Face under the Sea
W. E. Mkufya
language
(Mangrove Publishers and Worldreader, April 26, 2017)
In this fable, Naima and Rahima are twins. Their father is a poor fisherman in an island on the Indian Ocean. One day they went to the seashore and discovered a strange coloured fish trapped in a pond after the tide had gone. The fish popped out of the pond and said, “Please take me back to the ocean.” The twins shuddered with fear. But Rahima was courageous. She took the fish back to the ocean and from then on started their adventure with strange creatures of a small island who wanted the twins to search for a face carved on a rock, which was buried under the sea.Reading through this fabulous adventure narrated in a simple readable and exciting prose, you will meet a talking parrot, dolphin, mermaid, a wise old tortoise and wise men who, while guiding the twins on how to find the mysterious Face under the sea, also tell them something about what happiness is and the best way to achieve it, not only for human beings but for all creatures on earth.