CHUKA THE LITTLE BEAVER written by V. Pirtskhalava
Directed by Arkadiy Hintibidze, Grigoriy Chmutov art director Boris Starikovskiy
music Sulhan Tsintsadze camera Lyubov Kvaliashvili, Sarra Sparsiashvili ass. director S. Toluzis
sound V. Dolenko, David Lomidze tech. assistant D. Taralashvili
animators E. Makashvili, M. Hubashvili, M. Dzagania, N. Kilossanidze, K. Nadiradze, I. Mandjgaladze, Gabriel Lavrelashvili, N. Terian, O. Mamay, Nina Pomortseva
background art A. Todria, Ye. Hachoyan, O. Dzhaparidze
Produced by Lenin order studio "Gruziya Film" Tblissi studio 1953
What a misfortune has befallen us...
What are we to do?
Where are we going to hide?
Don't you cry!
We will rebuild the dam.
Let's get to work, beavers!
By evening, the dam must be ready.
Well done, kid!
But where is Chuka?
There he goes. You see?
That little devil!
Look, mom!
What a slacker you are, Chuka!
Me?! A slacker?
I overstrained myself, dragging this log.
Do you hear how my heart is beating?
You think this is funny?
I'll show you what I'm made of!
Aha!
Now we shall see.
We shall see how you'll manage without me!
Let me catch this butterfly.
How nice it is in the woods!
Chuka, whereto are you fleeing?
To the forest.
I've had enough of living with beavers.
It's all work, work, work.
Are you serious?! How can you leave your home behind?
Come to your senses, Chuka!
Who asked you?
Upstart!
Who are you?
I'm Chuka the little beaver.
And who might you be?
We're squirrels.
I also want to be a squirrel.
He wants to become a squirrel.
Wow!! Good for you, Chuka!
How plump you are! All shiny, with black eyes.
We'll take him in.
Okay, be a squirrel. Jump, Chuka!
Let's play together.
Oh, Chuka!
Chuka, what's wrong?
Open your eyes! Oh, get some water, quickly!
Oh!
Leave me!
That awful fox almost swallowed me.
We have helped you as best we could, Chuka!
But you do not know how to climb trees. Just so.
Leave me alone, I'm off!
I do not want to be with you.
Just look at these squirrels! All jumpy and jumping like crazy.
Because of them, I almost got swallowed by the fox.
We hunt, we lie in wait for prey.
When full, we run around the field and play.
Hey, my girlfriends, don't you doze, Fling those applies, aim your throws.
There are none who'd even guess They could match our nimbleness!
Hey, who are you?
Oh!
I'm Chuka the little beaver.
I'd like to live with you.
Come nearer.
- Do you climb trees? - No.
- We have no need to climb. - Really?
Then I'll stay with you.
Stay with us, Chuka! There's room enough for all of us. Join us!
Chuka, Chuka, come and join us, Live inside our dens!
Spend some time with us at home. We shall become friends.
We'll teach you to beat your foe.
Strong and nimble you will grow.
There's no question that I should
Come and stay with you for good!
You had better go back to your own folk.
Chuka.
My Chuka has come back!
Don't pay him any attention.
But he will make a good worker.
Good for you, Chuka! Attaboy, Chuka!
Chuka!
So who bit off your tail?
Oh, don't ask!
Come on, I'll tell you.
If you want to be happy,
you need to love work.
Diligence is the foundation of one's native hearth.
..., our happiness, ...
..., and we'll sing a rousing song, ...
The End Subtitles by Lemicnor & Eus Feb 2017, ed. Niffiwan (Jan 2022)