A wonderful story by the famous Russian writer Yuri Koval (1938 - 1995) about the curious adventures of the kind and trusting boy Vasya Kurolesov. He's always unlucky! Either instead of piglets he will bring home a mangy red dog in a sack, or due to his negligence he will end up in the police... In his home village of Sychi, everyone just laughs at him! And then one day Vasya had the opportunity to prove that he was a brave, resourceful and determined guy, he could do anything, even catch bandits. And how Vasya managed to do this, you will find out by reading the story. Illustrations by E. Muratova.