A collection of stories with memories of the childhood of the author and her family and friends. Return to the last century. Children see the world differently than adults: in their eyes it is brighter, lighter, kinder. Little Igorek, together with his grandmother, goes to “send off his old neighbor on her last journey” - it would seem that this event should make a depressing impression on the child. Where there! A cheerful fidget will find an opportunity for play and a reason for fun in any situation, and smart, kind adults will only smile and will not scold the child for yet another trick. The older we get, the more often we return to our childhood in our memories. It’s cozy and calm there, and the mysterious world of adults beckons with secrets and discoveries. Sometimes an episode that seems ordinary and insignificant is imprinted in memory as an unusual adventure and remains with us for life. The author tells a story that happened to him in his distant childhood, in those days when trees were big and balloons were naughty.