The adventurous and tender relationship of a little girl with a lion escaping from the zoo towards freedom, takes place through the childish play of Ivan Ostrikov. The wild lion of the jungle is demystified through the eyes of a little girl, who does not get frightened in front of the imposing presence of the beast. The play offers to children a diverting story with a fertile action and unexpected events giving also to the older persons a lesson of humanism.