The first book of the cycle of fantastic works "The Great Guslyar" in the series "BISS" by Kira Bulychev. The cycle tells about the most ordinary inhabitants of the fictional town of Veliky Guslyar, which for some reason is regularly visited by aliens. Heroes are constantly falling into caustic situations and are faced with paranormal phenomena (wishing goldfish, multi-legged aliens, sorcerers, etc.) d. ) trying to get along with the alien neighbors . The publication includes 11 stories written by the author from 1967 to 1974 and illustrated by Evgeny Migunov, as well as a general author's introduction to the entire cycle "The Great Guslyar" ..