About the book: 1962 / Hello, my dear readers! We are probably old acquaintances. Many of you have read my previous books. For example, “Black Sally”, “Children of Mustard Paradise”, “The Verney Rooks”, “John Brown”, “The Enchanted Shirt”. Have you read it? You see, when a writer meets his readers, it is always a very friendly meeting. Now you have opened this new book of mine. Almost all the stories you read here talk about the difficult human destiny. But if a person (whether he is an adult or a child, it doesn’t matter) is persistent, noble and full of warmth, there are no barriers in front of him: he will overcome all obstacles in his path and earn the friendship and love of people. You must remember this firmly.N. Kalma