The orphanage's pupils are sent by the district Komsomol committee to eliminate illiteracy in the remote village of Penki.
Petka
Kuzka
Sanya
Vasyunya
Kolka
Khvrobushek
Rozhnov
Avdotya
Praskovya
Fyodor
Palashka
Egor
Natalya
Agafya
Krestyanka
Marya
Vozhatyy
Yashok
Starik
Grunya
Krestyanka
Zhena chinovnika
miss Vakson
