Soyuzmultfilm Moscow 1953
A Forest Concert script S Mihalkov Composer A Tsfasman
directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano art directors Mihail Botov, Konstantin Karpov, Anatoliy Savchenko
camera Nikolay Voinov sound Nikolay Prilutsky, ass. V Sveshnikova montage L. Sazonova
animators Yuriy Butyrin, Lidiya Reztsova, Vladimir Arbekov, Faina Yepifanova, Nadezhda Privalova, B. Savkov, Grigoriy Kozlov, L. Popov, Konstantin Chikin, Tatyana Fyodorova
background artists V. Valerianova, Ye. Tannenberg
Excuse me! Let's continue our concert of fables by Sergey Mihalkov
"The elephant-painter" performed by the cat Morlika.
Excuse me, I have a cold.
An elephant-artist had painted a landscape
before sending in his elaborate work
he invited his friends to see it
What if it wasn't attractive?
Our artist is flattered by the guests' attentions.
What sort of critiques is he about to hear?
Will the animals' judgement be harsh?
Will it be on top, or will it be a flop?
The connoisseurs came. And the elephant removed the curtain.
Some moved back, others came up close.
The first to speak was crocodile
The landscape is painted well Though, what I miss is the Nile.
That the Nile is missing, well, I do not mind
But where is the snow? And where is the ice?
What's your opinion, gentle mole?
There are things more important than ice!
The artist forgot...A garden!
Oink-oink - I need to say - The picture sure is a success, my friends!
But in terms of pleasing us pigs, There must be acorns on the canvas!
All those remarks the elephant took to heart
And he took up his brush to paint again
And keeping in mind all his friends' wishes
he painted snow, and ice, the Nile, an oak, a garden
And even - honey! (In case, perchance, the Bear
would come to see the picture...)
The elephant's painting was done;
the artist called his friends again.
The guests looked at the landscape
and whispered: What a mess...
"What a mess."
- What a mess. - What a mess!
What a mess.
My friends, Do not be like that Elephant:
Heed advice, but use your mind You never can please all your friends
You will only hurt yourself!
Let's continue our concert with Sergey Mihalkov's fable "The Two Friends"
How well you live, dear sister!
Said Mouse with envy, as she visited Rat
What you eat, what you drink, where you sit!...
All so glamorous, all coming from abroad
- Oh, if, my dear, you knew -
how tired I am, I'm always looking for something!
I spend all day looking for foreign things
All that comes from us seems to me so grey and ordinary.
I only drag stuff from overseas into my burrow
Here is a hair from a Turkish sofa!
That scrap here is from a Persian carpet!
And this fluffy fuzz I was given yesterday -
It comes from Africa. It's from a pelican.
What do you eat? You're a rat, not a mouse.
Is what we eat not unbecoming to you?
Yes, in this I am extremely hard to please.
The only thing I eat is bread and bacon.
We know that there are still families who despise and scold our own goods.
Who glance with affection... at foreign labels...
but still eat Russian bacon!
We know that there are still families who despise and scold our own goods.
Who glance with affection... at foreign labels...
...but still eat Russian bacon! ...but still eat Russian bacon!
Thank you!
The end Subs by Eus, ed. Niffiwan