Mogo's Flute

by Hilda Van Stockum Author

From Hilda van Stockum web page: The story of Mogo, a little Kikuyu boy who lived in Kenya, East Africa. He was a boy of delicate health, the results of an evil spirit (thahu) befalling him. Everyone felt he was not strong enough to contribute to the work of his tribe. His only strength seemed to be the flute he learned to play like magic. Feeling useless, Mogo visits the Mundo-Mugo to have the spirit lifted. After hearing him play, the Mundo-Mugo tells him that, "Everyone has a thahu. That is life. You must learn to master it." The mundo-mugo presents him with a challenge--Mogo must learn the answer to an important riddle, "What is good to have, better to lose, and best to find again? " Mogo is thrilled and strengthened by the answer he discovers.