The friends are returning home. But the barge "Belka" is moving very slowly, and Tikhon the cat can't wait to get back to his hometown—where is Repino, anyway?! Everything seemed perfectly normal until suddenly the ship was captured by pirates. Yes, pirates! Real, bona fide pirates. Will Tikhon the cat and his brave friends manage to escape captivity? Will they make it home?For middle-grade readers.
