Growing up can be difficult, especially when you are a young man in a poor country. Being responsible for protecting the home, guarding the animals, and taking care of a mother and grandmother while your father and grandfather go to market can be a daunting task. But Paka is a boy who uses his head. Balancing a sense of curiosity, responsibility, and maturity, he conquers his fear by keeping his thinking cap on at all times. Follow Paka on his journey to the market, as he experiences a world he never imagined or had known before. Against all odds, Paka's courage and obedience make him a man not only in his father's eyes but in his own as well.