According to the autobiographical story of the same name by Oleg Mandzhiev and Raisa Onkaeva. About the first post-war years in a small town in the Urals, where the fate of the Kalmyk boy Jirgal threw. He will sooner have to face the hatred of the fierce war locals. Hunger time makes the kid look for money for food. He himself is not averse to cheating. But a friend nicknamed Bee appears. Possessing the talent of a painter, Bee will open to a friend the world of beauty. But early death will cut off his existence on earth, leaving forever in Jirgala's memory the thoughts of his world.