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Soyuzmultfilm Moscow 1959
SOON THERE WILL BE RAIN A Vietnamese fairytale
written by Michael Volpin, Le Min Khi Yen
directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov art director Alexander Trussov
cameraman Michael Druyan music Karen Khachaturyan, sound Nikolai Prilutsky, script editor Arcady Snessarev
Assistants: Le Min Hien, Tchyong Kua E. Novoselskaya
Leading animators: Fyodor Khitruk, Roman Davydov
animators G. Karavaeva, Marina Voskaniants, A. Grunina, Ye. Vershinina, Victor Shevkov, E. Treskin, Alexander Davydov, Galina Barinova,
Vladimir Karp, Valentin Karavaev, Anatoly Petrov, B. Aliev, Joseph Kuroyan, Valentin Kushnerev, I. Berezin, V. Kharitonova, V.Zarubin, O. Stolbova, G. Zolotovskaya
artists Irina Svetlitsa, V. Valerianova, O. Ghemmerling
voice artists Anatoly Kubatsky, G. Novozhilova, Elena Ponsova, Michael Pogorzhelsky
Kwa.
Kwa.
Kwa.
Kwa.
Kwa.
Kwa.
Kwa, Kwa, kwa.
This is what it's always like:
If the toads start quaking -
then the rain will come soon.
And you know why?
You don't?! Okay, I'll tell you.
Once upon a time ...
when there weren't any people on Earth yet,
this happened:
On Zey - Lord of the sky -
was playing chess with the old woman Drought.
Check!
Like this and this.
Mat.
You've won once more...
Well, pick any star.
That one.
No, I don't want to play anymore for stars.
I'm sick of stars.
Well, then lets play one more game for something else you'd like.
Well, alright. I agree.
- let's play for the waterfalls. - For the waterfalls?
And why should you, Madam drought, want waterfalls?
Oh,esteemed On Zey,
O great and wise Lord of the sky,
Don't you know that the waterfalls -
are the main source of all the water on Earth?
But who would want to hinder water, dear Drought?
It bothers me, water.
Water is life.
And who'd want to prevent life Mrs. Drought?
Me!
Remember honorable On Zey
We spoke about it two million years ago?
Wait a minute, wait a minute ...
I forgot.
I begged you not to give the Earth even a single drop of water.
Ah, well, well, well, I vaguely remember something like that.
Set up your pieces, please.
But you have not listened to me, Lord of the sky.
- And what happened? - What happened?
On Earth started to grow flowers and grasses.
That's right - flowers and herbs.
And then fish!
- And birds! - Right, right.
- Then animals! - Then the animals.
If this continues, there may even appear humans.
Humans will certainly appear.
But the humans will struggle with drought.
Until one day they will destroy me.
They certainly will.
That's why I want the waterfalls.
Well, if you want them, we'll play for them. Your move.
Wild beasts going to the watering hole,
they leave a game trail.
To the water the animals go,
leading their young to it.
Animals go there,
where the water springs up at the foot of the mountains.
Where it descends swift and clear,
with Alpine water.
Check!
Mat.
Yes ...
Well, in times of trouble just sighing doesn't help.
Follow me, fellow-animals!
There over the mountain, should be a river.
A wonderful river.
Oh, I have no luck in chess today.
Seek here, Drought, let's play one more game.
Please. For whatever you want!
For all the rivers and streams, that there are on the Earth.
Do you agree?
If you want the rivers, so we'll play for the rivers.
And the streams.
And the streams.
shall we sing?
Where the beasts go to the watering hole,
they leave a game trail.
To the water the animals go,
and lead their young to it.
Mate!
Tell me, please, fish, wasn't there a river nearby.
There was.
Only it has suddenly disappeared.
Only some wet stones and this little puddle have remained.
Dear animals, just today
my little girl has hatched from the egg.
She is still a baby
Do not drink, please, from this puddle.
You'll drink it all up.
You yourself will not get enough,
but my daughter will die.
[Crying]
[Crying]
Thank you, good elephant.
You better go straight on over the rocks.
This river used to flow into a very deep lake
there you should be able to drink.
Well, let's play another round.
I beg of you, honorable Drought just one more party.
- The last one. - Alright.
For the lakes.
All of the lakes, there are on the Earth.
Shall we sing?
[Laughs mischievously]
Yeah, I really lost.
Strange, I thought I was winning.
This is a misfortune for animals, a disaster.
A million years I slept on the bottom of this lake.
And suddenly all the water was going somewhere high up.
And left you in bad luck
And I'm in bad luck too.
What to do?
[Sighs]
High up on top of this stone column
lives in his palace On Zey -
Lord of the sky.
We should go to him to complain.
Well, you know what, animals -
Wait for me down here,
and look after our children.
But bear, tiger and fox come with me.
Wait there for me by those stones,
while I'll go talk myself to On Zey.
[Hong rings]
Hey you, fighting ***, come here!
There's a toad from earth ringing the gong.
The worthless creature wants to sneak into the palace.
I order you, peck this toad!
And throw him back to Earth!
Is that understood!? - It's understood!
If you want to fight, let's fight.
But let me put on my battle armor first.
Just a minute.
Ku-ku-ri! Koh-Koh-Koh.
[Cackling]
Hey, you watchdogs come here!
If you want to fight, let's fight.
But wait a minute, now! Let me put on my battle armor.
[Barking and whining]
If you want to fight, let's fight.
But wait a minute, now! Let me put on my battle armor.
O great Lord of heaven what have you done?
Yes, yes.
I had a horrible day today, with no luck.
How did you get here, wretched creature?
I climbed up the stone pillar.
Well, well ...
and how did the guards miss you?
I broke trough their blockade.
Well, well ...
And what do you want?
O great Lord of heaven
you left Earth without a single drop of water.
Ai-yi-yi!
Well, I'm afraid, I lost all the water in a chess match.
And your heart, did you ...
loose that as well?
Look at what is happening on Earth.
Ai-yi-yi.
Ai-yi-yi.
That is all very troublesome...
and can not be helped.
I lost all the water to madam Drought.
First the waterfalls, then the rivers, and then the lakes.
And the clouds?
The rain clouds,... did you loose them too?
No, not those.
For the clouds we played a draw.
The clouds?
This is wonderful.
Most importantly,... I have as many as you want.
Follow me, toad.
[Claps his hands]
He certainly has his beloved ones
There are all sorts of clouds.
Clouds far and near,
high clouds and low clouds.
Shaggy like a Forest Bear,
Oblong - like a fish.
Clouds has his Majesty,
in enormous amounts.
[Splashing water]
Under lock and key, I now have, all the water of the earth.
It no longer can threaten or harm me.
Under lock and key, I now have, all the water of the earth.
What is this?
Where do you think you're going?
Halt!
[Splashing water]
[Claps his hands]
You really must excuse me ...
I got carried away.
Yeah well, that can happen to anyone.
Goodbye Lord of the sky.
Thank you and good luck.
Next time, dear frog,
you do not have to make such a difficult journey.
Just you tell me right from the Earth by yelling out to me!
So now you know
why people say:
"If a toad croaks, it will be raining soon."
The end Subs by Eus translated from a Russian subtitle