Ukrainian SSR, Ukrainfilm | 1928-1935 | 11:32

A boy named Tuk and his dog Zhuk have a vegetable garden, but their harvest is in danger from Pig and Fox who are looking for a quick profit. Pig and Fox are obvious metaphors for Soviet political anti-heroes. The first animated sound film, started by Viacheslav Levandovskyi, a pioneer of Ukrainian animation, in 1928 was finished by his students in 1935.

Ukrainian SSR, Ukrainfilm | 1937 | 07:40

Animals make an agreement to live and work in peace. The Fox joines this improvised League of Nations and, using a bagpipe as a decoy to distract attention, she violates the agreement. One of the film's directors, Ipolyt Lazarchuk, wiil become the father of Ukrainian animation in the post-war era.