Adapted from a Ukranian folk tale, Eduard Nazarov's short film tells of a dog who has become too old to be of use to his human family, yet they keep him because they are kindly. Things come to a head though when his deafness prevents him from hearing a burglar, and he is kicked out into the forest. Here we meets with an old wolf who he used to hunt, and the two of them hatch a plot to get the dog back into the villagers' good books. Later he returns the favour by sneaking the hungry wolf into a wedding banquet.