A disabled girl named Alyonor comes with her mother to Hankha, a port town at the northern end of Lake Khuvsgul. 　　They live in a wooden house by the lake next to Galar, a laborer who loads and unloads ships. He is a cheerful and good-natured man, but he has a single-minded disposition and hates crookedness. He clashes with people wherever he goes and loses his job, which causes ...