The Wise Little Hen

I have been wondering lately why and how Norwegians have fallen so hard for Donald Duck (the animated character). He's seemingly everywhere, even on buses (the buses don't advertise any particular product, they just serve to remind the people of Norway that Donald is there for them, when they need him most). Here's a bus: 


From a bit of research, it appears that 'Donald Duck Magazine' is the most widely read magazine publication in Norway. More than one million of the four million people living in Norway subscribe to read the weekly adventures of Uncle Donald. There's actually a bar called Onkle Donald... 

I'm not going to pass judgment here, as Donald is certainly a respectable character, but I still wonder.

Anyway, before I go to bed tonight, I'll need to do some packing because tomorrow I leave for St. Petersburg, Russia, via Copenhagen.