The Mitten (Russian: Варежка, Varezhka) is a 1967 Soviet cartoon film without words which has received international recognition.

The film centers on a girl who wants a dog. She brings home a puppy but her mother wouldn’t let the puppy stay. The girl is upset and goes outside to the playground where all the other kids are walking their dogs. She starts playing with her mitten, pretending that the mitten is a dog. And the power of her imagination turns her mitten into a knitted puppy. The puppy starts chasing a cat which ends up finding shelter atop a billboard announcing a dog event. “Kids! If you have a dog, we invite you take part in a competition. Hurry!!!”

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