Eleven-year-old Kimeto has never been more than a days walk from the Maasai village at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. On his way to school one morning, Kimeto helps rescue a baby elephant from an abandoned well with the help of two park rangers. Later, worried that the calf will not survive the ordeal, Kimeto begins a journey-by himself-to the wildlife sanctuary in Nairobi. Will Kimeto find his elephant?