Well, let's go.
Come on!
Sit!
Sit! Sit!
Otradnoye! Next stop -
Prasulovo.
Thank you for your attention. Those
with no tickets, leave the premises.
Where are you going?! Sit!
- ls it your dog?
- Sure it's mine.
Wait, l said! Sit!
- Where is he so impatient to go?
- Where? lt's a hunting dog.
l got no one at home to leave him with.
The neighbors protest. He howls.
Then give him to me.
- Shall l give you my pocketbook too?
- Then l'll buy him.
Are you serious?
- Serious.
- Let's go out.
Come here.
- How much will you pay me?
- Well, a ten.
- Ah... it isn't worth the trouble.
- How much do you want?
- Twenty five.
- l don't have that much. Fifteen.
All right. lf it weren't my neighbors.
They write letters, complaining.
Are we going or not?
They do as they please.
As if it's his personal bus.
- What's his name?
- Black Ear.
- lt's not your dog, is it?
- lt's mine. Black Ear. Sure.
We're starting off. Next stop -
Prasulovo.
Where're you going? Let's go home.
Come on, home!
Don't strain!
What can you do now?
You've been sold. Sold, Black Ear.
Sold for money.
And your name was sold too. You're not
Black Ear. That's not a dog's name.
l knew right away that you were not
his.
That's our village over there.
You will live with me from now on.
Don't feel bad about that money.
Some people will sell not only you,
but even their honor, their morals.
You're a dog, Black Ear.
You don't know that. And it is as well.
Let you be Black Ear.
lt sounds pretty dog-like. Black Ear.
l'll be calling you that name.
Black Ear.
This way.
There you go.
We're home now.
Mother, father is back from town.
Here we are. Look!
Where did you get him?
l'll tell you later.
Alyoshka, get the chickens in.
- All right.
- Where did you pick him up?
lt's a long story.
- Grandma, Tolik is here!
- Tolik, why didn't you come?
There was a reason. These are
photographs for lvan lvanych.
And the crayons for you.
Oh, thanks.
Let's go to Bim, Lyucia.
l missed him so much.
- Come on, Lyucia.
- Bim is not here, Tolik.
Not here.
- How come?
- He's been gone three days now.
- How did it happen?
- lt's all my fault.
l let him out. He begged so much.
You were not here. l can't walk,
my legs are killing me.
- Lyucia was at school.
- Don't cry, Grandma.
l can't help it. We got a letter from
Dasha. She wants to know about Bim.
What can l write to her?
Let's not upset lvan lvanych.
We'll send him the photos.
l'll find Bim.
Alyosha, come, l'll pour some milk.
Hold it.
Fresh milk from the cow for you.
Drink it, Black Ear.
His eyes look so human.
Yes, he's got kind eyes, but sad.
He must be missing his master.
Sure thing. Such a dog
must have had a master.
""My dear Stepanovna and Lyucia,
and Tolik whom l never met.
The professor promises to discharge me
any day now. So l'll see you soon.
Thank you again for the photographs.
Don't write to me anymore.''
Black Ear! Black Ear! Come here.
Come here! Quick! Quick!
Come on, catch me!
Catch me, Black Ear!
Take the mitten from me. Come on!
What? Catch me! Catch me!
Alyosha, come home! Father is back.
lt's dinnertime.
Let's go, Black Ear.
- He's become so lively.
- Sure thing. He got used to us.
Home, Black Ear!
- ls that you, Klim?
- Come on in.
- Good evening.
- Just in time for tea. Join us.
Don't bother, Petrovna. l don't like
tea. l came about Black Ear.
The dog will be ruined without hunting
or he'll run away. Sell him to me.
l'll give you 25 rubles for him.
- He's not for sale.
- Where did you get him?
- l bought him.
- From whom?
l have my doubts. But l feel he's
a pedigree dog. Must be taken care of.
- What if his owner shows up?
- l'll give him back.
And you can kiss your money goodbye.
l'm giving you 25 rubles.
l'm not selling him!
Look! He smells a hunter.
And you will ruin him. That's too bad.
Alyoshka will grow up
and they will go hunting.
You show respect for the boy and none
for me?
There