The author lived for twenty years in the far north of Siberia. The stories included in the book tell about actual events; they contain many adventures and details from the life of the tundra. In the first, the appearance of an unknown creature of fantastic size near human habitation forces the heroes to begin uncovering the secrets of the “polar miracle.” In the second story, a small family goes on a long journey across the winter tundra to check the legend of the “sun birds” - one of the mysteries of the Chukotka land. The author draws fascinating pictures when talking about this hike in the Anadyr Mountains. The stories are also dedicated to the North - the animals that inhabit it, and the people.