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Merry Christmas Merry Christmas someone is going to be happy this eve

I suddenly hope so. You'll go back inside now and you'll be catching your death.

its like icicle out there You hear what I'm saying, Boo?

Sleep then, see if I be caring.

How Christmas this is going to be.

I'll get to see the family, have a few drinks, tell a few stories, sing a few songs.

Hey kid, you sleeping or what?

I wasn't sleeping.

Wake up your face, you little monkey!

How come you're still up?

Has he come yet?

Who do you think? Santa!

Sorry, kid. Not till morning. A little bit longer. Santa will come, won't he?

Of course he will.

What did you ask for?

A new doll! All the girls in school are getting one.

I don't want to be the only one without one. Is that so? Well, don't you worry.

Your real friends will still be there, even if you don't get your new doll.

You want present?

Okay, I give you present.

Close your eyes.

now.

Isn't she a beauty? It's a bit big for me.

And it smells like your pipe.

Ah, yes.

Well, there's some people who would be very

glad of coat like mine this time of year.

Let me tell you.

Lamb's wool very good material.

coat like this, it reminds me of stories from the old days. Scary story.

But good one too. Maybe I tell it to you.

All right. I give it try.

a long time ago.

before you were born.

in the beautiful city of St. Petersburg.

the old country.

there lived a young man called Akaki

I'm not going to lie to you. His life is not that crazy.

Every day, he do the same exact thing. He gets up...

and he goes to work.

Akaki, he work in the biggest bank in St. Petersburg.

Every day people will ride in from all over the city, asking for help.

But the man in charge, the commissioner, he very busy man.

So, he have his workers answer instead.

Akaki job was to stamp every reply that was sent back.

This not so great job and it paid very little.

But Akaki, he did his best.

Anna, are you coming?

He not have many things.

No family, no friends, in fact he had only one companion in the whole world

good night cat

but surprise. Ha-ha-hah, Akaki.

He think he would live normal, boring life.

He never expected

all the awful, terrible things about to happen.

It's winter now, and times are tough.

Some people are so desperate they take from others to help themselves.

Which is no way to live, believe me.

Coming up to Christmas, it's cold like hell frozen over.

Everyone else has nice warm coats.

but Akaki's coat.

it is No good at all.

Why didn't he just get a new one? Well, he very poor. He's not able to get a

new one. That's sad. Yeah. Like I said, times were tough.

Stop it! Leave her alone!

Oh, no.

Officer, please, you've got to help.

Over there!

no Officer, wait!

It's just a no.

Oh, my God.

AKaki? What is this? Look at you! We have a reputation to think of here!

Yes, and if the Commissioner saw you, he'd fire you on this spot!

It's of course, it's actually kind of a funnest... No! It's too late for excuses!

You need to smarten up. And for goodness sake, get rid of that coat!

get Back to work!

Well, I can fix it.

But wouldn't you prefer a new one?

It's not exactly high fashion, if you know what I mean.

A new one, how much would it cost? For a spectacular new overcoat?

200 rubles, its easy.

200 rubels? That's impossible.

A few new patches and this one will be fine. Oh come on Akaki, just imagine,

your very own brand new overcoat made of only the finest material.

You'll be the talk of the town. People will stop and stare in amazement.

Is there a lady in your life? Uh, well there will be. With a coat like this.

excited about this Akaki. You're going to look like a king.

but I can't afford to look like a king.

Look, let's talk Turkey here. Your all caught?

Okay, maybe if your patch is here and there and maybe we can fix it up.

But is that really what you want? Is that how you want people to see you?

Isn't

there a part of you deep down that wants to be more?

So, he decided to get a new coat. You get the idea.

yeah, that's Good.

So we go on with this? You sure you're not too sleepy? We go on.

200 rubles was a lot of money back then.

Akaki He has to save all the money he can.

He started working overtime.

He eat almost nothing. He sells what little he has.

Dawn.

Until great day.

It finally came.

Akaki finally had his new coat.

As he walked to one, a khaki he couldn't have noticed.

People were looking at him differently.

Where did you get it, Akaki? It's not even secondhand!

You must come to the party tonight and show it off! The party?

The annual office Christmas ball. Akaki had never gone before.

But this year would be different.

Now a Akaki had never been to a party before, so he was a little bit shy at first.

Oh, it's a Akaki. It's a truck. It's not a truck, it is a truck!

It's just a truck with a lot of people.

It's like a truck that's going to be a truck for a long time.

It's going back and forth.

But soon, he was having more fun than he could ever remember.

It wasn't even my force!

Akaki was having the best night of his life.

On the way home, he talked with Anna about everything.

She tells him about her dream to become a writer and to travel the world.

and Akaki, well, he think he could just listen to her talk forever.

Thank you for a lovely night, Akaki.

He couldn't believe how different things were.

Now he had friends, he was going to parties, he'd even kissed a girl.

Technically, anyway.

And he thincked. all

thanks to his brand new overcoat.

now I Tell you many times before, city is no place

to walk around late at night, especially with

brand new overcoat on your back. Akaki, he find out the hard way.

Oh no.

Can you help me, someone has stolen my coat.

wake up

Officer, help me, please.

it was no use. He would have to go straight to the top.

Who the devil are you? Please, your Excellency, I need your help.

I was attacked on the way home and my new coat was stolen.

And I spent all my money make it and I don't have anything left.

So please, you have to help me find my coat.

Ah!

Surely Anna would help you.

but Akaki, he stopped.

What would she think of him, looking like this, without his new coat?

He didn't want to lose her too.

He tried to find his coat himself.

The weather... ...it goes even worse.

the cold it cut deep into his chest. By the time he gets home, he has high fever.

He's so cold, he can barely move. He can barely speak.

And in a story like this, you know what that means.

it means.

he kaput.

And this normally is where story would end, right?

Akai story. It continued, but

he was a little different.

My coat. I need to find my coat

And he has only one thing on his mind.

Everyone begin to call it crazy.

Finally, Akaki find what he was looking for.

good to See you. It was a good party, no?

Has anyone seen Anna?

Anna, hey, what's up with everyone, huh? They look like they've seen a... Ah!

Get away from me!

No, no, no. Anna Anna wait

Poor Akai Things had gone so wrong.

He thought this coat was supposed to make people like him. But now...

He was destined to be alone forever.

seeing Anna smile again.

Akaki, wish he had never cared so much about the coat.

He wished he had just been himself.

Akaki

in the end it's Not what you have. or where you come from

but what you do.

that matters most.

All right,

we go sleep now.

No, wait.but that was sad.

You can't just end it there.

What happened to everyone?

What happened to Akaki?

Well...

A khaki was never seen again.

But his acts of kindness could still be seen all over the city.

Anna, She decided to tell a story close to her heart.

for the commissioner? Well, he never quite the same again.

He began to reply to all the letters himself and actually start to help people.

He finally became a good man.

Anna's dream of becoming a writer came true and it took her all over the world.

Is this...?

Don't you worry.

presents,They come and go.

It's what's inside that matters most.

Merry Christmas, you little monkey.