The collection is composed of stories, fairy tales and short stories written on the Belyaevo railway platform, Usman district, Lipetsk region, on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of its founding. Under the metronome of the sound of wheels of passing trains. To the singing of forest birds in the morning. To the cooing of frogs and the yelping of roe deer. With their favorable permission, and with direct participation. All stories are true and sad. How honest and dramatic life can be sometimes. Cover photo – ice on a pond. Author – Yolanta Serzhantova.