11, 2007 on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950''. Additional releases include: * ''Have a Laugh Volume 1''

References

External links

''Winter Storage''
on the official Disney website
''Winter Storage''
at the Encyclopedia of Animated Disney Shorts * * {{Chip 'n' Dale in animation Donald Duck short films 1940s Disney animated short films Films directed by Jack Hannah Films produced by Walt Disney 1949 films Films scored by Oliver Wallace Chip 'n' Dale films 1949 animated short films