It would seem that nothing can disturb the tranquility of the small village of Arkharova in the Russian outback, even the lake on the shore of which it is located is called Quiet. However, everything changes when city bandits appear at a nearby camp site and declare war on their neighbor, the farmer. Will the Arkharov boys, Kolka and Sashka Korablev, be able to save their village and lake? Will their elder brother Ivan and front-line intelligence officer Grandfather Vasily be able to protect them? You will learn about this by reading the story. For middle school age.