The book includes two stories by Eduard Uspensky: 'The Wizard Bahram' and 'The Story of Geveychik, the Gutta-Percha Man.'
The wizard Bahram, the all-powerful genie of the underworld, dreams of acquiring a smart student in his old age. But where can he find one? Two thousand years ago, Bahram himself was kidnapped off the street. The genie decides to do the same. And makes a fatal mistake...
Geveychik is a rubber man. His dad brought him to kindergartener Galya from somewhere in the Amazon jungle. He becomes the leader of Galya's gang: the cat Aska, the hamster Persik, the dog Tyapa, and other strange characters.
For middle school age.