The plot is as follows: his ship wrecked and his parents and the entire crew dead, the waves of the sea carry the cradle of little Saturnino to the island of Pomotù, where he is taken into custody by the monkey people who made the island hospital there, so it became his home. Growing up, Saturnino realizes that he is different from his "brothers" and, at 12, he decides to leave. He makes a log, greets his friends and sets off on an adventure. On the sea he is intercepted by the ship: “Bella Leocadia”, under the guidance of the commander “Lombrico”; to spot it is his assistant: "Mandible". The captain takes him on board and, for 10 years, Saturnino lived on the ship carrying goods and spices around the world.
At the age of 22 Saturnino's ship is attacked by Malaysian pirates commanded by the pirate "Bora Bora", and the captain dies. Farandola and Mandibola are taken prisoner and are saved only thanks to the Skilful gallantry of Saturnino who deceives the cruel "Bumbaja", the pirate's right arm; then he resumes command of the ship and establishes his base on the Island of the Turtles. Sailing the seas he lives a thousand adventures meeting many characters created by Giulio Verne such as the "Captain Nemo" who makes him visit the Nautilus and gives him diving suits.
The suits are then used by Farandola and Earthworm to explore the seabed, hunting for a whale that has swallowed the beautiful Mysera. We then find them in Siam in search of the sacred "White Elephant". But they see it badly because they are condemned by the rajah because of the evil and evil police mandarin, "Nao-King". Fortunately for them, the "colonel" of the Amazons, who fell in love with Mandible, helps them escape. Saturnino does not give up on the elephant hunt because there is a rich reward, and he goes to Japan where he breaks into the heart of Princess Yamidà. Hunting down the yellow pirates, believed to be responsible for the elephant kidnapping, Saturnino and Mandible reach China and clash with Nao King's henchmen.
The elephant flees again, this time in Siberia and, continuing the research, Saturnino meets another character of Giulio Verne: "Michele Strogoff". Finally, the white elephant is taken back and, after returning it to the Rajah, they collect the coveted reward.
New trip to Africa where he is robbed by the Negroes of the “Gram-Gram” tribe. Wandering through the jungle he arrives in the village of "Makalolo", where the sorcerer introduces him to the beautiful queen who is a white woman named "Caroline". She too joins the travellers and, together, they leave for Egypt. Saturnino lives many other adventures and during his travels he meets another character of Verne: “Fogg” engaged in his journey around the world. Finally, disappointed by his fellows, Farandola returns to his beloved island of Pomotù, where he begins to reign under the name of Saturnino 1.
To remain faithful to Robida's book, and yet campy at the same time, the scenographies of the script were created in two dimensions and reproduce the illustrations of the same author of the novel; as well as the costumes, almost all mainly in black and white.
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