A young boy named Maki escapes from slave traders and embarks on a thrilling adventure, befriending a giraffe and encountering a pirate, as he crosses the desert and travels from Africa to Paris.

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A Sudanese boy, fleeing a slave trader, forms an unlikely friendship with a giraffe and a kind Bedouin, leading to a heart-pumping hot-air balloon ride that ultimately takes them to the palace of King Charles X of France.