Sprig (Pocahontas)

:For the "Amphibia" character, see "Sprig Plantar".
Sprig is a character who appears in the defunct "Pocahontas and her Forest Friends" show at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
==Background==
Sprig is an anthropomorphic sapling who is depicted with a face on the top of his head. He also uses two branches which he uses as arms to give him expression as well as having twigs on the top of his head as well as having green leaves decorated on his branches and twigs.
===Development History===
Sprig was created for the defunct "Pocahontas and her Forest Friends" show at Disney's Animal Kingdom which opened on April 22, 1998 (the opening day of Animal Kingdom) in the former Camp Minnie-Mickey area at the park. Sprig is depicted as an animatronic sapling puppet alongside Grandmother Willow who was also placed into the show as well and was one of the two animatronics used throughout the show.
"Pocahontas and her Forest Friends" permanently closed on September 27, 2008 after ten years of performance; Camp Mickey-Minnie closed on January 5, 2014 to make way for Pandora: The World of Avatar which opened in 2017.
==Role in the show==
As Pocahontas panics about the forest being in the state of deforestation with multiple trees being cut down by lumberjacks while talking to Grandmother Willow, Sprig wakes up and overhears Pocahontas panicking, which Grandmother Willow tells the two to be patient, asking Pocahontas about the prophecy of the forest which reminds Pocahontas of the great wind whispering to all the animals of the forest with one of them having a gift to protect the forest which Sprig hears about what Pocahontas said as Grandmother Willow tells Pocahontas to learn more about the secrets of the animals of the forest before it's too late. Throughout the show, Sprig encounters various live animals passing trying to learn about the creatures of the forest and what makes them unique and why it is important to protect certain species whose populations are decreasing. As Pocahontas thinks of protecting the forest, Sprig then thinks the conservation must by the mystery of the forest while Grandmother Willow tells Pocahontas to follow her heart. Afterwards, Sprig and Grandmother Willow transform into their lifeless forms while Pocahontas sings "Colors of the Wind".
==Trivia==
*His name is a reference to "Sprig", a small stem with leaves taken from a bush or a plant.
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