Who Will Tell a Fable?
Script and Art Director: R. Saakyants
Camera: A. Kyurdian Composer: R. Amirhanyan
Sound: K. Kurdiyan Animation Artist: R. Saakyants
Artists: Yu. Muradyan, S. Galstyan, A. Karapetyan, M. Gazazyan
I. Patrik, N. Ahinyan, V. Mailyan, M. Manukyan
Assistants: M. Anamyan, A. Karagash
Voices: O. Golubitskiy, A. Tarasov, Ya. Turylyova
Yu. Sorokin, S. Zaharov, V. Antonik, K. Yanakiyev
Script editor: G. Beyleryan Production director: G. Shaapuni
Based on an Armenian fairy tale
Note on the robe: Adviser N1"
What would the Sire like?
The Sire would like some entertainment.
For profit?.. or just for the sake of it?
For the sake of it... and for profit.
I've got it.
Announce to the people...
Let everyone tell you a fable...
The one you tell "This is not true. I don't believe you",
will get half of the kingdom as a reward.
But if I'll say "I believe"?
What do you mean "If"?!!
You will always say "I believe"!
Then the one who will lose
will give you all of his posessions.
I've got it.
Announcement to me people:
The one who tells me a fable
and to whom I'll say "This is not true. I don't believe you",
will get half of the kingdom as a reward.
Who wants to get half of the kingdom?
News from the Palace:
The Tsar has heard 300 fables in the past three days.
All 300 fable-tellers absolutely voluntarily
gave all of their possessions to the treasury.
Who else wants to get half of the kingdom?
Half of the kingdom!..
One can build a whole house for that!
Over here I'll build a shed.
Over there...
...a fountain.
Let's go to the palace.
Go ahead.
There you'll even lose the last shirt from your back.
Watch it! You are too young to tell your elders what to do!
Ok, I'll come with you.
I'll pull you out if something happens.
Everyone!..
I'll drain everyone dry!
Drain them dry... and fill the treasury with their possessions.
So... listen... Sire.
I'm listening...
...and believing every word you say.
Some time ago I had a white, uh...
Once, I hitched a wagon to him...
so I could go about my business...
But I got hungry on my way...
So I thought, why don't I eat half of the goose
and leave the other half to pull my cart?
I added some salt and pepper...
and some nut oil...
So... it's a noble deed to darn the sky... useful.
But only if it's done well.
As it was raining again this morning...
But otherwise... I believe you.
What's not to believe?
Next.
So...
The whole thing happened last winter,
during the hottest time,
when the water melons on the trees were still green...
Yes... yes... yes.
You speak the truth.
Rabbits, water melons... are completely out of control...
like wild animals... attacking people!
I used to know that Ogre.
He worked as a herder for me.
But it's such a misfortune...
He was drinking water out of this cup last week...
slipped...
fell into the cup and drowned.
Three days we searched for him without success.
It seems he was carried out to sea.
Next.
We are listening, little boy...
I don't have time to tell you fables over here...
I was sent by my village.
You borrowed a bag of gold from us...
I came to collect the debt.
Hold on, hold on! This is not true.
- Not true? - I mean it's true, true!
But only...
So if it's true, then pay up your debt.
We need to build some houses before winter,
buy everyone a cow...
But into such a bag
my whole kingdom will fit!
Whole?... no.
The whole kingdom won't fit, only half of it!
Or don't you believe me?
Note: "Kingdom"
Note on the bag: "Half of the kingdom"
The End (subs by houzdog03, ed. Niffiwan)