Kosmos arrives in this timeless border town from the wilds weeping, as though a fugitive. No sooner is he there than he rescues a small boy from drowning in the river and is recognized as a man who works miracles. Kosmos is a rather uncommon person. One of his more striking skills is the ability to scale the tallest trees with uncommon agility. Following Kosmos’s arrival, there’s a sudden rash of robberies among the town’s smaller stores. Robberies and miracles follow in quick succession, and in a short time the townspeople learn that Kosmos has a gift for curing people. All the afflicted and the sick troop off after him. Yet a series of unpleasant incidents will make everyone flee from him.