Ali lives with his parents beside a large neem tree in Khartoum. When war forces them to flee, they find shelter in a small village by the Nile. There, Ali stumbles upon a magical bone that transforms the village each time the children play with it.

But when Ali tries to keep the bone for himself, a giant crocodile snatches it away, and all the wonders vanish. Left with only one another, the people discover that true strength is not found in magic but in unity.