It is very painful to get hit in the head and not to lose heart. But Ioseb has been enduring that for 12 years now. “It’s a such game,” the neighbor boys say. When everyone is in team at the stadium, and they tell him: “Go away, lousy! Go away!” It is also a game. You have to understand. Everyone here – the teachers, fellow villagers, and their children – understands that this is how they play with Ioseb.