Thakur Udal Singh has both wealth and power--he is the village administrator, with mansions in town, city and village. It is happiness that eludes him as he is plagued with nightmares about brigands and thieves. Until Neela the blue bull comes into his life, and he finds a way of protecting his ill-gotten gains. Neela strikes such terror into the hearts of the vilagers that even Thakur's guard can sleep in peace...

The tale is an allegory of our troubled times, showing how the instruments of oppression ultimately turn back upon their creators.