I remember watching a video, it was on a tape. It had a boy who lived in a little house by himself on the moon or a little planet, and he was outside and a butterfly was flying around and he got a net and was trying to chase it to catch it, he ended up running around the whole moon/planet.
I was about 4 or 5 so would have been in the late 1990’s early 2000’s
It has been bugging me for sooo long!
I beleive you’re thinking of “The Little Prince.” Various versions of the story exist; not sure if you’re thinking of the live or animated version. Here’s the one I used to watch as a child:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071762/?ref_=nv_sr_3