“...Masha always loved cats, although this love was more theoretical, since since childhood she had been haunted by the nasty and incomprehensible word “allergies.” The insidious blues did not walk alone, but in company with a whole heap of inconveniences. Solid cotton pad. Half a chocolate candy a day. A categorical ban on citrus fruits. Circus is only on TV. But the most important and most offensive thing is the ban on breeding any pets in the house. Even quite harmless-looking fish ate dangerous allergic food, which made Masha’s dad’s eyes itch. And there was no question of cats and dogs..."