All Lakshmi can think is of herself and her magic stone. Then one day when her lie has been found out by her younger cousin, Lakshmi runs away in anger—only to get lost in the forest. Even worse, she sprains her ankle and finds herself at the mercy of Prandaan-Pishashe who the children have been teasing unmercifully. What happens to Lakshmi that day in the forest is the story.