The Sword In The Stone

The Sword In The Stone is ostensibly a fun Disney film about the King Arthur myth. So why in the heck is there a brief sequence teaching children the futility of love and ubiquity of heartbreak? When Merlin turns a young Arthur into a squirrel (?), a female squirrel falls in love with him. However, Arthur cannot reciprocate, as he is just a human visiting. We are then forced to watch this poor, female squirrel become absolutely devastated, her cartoon eyes dripping off her fur. Thanks, Disney!