Whoever is familiar with the book “The 13th Crucian Carp” probably remembers the incredible adventures of eighth-graders Shurka and Lerka in seven stories. Now before you is the eighth story. This time, the friends flew to such transcendental heights that only their grandmother Anisya Nikolaevna could return them to earth. On the pages of the story you will meet bloodthirsty pirates, warlike Amazons, noble raiders, a five-story giant and a tiny alien. Read on for good health!