Dzmitryj Jakutovič

The ruff and the sparrow were bragging to each other about who had the better life. The sparrow was telling how good he felt in the air, while the ruff, on the contrary, was bragging about how good he felt in the water.

Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman. And they had a hen named Ryaba. One day the hen laid not just any egg, but a magical one that could grant any wish.

A red frog, unable to croak, envied the other frogs. One day, she ended up in an old couple's house, where she accidentally swallowed some dry peas.

One day, the Crane came to visit his neighbor, the Fox. The picky red-haired hostess was dissatisfied with the guest's behavior—he would break something, ruin a dish, and so they couldn't have a proper feast. Then the Fox decided to visit the Crane. But here, too, they couldn't find common ground. The Fox kept trying to lecture the Crane on how to live, but he didn't want to follow her instructions.

A wedding violinist falls into a hole, and to avoid being eaten by a huge bear, he starts playing the violin, but the strings break, one after another...

A philosophical parable about the lives of a girl, her parents, and a tree.

The story tells of the short life of a moth that was burned in a lamp fire.

One day, a gray horse with a heavy cart got stuck in the forest. A hungry bear immediately pounced on her, but her dexterity and ingenuity helped her outsmart the bear.

The story of a young count who did not abandon an elderly woman in her time of need. He was rewarded for his kindness far beyond his expectations, for there are things that money simply cannot buy.

Late in the evening, a mother puts her little daughter to bed. The girl doesn't want to sleep and asks her dog, Asha, to tell her a scary story. Asha tells a story about a girl named Gretel and her brother, Hansel.

This is a magical story about a prince whom a gnome turned into a bear, but Snow White's love restored him to human form.

Based on a Belarussian folk song, movie tells a story of a poor peasant who goes to serve the landlord and is not successful in it.

Long ago, people had no fire. And no matches to light it. No way to light a stove, no way to fry bacon, no way to cook porridge. And in winter, people suffered especially—there was freezing cold all around. So, people decided to get a piece of the sun, but how to get there? The sun was high, and people had no wings. They went into the forest to ask the birds for help, to bring them fire from the sun. All the birds refused to fly to the sun, but one brave one was found—a little titmouse. She grabbed a torch and flew to the sun to bring fire to people...

One New Year's Eve, Pasha and Dasha had a fight over the gifts their parents had brought them. For the all-seeing Baba Yaga, this quarrel became a good excuse to punish the naughty children. She kidnapped Dasha and turned her into a Christmas tree. Pasha sets off into the fairytale forest to search for his sister...

During dinner, the youngest son Petka started playing with words, which angered his strict father.

1941, the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Nazi forces have occupied Minsk. Soviet soldiers, cut off and encircled, are attempting to break through to the east. Among them is a young tank crewman who refuses to abandon his combat vehicle to the enemy.

The onion-colored woe lived with his grandfather and liked to spend his free time not with books and textbooks, but at the computer. But then the incredible happened: a huge ginger cat intervened…

Eight funny, fascinating stories in which the most popular hero of folk legends and legends, Nesterka, and his inseparable friends, the dog and the cat, find a way out of any situation. They turn ordinary clay pots into musical instruments, defeat the bloodthirsty Dragon who kidnapped Nesterka's bride, and find a solution to the Licho, who settled in their house...

When winter comes, it is hard for those who try to escape from the colds alone, relying only on themselves. The heroes of one of the most famous folk tales come to this conclusion. The tale became the literary basis of the film. The age-old folk wisdom is embodied here in a simple story.

From this story, young viewers will learn why larks are the first to welcome the arrival of spring and where they get such ringing, cheerful songs.

In a letter from the front, a son tells his mother that in one of the battles he lost his... spoon. And what's a soldier without a spoon? An unusual parcel begins its journey from a Belarusian village to an army unit fighting its way further west.

This lively piece uses the traditional Belarusian vycinanka (papercut) style to illustrate eight well-known proverbs through humorous visual vignettes. To complement the folklore-based storytelling, it features music by ethno‑trio Troitsa.