Yarmatov's "Uzbekfilm" animated film division
By the Puddle
It's all clear.
You hear? Ram.
We pigs... came from...
...dolphins!
Wake up, you!
That's right.
Long ago, half of the dolphins came out onto land.
They struggled... and struggled...
...and here's the result!
...what? What result?
...here. Right here.
They became pigs, yeah?
Dunderhead.
And what's this?
They don't have this.
Muttonhead...
How else is one to dig up the ground?
How?
Not with horns, that's for sure.
And ears?
Dophins don't have 'em!
What a muttonhead.
Flippers. Remember flippers?
We just adapted them into ears.
And this?
What?
Don't you see?
I see.
Curly.
And dolphins have...
There's not much water here. Only muck!
So it dried up.
And legs?
Where did the legs come from?
Well, how can anyone carry all this?
How?
With legs!
So they had to grow.
And here I was, thinking...
...why am I so drawn to water?
Not water, but muck.
Because of my heritage!
Listen...
...maybe I'm also... you know...
...descended from someone? eh?
No.
Mutton is only ever mutton.
And you?!
I am a dolphin!
Oh, have we gotten all offended?
Never mind! Let's check things out.
Get into the puddle!
- What for? - Well, maybe you're one of us.
A pig?
No, an aquatic animal!
Deeper! Deeper!
Well, do you feel anything?
- Chilly... - You're doing it wrong.
Leave only your eyes visible.
Oh! You're a crocodile!
Moron!
If you insult me, you'll remain a muttonhead!
I want to get to the shore!
I'll get a chill!
Oh, I need some food. My waistline is showing!
Oh, I'm gonna get myself a great lunch!
Oh yeah!
You know how I like it - thick on top!
And thick on the bottom, too.
No watered-down rubbish for me...
Nah. You're not qualified to be an aquatic animal.
You're just not.
What do you mean I'm not?!
You have a narrowness of thought!
"Oh, it's cold!" "Oh, I'll catch a chill!"
You should have felt at home in that puddle!
They brought me lunch!
Oh! Oh, I'm gonna eat!
I'm gonna eat!
No you're not!
What do you mean?
Just that!
Get yourself to the sea and eat there.
And how am I supposed to find the sea?
Are you crazy? I'm a pig!
And your nose? Your flipper-ears?
You're a dolphin through and through!
What about my nose? It's a snout!
I oink, see?
You're a dolphin.
Anyone can learn a new trick.
I'm a pig!
Honest to goodness, I'm a pig!
I merely dared to dream...
My, how offended we've become! Heh!
I was joking.
I don't like... your jokes...
Listen...
I... uh...
you know...
don't look like...?
Huh?
Don't be silly.
As soon as I looked at you from above...
well, you couldn't find a more muttony muttonhead!
That's too bad...
Something in me has... awakened...
Gales... seagulls...
A mysterious... yearning!
What could've caused this? Huh?
I have...
...no idea...
Screenplay V. Gusev
director & art-director Sergey Alibekov
camera Vadim Bakhteyev
composer Feliks Yanov-Yanovskiy
sound Zoya Predtechenskaya
editor Nelli Gabbasova
script editor Larisa Yemelyanova
assistant artists M. Kudryashova, Ye. Suyunov
production director S. Avanesov
The End Uzbekfilm, 1990
Subtitles by Niffiwan (2021-08)