A Little Frog Looks for His Father
written by Genrikh Sapgir & Gennadiy Tsyferov
directed by Roman Kachanov art direction: Roman Kachanov & Vladimir Sobolev
camera Iosif Golomb music Mihail Ziv sound Georgiy Martynyuk
animators: L. Popov, Pavel Petrov, Kirill Malyantovich, Yuriy Kuzyurin
voice artists: Rina Zelyonaya (Little Frog) Erast Garin (Crocodile) V. Gertsik, Klara Rumyanova (Grasshopper), Anatoliy Papanov, Mihail Yanshin (Hippo)
puppets & decor: Boris Karavayev, Vladimir Abakumov, Oleg Masainov, Marina Chesnokova, Svetlana Znamenskaya, F. Oleynikov, Roman Gurov, Pavel Gusev, V. Kalashnikova
All little things have fathers.
They go on walks with fathers.
They play with fathers.
Fathers take care of them.
Fathers teach them.
All little things have fathers.
But the Little Frog had no father.
And he decided to find one.
Back off!
Excuse me, please. Would you like to be my father?
- Father? - Yes.
Father? What for?
Well, to go on walks...
Oh, if it's only going on walks, I can try.
Let's go for a walk.
Let's go for a walk!
Don't pick the flowers
- Hey, Little Frog. - Yeah? What?
I can't be your father.
But why?
I can't, because I'm big and mature... And you are so small.
So what?
You jump about goodness knows where, while I walk properly.
Take a look! Here you are. Like this.
No, no! I can't be your father! No more!
What a pity.
Tell me, please. Can you be my father?
Father? What for?
What are we going to do together?
Well, fathers go on walks... Or for example, they play.
Well, if they play...
Okay, let's play hide-and-seek.
Let's play hide-and-seek! How does one play?
Very easy. This is when one hides in another's tummy.
Oh, that's so interesting!
Jump!
One, two, three...
Okay, quickly, now you jump!
No, I can't play with you. I can't be your father.
But why?
I'm so very big and you're so very, very small...
...for such a big tummy as mine.
Moreover, recently...
...I had a real nourishing...
...game of hide-and-seek.
That's a real, real shame!
And now scratch behind the ear.
Excuse me, please. Can you become my father?
Father? Oh, what do fathers do?
Fathers... well, they teach you and take care of you.
They take care of you?
No, I like it when somebody takes care of me.
Because I'm so big and I myself need a lot of care!
Well, you are not so big, you are a little bit bigger than me.
- But I am. - Oops.
Oh, he's so big!
Oh, he's so big and huge!
He won't agree to be my father for sure.
Wait, wait.
Don't cry. Why are you crying?
I'm looking for a father.
You're looking for father?
Yes, I am.
What, you don't have one?
- No. - Not at all?
Not at all.
Well, I don't know. I'm big and you're small.
I'm small.
But still, I agree to be your father.
I'll teach you.
I'll go on walks with you.
- Do you know how to jump? - I do.
Oh, where are you jumping?!
You are all entangled.
Who would get you untangled if you didn't have a father now?
Okay, let's go.
The End Translated by Spartak2005 & Niffiwan