All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)
Masterclass in animated film directing of Stanislav Sokolov & Leonid Nosyrev
Diploma work of Anna Belonogova
Based on A.A. Milne's poem "Market Square"
Nuffin'
Butter, Kefir, Milk, Sour Cream
One day, I found a penny! A bright new, shiny penny!
I went and took my penny To the market square.
I wanted to buy a rabbit, A little, long-eared rabbit,
And I looked for a rabbit 'Most everywhere there.
For I went to the stall Where they sold cranberries
("Only a single penny For some sour cranberries!").
"Perhaps you've got a rabbit, 'Cos I don't want cranberries?"
But they had not got a rabbit, Not anywhere there.
I found a whole five pennies, Five little, tiny pennies!
I took them in my hand, and Ran to the market square.
I wanted to buy my rabbit (I do like jolly rabbits!),
And I looked for my rabbit 'Most everywhere there.
So I went to the stall Where they sold fine pumpkins
("Walk up, only five pennies for a nice, fat pumpkin!").
"Have you got any rabbits, 'Cos I don't want your pumpkin?"
But they had not got a rabbit, Not anywhere there.
Not anywhere there!
Rabbit...
I found a... bunch of nuffin',
And grabbed this bunch of nuffin'.
Who'd take a bunch of nuffin' Down to the market square?
But I walked on the common, The old-gold common...
And I saw little rabbits 'Most everywhere there!
I'm sorry for the people Who sell the sour cranberries!
I'm sorry for the people who sell round rutabagas!
I'm sorry for the people who sell the big, round pumpkins!
'Cos they have not got a rabbit, Not anywhere there!
screenwriter, director, art, animation Anna Belonogova
pedagogues Stanislav Sokolov, Leonid Nosyrev, A. Vetyukov
director's assistants Anna Androsova, Yelena Sharapova,
Pavel Lychkin, Inna Pelevinoba
a big thanks to Yelena Maksimova, Natalya Krivulya,
Yekatirina Stolovaya, Monina Marina
singer-songwriter A. Belonogova sound I. Kocherzuk
arrangement A. Aznaurov, A. Tseytlin boy's voice Sasha Popov
The End Moscow, 2000
Subtitles by Niffiwan (2023) @ animatsiya.net