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Ministry for Culture of Russia

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Pilot 
Animation studio of Aleksandr Tatarskiy

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present

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We live in Russia.

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Our coat of arms is decorated
with a two-headed eagle.

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On the eagle's chest is Saint George.

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He is slaying the evil dragon.

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Russia's flag has three colors:
white, blue, and red.

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Our capital is the city of Moscow -
one of the most beautiful and
largest cities in the world.

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In the middle of Russia, in Siberia, 
there is a wonderful land called Altai.

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The Altai Republic has a mythical creature
on its coat of arms - the griffin.

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"Altai", translated from 
ancient languages, means "golden".

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There was a time when the Scythians 
and other ancient peoples lived here.

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In one of the burial mounds here,
archeologists dug up the
mummy of a young girl

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which they named the "Altai Princess".

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And very recently, scientists
discovered an animal here that
had long been considered extinct:

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the raccoon dog.

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The majestic Altai Mountains served as
inspiration for the painter Nicholas Roerich.

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Here they are on his canvases.
Among them is the highest peak
in Siberia - Mount Belukha.

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Altai is one of the most beautiful
and mysterious places on our planet.

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And, of course, they tell funny
and wise folk tales here.

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And each of them is like a precious gem.

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Mountain of Gems

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The Frog and the Ants
based on an Altai folk tale

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At the foot of the Altai Mountains,

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on a tiny island in the
middle of a blue lake,

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there lived a frog.

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Unlike her neighbors,
the frog could not cook;

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nor did she want to -

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she preferred various cunning ploys.

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And on this day, too, she thought
up a way to get a free breakfast.

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"A heron is coming! A heron is coming!"

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cried the frog.

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After such a hearty breakfast, 
it was just the time for a good nap.

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But no! The neighboring froglings 
were croaking up a storm.

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"Hey you, small fry, look! The Moon
in the sky is covering the Sun!"

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One day...

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the frog started chasing a grasshopper.

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From one hummock to another... 
and ended up in the forest.

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Sh...

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The afternoon was well along. 

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The frog decided to spend
the night at the ants' place.

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It was nice in the anthill.
Dry, and warm.

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But...

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it wouldn't hurt to have a bite to eat.

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"Hey!"

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"Where am I?"
thought the frog.

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"The sun is high, and I
haven't had breakfast yet."

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"It's time to go home."

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"Come round. I'll be glad to see you."

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croaked the frog,
and hopped back to her island.

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The frog did not expect that the ants
would be able to reach her tiny island.

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Her eyes bugged out in surprise.

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"I'll be right back!"

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"I'll just check my pantry!"

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The frog jumped into the lake, splash! 
And hid at the bottom.

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The ants waited and waited.
It was suppertime already.

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But there was no sign of the frog.

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"You promised to feed us!"
"We want to eat!"

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"Who promised?"

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"Your neighbor!"

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"Forget about it! It'll never happen. 
She has no reserves."

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"Go back home, while
it's still light out."

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The ants tightened their belts,
and shuffled off to their anthill.

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Ever since, they work 
with their belts tightened.

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And the cheating frog 
forever stayed bug-eyed.

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screenwriters
Sergey Aynutdinov, Valentin Telegin

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art director
Sergey Aynutdinov

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production director
Igor Gelashvili

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general producer
Igor Gelashvili

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project supervisor
Aleksandr Tatarskiy

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Subs by elesorokina, 2013
revised by Niffiwan, 2025

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The End