Ernest Thompson Seton "Wild Animals I Have Known"
One fox or crow
is so much like another
that we cannot be sure
that it really is the same next time we meet.
But once in awhile
there arises an animal who is stronger or wiser
than his fellow,
who is, as we would say... a genius.
The wolf Lobo and his gang continue to reign over the region of Currumpaw.
When the award for the skin of Lobo reached $1000,
up the cañon of the Currumpaw came one day galloping a Texan ranger named Tannerey.
"The Hunter Tannerey leaves Currumpaw".
"The hunter Tenneray got a slap from Lobo"
Being chased the Rat runs downwards,
the Cat runs upwards,
the Dog runs forwards.
Soon after that, hoping to obtain the scalp, a French Canadian appeared.
He firmly believed that Lobo was no simple wolf, but a "loup-garou" (werewolf)
To adjust his way of hunting to that fact...
White Owl acquired an old flintlock
that spoke with silver bullets.
He would hunt it with Magic!
Ferrum, Cuprum, Aurum, Argentum
The old gun did not fire.
Then there was Joe Calone -
when his patience was exhausted, he decided to dynamite the cliffs
where Lobo lived.
This history, gathered so far from the cowboys, I found hard to believe
until this fall I made the acquaintance of the wily marauder.
I was working on detailed illustration 18 hours a day,
and had much overworked my eyes.
Doctors insisted that I leave my job and travel somewhere for a rest.
"If you... agree...
to come to... New Mexico...
to teach... wolf hunting
then... the fellows and outlays will be mine,
the wolves' skins will be yours."
FILM COMPANY "MASTER FILM", 2001 presents a pilot film of the animated project "Lobo" director/writer/animator: Eduard Belyayev
art director Aleksey Kondrashov, music Andrey Khmara executive producer Vadim Pegasov producers Vyacheslav Mayasov, Aleksandr Gerasimov
Film made with state financial support from the Cinematography Dpt. of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
Transcription & timing: Agape (2011) Translation & subs: Eus (2011) & Niffiwan (2022), animatsiya.net