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How Donkey Got Sick with Sadness
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How Donkey Got Sick with Sadness

1987-04-23 · 10 min · ★ 10.0

Animation

Once there lived a very hardworking donkey. Everyone loved him, including the girl whom he drove to school. But one day in the house appeared a truck who carried out all his work. The donkey felt like no one needed him and fell ill with sadness.

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Directors
Yuri Prytkov
Production companies
Soyuzmultfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tatyana RyazanovaDonkey (voice)
Svetlana StepchenkoSvetlana StepchenkoLittle girl (voice)
Evgeni LeonovEvgeni LeonovTruck (voice)
Armen DzhigarkhanyanArmen DzhigarkhanyanLittle girl's father (voice)

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