The Buzzard is a steppe bird. Kurgannik is a thief who robs graves. The name of the blacksmith in the village of Gostra Mogila is Makar Zotov. There are many fables about him: Makar knows where the landowner Shpar hid his treasure, he hobnobs with the Steppe Mistress, leads a wolf pack whose leader he killed... When Victor, Makar’s old friend, comes to the village, it becomes clear that not all the stories are about Kurgannik is a fiction. What lies in the Rytom mound? Where do local horse thieves get their horses? Where does the village fool Volokha disappear to? Who walks at night on the slopes of the mound: the Steppe Mistress or the village witch? Ask Kurgannik, and he will answer - if, of course, you want to know the truth...