Nyaruai Mwangi

Argwings and the Lamplighters Nyaruai Mwangi

ARGWINGS AND THE LAMPLIGHTERS

They arrived on a stormy night with, rain pouring cold and wet from a black sky. On such a night they also took their leave. No one saw them come and no one saw them leave. No one knew their names and they came to be known as The Lamplighters.

When a cold storm destroys their homes, everyone blames it on the two strangers living with the orphan boy Argwings. Since their first appearance, the sun has faded, houses have been decaying and all beauty has died away. Everything looks sad and gloomy. It seems everyone will die unless something is done. But, when the villagers decide to kill the strangers, a very strange thing happens.

A warm and enchanting tale of a quiet and peaceful people facing danger from a strange and unexpected source, until they are saved by a deaf and dumb orphan boy.