THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES SET IN DIFFERENT TIME AND BACKDROP WITH MANY VARIED AND INTERESTING CHARACTERS WITH THEIR OWN PSYCHIC .WHILE IN THE STORY "RIPE MANGOES" WE SEE BASUNDHARA SEEKING A WAY TO SATISFY HER CARNAL DESIRES RESULTING IN A UNIQUE LOVE UNION WHILE IN THE STORY "VIRGIN BRIDE", ONE SEE A WILD SNAKE MARRIED OFF TO A VIRGIN GIRL BY HER FATHER.IN THE STORIES "BLACK DEER" AND "THE GREEDY MAN AND WHITE TIGERS" ONE WITNESS THE GREED AND LUST OF HUMAN MIND.