 While the Girl scrubs a floor on her hands and knees in the presence of the Man's Brother and the Man, she becomes an object of their interest to create a Freak Act that will exhibit the Girl's unique genitalia and buttocks– also referred to as steatopygia.The Girl agrees to travel with the Brother to England under false pretence that they will split the profit of her African Dancing act, believing that in two-years' time she will return to South Africa with fame and wealth.However, before the Girl reaches the end of her supposed contract, the Brother sells her to a new boss called the Mother-Showman.