Animos presents
Russian Classics for Children
Samuil Marshak
Based on the poem "The Tale of a Silly Little Mouse"
ABOUT A LlTTLE MOUSE
A mouse was singing at night in her burrow:
"Sleep, little mouse, keep quiet.
I will give you some bread crust and a piece of a candle."
Sleep, little mouse, keep quiet!
Little mouse answers his mother:
"Your voice is too shrill."
You should stop squeaking, mommy,
and go find me a nanny!
Mother mouse ran off
to call on Auntie Duck to be a nanny:
"Come visit us, Auntie Duck,
rock our baby off to sleep."
Come visit us, Auntie Duck, to rock our baby off to sleep.
The duck began singing for the little mouse:
*Quack, quack, quack*, go to sleep, little one!
After the rain's over, in the garden
I will find a worm for you!
The silly little mouse, half asleep, answered her:
"No, your voice is not good."
You sing too loudly!
Mother mouse ran off
to call on Toad to be her guest:
"Come visit us, Auntie Toad, to rock our baby off to sleep."
Toad began to self-importantly croak:
*Croak, croak, croak*... no need to cry.
Sleep, my little one, till the morn,
I will give you a mosquito!
The silly little mouse, half asleep, answered her:
"No, your voice is not good."
Your singing is very boring!
Mother mouse ran off (Mother mouse ran off)
to call on Auntie Mare to be a nanny (to call on Auntie Mare to be a nanny)
Come visit us, Auntie Mare!
("Come visit us, Auntie Mare!")
Rock our baby off to sleep!
("Rock our baby off to sleep!")
"Ne-i-igh!"
"Ne-i-igh?"
"Ne-i-igh!" sings the Mare,
Sleep, little mouse. Sweetly, sweetly!
Turn to your right side,
I'll give you a bag of oats!
The silly little mouse,
Silly little mouse...
half asleep, answered her:
(half asleep, answered her:)
"No, your voice is not good."
No, your voice is not good!
Your singing is very scary!
Na-a-y!
Mother mouse began thinking...
We need to call the hen!
"Come visit us, Auntie Hen, to rock our baby off to sleep."
The hen cackled:
*Cluck-cluck*, don't be afraid, kid,
Get beneath my wing.
It's both quiet and warm there.
The silly little mouse, half asleep, answered:
"No, your voice is not good."
One could never fall asleep this way!
Mother mouse ran off to call on Pike to be her guest:
"Come visit us, Auntie Pike, to rock our baby off to sleep."
The pike began singing to the little mouse...
But he could not hear a sound.
The pike opens her mouth, but it cannot be heard what she is singing.
The silly little mouse, half asleep, answered her:
No, your voice is not good!
You sing too quietly!
Mother mouse ran off
to call on Cat to be her guest.
Come visit us, Auntie Cat!
to rock our baby off to sleep.
The cat began singing to the little mouse:
"Meow, meow, sleep, my crumb.
Meow, meow, let's lie down to sleep,
Meow... in the bed.
The silly little mouse, half asleep, answered her:
Your voice is so good!
You sing very sweetly!
Oh!
Mother mouse came rushing in.
She looked at the bed.
She looks for the silly little mouse,
But the little mouse is nowhere to be found!
Mother mouse wanted to sleep,
Sonny mouse didn't really want to.
But you know - you must sleep
Under night's cover.
Rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye...
Sleep! Have your dream, little mouse.
The pike was as quiet as someone with water in her mouth,
The toad also fell into slumber.
The horse slumbers in the meadow, The duck is sleeping on the shore.
Only the cat is wandering somewhere, But isn't finding the little mouse.
Because dream has covered him From everybody and everything.
Little mouse...
The End
original subs by Eus (2012) revised by Niffiwan (2024)
Video film studio "Animos" Moscow 2004