Crow, a Seneca boy, has been cast out and is living on the fringes of the community with his grandmother, where he struggles to find a way to feed them both and enjoys hearing the stories of his people's heritage.
Because they freed a shark caught in a net, the fearsome Shark God rescues a brother and sister from the cruel king's imprisonment and helps them find a new, peaceful kingdom across the sea ; based upon a traditional Hawaiian folk tale.
In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.