"The people of China tell of an ancient tale, where the mantis hunts the cicada, unaware of the yellow bird behind it. In a small corner of her many cities, a random act of violence sets off a spinning top, entwining the lives of many people. Baorun, the compulsive bondage expert, is forever aided and abetted by Liu Sheng, a brash troublemaker, to indulge in his obsessions; and the lady Fairy Princess, ever youthful, becomes the target of the pair's escalating antics. As the years pass, many things change, but in the dysfunctional world of a mental hospital at the end of Red Toon Street, just who is prey, and who is predator?"--Back cover.