Department of Culture of Russian Federation
Pilot Animation studio of Alexander Tatarskiy
Present
We live in Russia.
Our state emblem is a double-headed eagle.
On the eagle’s chest you see St.George…
…defeating the evil dragon.
The Russian flag has three colors –
…white, blue and red.
Our capital is Moscow, one of the largest…
…and most beautiful cities in the world.
In the middle of Russia, in Siberia,
…there is an amazing territory – Altai.
On the emblem of Altai Republic…
…you see a mythical monster –the griffin.
“Altay” is translated from ancient languages as “golden”.
Formerly there lived Scythians…
…and other ancient folks.
Archeologists found here in a mound a mummy…
…of a young girl and called it Altai princess.
Recently there was found an animal,
…which had been considered extinct,
- the raccoon dog.
Majestic Altay Mountains inspired…
…the artist Nikolas Roerich.
Here they are on his paintings.
The highest mountain of Siberia,
…Belukha Mountain, is also among them.
Altay is one of the most beautiful…
…and mysterious places on our planet.
And of course, funny…
…and wise folk tales are told here.
Each of them is like a beautiful gem.
«The Frog and the Ants»
There lived a Frog at the foot of Altay Mountains,
…in a very small island,
…in the middle of a very deep lake.
Unlike her neighbors, she couldn’t cook,
…and she didn’t want to, but she was very cunning.
And now she also invented how to get her breakfast.
- Look! There’s a heron, there’s a heron!
- cried the Frog.
It’s time to sleep after such a filling breakfast.
Not by any means!
Neighbor young frogs were croaking.
- Hey, pipsqueak!
- Look, the moon is covering the sun in the sky.
And once,
…the frog ran after a grasshopper.
One hummock, other hummock…
…and she turned out in a forest.
The day was already coming to the end.
The frog decided to spend the night by ants.
It’s good, warm and dry in the anthill.
But it wouldn’t be a bad thing to have a snack!
– Where I am? – thought the Frog.
– The sun is high, but I didn’t have any breakfast!
– It’s time to go home.
– You’re welcome, the frog gave her croak…
…and jumped to her island.
The Frog didn’t expect that…
…the ants could get to her place.
She goggled in consternation.
– Eh, I’ll look for something in my larder.
The frog has dived into the water…
…and hid in the depth.
The ants were waiting long hours, it was time to have a dinner,
…but where was the Frog?
– She promised to feed us!
– Who?
– Your neighbor frog!
– Pack it in, that can’t be. She has no resources.
– Go back home, while it’s light.
The ants tightened their little waistbands and went to their anthill.
And since then they work with tightened waistbands.
And the deceiver Frog…
…remained with protruding eyes forever.