20 
1 
Download MP3 
The clip comes from Lend a Paw, a Mickey Mouse cartoon released on 3 October 1941 featuring Mickey and Pluto. In the short, Pluto's rescue of a small kitten from a well provides the moment behind the pulling and splashing noises heard here. Like many Golden Age cartoon effects, the sound was performed for the picture rather than taken from real location audio. It survives in edits and soundboards because its creaks and water sounds still read clearly as hauling something up by hand.
About this sound
Cartoon sound of a rope creaking and a bucket splashing as it is pulled from a well, taken from the 1941 Mickey Mouse cartoon Lend a Paw for cartoon scenes.
This is the sound of a bucket being hauled up from inside a well, with the rope straining, wood creaking and water sloshing as it rises. The effect is slow and physical, so you can hear the effort in every pull and the wet drip as the bucket clears the surface. It feels old fashioned and handmade, matching the classic cartoon world it comes from. Used over a picture of someone lifting something heavy or rescuing something from deep water, it makes a simple action feel like hard work with a small, satisfying payoff at the end.
