The Small Cockroach by Nyambura Mpesha

The Small Cockroach is an enchanting and humorous fable published by Phoenix Publishers. This short, imaginative story takes the reader on a curious journey following the transformations of the main character.

The narrative begins with a small cockroach who wishes to be a rat, setting off a chain of desires where creatures continually wish to be a different, seemingly more powerful animal: the rat wants to be a cat, the cat a dog, the dog a leopard, and finally, the leopard wishes to be a man. The climax involves the question of whether a magician can truly complete this whimsical transformation.