The film is dedicated to the shepherd Zakutny and his family. Saratov region. Landscapes. 8-year-old Ira Zakutnaya on the bank of the river with a water lily. Zakutny's sons help their mother, graze horses. Village. House and courtyard of the Zakutny family. Cars "Zaporozhets" and "Moskvich" in the yard. Zakutny's wife works on the current. Evening landscape. Sunset. Houses with lighted windows. Women spin yarn in the house. Men are repairing a tractor engine. Zakutny talks about himself (behind the scenes).