Die tschechische Originalausgabe dieses Bandes erschien unter dem Titel "Knížka Ferdy Mravence". Ein wunderschönes tschechisches Kinderbuch über Ferdy die Ameise aus dem Jahre 1968.
English: A book for children about "Ferdy the Ant" published in 1968 in Prague by author Ondřej Sekora (SNDK Praha - Title: "Knížka Ferdy Mravence"). Language of content is german.

Ondřej Sekora (* 25. September 1899 in Královo Pole bei Brünn; † 4. Juli 1967 in Prag) war ein tschechischer Schriftsteller, Kinderbuchautor, Karikaturist, Journalist und Graphiker. Einige seiner Figuren - die Ameise Ferda (Ferdinand), der Käfer Pytlík (Käfer Tolpatsch) und die Marienkäferdame Beruška (Fräulein Siebenpunkt) - sind in der Tschechischen Republik fast jedem bekannt. Sie entstammen seinen Kinderbüchern, von denen das erste Ferda Mravenec im Jahr 1936 erstmals erschienen ist. Weitere Abenteuer dieser Figuren sind in Büchern wie z. B. Ferda v cizích službách (Ferda in fremden Diensten), Trampoty brouka Pytlíka (Die Qualen des Käfers Pytlík) oder Kousky mládence Ferdy Mravence (Die Streiche des jungen Ferda Mravenec) nachzulesen. Die Figuren dienten auch als Vorlagen zu verschiedenen Zeichentrickfilmen.
Sekora über seine Hauptfigur:
„Ich gestehe mir ein, dass mir bisher von allen Zeichenfiguren Ferda Mravenec am besten gelungen ist. Ich habe einen Haupthelden für viele Bilder und für viele verschiedene Umgebungen gebraucht. Dass dies eine Ameise sein wird, habe ich natürlich gewusst. Mickey Maus trägt zur Abwechslung Hosen, Ferda wird eine gepunktete Krawatte haben.“ (Quelle: Wikipedia)

In meinem Blog findest du auch die Zeichentrickserie "Ferdys Abenteuer" (alle 4 Staffeln komplett)


English Information:
Ondřej Sekora (25 September 1899, Brno – 4 July 1967, Prague) was a Czech painter, illustrator, writer, journalist and entomologist. He is known mainly as an author of children books. Sekora was also one of the first propagators of rugby in Czechoslovakia. In 1919 he graduated from the gymnasium in Vyškov. He then studied at the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University. From 1921 he worked as a sports editor, illustrator, reporter and commentator for Lidové noviny newspaper in Brno. In 1923 he married Markéta Kalabusová, but was divorced a year later. From 1929 to 1931 he studied privately as a pupil of Professor Arnošt Hofbauer. In 1927 the editorial office of Lidové noviny moved to Prague. Sekora married his second wife, Ludmila Roubíčková, in 1931. A year later she bore him a son, who was also named Ondřej. In 1941, during World War II, he was forced to leave his job and expelled from the Federation of Czech Journalists. The reason was his mixed marriage. His second wife, Ludmila, was of Jewish origin, and the whole family was persecuted by Germans as racially mixed. From October 1944 to April 1945 he was imprisoned in the German labor camps in Kleinstein (Poland) and Osterode (Germany). His wife was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. In Osterode, Sekora met and befriended Czech actor Oldřich Nový, with whom he attempted to organize the puppet theatre in the camp. Both Sekora and his wife survived the imprisonment, and he later described his experience in his diary. Following World War II he worked as an editor in the magazines Práce (Work) and Dikobraz (Porcupine). From 1949 he also led one of the sections of the Státní nakladatelství dětské knihy (SNDK) (State Publishing House of Children Books). In his later years Sekora devoted himself solely to painting, writing and illustration. In 1964 he was awarded the Meritorious Artist title, and in 1966 he received the Marie Majerová Prize. His public activities ceased in 1964, after a heart attack. He died in 1967, and is buried in Prague-Košíře. He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. In the post-war years he actively participated in the Czechoslovak communist agitation and propaganda. Sekora trained the first Czech rugby clubs, Moravská Slávie in Brno-Pisárky and AFK Žižka Brno among others. He also created the Czech rugby terminology. He co-founded and edited the magazine Sport. The Main-belt asteroid 13406 Sekora, discovered in 1999, is named after him.
Sekora became popular as an author of comic strips, published in Lidové noviny in the 1930s and at the beginning of the 1940s. He was inspired by cartoons of Walt Disney, Wilhelm Busch and Albert Dubout. His short stories were full of humor, with indications of situation comedy. The basis of his style was lively and dynamic drawing with clear contours, accompanied with quatrains. His verses were often inspired by folk speech. He is known as the creator of animated characters Ferda Mravenec ("Ferda the Ant") and Brouk Pytlík ("Pouch the Beetle").

Inside my Blog you will find an animated series about "Ferdy the Ant" (DVD - 4 Seasons) - Have a look ;)