The Triplets

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For the Latin pop group, see The Triplets (band).

Cover of the DVD "The Triplets and Gaudí.
Cover of the DVD "The Triplets and Gaudí.

The Triplets ("Les Tres Bessones" in Catalan) are three fictional characters (Anna, Teresa and Elena) created by Catalan children's literature illustrator Roser Capdevila.

The Triplets were created in 1983, based on Capdevila's own daughters, three actual triplets born in 1969. The stories were immediately successful and began publishing in many countries. In 1985 a new character, the "Bored Witch" ("La Bruixa Avorrida") was added to the plots to form a collection of classical stories, "The Triplets and (...)"

In 1994, television producers Cromosoma and Televisió de Catalunya adapted the stories to make a cartoon series based on the books. The series became very successful and profitable and led to the production of a second series with the Bored Witch as main character, together with France 3, Canal J and Storimages.

By 2004, The Triplets series consisted of 104 episodes, while The Bored Witch reached 52. They've been translated to 35 different languages and have been shown in 158 countries or territories.

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[edit] Plot

The plots of The Triplets follow a definite pattern. The sisters play some prank or manage to annoy the Bored Witch, and, to punish them, she sends them into a classical tale, legend, or children's literary work. The main structure of the classic remains, but some twists (often hilarious anachronisms) are introduced to favour each plot and define the sisters' personalities.

[edit] Chapters

The Triplets find themselves involved in a different classic story each chapter.

[edit] The Triplets around the world

The series has been translated to the following languages to date:

  1. In Arabic
  2. In Aranese
  3. In Basque - Hirukiak.
  4. In Catalan (not translated, original language) - Les Tres Bessones.
  5. In Chinese - 淘氣三胞胎
  6. In Czech
  7. In Dutch - De Drieling.
  8. In English - The Triplets.
  9. In French - Les Trois Petites Soeurs.
  10. In Gaelic
  11. In Galician
  12. In German
  13. In Greek
  14. In Hebrew - השלישיה(HaShlishiya)
  15. In Hindi
  16. In Hungarian
  17. In Icelandic
  18. In Italian
  19. In Japanese
  20. In Korean
  21. In Kurdish
  22. In Malay
  23. In Mandarin
  24. In Norwegian
  25. In Occitan
  26. In Persian
  27. In Polish
  28. In Portuguese - As Três Irmâs
  29. In Portuguese from Brazil - As Trigêmeas.
  30. In Slovenian
  31. In Spanish - Las Tres Mellizas.
  32. In Swedish - Trillingarna
  33. In Tamil
  34. In Thai
  35. In Turkish

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