About the book: 1967 / This book is about the people of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Dagestan. About the adults and children I met while traveling through the mountains of the Tien Shan, Trans-Ili Alatau and Gimry Range. Anyone who has ever been there will never forget the high mountain sky, spacious pastures under the clouds, steep hunting trails and rivers falling into gorges. And he will forever remember the shepherds, gardeners, hunters and storytellers living there. I wrote stories about these people, simple and kind, and I would like readers to love them as much as I loved them. AUTHOR