Another helping of Viola Tarakanova’s adventures.
"Love is a terrible force—everyone knows that. Because of it, incredible things happen! And I, Viola Tarakanova, was able to confirm that firsthand when I decided to help Milka Karkina. There’s… a crocodile effigy wandering around the house of my friend. Only it isn’t an ordinary one, but a totem of a bloodthirsty African tribe. This mummy walks around and threatens to destroy the entire family! Nonsense—something like that can’t happen! Get it out—into the trash! With my own hands! But what is it? It’s here again—standing on the doorstep… And Milka’s parents suddenly die at the same time. Could it really be because of the curse of that nasty crocodile mummy? No, I don’t believe in all that devilry. Then what’s the real point? I’ll have to figure it out. The effigy—straight into the fire! And now it’s time to attend to human affairs…"