Ardars live in the Neverending Forest…
But the Neverending Forest is just that:
it's neverending!
We don't go there.
It, you know, doesn't have an end.
No. We don't go there.
- Never.
- No-no.
Neither our grandfathers nor our fathers
ever went there.
Barin, you are sending them to their death.
A human being cannot defeat an Ardar!
- Dare cross me! A whipping's coming!
- They are bewitched people!
They say, it's been a thousand years
since Stone Princess cast a spell on them.
And we will obey the
Stone Princess,
untill the day when a stone starts crying,
and a human being
feels pity for the stone.
Their chief warrior - Yangul.
Instead of a heart he has stone and…
scissors instead of hands.
Old wives tales!
Ignorance and superstition!
So.
I'll whip anyone who disobeys me!
Well?!
Oh, mercy! Oh, Lord!
Ignorant masses.
I have to enlighten them and
enlighten some more.
Only the patient teachings of a
father are capable of…
Yes! Yes!
Get out.
Out!
Wanted to run away? Go on, run!
Nothing will come of it.
Go ahead!
Making fun of us are you?
Is that fair?
Fair? What does it mean "fair"?
Without your magic sorcery!
Can't do it fairly?!
Fairly? Without sorcery?
How is that?
Lower the fence
and then try to catch us yourself!
That will be fair!
Sure!
Let's do it this way!
Run, Klava!
Run!
- And you?
- Run!
Vanya.
Run!
It's…
It's a…
At the bottom she has… a snake tail!
- Really?!
- Yeah. I won't lie.
There's a sting in her mouth.
And her eyes are of stone…
And her hair is stone,
and her arms are stone,
and her legs are stone. And…
- But you said she has a tail?
- Don't confuse me!
I told you, Stone Princess!
I won't lie.
So, the Stone Princess is
searching the world,
searching for a master stone craftsmen.
We had this one Stepan.
He was so skilled -
he could carve any stone in any way.
So the Stone Princess
lured him into the Neverending Forest,
and that was the end of him. He disappeared.
His wife loved him a lot.
She waited and waited,
then fell ill and died.
Their boy, Ivan (Vanya), became an orphan.
Yeah… That's how it is.
And you laugh.
Maybe… We should stop have a bite first?
He's so thin.
Just skin and bones!
What soup can you make out of that?
Where you going?
If he floats to the top,
push him back down.
- Should add some mushrooms…
- Katya!
I'll go see him out.
We're tired of you, Yangul…
- Look what the cat dragged in. What do you want?
- I want to see her.
Why are you pushing me?!
Am I your latest amusement toy?
- Aren't you tired of it, witch?
- Am I the witch now?
I am a witch,
but I want to help you!
Like I'll believe you!
Granddaughter!
Yes, Grandma?
There's a guest to see you.
Coming! Just let me stir the soup!
She's stirring the soup!
Get in!
Where did you get this?
Get in!
- I want to see her.
- There she's coming!
So, stay here!
Once I knock, then you come out
and jump out the window.
- Katya! Are you coming or not?
- And…
Yes coming, coming!
It's…
Better for us to not go back.
He'll give us a whipping.
Oh, that's because
he doesn't respect us.
- And the Ardars don't respect us!
- O!
Hush! Men!
Men, look! A wild pig!
And so we thought that it was a wild pig.
We thought we'll catch it and…
…take it to our Barin.
Then we looked closer…
Oh, dear, dear, how could we mistake?
Our esteemed... for a wild pig…
Eagle! Eagle!
Your operation for saving my daughter
has been a success,
so you deserve a reward!
The most precious thing that I have
is my daughter…
She'll be yours.
- What do you mean "be mine"?
- Klavushka.
Klavdyusha!
Do you want to marry your savior?
I do...
want to marry Ivan.
The soup came out so bland,
there's virtually nothing in it.
No meat at all.
I have to go sleep
on an empty stomach.
Give the bones to the Grey Wolf.
Alright, Grandma.
Hey!
Fear the boy!
What?
I need to fear some boy?!
A-ha-ha-ha!
You've got a head injury.
Look at the crack in the mirror.