The Virgin Mary died in Warsaw, in Persia the gates were closed to the caravans, the full moon lent its cloak to the hare, and a wizard let his croaking echo over the city of Prague. In Vratislav Maňák's tales, the boundaries between yesterday and today blur, and suddenly we realize that the themes are very contemporary. In his wonderfully fairy-tale-like stories, he takes us on a quest for what remains of the myths.