At a fair, in an ordinary shop, an old man sells magical things. Anyone who comes into the store can buy those smart things. But not everyone will be able to take advantage of such wonders.
The film is based on the story of Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. A sad story about how the demagogue and idler Foma Opiskin lived in the house of Colonel Rostanev, took possession of the souls and minds of educated, intelligent people.
Writer Vitalii Bianki's unusual calendar of events in the forest - "Lesnaya Gazeta" (Forest Newspaper, a collection of stories about wild life ). Stories by Bianki are presented by Pyotr Shelokhonov.
This is a story about Greek slave Esop, who contributed a lot to the world of literature, and about his silly owner, who had the power and money, but did not have kindness.
