Kevade

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SPRING:

Read, Tnisson.

When Lembitu saw

that German knights had

surrounded Estonian troops...

What did the teacher say

when you were in his room?

Nothing.

Didn't he say that you must not

read Indian stories in class?

No.

- To me he did.

Have you read

"ln the Forests of America"?

No.

- What a man!

Fighting alone

against twelve redskins.

Who?

- The Kentucky Lion.

When the long...

slavery... in Estonia

Days of slavery...

- Age of slavery.

... begun in Estonia.

Right. Sit down, Tnisson.

Show me!

- I want to see!

Dip a goose-quill into milk,

write a couple of words on paper,

iron it over and you'll see!

Buy my pocket knife.

With a corkscrew!

Show me.

- Crappy knife.

Why didn't you come to school earlier?

- I was ill.

We came last week.

How do you get along in school?

- Very well.

Only Russian is difficult.

- Is it really?

For me, it is awfully difficult.

Arithmetics is hard for me.

But you did so well today.

Everybody says you are

a clever boy. - Who said that?

Everybody.

Do you want to walk to school

with me from now on? - Yes.

When I reach the old willow first,

I ' ll wait for you.

When you get here first...

- Then I will wait!

Alright.

I sing to praise the Lord.

Who gives everything unto us.

And bears our burdens.

Let us pray.

Our Father, who art in heaven;

hallowed be Thy name...

It's much better to pray

like American settlers.

Kneel on the left knee,

bend the right leg.

So you can hold your sword

and pray like hell.

Toots!

I don't think everybody saw,

how you taught us to pray.

Kneel in the corner

and show us.

Instead of a sword

you can use the poker,

so everybody can see

how to pray like a...

Kentucky Lion.

- Quiet!

What?

- The buttons are gone.

What buttons?

- The buttons of my boots.

What does this mean?

Maybe rats took them away. They

once stole our cabbage-chopper.

Cabbage-chopper?

- Right.

Rats can't even lift a cabbage-

chopper, much less carry it.

Maybe there was

a whole bunch of them.

Nonsense!

Where were your boots?

There, under the bed.

Who sleeps here?

- Visak.

Visak? Who else?

Then comes Krd and then Toots.

- Yes, there's my bed.

Since when do you sleep here?

This was the first night. My bed

was brought here yesterday.

He threw clothes at us

and didn't let us sleep.

You hear what Visak said?

- He is a liar!

He cut off Kiir's buttons and now

he's blaming me! - Shut up!

Who was the last to go to bed?

I was already sleeping when Toots

kept laughing in his bed

and farted so much we nearly

suffocated. - A button!

Another one.

There are some more here.

Didn't I tell you it was the rats!

Mark my words!

You just had a very narrow escape.

So, you had to go telling on me!

Joosep, stop it!

Joosep, don't fool around!

- Bastard.

Joosep, don't!

- I'm going to fix you up!

Stop!

- Stay put, you bastard!

Telling on me!

Well, cooing all the time!

But, it was always obvious that

one day Arno will marry Teele.

Let go of me!

So, I am the Kentucky Lion?

From now on I am going to start

making plans with her.

Tnisson?

- Yes?

You won't tell anybody,

if I tell you something? - No.

Toots said, he's going to start

making plans with Teele.

Toots?

- Yes?

Don't listen to him.

- But if he's right?

How? No he won't.

You think so?

- Yes.

Tnisson, you are so kind.

The German jerks

are on the river again.

Bumpkins are going home.

Shut your mouth,

or your heart will freeze.

I'm going to

beat you up like a dog.

Come to

the stables tonight, fatso.

What's happening? - The great battle

under the gates of Leipzig!

What battle?

Give me! Hurry!

Hurrah! Forward, boys of Kentucky!

Death to the redskins!

Victory!

Men, back to our yard!

I am going to ask you

one last time,

will you apologize

to the young gentlemen?

You see, minister.

You are the most torpid

creature in the world!

Usually they start

blaming others.

This one is dumb like a fish.

Detention for one week,

and every day you will learn

four verses from the hymns.

Whatever troubles your heart,

whatever you demand.

Leave all your troubles

to our Lord.

Whatever...

Try to think about

what you are saying.

Let's start from the beginning.

Whatever troubles your heart.

Whatever troubles my heart.

No, your heart.

- My heart?

No... From the beginning.

Whatever troubles your heart.

Arno! Aren't you coming?

In a moment.

Whatever troubles your heart.

You go ahead, it's Saturday eve.

I'll try by myself.

Tnisson?

- What?

Why do you think

Teele won't marry Toots?

H is family is in debts and their farm

will go under the hammer.

What does that mean?

The men will go to prison,

until they pay their debts.

Do they put children into prison?

I don't know,

but who would leave them out.

Teele!

lesoo family is in debt!

Their place will go

under the hammer!

All of them will be sent to prison.

Hi, Liisa.

- Hello.

What are you doing by the river

on a Saturday night, Lible?

I am going to make

the river run the other way,

so it will be fun to see

when the wool-mill stops.

Chinwagger!

- Look who's talking.

Quit splashing, stupid!

- Don't go calling other people stupid!

Let's go home now...

They are coming!

Tell them we went home together,

if they ask you.

Why?

- Just tell them.

Sit down.

Tnisson, come here.

Did you sink

the young masters' raft?

No, I didn't.

Was there anyone else

with you on Saturday?

Tali was here too.

Tali, what were you doing here?

I helped Tnisson

to learn the hymns.

But then you must

remember them as well?

Tell me one.

Whatever troubles your heart,

whatever you demand.

Leave all your troubles

to our Lord.

You are a good boy, Tali.

Did you go home together?

Yes.

A small boy could not

have done it all alone.

But kitchen-maid Liisa saw him.

And Lible as well.

That Lible is a wicked man.

You, Chunky-Charley,

I'll sink you to the bottom

of the river like a bloody turkey.

Lible is terrible!

How so? - Why does he have

to go drinking and brawling?

Well, look at that!

Saare family's daughter-in-law

and the young master himself.

H i.

- Hello, young master.

Oh, dear...

Lible.

- Yes?

Why do you drink? - If I knew

it wouldn't get me drunk,

I probably couldn't

take a single drop.

Quit drinking.

- Why?

It's not good for you.

Can't say it is...

But man is just a machine.

You have to oil it,

otherwise it blows up.

Well, young master, I won't be

ringing these bells anymore.

Why?

- The raft, of course.

They blame me for

sinking the German jerks' raft.

Don't they believe

you didn't do it?

The minister would believe,

but that damn Chunky-Charley!

Hopping around

and singing like a sky-lark!

Lible did it, Lible did it!

He just wants to get rid of me.

- Why?

You, Arno...

You are a good boy.

I can tell you one thing.

No rascal in this world

wants to be told the truth.

But lie to them...

Lie...

Then you are respectable.

Weird...

Then, who did sink the raft?

You can chop me into pieces,

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