Pilot for Special Assignments. Return of the clipper 'Krechet'.

The main characters of Krapivin's books are boys. The author sends them sailing through the turbulent seas of life, without making allowances for their boyish age. Each hero had to walk his own path. While preserving himself. Because qualities such as Honor, Courage, Justice never lose their shine, like a sword in a musketeer's hand. Before us stands fifth-grader Aleshka in the story "Pilot for Special Missions" as a little musketeer. In search of a lost toy frigate, he finds himself in a wonderful country, in the fairytale city of Vetrogonsk, where there is a special Ship Museum that attracts all missing model ships like a magnet. And he is brought to this amazing city by Antoshka Topolkov, the Pilot for Special Missions. His job is to fly through forbidden forests, thirtieth and thirtieth kingdoms, and other fairytale territories to help people. It's a difficult job, but very important... Fourth-grader Vladik Areshkin from the story "Return of the Clipper 'Krechet'" has two real friends: Gosha, a retired ship gnome, a grumbler and poet, composing a poem about the sailing clipper "Krechet" on which he once sailed. And Tilka, a cheerful glass boy who loves puddles and rain, and to prevent the rain from becoming sad and monotonous, he dances with his friends, who are just as transparent as he is, among the flying raindrops to the sounds of flutes, violins, and drums. This story is about the victory of life over death, a victory that is only possible when the sense of responsibility and friendship is stronger than fear and the desire to close in on oneself.