When mom is home, it seems like everything happens on its own: a tasty lunch, freshly washed clothes, a clean floor... But as soon as she leaves for a short while, the established order collapses and everything goes upside down. This fun tale by the famous Petersburg writer Arkady Minchkovsky tells how the twins Valenka and Shurik, along with their dad, a dog, and a cat, stayed at the summer house without mom and what came of it...