 Dime and Mali have been afraid of Roma ragmen ever since they were kids because people always told them to avoid the Roma. Even Atije, who is herself Roma, is embarrassed by the ragman and insults Rejep as a way of showing that she s better than him. The kids, however, find themselves in a dilemma when Dime and Mali s mother give the ragman the old TV set on which Karmen always appears. Karmen warns that if she s away from the apartment building too long, she will lose her power and disappear forever. As a final attempt to fix things Karmen manages to thresh Atije to Rejep s house. There Atije sees him as an ordinary hardworking person who helps everyone by collecting and recycling used things. When the kids discover that Rejep has sold the TV set to repairman who won t give it back, they enlist Rejep s assistance. Together they collect enough used items to earn the money needed to buy Karmen from the man, and they bring the TV set back to the apartment house just in time.