Now, for the first time, these delightfully warped parables are available in read-aloud book form, illustrated with classic art from the show.

    But out in deep space the normal may be reversed--for humans at any rate.

    The stories recounts the life of times of the hero Domrudhar in colonial India. The protagonist Domrudhar is portrayed as a dishonest man who rises from a lowly shop-assistant to a land owner.