Lithuania, the first half of the 18th century. A young hero—illegitimate, rejected by his family, and forced to carve his own path in life—faces thrilling adventures ahead...

Summer. Heat. A garden full of dandelions. They are picked and used to make excellent wine... A brilliant inventor creates a happiness machine... An experienced colonel transports boys into a world unknown to them with his stories, or he himself travels in the time machine of his memory.