I saw it at the beginning of 1990 decade , like other Japanese animation series and I was seduced, in same measure, by drawings and story itself.
A girl, her mother, a donkey in a long, long travel to Perrine grandfather. Adventures, lost of mom, critic situations and the beautiful education and noble virtues of main character solving everything, including the stoned , full of prejudices, heart of venerable man.
After decades, I suppose, my memory preserves the traces of atmosphere and moral kick to give to young audience good examples of fair behavior and , sure, some tears.
Part of a lost time, conscient than the new generations are seduced by different animation series, I reminds Periinu monogatari as a nice fist of crumbs from my youth.