1974. Judge No-Water is an Anasazi medicine man wandering the Arizona desert. Ben Connelly is an 11 year-old boy hiking around the mountain behind his house. When the two meet, their lives are wonderfully transformed. Ben offers his water bottle to his new friend and receives a magical gift in return; an ancient ability to see what lies beneath the surface. The Gift of No-Water is Ben's narrative of their extraordinary walkabout from the deserts of Arizona to the swamps of Florida.