The zoo was closed for repairs and the residents of the city invited the birds and animals in their homes. Left only Giraffe. The boy Pavlik came to the zoo and saw him and took him to his home. Pavlik's parents were not against the new tenant, but because of his long neck he did not fit in the apartment and he had to live in the courtyard. There, at first, he interfered with all his neighbors, but then he began to roll the children on his neck and they became closer to him. The cold came, everyone scattered in their warm apartments, only the Giraffe froze and was sad.