Pada Zaman Dahulu (Malay for "Once Upon a Time"), is a Malaysian animated short series first broadcast in 2011 on TV Alhijrah and later on Astro Ceria. Each episode entails the everyday lives of Ara and Aris and their grandfather Aki, who tells his grandchildren tales that feature kancil, a mouse-deer popular in Malaysian folklore, and various other animal characters such as crocodile, buffalo and monkey. Produced by Les' Copaque Production, Pada Zamam Dahulu is part of the Upin & Ipin franchise and the first series consists of 12 episodes of 6–7 minutes each, with each story covering 3 episodes.