The display window of the doll workshop fascinated not only Marina. The toys displayed there were made so skillfully that they seemed alive. Many townspeople came to look at them - despite the fact that the owner of the workshop did not inspire sympathy. A tall, pale old man with long, tangled hair frightened everyone without exception, no one could stand his gaze, and no one had ever heard his voice. Imagine Marina’s surprise when the puppeteer himself spoke to her, offering the girl to buy a lock of her hair for a lot of money...