[1][2][3] The film tells about a sick girl, Alexandra, who asks her father to get her a living elephant in order to regain interest in life and cure her.
One day, her father, Ilya Mitrofanovich, encounters an old acquaintance, Kostya, a former medical student now working for a traveling circus.
Disheartened, Ilya Mitrofanovich’s hopes wane, but with Kostya's encouragement, Ahmet, a circus performer, brings Bumbo to see Alexandra, who soon recovers.
Unfortunately, the circus director fires Kostya and Ahmet, as the police have fined him for allowing the elephant on the streets without a permit.
Ilya Mitrofanovich and Alexandra make it to the station just in time to bid farewell to their circus friends.