THE INSECTS' CHRISTMAS "A. Hanzhonkov & Co" Joint Stock Company year 1912
Screenwriter, director, cameraman and artist: Vladislav Starevich
Dramatis personae: beetles, dragonflies, frogs
The night before Christmas.
Grandpa Frost heads for the wood to decorate a Christmas tree for the wood's inhabitants
The maybeetle hastens to the forest's edge.
- Oh, Miss Dragonfly, we also received an invitation from Grandpa Frost.
The entire beetle family has accepted Grandpa Frost's invitation.
Even Mr. Croak has graced Grandpa Frost with the honour of his presence.
Kind Grandpa Frost has brought wonderful presents with him
- Happy New Year!
"Merry Christmas"
Early in the morning, Grandpa Frost leaves the decorated tree,
but the children nevertheless know who visited them the night before Christmas
THE END
Film received from EYE Film Institute Netherlands in 1991
Restored at the Russian State Film Archive (Gosfilmofond) in 1996