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Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography
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PILOT Big Animation Studio
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"KROK" International Festival
animated films
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present
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We live in Russia
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The coat of arms of Russia is
a Two-headed golden eagle
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On it's chest - St. George the Victorious
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beating with his silver spear
the vicious dragon.
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Our flag has three color:
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white, blue and red.
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The capital of our country and
its largest city is Moscow.
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In Moscow and throughout Russia,
live many Ukrainians
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Ukraine is our closest neighbor.
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In the western part of Ukraine,
that is covered with thick forests,
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rise the Carpathian Mountains.
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In the Carpathians live the Hutsul
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They cut trees,
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make rafts from the logs
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and then boldly lead these rafts
downstream over swift currents.
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Hutsul are also skillful artisans
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They decorate clothes with colorful ornaments
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and make wonderful ceramics.
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In the Carpathians you'll also find
a unique musical instrument:
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the Trembita
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A huge wooden tube.
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with a length in which fit 4 first-graders.
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Its sound can be heard from over 10 km away.
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Of course, here also children
are told cheerful folktales
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Each one of them - a precious gem.
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A MOUNTAIN OF GEMS
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Hey! Come on!
What's this? Where are you doing...?
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Zlydni*
*(Evil Elves)
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Once upon a time in the Carpathians.
There lived a couple: Petro & Maritchka.
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They had two small children ...
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a horse ...
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cows ...
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a pig.
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These are the envious neighbors...
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chickens ...
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geese ...
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a garden with pumpkins and
a furry dog that'd guard the house.
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Petro was a practical man.
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He could fix anything at home.
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And he could play the flute.
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Maritchka helped him.
She would do the washing ...
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and cooking.
- Vareniki! (Dumplings)
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But one day ...
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What a horror! What is that?
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Damn!
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What is that?
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Oh!
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Lord, thank you for the food
you've given us to eat...
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Oh my God ...
What is this again?
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Then all their belongings began
to go wild.
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My God, what is this?
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Oh, who are you?
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Well? Who?
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We are Zlydni.
We break and ruin everything.
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We came to live here with you.
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Zlydni??
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I see ...
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Hey, hell!
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Look, Daddy!
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And then Petro realized
that those damned Zlydni
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could only get caught with music.
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Again those neighbors!
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Petro led the Zlydni away,
into a deep hole
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where they could not
get out from.
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That's it. Tomorrow we'll repair everything.
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Maritchka, why don't you
go gather some mushrooms?
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So we can eat dumplings with mushroom.
- Mmm, alright!
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Good morning.
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What a mushroom!
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Hello again!
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And again Petro was left with a destroyed home.
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So this time Petro led the Zlydni
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to a deep lake
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from which they could not leave.
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That's all. No more Zlydni.
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Why not go fishing, guys?
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so we can eat fish-pie ...
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- Hello.
- Hello.
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My God!
What trout!
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What a horror!
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Hello again!
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This time, the house of Petro
was completely ruined.
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To hell with this!
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Petro decided to trade the flute ...
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For "gorilka" (Vodka).
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My hut is ruined,
my cows mooing.
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And this disaster-party already
continues for three days ...
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What is that?
What is that?
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Gorilka.
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What is that?
What is gorilka?
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Gorilka?? That's what one takes
on bitter days...
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So the Zlydni decided
to take some gorilka too ...
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and got drunk.
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They wanted more.
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But then Maritchka
closed the flask with a cork.
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this time Petro went far
far away, to a swamp ...
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... and left the Zlydni there.
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The Zlydni were unable
to escape from the bottle ...
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Petro rebuild the house ...
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and it even improved.
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The neighbors got green with envy
and could not get quiet about it anymore.
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So when the neighbors heard
how Petro got rid of the Zlydni...
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"Go to the swamp and bring back...
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...the Zlydni."
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The neighbors decided to return them to
the home of Petro Zlydni and Maritchka.
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Go back to Petro's house!
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No, you have saved us.
Now you are our masters.
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We will come and live in your home.
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Ever since then, the Zlydni
always install themselves ...
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in the homes of those who
envy their neighbors.
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directed by Stepan Koval
written by Alexander Tatarsky
artist M. Pashkovskaya
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music Lev Zemplinsky
animators Oksana Tsjernenko
M. Pashkovskaya, O. Tsurikov, Stepan Koval
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Intro by Sergei Merinov & team
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The end
Subtitles by Eus
after Russian and Spanish subs
