In Isaak's sleepy town, monsters live next door. Most of the townsfolk prefer to avoid the dark, eerie woods, but Isaak enjoys spending his days there. Armed with his grandmother's stories, he chops wood and plants trees, and keeps the peace between men and monsters. Then he meets the Leshy, the god who guards the forest and all who dwell in it. He is also known for abducting travelers-or tickling them to death. But the god he meets is nothing like the stories he was told, and the more time they spend together the more Isaak hates to leave him. But the Leshy isn't the only thing lurking in the woods...