In the middle of the vast prairie in Kansas, the Smith family lived. It consisted of three people: the head of the family — John Smith, his wife Anna and their daughter Ellie. They did not live very well. John was a farmer and worked in the fields all the time, while Anna took care of the rest of the farm. The family's house was a small van, removed from the wheels. The furniture of the house was rather poor: an iron stove, a wardrobe, a table, three chairs, and two beds. A so-called "hurricane cellar"was dug near the house. There the family holed up during the storms that were common in Kansas. Prairie hurricanes have toppled Farmer John's light home more than once. But John was not discouraged: when the next wind died down, he lifted the wagon, the stove and the beds fell into place. Ellie and her mother were picking up pewter plates and mugs from the floor, and everything was in perfect order until the next hurricane.

In general, the area where the Smith family lived was very poor. There was not much greenery, and the earnings were no less. The flat steppe stretched to the horizon. Here and there were houses as poor as John's, though they were not wagons. There were small arable fields around, where farmers sowed wheat and corn. Of the farm animals, the family had only a filly, Mary, and even that was not particularly strong, a couple of cows, pigs, and a dozen chickens.

Ellie was a very bright and funny girl. She had wheat-colored blond hair, which she usually wore in a small pigtail, and rare blue eyes. It was as if you looked into them and saw the boundless sky. The girl wore mostly a maroon hoodie, black jeans, but with the shoes there was quite a problem — they were already quite old, and there was no way to change the opportunity-so I had to wear old clothes. Ellie was only twelve years old, but she looked and acted like she was already fourteen.

Ellie was never bored: she constantly helped her mother with the housework, sometimes worked with her father, and in her spare time walked around the neighborhood with her best friend — a dog named Toto. Toto had black fur, pointy ears, and small, funny-looking eyes. Toto was never bored and could play with the girl all day.

Ellie knew all the neighbors in the neighborhood. The steppe itself did not seem dull to the girl — after all, it was her homeland, and you should always love your homeland. The mountains and forests she saw only in pictures, and they did not attract her, perhaps because in the cheap books of Ella these objects were drawn poorly.

She didn't go to school — the nearest building was a few miles from the farm, and she couldn't walk there. There were no buses, and the Smiths didn't have a car of their own. So John and Anna taught their daughter to write, read, count, and a few other things.

Of all the neighbors, Ellie liked best to go to the brothers Dick and Bob, or old Grandpa Rolf Norton, who was famous all over the neighborhood for making wonderful toys for children. But Ellie loved reading books even more. She could sit for hours at a time, reading aloud or to herself.

So the monotonous days of the Smith family went on. Nothing unusual. But one day, a strange incident turned the world in which Ellie lived upside down…

One summer evening, Ellie sat on the porch and read aloud a fairy tale. Toto sat next to his mistress and wagged his tail, Anna washed the laundry, and John worked in the field.

"And then the strong, mighty hero Arnaulf saw a wizard as tall as a tower," Ellie intoned, tracing the lines with her finger. "There was fire coming out of the wizard's mouth and nostrils... "Mummy," Ellie asked, looking up from her book, " are there any wizards now?

"No, dear. There were wizards and sorcerers in the old days, and then they were gone, " Anna replied, continuing to wash the laundry. - Yes, and what are they for. And without them, there is enough trouble…

Ellie wrinkled her nose comically:

"Still, it's boring without wizards." If I were to suddenly become a queen, I would definitely order that every town and village have a wizard. And that he would perform all sorts of miracles for the children.

"Like what?" my mother asked, smiling.

- Well, what are they… That's so that every girl and every boy, waking up in the morning, find a big sweet gingerbread under the pillow… Or - " Ellie looked down sadly at her rough, worn boots. — Or that all the children should have nice light shoes or sneakers.

"You'll get new shoes without a wizard," Anna said. - Soon the fair, go with your dad there, and he will buy…

While the girl was communicating with her mother, the weather began to deteriorate slowly.

Just at this time, beyond the high mountains, an evil sorceress named Gingema was conjuring in her gloomy, deep cave.

It was terrible in the cave of Gingema. A stuffed crocodile hung from the ceiling, large owls perched on high poles, bundles of dried mice hung from the ceiling, tied to strings by their tails like onions, a long, fat snake coiled around a pole and shook its flat head evenly. And there were many other strange and terrible things in the cave of Gingema.

Gingema was brewing a magic potion in a large, smoky cauldron. She was throwing mice into the cauldron, ripping them off the bundle.

"Where the hell are the snake heads?" Gingema grumbled angrily. — I didn't eat everything at breakfast!".. Ah, there they are, in the green pot! Well, now my potion will come out on top!.. These damned people will get it! I hate them! Spread around the world! Drained the swamps! Cut down the thickets!.. All the frogs were brought out!.. Snakes and leeches are destroyed! Nothing delicious left! Unless you eat a worm!..

Gingema shook a bony, withered fist at the empty space and began to throw snake heads into the cauldron.

"Oh, hateful people! Here is my potion ready for your destruction! I will sprinkle the woods and fields, and a storm will rise, such as has never happened in the world!

Gingema grabbed the cauldron by its "ears" and pulled it out of the cave with an effort. She dropped a large broomstick into the pot and began to splash her concoction around.

- Break out, hurricane! Fly through the world like a mad animal! Tear, break, smash! Knock over the houses, lift them up! Susaka, masaka, lama, rem, gama!.. Burido, furido, sama, pama, fema!..

She shouted magic words and splashed around with a disheveled broom, and the sky darkened, clouds gathered, and the wind began to whistle. Lightning flashed in the distance…

- Smash, tear, break! the witch screamed wildly. "Susaka, masaka, burido, furido!" Destroy, hurricane, people, animals, birds! Just don't touch the frogs, mice, snakes, spiders, hurricane! May they multiply all over the world for the joy of me, the mighty sorceress Gingham! Burido, furido, susaka, masaka!

And the whirlwind howled more and more violently, lightning flashed, thunder roared deafeningly.

Gingema whirled in wild delight, the wind blowing the skirts of her long robe…

On the way through the mountains, a strange thing happened to the hurricane. At first, it began to lose most of its power, and then... split in two! The two sides crossed the mountains as if nothing had happened,but then their paths separated. The first part flew on, and the second at full speed flew in the other direction…

The second part flew at full speed across the ocean and ended up in Eurasia. The hurricane accelerated and ended up in Moscow, near a residential complex. At this time, Nikita came out of one of the entrances. He was wearing white sneakers, blue jeans, a green T-shirt with a black line, and a red cap. He had a dark green backpack on his back, and the Omnitrix was still on his left wrist. After walking a few meters, the boy saw a hurricane.

"What the..." the superhero said. — Where's the hurricane coming from?"

The tornado began to move rapidly. A strong wind had sprung up, and leaves and branches swirled around the hurricane, but nothing else was sucked in — no cars, no rocks, no iron. The hurricane was moving toward Nikita.

"Damn, damn, damn!" Nikita shouted. He turned and ran back to the entrance, but he didn't make it. The hurricane sucked the boy in. Nikita tried to break free, began to turn the dial of the Omnitrix, trying to find the silhouette of a Stinkfly, but a large branch hit the back of the boy's head and he passed out. His body hovered in the center of the hurricane, while the tornado itself, gaining speed, flew back. People came running to the spectacle, many have already called the police, but the hurricane disappeared from sight…

The first part of the hurricane had reached Kansas and was getting closer to John's cabin by the minute. In the distance, clouds were gathering on the horizon, and lightning flashed.

Toto ran restlessly, with his head up, and barked fervently at the clouds that were rushing rapidly across the sky.

"Oh, Toto, you're so funny," Ellie said. "You're scaring the clouds, but you're a coward yourself!"

The dog was really very much afraid of thunderstorms. He had seen a lot of them in his short life. Anna was very worried.

— I've been talking to you, daughter, and look, there's a real hurricane coming…

The menacing hum of the approaching wind was now clearly audible. The wheat in the field lay flat on the ground, and the waves rolled over it like a river. John, the excited farmer, came running from the field.

"A storm, a terrible storm is coming!" "Stop it!" he shouted. "Hurry up and hide in the cellar, and I'll run and drive the cattle into the barn!"

Anna ran to the cellar and opened the lid.

"Ellie, Ellie! Hurry up here! — Stop it! " she shouted.

But Toto, frightened by the roar of the storm and the incessant thunder, ran into the house and hid under the bed. Ellie didn't want to leave her pet and ran after him in the van.

And at that time, an amazing thing happened.

The house turned two or three times, like a merry-go-round. He was in the middle of a hurricane. A whirlwind whirled him, lifted him up, and carried him through the air.

Ellie appeared in the doorway of the van, startled, Toto in her arms. What to do? Jump to the ground? But it was too late: the house was flying high above the ground…

The wind ruffled Anna's hair. She was standing near the hurricane cellar, holding up her hands and screaming frantically. Farmer John came running out of the barn and ran to where the wagon had been. The orphaned father and mother stared up at the dark sky, lit up by the constant flash of lightning…

The storm was still raging, and the house was swaying through the air. Toto, shocked by what was happening around him, ran around the dark room with a frightened bark. Ellie was sitting on the floor, her hands clutching her head. She felt very lonely. The wind was blowing so hard that it deafened her. It seemed to her that the house was about to fall and break. But time passed,and the house still flew. Ellie climbed onto the bed and lay down, hugging the dog to her. With the sound of the wind gently rocking the house, Ellie fell fast asleep. A few minutes later, the first part of the hurricane arrived, carrying a knocked-out Nikita, who had already lost his cap. The two parts joined together, and the hurricane increased in size and, slightly reducing its speed, flew on, carrying the Smiths ' van and the knocked-out superhero.