Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography
"PILOT" the big animation studio
Present
We live in Russia.
The state emblem of Russia is a two-headed eagle.
St. George the victor is on his chest
piercing an evil dragon
the Russian flag is three-colored.
The capital is Moscow.
In the center of Moscow is the kremlin,
where Russian tsars and princes lived.
An old Russian city, Yaroslavl,
is named after Great Prince Yaroslav the wise.
Yaroslavl coat of arms shows a bear
that Prince Yaroslav once conquered.
The first ever Russian theater was founded here 300 years ago.
People make marvelous glaze tiles
to decorate churches and houses.
Also here colored woodcuts were made -
amusing picture stories.
One can hear many folk tales here.
Each of them is like a precious stone, a gem.
"MOUNTAIN OF GEMS"
«About Ivan the Fool» based on Russian folk tales.
Once upon a time there lived three brothers. Two were okay,
but the third one was Ivan the fool -- he did everything wrong.
Look at Vanya -- instead of...
...pasturing the goat he taught her to dance...
...see, she's so skinny now, like a ballerina
The brothers lived with no troubles, until one day they ran out of money!
So the brothers decided...
...to sell the goat...
...what's the use of her anyway: no milk, no meat!...
Ivan! Hey, Ivan!
...Ivan!
So they sent the fool to the fair.
Though Ivan didn't want to get rid of the goat, but he had no choice!
So Ivan is walking through the woods and he hears...
...something squeaking. It's an old fir tree. The wind blows and it squeaks.
Why's the tree squeaking? -- the fool thinks, - maybe it's bargaining for my goat?
Well, if you want to buy it, then go ahead, I won't mind selling it!
The goat... costs twenty rubles! Not a ruble less!...
Get the money out!
The fir tree keeps squeaking, and the fool...
...thinks that it's asking for postponement.
Well, fine! I'll wait till tomorrow!
He tied the goat...
...to the tree, made arrangements and went home.
So, did you sell the goat?
I did!
For a good price?
For...ouch!
...Two hundred rubles!
No way!
Show us the money, then!
I didn't get it yet, I was told to come tomorrow...
Oh, you simple soul!!!
And who did you sell her to?
To a fir tree in the forest. So what?
You're such a fool!!!
...It's just a tree!
It's not trained to pay!
But there was a hollow in that tree...
And in that hollow... robbers... hid their gold!...
Who's ever heard of selling a goat to a tree!
It never has any money!
You know what, you fool!
Hey, fir tree, either you give me the money, or give me the goat back,
I can't wait till tomorrow!
So. Oh, you're all talk and no action...
...Am I gonna get anything from you?!...
I don't joke around!!!
There you go, that's better than that whole "tomorrow" deal...
Eh?!! Where did you, fool...
...get so much gold?
The fir paid for the goat!
No way!!!...
Well, then, let's...
...split it! We're brothers, let's share it...
...like brothers.
They did a good job dividing it, a fair job. Ivan, since he's a fool...
...got a five-kopeck coin. He is pleased: he's never had that much!
With that coin the brothers sent Ivan to the city -- to find a job.
No sense in loafing at home.
One nobleman hired him as a helper.
Here's what you do,...
...Ivan: don't leave the door, watch it so that no robber gets in!
And...
...feed my doggy well!
And watch...
...it closely!
Don't count crows, we watchful!
So, you must be hungry, huh?
Wait a sec...
One, two, three... and why am I not allowed to count them?
Four, five, six, seven...
eight, nine...
...ten, eleven...
...twelve, thirteen...
Oh! And I have to guard the door,too! And where'd the little one go?
Doggy! Doggy!...
Did it run away or something?
Hmm! What a mess!... Two jobs at once... Don't leave the door...
...feed the dog, don't count crows!...
...And Ivanushka went looking for the dog.
He came to the forest again.
Doggy!...
And then he sees...
Doggy!
...a bear in a hole.
Hello, Bear!!
Hello, Ivan!
What are you doing here?
What, what... see -- I fell in a hole... get me out,
Vanya, and I'll stand you in good stead
So Ivan bent a fir tree,...
...fresh and...
...resilient,...
...right into the hole.
Let go now!
And what are you... doing in the forest... with a door?
So Ivanushka...
...told him what's happened to him.
Oh, you're such a fool! Now for this I'll... eat you!
Don't worry, I'm kiddin', he-he...
You know what... help me, since you promised...
...you guard the door here, and I'll go look for the dog,
or the lady will punish me!
Doggy!!!
A-ah... I'll go with you!
Doggy! Doggy!
You are so stupid, Ivan.
And what are you, smart?
Me?
Well, yeah!
I don't know.
And I don't know either.
Are you mean?
No, what's the use?
I think, whoever is mean, that's who's stupid.
I am also not mean. That means we are both...
...not fools, you and I!
Wow, that's a way to put it! Ow! What's this?
Is this yours?
I don't know...
...you can't tell with these little ones. We should ask it.
Mine was hungry, I think.
Hey! Are you hungry?!
Well, then, it is mine!
Now I'll carry it to the city...
...and you, Bear, you bring the door. Cause you see, my hands are not free now.
Meanwhile, the masters miss the dog... and the door got them upset, too.
Oh!
And what'd you do with the door?!
Wait... there it is!
Well, Vanya, good luck, I'm going back to the forest.
It's too noisy here, I don't like that...
If you need anything, call me!
The masters are happy that all ended well.
But they did give Vanya...
...the sack.
A-a-ah!!!
We is mad at Ivan!!!
Go, fool, where you came from!
Ah, my life's a failure. What do I do now?
All of a sudden a general appears.
The Tsar's decree! He who is able to make...
...the princess laugh, will get a caftan...
...with gold needlework stuff, and half...
...the kingdom with that to go, and will become the Tsar's son-in-law!
Ah, that's a suitable occasion. There's good use for the five-kopeck coin.
Ivan bought a new balalaika...
...and went to the palace to make the princess laugh.
...And there was such a great crowd!
More than a thousand suitors allowed -- All kinds and brands from all regions and lands.
Oh, a goat!... Whose are you?
And Vanya...
...is standing in line, listening to gossip:
Her name is Irina, she's fat as ten ballerinas...
She's such a "beautiful lark", she howls so the dogs bark,
and the horses buck...
Ah, yes! The princess really bawls - ...
...so much that there's mold on the walls!
Wow! Vanya!
And what are you here?!!
Look, what kinds of people are here!
...bankers and ministers, stars from big towns -- decent people, no clowns!
No match for you!
Nothing for you to do here, you simpleton, with your balalaika!
You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear!
Help!
Oh, look!
Hello, Vanya!
Ah! ...Bear... I didn't recognize you, you'll be rich now...
Here, she was roaming around the forest... she's yours, isn't she?
Oh, my darling!!! You turned up!!!
Forgive me for selling you.
Oh, thank you, Bear! Hooray!
She's alive!!!
Get out of here, you all!
What's this noise?
Who are you?
Me?
Ivan the fool.
What a fool, calls himself a fool!... And why are you...
...crying, and kissing a goat?
Well, there's... This story, you know...
...that happened to me.
And so Ivan...
...started telling her about...
...his life...
Hey, you, is it true what they say, that the princess is named Irina?
Yes!!!
And she's fat as ten ballerinas?
Ah! What? I am the princess!!!
You?! Nah...
...you're lying!!! You're so merry, and she's, they say, as sour...'
...as sauerkraut!
But I...
Tell you: I am the princess!
Vanya, look!... That's really her!
Ah?!!! Oh!!!
So!
I'm sorry, your majesty, it was an accident, I didn't know...!
Oh, what a bad situation!
Daddy, he's funny. I want to marry him!
Please don't execute me...
No "executions" at all, you have to marry her!
Oh, no, I couldn't...
Don't object the tsar!
Kiss the bride!!!
Kiss the bride!!! Kiss the bride!!!
So there was a wedding.
...drank bear and mead. Wet my moustache,but didn't taste any.
The princess never cried again.
If she ever gets sad,...
...Vanya plays his balalaika, makes a funny face, and things are fine again!!!
So our Vanya is now in the palace there, with this important and pompous air;
and on Sundays when the tsar goes to the country to rest,
Vanya gives him a hand -- puts on the crown and rules the land...
This is where our story ends, thanks for listening, my friends!