In a new fairy-tale work, Vladislav Krapivin tells about nine-year-old ward of an orphanage, Foma Sushkin, who suddenly becomes a real shipowner after winning in a mysterious lottery a real (though old and retired) steamboat. And just as wondrously, new friends appear in Sushkin’s life after this surprising event: an old retired captain, Polikarp Polikarpovich Podduvalo, and his friend—a two-headed talking ostrich, Donby-Bombalo. Having sent the steamer (the old name of the ship) “Grandpa Mazy” on a voyage, the little crew sets off on a journey, finding new (and old) friends along the way and experiencing all kinds of adventures…