1974
The Baron receives a letter from his young friend in which he painted a peacock with a dedicatory inscription for Munchausen. This becomes the occasion for another recollection of the baron. The story began with the image of a peacock in an old book, and Munchausen immediately suggested that the singing of this beautiful bird should be inimitable. In the same book, it appeared that the peacock was enclosed in the tower of the famous genie Rahat ibn Lukum. This information was enough for the baron to go to the East.
1974
The Baron receives a letter from his little friend, in which he complains about his grandmother, forcing him to learn lessons. It depresses him so much that when he grows up, he will certainly become a pirate. In response to this, Munchausen recalls the incident that happened to him at sea, where, having suffered a shipwreck, he finds himself on a tiny uninhabited island. Seeing the ship on the horizon, Munchausen attracts attention, but immediately regrets it, having spotted the pirates. Gathering courage, he declares that he does not intend to give up, and angry pirates open fire from a cannon.
1973
Distracted from his memoirs of his adventures, Baron Munchausen receives a letter from his little friend, who complains that he is in a hopeless situation. Outraged by the lack of courage, Munchausen recalls his case in Africa. He hunted ducks, and at the same time he was chased by a lion. The latter disarms the protagonist by eating a gun. The resourceful baron uses training skills, becomes the winner from this fight with the lion.
1973
The Baron receives a letter from his young friend, in which he complains of bad weather and loss of spirit. In response to this, Munchausen recalls the incident that happened to him at the North Pole, and the famous hunt for a polar bear. The latter was needed by the English king Edward CI for the British zoo. Arriving at the North Pole and snuggling into a needle, Munchausen meets nose to nose with a polar bear.
1995
Outraged by the assertion that Munchausen always lies, the Baron burns a newspaper in the fireplace that published it. In support of his honesty, he recalls one of the episodes of his life that happened to him in tsarist Russia. The Baron crossed the Russian border, heading for St. Petersburg, and fell into the Russian winter, frosty and snowy. It was impossible to ride on horseback, so he continues his journey in the sleigh he bought.