Nicholas knows that his fate is to be crushed by a falling tree. He has recurring dreams about it, others have also had premonitions of it and have confirmed it to him. The only advice anyone gives him is, "Be strong and embrace your fate: it's all for the cosmic economy." No one has ever sidestepped their fate. The Fate Master is almighty. 

When Nicholas manages to sidestep his fate by doing the truly unexpected, strange things begin to happen. Helped along by a wizened old man named Jeremiah, who sings like a bullfrog, he enters a brave new world and begins to view his destiny. That involves a young boy named Josh, a member of a Gypsy community and a wise horse named Maggie. But the Fate Master isn't pleased, and for good reason...