Ndakika, a diehard traditionalist who was once a Christian 
believes a man of principles marries early and surrounds his father with grandsons. 
But he also strongly believes that when the donkey married the horse it begot something that was neither here nor there. I don't want a mute for a grandson', he says emphatically. 
But his son Moses, is madly in love with Mwende, the beautiful daughter of Nzemell, 
and Nzemell happens to be Ndakika's topmost
At the same time, the strict Sunday school teacher that is Mwende had some time in the 
past tasted the fruit of maturity with a butterty, which went against an oath she and 
Moses had taken ten years back to remain faithful to each other. Clearly, the roots have caught the bight, will the fruits also taste? The stage is now set for a major 
collision at a time when a strange fever has hit the village
The playwright. David Mulwa, is a senior lecturer in Theatre Arts, Drama and Creative 
Writing at Kenyatta University. His other major works include The Balight and Champion 
both for primary school level and Glasshouses Burian and Dare for 
senior secondary school and post-school readers and dramatis