“Bring the DVD, Awoowe?”

Ayaan leaned over. “See, Awoowe? He is like a Somali elder. He is negotiating. ‘You give us the treasure, we give you peace.’”

“Turn it back,” he said when the credits rolled.

The village erupted. Soon, everyone was translating the Hindi into Somali for the old man who was hard of hearing. The young men were mimicking the character “Lucky” who could see ghosts. The women were arguing over which hero was the most handsome.