A diligent shepherd, twelve-year-old Bayir must maintain family ties and therefore takes very good care of their two camels: a mother and her calf. According to his grandfather, the birth of the calf was an auspicious omen, so Bayir, his brothers and sisters are shocked when their father sells the calf to pay off a debt. When the mother camel runs away, Bayir goes on a motorcycle to find both camels during a period of extreme drought.