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To prove to our posterity

that in this place

cannot grow

even lucerne.

You just don't understand.

Demurrage again.

I'm really sorry. I'm a bit late.

Late? You were with a girl!

- Abakir!

- What?

Why are you like this?

Why can't you treat people properly?

That was good.

Everyone respects you for your work.

You are brilliant at work.

But you treat people like slaves!

And now fill it.

No.

- I won't do it.

- What did you say?

I won't fill it for you!

You will.

I'll do it, Ab...

- Pick up the bucket and fill it!

- Abakir!

- I will...

- You won't do me anything.

Kalipa...

You're not asleep?

Me neither.

Do you hear this?

The wind is howling.

Those are wolves.

It's scary.

How nice it is that you called me.

Always call me,

my darling.

You're handsome.

You're so strong.

so self-confident.

The moon is so huge today.

Autumn is coming.

Abakir.

Do you love me?

I love

you so much.

Do you understand?

I:

respect you.

Enough already...

Everyone respects you:

Sadabek, Dzumas

and even Kemel.

He's a nice boy, don't hurt him.

Dzumas...

I used to have a whole

unit of men like him.

I gave them all their ways in life.

And then, imagine,

then grew to not like me.

They said I got on my high horse.

They wanted educated people.

- And they shunned Abakir.

- Everything'll be as before. You'll see.

Kalipa...

What was before, will never happen again.

Everything will be all right.

And in winter, we'll go to the city, okay?

Don't take offence at Kemel.

Let's all be friends.

He'll apologize, you'll see.

And you can teach him to drive a tractor.

You don't understand a damn

thing, you oaf. Go to sleep.

- You indulge him in everything.

- It's Sadabek's fault too.

He indulges him out of habit.

I'd make him knuckle under,

I'd take him down a peg or two.

And look what you're doing, Kalipa!

He'll leave you as he left

his previous family.

No. He loves me, don't you understand?

And we'll get married.

Get married?

And you believe him?

Do you think that's what he wants?

Leave me alone!

I want to know why

I can't work at high speed.

Because I don't like trickery!

- There would be a lot of hectares.

- So what?

The depth of ploughing is too low.

You're ploughing nothing but thorns.

So the depth is too low then? Do you think

otherwise wheat would grow in this dust?

- It would.

- Really?

It won't now. But it will

as soon as there's water here.

I don't see any water here!

It's all bullcrap!

Try and get it.

- There's nothing but sand around.

- Your way of thinking is erroneous.

So you're a lover of truth now?

Why don't you try ploughing

instead of arguing?

You were the first one to praise me

when I set records at high speed.

Don't you dare reproach

me for that, Abakir.

Yes, I did praise you.

That's because I believed in you.

They told me, "Be proud, Sadabek,

you're following Abakir Dzuraev himself."

So I followed you, and I saw

nothing but your back.

But now that you've been

pushed aside, I see a thing or two.

What do you see - steppe, weeds, thorns?

Yes, steppe. But as far as the eye can see.

As far as the eye can see? Have you

got those fine words from that milksop?

Why don't you start composing songs?

When will you understand,

our land is not just Anrakhai.

There will be no harvest here anyway.

But we can at least set the record.

Then others will follow our example.

They will emulate us.

People are like sheep.

A billy goat stands - the flock stand.

It runs - they run. And so will you!

Sheep follow a billy goat

even to the slaughterhouse.

Try leading Kemel. Will he follow?

Sadabek!

Help me to remove

the cauldron from the fire.

This Kemel again...

Well?

- Have nothing to say?

- Enough, two of you!

What idiot has put

all this stuff in the way?

It looks like our milksop has run away.

- And left all his stuff.

- No sh*t.

Alright then.

- Turn off the light.

- I'm reading.

Turn it off.

Here, take some bread.

And we thought you got lost.

We were going to start looking for you.

Stop messing around.

It's time to go to bed.

Did you hear

what I said?

Abakir.

Turn off the light.

Are you deaf?

I see, you're gving

some light for the savant.

His Majesty couldn't undress without light.

- Abakir.

- Shut up!

I have the right to rest

after a hard day's work!

- I'm reading, by the way.

- What did you say?

I don't give a damn about your reading.

Why are you standing there?

No need to turn it off.

I'll dim it.

Don't. Then get undressed like this brat!

Get undressed by the light.

Don't pay attention. He's just joking.

Am I really?

I said it's night.

It means there will be night by the light.

Get undressed!

Do you hear me?

Abakir, don't.

- You shouldn't do it.

- You'll be sorry!

But I can't.

You can. It's nothing.

You should be ashamed, Abakir!

No!

Let the savants read.

And we, non-savants, will sleep.

Get undressed.

I'm waiting.

Abakir, please...

- Please, don't.

- I said it's night!

And it will be night!

Abakir, I can't!

I can't for the life of me!

I can't!

Please, don't...

Going against me? I'll show you.

Don't even come to me.

Kemel!

Kemel!

Petka, congraturations on your foundling!

So it's a boy! I thought it was a girl.

What are you doing?

We're just going to and fro.

There will be a sea here.

- A sea?

- Yes. A water storage.

We're making underground waters rise.

Give up at once.

This guy will persuade anyone.

He's already persuaded me.

Are you serious about that?

We need people very much here.

Let's go then?

We're not going there yet.

On the way back.

We're driving now.

Understand?

Old fart!

Let her rip!

Otherwise, Kosymov will get

to Marusya before you!

- What's wrong?

- It's the highway.

Anrakhai ends here.

Seishen!

Fetch the flat cakes!

Hello there!

Just in time for the supper.

Come on, help me.

- Here you are.

- Take it.

Careful.

Well?

You know,

they are making underground

waters rise already.

Soon, there will be water in Anrakhai.

That's great.

That means we won't need

a water carrier then.

I won't work on a water carrier any more.

Give me a trailer.

Like it says in my letter.

Sadabek,

let him replace me.

- And I will leave.

- I won't let you go.

What about Kalipa?

I'll work on a water carrier.

What do you say, Abakir?

Me,

I don't care who'll be trailing behind.

Here comes a pike

Riding a bike.

Followed by a cat - all black -

On a scooter front-to-back.

Next, five mosquitoes come into sight,

Flying along on a yellow kite.

Then arrives Mousie Mollie

On a limping, smiling collie.

And a strork astride a mare,

And a bear in a wheel-chair.

A frog does a funny trick...

Who's that coming round that hill?

A fierce and dreadful Roach!

"Don't you dare to approach!"

He roars, he rages.

"I'll lock you in cages

And swallow you all

Like one tiny meatball!"

Look!

Abakir has gone mad.

What is it, Abakir?

Tired?

What did you say?

Fool.

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