The Valley of Beautiful Frogs

Summer holidays in a small town seem terribly boring to a fifteen-year-old girl called Jana. Everything changes, however, when she, at a local swimming pool, meets Jindra, a boy only a bit older than she is. Jindra is a good-looking boy and on top of that, he is interested in Egyptology and wants to study it. He can talk about his interest in such captivating manner that Jana is completely dazzled. But, in a few days, Jana is to leave for a summer camp, where she herself had applied earlier. Jana decides to stay at home, but her parents, who are to go to Bulgaria, send Jana uncompromisingly to the camp. Jana leaves with a sunken heart, but also with Jindra's promise that he will write to her every day. The camp is boring for Jana as she is boycotting the holiday activities as well as the attempts of other boys and girls to make friends with her. She awaits Jindra's letters in vain. On the day of family visits, when Jana and Madla, a girl from a children's home, stay without visitors and Jana decides to go to a distant village to a local post office with a young motorcyclist. As the bad luck would have it, they are stopped by the police and the young biker does not have a driving licence. Thus, Jana must return on foot. It starts pouring with rain and Jana is found soaked through and feverish late at night by the camp leader. Everybody takes care of her. Jana becomes aware of her silly behaviour and thankful for being allowed to stay at the camp, she takes the new chance and begins to enjoy summer days.