The story “The Encephalitis Tick” by the famous St. Petersburg writer, poet and songwriter Lev Kuklin (1931–2004) is one of five stories unpublished during the author’s lifetime. This is a parting gift from a Man who has the rare ability to write about love and sensual relationships between Men and Women with a piercing note of tenderness. The story “The Encephalitis Tick” is a touching love story in which the filigree skill of the author was revealed, who managed to create the strongest erotic image without frontal and frank descriptions , but only a few strokes and metaphorical half-hints. In this story, like no other, the hymn of Love is sung, connecting a Man and a Woman, regardless of social and other differences.