Odnoho razu pobachyvshy u Muzeyi SHevchenka vzhe znayome krislo-hoydalku – zahadkovyy portal peremischennya u chasi, – dyrektor Muzeyu rarytetiv Roman Lukyanovych Popadynets′ vyrishuye vidpravytysya u XIX stolittya, schob uryatuvaty Tarasa Hryhorovycha vid 10-richnoho zaslannya u kazachs′ki stepy. Razom z nym vyrushayut′ u mandry chasom syn Popadyntsya YAs′ ta yuna chranytel′ka muzeynych fondiv YAna Pryymak. Heroyam dovedet′sya perezhyty tsilyy kaleydoskop karkolomnych pryhod – vony pobuvayut′ u Kyyevi XIX stolittya, poznayomlyat′sya z Afanas′yevym, yakyy zhodom stane Afanas′yevym-CHuzhbyn-s′kym, pospilkuyut′sya iz samym Velykym Kobzarem… A chy vdast′sya yim poryatuvaty yoho, vy zmozhete diznatysya, prochytavshy tsyu zachoplyvu knyzhku z veselymy malyunkamy.