SoyuzMultFilm Moscow
I'm being blamed for causing the house fire!
They're blaming me in every which way!
The iron's guilty, they all say!
I am at fault!
But maybe... not?
Who can provide the answer, then?
Who is to blame?
script writer Pyotr Frolov
directors & art directors Vitold Bordzilovskiy, Yuriy Prytkov
composer Igor Yakushenko artist Geliy Arkadyev
camera Yekaterina Rizo sound Georgiy Martynyuk
decor Pyotr Korobayev, V. Valeryanova
animators Anatoliy Abarenov, Vitaliy Bobrov, Yuriy Butyrin, Ivan Davydov, Sergey Dyozhkin
S. Zhutovskaya, Leonid Kayukov, Yelizaveta Komova, Boris Chani, Viktor Shevkov
voices M. Bulgakova, Aleksandr Grave, Georgiy Vitsin,
Anatoliy Papanov, Yevgeniy Vesnik, Klara Rumyanova, Maya Kristalinskaya
vocal quartet directed by Roza Romanovskaya
I'm a broom, an ordinary broom.
I am used, I'm used to working hard.
I would sweep and sweep and sweep.
That's the kind of broom I am!
I do work, I do work with great care,
All my soul, my soul I put in there.
I would sweep and sweep and sweep!
That's the kind of broom I am!
So, damaged by fire? That's too bad!
You've got nowhere to go, then, huh?
Well, we shall find a place for you.
Go on, brother, into this house.
You'll join the others.
Like it or not, you will be an exhibit here. [FIREHOUSE MUSEUM]
A signal alarm - that's me, I give the signal instantly.
I really love rapidity. I am on duty day and night.
I am on duty day and night!
The fire is raging, shining! But we're steadfast and firm;
We put out all the fires,
And quickly save the day!
We, long ago, were also In good order and useful.
But today as exhibits In a museum we stand.
I'm a character who's not shy. Often used to bypass fuses.
I will tell you who I am and what I do.
And there's one thing I'll be clear on:
I, an improvised fuse bypass,
Won't give any safe-safe- safety guarantees!
What a surprise! What do I see?
We've got a new addition, friends!
How mangled this small iron is!
Who burned this poor guy so badly?
Or maybe it was his own fault That he's been through a fire, my friends?
- Don't assume he's like you! - Speak for yourself!
- Don't bully him! - Yeah!
I'm a criminal...
I knew it, see!
Let's send the police a signal!
We need to sort this out, first.
He's our kin. Maybe he's not as guilty as all that.
I'm not afraid of punishment!
I'll go right now and drown myself.
Hold on, cool down that fire of yours.
Now, come and tell me what went wrong!
That is the rule that we have here:
Their story all newbies must tell.
Well then, here's how it all started...
At first, I lived quite happily.
Come on in and take a look 'round.
In the shop, yes, in the shop we wait for you.
Come on in and keep in mind that you...
You cannot live without us.
This small iron is so shiny!
And it is, of course, a real one!
Hello, electric iron wee, Hello, my coveted buddy!
But I do want to warn you, so As to keep you out of harm's way.
There is a "dragonfly" around -
You must keep your eyes peeled for her!
Or she'll play with us, and, while playing,
Will start a most raging, deadly flame!
Don't fool about while I'm away.
I will not go walking out on the street with you.
You have got a dress that is unironed.
Wake up, you!
- Yes? - Trouble! Trouble!
It seems the girl does not realise that Its unsafe to play with an iron!
The mother is at fault as well;
She didn't hide the iron away.
Rather than talking tripe to me,
Why don't you let me have a smoke?
We'll be aflame before too long!
A flame's exactly what I need.
My dear dolly will have time to take a bath.
The iron will take a long time to heat up!
Mummy!
[GROCERY STORE]
There. Now my story's reached its end.
And I would like to ask you all:
Who is to blame?
May parents contemplate what happened, And remember this, day by day:
House fires are very often caused by Children fooling around with fire!
The End
Subs by Lemicnor, Eus (Oct 2024) rev. by Niffiwan (Aug 2025)