When Ida and her fox Rabat were walking home from school on Monday, they heard violin music. Ida recognized it immediately. It was Miriam's favorite piece. Huh? Is that Miriam? Miriam! Indeed, there she was, under the big chestnut tree in the middle of Johannesplatz. Ida's best friend Miriam. She hadn't called for weeks, and now she just stood there and let the bow dance over the strings. Oh, that might sound great. What a beautiful music! Like all magical animals, Rabat was able to talk to the person he trusted, and that person was Ida. Ida! Ida! I missed you so much! And I missed you, too. Since the two friends last saw each other, a lot had changed. Ida now lived in a different city and went to a different school. But above all, she had a big secret. Miriam, what are you doing here? Surprise! I have two weeks off from school. Off from school? There are no vacations at all! The day of our school was swept away by the storm. The teachers almost fainted. Now we have special vacations until they have repaired everything. And I persuaded my parents that I was allowed to visit you. And then my parents persuaded your parents. Well, what do you say? Ida would have liked to have told him right away how one day Mr. Morrison came into her class, the owner of the magical zoo, how he had given Ida her own magical animal, how Rabat quickly became her best friend. But the class had sworn not to speak to anyone about the magical animals. When they sat in Ida's room shortly afterwards, Ida could no longer hold back. After all, Miriam was her best friend.