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Ministry of Culture
of the Russian Federation

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Pilot
The animation studio of Aleksandr Tatarskiy

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Present

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We live in Russia,

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the biggest country in the world.

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Russia is inhabited by
more than 150 nations.

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And each one of them has
its own language and customs.

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In the steppes between the rivers
Don and Volga

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and the Caspian Sea

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live the Kalmyks.

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The only people in Europe

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that speak the Mongolian language.

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The Kalmyks have long raised cattle,

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and were always nimble riders
and fearless warriors.

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In the old days, starting from
the reign of Peter the Great,

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Kalmyk horsemen fought bravely

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in the Russian army.

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The Kalmyks carefully preserve
their traditions and holidays.

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At the end of chilly December

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they celebrate their New Year,
"Zul",

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which in translation means "fire".

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They light big bonfires, believing

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that the higher the flames rise,
the brighter the summer sun will be.

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And indeed, the summer is
very hot in Kalmykia.

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In the summer, they celebrate the
holiday of earth and water, "Uryus".

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On this day, they sprinkle their
livestock with fresh milk,

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so that the cattle stay healthy
and give a lot of offspring.

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The Kalmyks have many other
unusual holidays.

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They recently came up with a new one:
the festival of tulips.

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It is celebrated in the spring, when the steppe

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gets covered with a colorful
carpet of flowers.

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Fairy tales of all sorts
are also told in Kalmykia,

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and each of them is like a beautiful gem.

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Mountain of Gems

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The Horned Khan

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This happened long ago.

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In a Kalmyk village lived a woman

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who had only one son.

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He was a cheerful and kind young man.

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And the way he played the zurna! Oh!

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Everyone around would start dancing,

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even the sheep.

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That country was ruled by a cruel Khan.

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And every month, people would disappear
from the village.

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The Khan's servants would come
and take away a man,

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and he was never seen again.

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And finally, it was turn of the young man.

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The woman wept bitterly,

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but could do nothing.

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She gave her son a traveling bag
with three flat cakes,

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and the young man went off
to see the Khan.

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"Well? Scared?"

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"Don't be afraid,
it's for you to shave my head with."

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The Khan took off his cap, and
revealed a horn growing from his head!

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The Khan nodded with satisfaction,
and said,

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"Mmm, you'll be rewarded suitably
for your work."

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"See that chest in the corner?"

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"Take for yourself as much gold
as you can carry."

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The young man saw how many people
had died before him.

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That's why no one in the land above
knew about the secret of the cruel Khan.

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The young man gave the first
flat cake to the enormous snake.

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She liked the meal,

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and the serpent helped the boy
climb out of the cave.

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He was now in a thick forest.

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Suddenly,

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he heard wolf howling...

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The wolf's stomach began to rumble.

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He probably wants to eat.

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Thus, the second flat cake came in handy.

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The wolf was not accustomed
to such food, but ate it all.

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He even liked it.

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So the wolf helped the boy
get out of the woods.

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In that hut lived
a wicked and hungry witch.

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"Ah, how nice," said the witch,

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"I will have supper tonight."

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"Grandma, Grandma!"

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"Let me play the zurna!"

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She allowed it.
Why not?

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For the final act.

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"Oh! Wow! I haven't danced like this
in a hundred years!

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"But now, it's time to have a snack!"

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The young man treated her
to his mother's last flat cake,

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and told her about the horned Khan.

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The witch agreed to help the young man.

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"Take my dressing gown."

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"It's old, but magical."

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"Wear it and you'll immediately
become younger!"

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"No, that won't do."

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"But if you wear it inside out, 
you'll become older."

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"Ah, that's just the thing!"

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"Aha, if you wear it inside out,
then you become older."

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The guards stopped him.

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"Who are you?"

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Said the old man: "I'm a barber"

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"Oh, a barber!"

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"You did good work! I will reward you."

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"Over there in the corner is a box
with your reward in it."

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The old man leaned over the trunk:

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"Oh, there's so much gold!"

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The Khan was surprised:

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"What? Where- where is the gold?"

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The young man returned home
to his beloved mother.

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And they lived happily ever after.

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And the cruel Khan has never been
seen since in that part of the world.

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Director Sergey Gordeyev
written by G. Zakolodyazhnyy

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Art direction M. Tsukerman

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Music A, Zemlinskiy

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Sound O, Platonova

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Voice actor L. Lenkov

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animators Sergey Gordeyev, Artur Tolstobrov,
Aleksandra Yevseyeva, M. Gavrilenko,
N. Novik, O. Ridzel, A. Kotova, D. Rochev

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Subtitles by Aleksandr, Eus, Mountain
of Gems (2014), revised by Niffiwan (2022)

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The End
Subtitles by Aleksandr, Eus, Mountain
of Gems (2014), revised by Niffiwan (2022)