Flora is the second of the triplets, Babar & Celeste's oldest daughter; Pom, Alexander and Isabelle's sister. She is the Crown Princess of Celesteville.
Biography[]
She is the middle child of the triplets, like all little girls she loves her dolls, skipping rope, and playing hopscotch. She is a bit of tomboy as she likes to play baseball as well. While she does get teased by her brothers, usually Alexander, she loves them very much and often plays with them. Just like her father, she plays tennis, the piano, and has an interest in photography as shown in The Celesteville Enquirer. She also takes ballet just like her mother did. Another sport Flora does is rowing, especially when Pom, Alexander, and Victor were training for the rowing competition she was practicing on her own and was a real pro. Aside from her brothers, Flora loves to play with Isabelle, just like sisters do. When Isabelle first came home, she wanted to take care of her new sister, but got in trouble for waking her, just like her brothers. She soon believes that her parents only care about baby Isabelle, as their parents spend all their time with her. Unfortunately Flora's jealousy gets the better of her and she sends the diapers her parents ordered away. Later on she tries to play the piano but Babar tells her to be quiet. When she asks instead to read her a story he tells her no and she furiously bangs the piano waking up Isabelle again. When Celeste asks where are the diapers they ordered Flora tells them what she did. This shocks her parents, Celeste has to call them back while Babar goes to check on Isabelle but not before telling Flora he will talk to her later. Flora becomes heartbroken and sad so she packs up her things and runs away, or rather hides in the attic to make her parents feel sorry. When her brothers find her, Pom tells her that hiding in the attic just to get away from the baby is going too far and how much they all miss her, even her parents. When her parents have a talk with her, Babar is surprised to learn that she was living in the attic and asks why she was there and not in her old room. Flora angrily states that Isabelle moved into her old room and she was given a new room, which she didn't like because it wasn't next to her parents. Her parents assure her that they still love her very much, they also tell her Isabelle also reminds them of her and that it won't be long until Isabelle will need her big sister for support and love.
Much like her older brother, Flora can act mature at times especially with Alexander. This was shown in Alexander the Great throughout the episode, Alexander kept believing that he will be king of Celesteville which they both disagreed with. Later on, Alexander jumped into a plane which he eventually turns on and crashes. Both Flora and Pom along with Uncle Arthur tried to make a balloon to go home but Alexander was only interested in finding some food which Flora and Pom chided him for as it was his actions that got them there in the first place. After he was caught by a tribe of Homboyant both Flora and Pom tried to get him to come with them but Alexander refused as they made him king and he gets to be in charge. Afterwards it is soon revealed that they planned to cook Alexander, realizing how mean he was Alexander sincerely apologizes to Pom and Flora who forgive him. Another time was when the triplets were competing in the soapbox derby, when Alexander refused to help them, Pom and Flora agreed that Alexander had to be kicked off the team. Later on Alexander apologized for his actions and she and Pom accepted his apology. Flora is always willing to help others out, such as the time Pom and Victor needed an another rower, Flora volunteered as she had been practicing very hard.
Personality[]
She wears a pink dress with a white collar and matching pink shoes. She does have trouble telling the truth sometimes as shown in A Pair of Queens and Mango Madness. Even when she teased Rataxes about his fruit festival costumes, she goes and apologizes to him herself, meaning she was willing to tell the truth to help save the fruit festival. In later seasons, she is a little more mature just like Pom, when they were stranded in an uncharted part of the jungle after an airplane crash, she and Pom knew that they had to leave, even when Alexander was being stubborn about leaving she tried reasoning with him. At times Flora does not have much experience in some areas but even if it does not go well, she still tries especially after some encouragement.
Trivia[]
- Flora is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning flower, ultimately derived from the Latin word flos, which had the genitive floris. Flora was a fertility goddess of flowers and springtime in Ancient Rome. Flora is also a feminine form of the Roman name Florus, which is derived from the same source.
- Flora doesn't appear in Babar and the Adventures of Badou, but she's mentioned and however pictured, it's unknown where she is.
- From Season 3 onward she is voiced by Lea-Helen Weir.
- Many of the stories with her as a major character often involve her relationship with Babar.
- According to the episode, A Pair of Queens, Flora has a pen pal.
- In the early seasons, she heard more of Babar's stories than any of her other siblings.
- She is the only one of Babar's children who has had the same outfit since season 1.
- Flora has had multiple voice actresses over the series, in fact in Babar: The Movie, she was the only one of Babar's children to not be voiced by her TV series actress.
- Flora is the second character that has got bitten by a snake once in Witch's Potion unlike Madame, there was no known cure at the time.
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