Esithombeni, noma u-Anya oneminyaka engu-13 ubanjiwe nomfowethu uCyril olwandle olumnyama. USemenovich utshele abalandeli ukuthi umfowabo omncane wayemubi kakhulu ebuntwaneni - okungenzima ukubona izithombe. Ukwemukelwa ngakunye kokudla emndenini wabo kwaphenduka isethulo sonke, umkhulu udlale i-accordion futhi wahlabelela izingoma. Kepha umama wayehlala entula ukubekezela, futhi wathathwa ngebhande. Kodwa-ke, eminyakeni ethile kamuva, ingane inxephezele ukusilela kwamandla. "Manje le ngane isiphenduke umalume omkhulu futhi ungagxuma echibini," kubhala umculi. Futhi-ke, kunikezwe "ubufakazi" - isifinyezo lapho umfowabo kaMfowethu nodadewethu abazijabulisa khona echibini.
Kumazwana, ababhalisile bakaSemenovich bavumile ukuthi inkinga 'yokuthi ingane "ifaneleke kakhulu, futhi yaqala ukuhlanganyela izimfihlo zayo. Abaningi babenesithakazelo lapho inkanyezi eneminyaka engu-39 ubudala yona iba ngumama. Khumbula ukuthi u-Ana akakaze ashade. Ubudlelwano obude kunabo bonke buhlobisa ngoMqondisi kaDaniel Mishin omncane. Ngokusho kokuqashelwa komlingisi uqobo, kusekufuna umuntu "wakhe".