Seven multi-genre stories about scientists and global environmental issues. Is it possible to return plants to the desert and save humanity with the help of a super fly? What to do with tons of rice husks and thickets of hogweed and what does the batteries have to do with it?
After a year of studying at the Suvorov School, 13-year-old Vovka Kulikov returns to his native Siberian village. The boy learns that his father, the chairman of the collective farm, has gone to the front, and meanwhile problems are falling on the village: a gang of mysterious robbers is terrorizing local residents and endangering the timely harvest. Vovka decides to stand up for his family and friends and confronts the bandits.
Ten-year-old Voiko is brought up by the governor along with other future warriors. One day his older brother Yarun catches a sorcerer for whom a reward is promised. But Voiko accidentally releases him, succumbing to the guys’ provocations. The sorcerer goes into hiding after kidnapping the prince's daughter. The prince blames Yarun for the incident and puts him in prison, promising to execute him in three days if the princess is not found. Voiko has no choice but to follow the sorcerer to save the princess and brother. His faithful friend Mieszko goes with him.
