An old manuscript, bought on occasion at an antique market, left too many questions after reading...What are two friends - a blacksmith and a high school student - capable of? Can a witch really steal stars? How to calm raging mermaids? How is the Polish devil different from the Ukrainian one? Is it easy to run to hell and back? How to catch the evil one by the tail? What do Zaporozhye Sich members smoke on vacation? Is it possible to fly from Dikanka to St. Petersburg in one night to buy shoes from the queen? And most importantly: who really is the author of famous fairy tales? I mean, is he who he says he is?..