Sergey Skytev

The filmmakers construct the сюжет with characters familiar from feature films—only drawn from the animal kingdom. The main characters are a fox cub named Malysh, his parents, and his “adoptive mother.” The animals are shown in their natural biological environment, and it is primarily the narrator—emotionally involved in the unfolding events—who seeks to bring them closer to the human world.

The years of industrialization and collectivization. However, enemies inside the country continue to engage in subversive activities. In the camp of enemies there are specialists, people from the old intelligentsia, sabotaging construction plans, kulaks and fists destroying collective farm goods. The security of the USSR is also threatened by external enemies - the capitalists who patronize the White emigres. By fostering vigilance and intransigence in their ranks towards enemies, the working class and collective farm peasantry are confidently marching towards the fulfillment of the first five-year plan.