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THE SAGE AND THE DONKEY
Based on Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani's texts

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screenwriter
Pavel Charkviani

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director & art director
Iosif Samsonadze

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musical design G. Mchedlidze
artist V. Datukishvili

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camera Lyubov Kvaliashvili
sound Garri Kuntsev

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animators I. Samsonadze, M. Dekanosidze,
K. Dzhebashvili, V. Grigoryan,
V. Kushneryov, O. Dumbadze

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assistants G. Martashvili,
L. Razmadze, I. Kenchiashvili

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montage M. Kobahidze
script editor A. Mantskava
musical editor T. Shavlohashvili

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Animation division of Georgia-Film, 1978

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One day, a sage rode along the road.

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In order to eat the forbidden jam,

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a kid pretended to be ill.

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The sage thought:

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"Only the whip can cure him!"

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How can a good road be made?

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The builders were unable to decide.

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The sage said:

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"A donkey will show you the answer."

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A peasant was afraid of bad weather -

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It could ruin the harvest, after all.

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"Should the harvest be brought in,
or not?"

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The flummoxed labourer couldn't decide.

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"Harvest now!" said the sage.

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It once happened that even
the sage made a mistake.

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They gave the sage endless
wine to drink

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and, competing in eloquence,

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hastened to shower him with praise.

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The sage soaked in the praise
unguardedly.

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The monk said:
"You're worthy of sainthood, sage!"

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"The wisest of the wise!"

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"You're doubtlessly the equal of
Aristotle," exclaimed the toastmaster.

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And, wanting glory,
he ascended to lofty thoughts.

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Well, he collapsed.

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His donkey began to drink water.

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The sage thought:

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"Will he drink more?"

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He begged him

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and tried to force him.

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He praised the donkey profusely,

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but still the donkey
would not drink more.

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The sage said:

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"Oh, shame and disgrace be upon me!

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Donkey, your mind has bested mine!"

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Subtitles - Niffiwan @ animatsiya.net,
also thanks to george mezvrishvili