A co-production of "Soyuzmultfilm" and "Mongolkino" studios with the participa- tion of All-Union Association "Sovinfilm"
THE MOUSE AND THE CAMEL
screenwriter A. Timofeyevskiy directors V. Pekar, S. Myagmar art directors T. Kolyusheva, D. Buyandelger
composer Eduard Artemyev camera K. Rasulov sound B. Filchikov, B. Sambuu
narrator V. Larionov, animators M. Voskanyants, D. Kulikov, A. Smirnov, M. Rogova, A. Mazayev, Ye. Kolyusheva
artists A. Atamanova, N. Mitrohin assistant director O. Apanasova
montage Ye. Belyavskaya script editors P. Frolov, N. Uranchimeg
line producers L. Monahova, Ch. Chimgee
In Mongolia every year in a cycle of twelve years has its own name.
Long ago, when the years were named, they forgot to name the first year.
The second year was called the Year of the Ox.
The third was the Year of the Tiger.
Then followed the Year of the Hare,
the Year of the Dragon,
the Year of the Snake,
the Year of the Horse,
the Year of the Sheep,
the Year of the Monkey,
the Year of the Chicken,
the Year of the Dog,
and the Year of the Boar.
Only, there was no name for the first year.
Before the start of that year there remained just one day
and one night, but it still had no name.
Oh, how I'd like to do some clever trick, arrange matters, organize events...
- thought the little mouse...
so that this year would be named after me.
One day and one night! So little time, so little time!
Oh, Camel!... It's not like, you know, I need this...
It's not like, you know, I need this all that much...
But I just wanted to know what I should do
to get the coming year named the Year of the Mouse.
Well, now! - thought the mouse,
Here I will certainly discover what I need.
Oh... Monkey... What should I do to make the coming year
be called the Year of the Mouse?
Hehe! The Year of the Monkey was so named because the monkey
is the most beautiful!
You should be like me!
To be beautiful is all well and good,
but I'm not in top form right now...
Oh, Tiger! What should I do to make the coming year be called the Year of the Mouse?
The Year of the Tiger was named so
because the tiger is the strongest.
You should be like me.
Hehe! Being strong is all well and good, but it's not for me.
Oh, Hare, what I should do to make the coming year be called the Year of the Mouse?
The Year of the Hare was so named because the hare is the fastest!
You should be like me. Well, shall we run?
Being fast is all well and good, but it's... bad for my health.
Oh, Dragon! What should I do to make the coming year
be called the Year of the Mouse?
The Year of the Dragon was so called
because the dragon is the most fearsome!
You should be like me.
Hee... Being fearsome is, of course, all well and good. But it's not for me.
Meanwhile, the sun was setting
and the time left for the mouse was growing less and less.
Oh, Snake, Horse, Ram, Ox, Rooster, Dog, Pig,
What do I have to finally do to get the coming year
be called the Year of the Mouse?
You have to be like us!
The Year of the Monkey was so named
because she is the way she is...
The Year of the Tiger was so named
because he is the way he is...
They... are the way they are...
But I... am the way I am!
Therefore, the coming year can be
named the Year of the Mouse!
Sensible! - said the camel,
Sensible! I am also the way I am.
so the new year shall be named the Year of the Camel.
Especially since you, Mouse, do not really need it that much.
No, I do need it!
I do, I do, I do need it!
I thought of it first!
I won't, I won't, I won't have
the year be named the Year of the Camel!
Enough! Whoever will first see the sun tomorrow
will give the year its name.
Night came.
The mouse began to cry, trying to arouse pity in the camel.
Ai-ai-ai. How terrible... I cannot hide in a hole...
or else... I won't see the sun...
Ai-ai-ai-ai-ai, a fox is sneaking up on me...
No, it's a marten!
An owl!
Dear camel, save me, help!
Let me climb on top of your hump.
When I stand up, my head will be above my hump.
Therefore, I'll see the sun first.
You may climb up!
But don't you dare look East!
Where should I look, then?
West!
But how can I then...
Enough! Turn around,
or I'll shake you off!
Hooray! The sun, the sun!
The sun? In the West?
There is nothing surprising here.
After all, the dawn first colors the tops of the mountains
which rise in the West.
The mouse was the first to see the sunrise and received an honored place
in the heavenly sphere.
But why?! - the camel roared.
�he Year of the Mouse was so named because the mouse
is the smartest! Just the way I am!
THE END "Soyuzmulftilm", "Mongolkino", 1987
Subs by Alevtina & Eus, Nov 2016 revised by Niffiwan, Feb 2024