Soyuzmultfilm, Moscow, 1950
The Magic Treasure Chest Based on a Buryat-Mongolian fairy tale by Pavel Malyarevskiy
writer, director Dmitriy Babichenko art director Grigoriy Kozlov music Karen Khachaturyan
animators Dmitriy Belov, Roman Davydov, Aleksandr Belyakov, Renata Mirenkova,
Lidiya Reztsova, Roman Kachanov, Fyodor Hitruk, Vadim Dolgikh, L. Popov, I. Staryuk, Vyacheslav Kotyonochkin
backgrounds Vera Valerianova, Yelena Tannenberg, V. Zavilopulo, I. Troyanova, K. Malyshev
voices Galsan - Vladimir Gribkov Bair - Vladimir Balashov
Judge - Erast Garin Galsan's Wife - Aleksandra Panova Magic Bird - Natalya Gitserot
camera Mihail Druyan sound Nikolay Prilutskiy, ass. dir. Ye. Shilova, montage Lidiya Kyaksht
Long ago there lived a greedy merchant named Galsan.
The innumerable herds of the rich Galsan were guarded by the shepherd Bair.
Today is the last day of our service.
Tomorrow I'll give Galsan back my shepherd's whip,
and you and I will become
free birds.
The period of my service has ended, Galsan.
I'm leaving you.
Here's your whip.
I have earned 16 coins from you.
The wolf and the kite are always on the lookout.
But a deal's a deal.
So be it, I have prepared for you
your 16 silver coins.
Here they are.
Wait, wait, wait! Don't be so hasty!
You forgot that a month ago
my red mare became lame.
The mare hurt her leg
while you yourself rode her around my herds, Galsan.
That must be paid for.
For the mare becoming lame,
I'll take from you...
1... 2...
...only 5 silver coins.
And you, Bair, will be left with
eleven.
Wait, wait, wait! Don't be so hasty!
You also forgot
that you broke my whip last year.
But I broke the whip upon the back of a wolf
who attacked your herds, Galsan.
But how would you know what the wolf was going to do?
Maybe he would have turned back.
5 small coins.
But never mind, Bair!
You still have
6 coins. - The robe!
You forgot, Galsan, that he was unable to take good care of the robe
that you provided him with.
He has worn it for 3 years, but it now has 33 holes.
My wife is right.
For the tattered robe
I'll only take from you...
Help!
Bind him and throw him onto the frozen steppe!
I know you, Bair.
I know you have a kind and brave heart.
Because you saved my life,
I will bring you to the Black Rocks.
There is a precious treasure hidden there.
It will help you, Bair.
I have brought you, brave Bair,
to the three Black Rocks.
But know this, Bair:
evil forces guard the magic treasure.
Beware, Bair!
What is this?
It's empty.
Clever chest.
Good chest!
If this magic chest
should fall into the hands of the rich,
it will cause you grief, Bair, and all the poor.
Hello, traveler! Where are you going?
I'm going to the rich man, Galsan.
I borrowed only
two coins from him,
but he forced me to give him my last goat.
I will help you.
Turn away!
Farewell, old man!
Tell all the poor
to come to my yurt.
Stubborn goat.
Previously, the poor cried from need and hunger,
but now they sing and dance.
And that's all because of Bair.
He hands out coins, clothes and cattle
right and left.
Be silent, you stupid sheep!
Trouble is knocking on our door,
while you bite me like a gadfly.
I'll go to Bair.
and find out where all this wealth comes from.
Please, help!
Who wronged you, old man?
Galsan.
That accursed Galsan.
Because I could not give him back five coins,
he brutally beat me
and threw me to the wolves.
I'll help you, old man.
I'll help you.
Wait here for me.
Seize him!
This chest will be mine!
It will be yours,
oh, venerable Galsan, but...
the court needs proof.
Here is my proof.
I submit
only to the voice of justice.
Prepare the sacred balls of Ukhtyr-Arbay.
Oh sacred balls of Ukhtyr-Arbay,
if the shepherd Bair
has lied,
then, oh sacred balls of Ukhtyr-Arbay,
become the size of a buffalo head.
It is established
that the empty chest
belongs to the merchant Galsan.
The shepherd Bair,
as punishment for lying
in front of the sacred balls
of Ukhtyr-Arbay, is to be tied up
and thrown to the wolves.
For 3 days and 3 nights did the greedy Galsan sit by the magic chest and multiply his wealth...
Ah, so that's why you didn't let me into the yurt!
Finally crawled your way in?
Crawled in like a snake! - Ahhh!
- This is my Galsan. - No, this is my Galsan.
No, this is my, my, my Galsan.
What's this? Who are you?
- I'm Galsan. - I'm Galsan.
No, I. I'm Galsan, I'm Galsan, I'm Galsan.
But I'm the real Galsan!
I wonder,
why did the merchant Galsan
need an empty chest, eh?
- I'm Galsan. - I'm Galsan.
I know, Bair,
that the magic chest
is in the hands of the wicked rich man Galsan.
But if you speak before sunrise
three times the magic word
"Ashar Kary",
the chest will disappear.
There are too many of you.
Both greedy Galsans,
and cruel judges.
But I'm not Galsan at all.
I'm not the judge. He's the judge.
He's the judge.
Ashar Kary.
Ashar Kary!
There are no more wicked Galsans.
There are no more cruel judges.
The End subs: Lemicnor & Eus (Aug 2017), ed. Niffiwan (Jan 2025)