Ragle Gumm is an ordinary man leading an ordinary suburban life, except that he makes living by entering a newspaper contest every day - and winning every day. But he gradually begins to suspect that his world is an illusion, constructed around him for the express purpose of keeping him docile and happy. But if he is right, what is the real world like, and what is he actually doing every day when he thinks he is guessing " Where Will The Little Green Man Be Next".