"Summer 1946." "In East Prussia and Lithuania Soviet power has been established." "Wolf's children." "This archipelago consists of 10 main islands, five of which are larger than the others." "They are located under the equator." "And are 800 to 1000 km.... from the west coast of America." "They all consist of..." " Volcanos." " Mom, you have to eat." " You need to eat." "I'm not hungry." "She should eat." "She's ill." "Fritshen, come to me." "Come here." "Tell me your names." "Tell me you names." " Come on." " Hans Uwe Arendt." "And you too, Fritshen." "Tell me your name." "Fritz Ludger..." "Fritz Ludger Arendt." "Now listen to me." "I want you to go to Lithuania." "Remember the farm we were last winter?" "Give the medallion to the farmer's wife." "They will take care of you." "I'm sure they'll you feed." "My big Hans." "Promise me that you'll take Fritshen there." "Yes." "You should look after him." "Stay together, whatever happens." "But without you we won't find it." "You will." "Try to remember." "You have to cross the Memel." "Then go east." "All the time to the east." "And what about you?" "I'll come when I feel better." "My boys." "I love you so much." "Don't forget who you are." "Tell me your names again." " Fritz Ludger Arendt." " Hans Uwe Arendt." "Hans, wake up." "Mother died." "Mom!" "Wake up." "Wake up." "No!" "Hans." "Take it, don't lose it again." "Fritshen!" "We'll go further up to the bridge." "That takes too long." "We should cross here." "But you can't even swim." "Fast!" "They're behind us!" " Give it!" " Stop!" " What are you doing?" " Let me go!" "Go away." "Faster." "Hold on tight." "Hey, it's for my brother." "He can't swim." "Fritshen, hold on tight." " There they are!" " Get across." " Ruth!" " Fritshen!" " I should go to my brother." " No, swim!" "Ruth!" "Fritshen!" "Fritshen!" " Fritshen!" " Hans!" "Faster!" " What are you doing?" " After my brother." " Come back." " He can't swim." "He's all alone." " Get out." " Let me go." "He needs me." "Stay away from the shore." " Where are you going?" " We're looking for our aunt." "You can't go there." "There are soldiers." "They shot at us." "But we need to go." "Otherwise we're all alone." "There was nobody on the shore." "Only soldiers." "Better come with us." "Take it." "For you." "I must tell you something." "We saw your aunt at the river." "She's dead." "I'm Kristel." "I'll be your aunt." "I'll show you a secret." "I'll protect you." "You're thinking about your brother?" "I promised my mom to look after him." "Never get apart." " Nothing happened." " I have to go to the farm." " Aren't you even sad?" " Why?" "Your sister died." "She died long ago, last winter." "The little girl was Ruth." "I wanted to save her from the soldiers." "Karl!" "Run!" "Let go!" "Come, get out of here." "You need to find a place to stay." "Where do you want to go?" "You got nobody... who is waiting for you?" "Just try not to starve." "But isn't there somewhere you want to go?" "Go home?" "Have you been in town?" " Or at the sea?" " Have you been at the sea?" "Once I went with my parents." "My brother was very young." "You will find him!" "But I have the medallion so the farmers can recognize us." "And he has nothing." "Surely he's there waiting for you." "I'm scared." "You shouldn't." "Remember our secret." "World castle" "Under cover of darkness." "Comfort and peace reign." "And in this silence." "All the troubles of the day." "Will go into oblivion, and you are carried away in a dream." "You see the moon," "It seems a sickle," "But it is round and beautiful." "On some things." "We hasten to laugh." "Just because they do not see our eyes." "Faster." "Get out of here." "Get up, come on." "Get up now!" "I'm going." "Eat." "Quickly!" "Hurry." "Hans, my leg hurts." "I can't go further." "We need to get away from the road." "It's too dangerous." "It's easier for Karl." "I'll be careful." "Karl." "Stay here." " Karl!" " Louise!" " Karl!" " Louise!" "Karl." "Louise!" "Louise, wait!" "Where're you going?" "Where are your shoes?" "Come here." "I can't go on anymore." "We'll make it alright" "Come quickly." "You will like it." "You don't need to go in." "You'll be our guard." "Look after our our clothes." "Hans, come on!" " What?" " Come!" "All right." "Hey Alex." "No tongue." "No talking." "Russian." "Leave me alone!" "Get up, get up!" "Run!" "Go down." "Thank you." "We stay here and rest." "Wait here... right at the stone until I get back." "You stay here." "No!" "Go!" "Let's go!" "Christel!" "Christel!" "Christel!" "Hello children!" "Here!" "Eat." "Don't look, eat." "I know." "Eat." "September 23." "I haven't yet mentioned the strangest thing... in the history of the formation of this archipelago." "It's about the fact that on each of these islands... lives a considerable amount... of certain special species." "My attention was drawn to this fact... by first vice-governor Larsson." "He explained that... tortoises from different islands differ." "And he can tell with certainty, which tortoise comes from which island." "For a while I was not paying enough... attention to this matter." "And I the collections of two of these islands." "partially mixed with each other." "Wake up." "Fritshen!" " Fritshen." " Hans." "Go upstairs!" "You speak Lithuanian." "You also got a new shirt." "How are you doing here?" "Ate they nice to you?" "And you name now is Yoni?" " You're Fritz." " No, I'm Jonas." "Jonas who has his own bed and doesn't need to starve." "Mom told us not forget who we are." "And that we are one family." "Do you hear?" "We are together again." "I found you and no one can tear us apart." "The farmers shouldn't find you here." "Come with me." "We'll find the farm mother was talking about." "And when they only want to take in one?" "I'll stay here." "Hans, I'm alright here." "I eat every day." "Goodnight." "Until tomorrow." "Jonas." "Jon!" "Hans?" "Hans Uwe Arendt."