This story, which I will now tell you, is dedicated to the amazing journey of the apprentice Khlapich. Although Khlapich was small in stature - as they jokingly say - “a boy with elbows”, he was cheerful as a bird, brave as Korolevich Marko, smart as book and kind as the sun. Thanks to all these qualities, which you, my reader, undoubtedly possess, he managed to overcome many terrible trials and survive many incredible dangers. However, even if you are very brave and very smart, this does not mean at all that you need to run away from Houses. After all, Khlapich set off on his journey only because he felt very bad in the house of Master Mrkoni, and who knows if luck will smile on everyone on his path, as it smiled on Khlapich? Therefore, it’s better to sit back and listen!