About the book: 1988 / The book by an Estonian writer, a former biology teacher, tells about a family of ermines who settled on a farm near the people. The characters' characters are clearly manifested in their attitude towards animals. The story raises urgent questions of human responsibility for the fate of the animal world, of all nature. The author’s main idea is that in a person’s neighborhood there should be a place for “lesser brothers.” For this book, Harri Jõgisalu was awarded the J. Smuul Republican Prize.