Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography
Pilot animation studio
Present
We live in Russia.
On the Russian state emblem you can see...
...a golden two-headed eagle, powerful and majestic.
St.George slaying the dragon with a silver lance...
...is mounted on the eagle's chest.
The Russian flag is a tricolour.
The white field represents peace and purity,
...the blue one — hope and skies,
...while red is the colour of valour and glory.
Moscow is the capital of Russia,
...the biggest country in the world.
Many different folks live in its vastness.
And every folk has its own customs and traditions.
Belarus is our western neighbour.
Many Belorussians however live here in Russia.
Since olden times Belarusian stonecutters...
and artists have been invited to Russia.
Even the walls of the Kremlin Armory...
...were decorated by Belarusian painters.
The world-famous Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Parkis the only habitat for...
...the European bisons left on the planet.
Today Belarus is the place where...
...powerful lorries are being made.
These lorries are so big that a whole herd...
...of bisons can fit in their beds.
And above all Belarusians love...
and carefully preserve their fairy tales.
And every fairy tale they tell is like a gem.
«How a mister was a horse...»
- It serves him right! Oh! Euuhm!...
...You get the queen. And now the king....
...Ha-ha, got nothing to trump?!
Mister (in the yard): - Hup, two! Hup, two! I'll teach you what is what forward, march!...
...Hey, get a wiggle on! Up together! Hup, two! Hup, two!...
...Hup, two! Forward, march!...
...Hup, two! Hup, two!
- You bunch of lazy slackers! Go get to work already!
Once upon a time in a village there lived one mister.
He was evil and greedy.
- Hey move it! Hup, two! Hup, two!
- It's so exhausting, dear sir!...
...Could we take a rest and have a little bite?
- Have a bite? A little bite?...
...I'll make it hot for you, you lazybones!
- What a one you are, so harsh, my darling. Uh?!
- Oh dear madam, give us a horse to help us!...
...It's so hard to work without a horse, oh?
- A horse?!... To help you?!... What kind of nonsence is that!...
...I'd have to pay 3 roubles per year for the hay to feed it!
- It's no good, ma'am, why would they do a horse's job?!
- Uh? What's that? Who's that?!
- Hup, two! Hup, two! I'll make it hot for you!
- Why don't you have any pity for your servants?...
...They're toiling away morning till night!
- Where are you?!...
- Make it snappy slackers!
- Don't you torture your men! Give them something to eat.
- Shut your mouth! Who are you anyway?!
- I'm a local boggard. I used to live at your old man's and your grand dad's place.
- Boggard, boggard! I'm my own's boggard myself!...
...Get out!
- Oh! Ah...!!!
- Oh! What kind of workers am I given here!
- Here you go, fellows, a horse
- But on one condition!...
...Give this horse the hardest job!
- And also! Never feed the horse,
...it will do it only good.
That's how they got a horse in the household.
While the mister disappeared the same day...
...as if he never existed in this world.
- Ah! He is not here. Where is he?
The horse worked hard, oh!
He got the toughest job to do, morning till night.
And as agreed, he got no food at all.
- Not here either.
- Hey! Found him? No! Tumelya hasn't either!
- He's not here either. And not here.
- I haven't found him! Neither have I! And I!
- Got him!
- Oh! Here he is, our sir, huh! Asleep!
- Thank God!... Exhaused, my darling!
...Ah?! Oh! His shoes alone!
Roma (behind the fence): - Hush! Quiet!
- Hush!
Once at night some burglars broke into the house.
- Hey, I've got the head! - No, I've got the head!
- Shhh! Hush!
- Where are you, my turtle dove? Why have left me?
- Shhh! Hush!
- Oh, that fits me! - Hey, no! That fits me!
- Let's check this out? - Let's do it!
- Ah! Alarm! Oh! Ah! Somebody stole our boots!
- Go get them!
- Get them! Get them!
- They were here... And they're gone...
- Where, where are you going? To the right!
- Oh my! What's going on?!
- Hurray!
- Let's sell this horse to the shoemaker.
- Hey! Shoemaker! Shoemaker!...
...He wouldn't buy such a fleabag!
...too scraggy!
- You know what? We'll trick him!
- Who? The shoemaker?
- First the horse, then the shoemaker!
- That's right! We two can trick anyone! Oh-oh!
- Shhh, hush!
- Hey, fetch that! What's up? - I'm loath to after you touched this.
- Look, what a good old horse! Euh?!
- What?
- Take him! You won't regret this!...
...It's a treasure of a horse!
- Yup!
- Why not! I'll take him!
- They were here! And now they're gone! Oh my!
- What's going on?!
...Look what a good horse I've bought!
- A good horse? Use your eyes!
...You've bought a fleabag!
- A fleabag?
...Oh my! How could I?!
- What are we going to do with this now?
- With this?
...Oh! There's enough fell for seven pairs of boots!
- Try eight!
- Why not? Could fit for eight!!!
- And the horse realised what awaited him!
- Why? May be even nine?!
- Oh! And suddenly the horse came back...
...home ...sweet home.
Wife (crying over): - Where are you my darling?!
- Where are you, my turtle dove?
- How dare you, you fleabag, eat my cabbage! Uh?
- Whoa, oh my!
- Ah! My dear wife! Why would you beat me?
...Why can't you spare some cabbage for me? Oh?
...Now it feels like I've never tried anything better before.
- You're tired, my darling!
- Hey, fellows, need some help? Let me give a hand!
...We'll cope together.
...Hey, fellows, let's pull together!
...All together! Go, go!
......Hup, two! Hup, two! Oh! Hup, two!
And since then the mister treated his workers well.
He hasn't bought them a horse however.