[3] The film was imported to the West in the 1960s and ran in the U.S. in 1966 with English dubbed, on distribution from Allied Artists Pictures.

The film tells the story of how an old soldier helps a boy find his mother, Maria the Weaver, who has been kidnapped and carried away by an evil king of the undersea kingdom.

In fact, Mother Bear's paw is in a strange iron beak which amazes the soldier.

The Spirit of the Water first tries to exchange the drum for one of his servants or for a large sum of gold and money, but the soldier remains steadfast also through Vanya's insistence.

Meanwhile, the granddaughter of the Water Spirit Alyonoushka has learned of the visit and believes that the visitors are evil.

Together they reach Maria's house and the Water Spirit and Badweather try one last time to defeat the group.