: A little boy never saw his grandfather, but here comes the long-awaited meeting. The fact that his grandfather is a Decembrist who came from exile, he will only have to find out when he grows up.

Boy Sasha looks at the portrait of a young general - this is his grandfather, whom he had never seen. To all the questions about why grandfather does not come, parents answer that Sasha himself will understand this when he grows up.

After some time, the father informs his son that he will soon see his grandfather. The boy is eager to look at the old man, but he has a very long way to go.

Grandpa just raves
Sasha, cannot fall asleep:
“Why doesn’t he ride for a long time? ..”
- My friend! Far is his way!

Grandfather arrives, he is greeted by joyful relatives. Sasha asks him where he disappeared for so long, to which grandfather replies that the boy himself will know when he grows up.

Grandfather and grandson get together, spend time together, walk. Grandfather tells Sasha about the village of Tarbagatay, located in the wilderness, to which objectionable people were exiled.

Terrible wilderness, beyond Baikal ...
So, you, my dear,
You're still a little age
Remember how big you are ...

Grandfather, once a former general, does not shy away from work. Once he asks the terrified peasant to rest, and he himself takes up the plow, which he masterfully manages. In this way he greatly surprises his grandson.

Grandfather worries about ordinary people, who are now a little easier, and it will be even better - this is what my grandfather is sure of.

The former general arouses interest in learning in the boy. Sasha begins to study and makes first successes. Grandfather, who is feeling worse, notes that it’s time for his grandson to learn the sad story about his past and the past of Russia.