You look like a hunter, but you have
no gun.
So it's all for his sake.
For him to live up to what he's
destined for.
Just imagine, as soon as he scents
a bird
he gets like dead.
Yes!
l'd love to have one like him
scenting fish.
He must be very purebred. ls he?
He is.
- But not everything's right with him.
- Why not?
His coloring should be black
with reddish dapples.
And he's not that at all. His coloring
isn't typical.
The sign of degeneration.
They might not give us the documents.
And deprive him of all his dog's
rights.
So if he was like everybody else,
then it would be all right.
But once he has his own looks,
it means he's bad?
This is not right.
Bim and l also think so.
- What about your fishing?
- Ah! Forget it.
You look around... and you fell better.
Everything has its use, everything's
forjoy.
As with him: his legs, his ears,
his nose.
With your nose, we'll be all right.
Others will be jealous of you.
Only don't you cock it.
- Well, l must be going.
- Good luck to you.
lt's better to be not alone. There's
someone to talk to.
Sometimes l feel like
it was only yesterday.
At other times it seems to have been
long ago.
l didn't notice how our first summer
had passed.
Bim got to know my duties
and my habits.
We were looking forward to the fall.
And, at last, it arrived.
Hurry up, folks! Hurry!
The bus is leaving.
Go on.
Don't be afraid, the dog's kind. Sit!
- Dogs are not allowed on the bus.
- Why not?
So according to regulations... get out!
- Why are they not allowed?
- Just like that.
- You're inventing it!
- l'm not!
- l won't go.
- We waited half an hour for you.
Get ready your ticket money.
l said l won't go until you get out!
- What am l to do?
- How should l know?
l'll pay you.
Get in, pop.
l'm not supposed to.
Otradnoye stop! Get off, folks!
Don't forget your stuff!
Thank you for your attention.
- You know what you are, moonlighter?
- Get off!
You are a parasite!
l can deliver you to the commandant's.
l've got a whistle.
Go ahead, whistle! You whistler!
You shouldn't have paid him. He had
no right to do it.
- Good luck to you, guys!
- Goodbye.
Let's take a rest.
Can you imagine?
l offered a bribe.
You don't care. But what about me?
lt makes no difference if it's a ruble
for a small thing or 20 for a big one,
or 1000 for a major one.
lt's a shame all the same.
As if selling my conscience
by little bits.
You don't understand, Bim, that these
pieces of paper and your conscience
are sometimes
directly correlated.
Hello, Trofimych!
Oh! lvan lvanych! Good evening!
- l wondered who could it be so late?
- Will you take me in for the night?
A good man is always welcome here.
Here's some potatoes.
You've got some poor trophies.
You shot only one bird?
- Bim roused three more.
- What? Did you miss?
l guess l'm getting old.
l hate to kill game. But if l don't
shoot, l'll spoil the dog.
You got a beautiful dog.
His coloring is not standard. l'm
afraid we won't get the certificate.
Doesn't he obey?
He obeys all right. You won't
find many clever dogs like him.
Look at him fawning. You speak
well of him and he's fawning.
Go to your place.
l guess life is more cheerful now,
with him beside you.
That's right, more cheerful.
Eat, my dears, help yourself.
About killing. You're right.
We've had our fill of killing.
Remember the instruction to kill
magpies?
A harmful bird. And kites, too.
Yes, l remember.
Then a new edict: they're not enemies
and killing them is prohibited.
And what about the wolves?
We've annihilated almost all of them.
And another news: kill crows, because
they ravage nests.
And how many birds l found who died
of poisons poured in the soil!
They tried to save the soil from pests
and killed birds instead.
Killing birds means killing the forest.
The forest can't live without birds.
And who is to blame?
Lump it all on the gray crow.
Now they got alarmed
and passed a law
and all