About the book: 1974 / A story about the life of a Trans-Ural village in the first post-war years, about the friendship of two girls who are gifted with the ability to see and discover the world. Despite the post-war difficulties, their children's lives sparkle with joy, fun, dreams, and a sense of fullness of life. The ten-year-old heroine of the story Taika, often getting into various everyday difficulties, gradually acquires her own little experience, her own moral principles.