Movie Studio "Soyuzmultfilm" illustrated film division
There Once Was a Dog (based on a Ukrainian folk tale)
In a small village, there once lived a dog.
All his life he did his job honestly.
But then he grew old.
His nose couldn't smell as well as it used to.
His eyes were not as sharp as before.
And his legs felt like they didn't even belong to him.
But his masters were kind people who put up with him anyway.
God help us!
You're climbing a tree?!
You see, I just wanted to get a bird...
I was just out taking a walk...
What? You've been kicked out?
Remember how you used to chase me?
- But, I, er... - Right...
That was the job you had, eh?
All my life I've been running around,
and no one gave me even a bone!
Because you're a...
And now you're just like me!
Didn't hurt the kid, did you?
Nothing could hurt that kid!
Good. See you!
And the dog began to live as before.
Even better.
In time, all the past troubles were forgotten.
All was forgotten.
I'm...
What? Again?!
No! Are you hungry?
I wanna sing.
And now, I will sing!
Well, you...
Thanks a lot...
Drop by in case you ever need anything else.
screenplay, artist, director Eduard Nazarov
camera Mihail Druyan
art director Alla Goreva
sound Boris Filchikov
script editors Yelena Mihaylova, Raisa Frichinskaya
animators Nataliya Bogomolova, Anatoliy Abarenov, Marina Voskanyants, Elvira Maslova, Vladimir Zarubin, Sergey Dyozhkin
voices Georgiy Burkov (dog) Armen Dzhigarhanyan (wolf)
production director Ninel Lipnitskaya
The End (subs by FBJ, ed. by Niffiwan)