The short story is a tale about King, a boy from a well to do family. Whereas majority of his school mates have to walk eighteen kilometres to and from Akili Primary per day, King is driven to and back. At home, he has more than enough of everything to make any child very comfortable.
Unfortunately and very disappointing is the fact that king is ever at the bottom of academic performance and extra-curricular activities. For four conservative years, King has never received any of the prizes awarded at an annual speech day. This disappointing trend of events breaks his mother's heart.