In a small provincial town live a worker named Evdokim and his wife Evdokia. They do not have their own children, they are raising adopted ones. Their life may seem at first glance simple, ordinary - but in fact it is full of bright and important events that make you deeply empathize with the heroes.

In 1961, the story was filmed by Tatyana Lioznova.

The story “Evdokia” was included in Volume 1 of the Collected Works of V.F. Panova, published in 1987.