The story illustrates the African proverb, "begezza rasu 'bab TemeTTeme", which means, "by his own doing, he wrapped a snake around himself." It reveals hope and resourcefulness in the midst of social and economic problems in rural and urban Ethiopia. The young actors in this film and many of the production team are street children in Addis Ababa. This film is dedicated to them and to the thousands of children whose talent and potential lies wasting and unseen on the streets of towns and cities throughout the world.