Why did a beautiful woman turn into a cat? Why did the little black Nabo keep the angels waiting? What kills a person - a fatal disease or a willingness to accept death? What happens in the ancient town of Macondo with the arrival of the rainy season? And what happened to three drunkards in a cheap bar where bitterns were in charge? Stories by Gabriel García Márquez, in which he plays with styles and tries himself in different literary directions. He is gropingly looking for what will later become his creative credo. And the reader traces his path - from just a good writer - to a true master of words!