The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi

The Perfect Nine is a Kenyan fictional story written by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan playwright. After escaping starvation and conflict, Gikuyu and Mumbi made their home at the tranquil and abundant base of Mount Kenya. The Perfect Nine are their beautiful daughters, and when ninety-nine suitors show up on their estate wanting to marry them, the parents advise their girls to make their own decisions but to make the right choice

Plot
After escaping starvation and conflict, Gikuyu and Mumbi made their home at the tranquil and abundant base of Mount Kenya. The Perfect Nine are their renownedly beautiful daughters, and when ninety-nine suitors show up on their estate wanting to marry them, the parents advise their girls to make their own decisions but to make informed ones.

In order to locate a mystical cure for their younger sister Warigia, who is paralyzed, the young women must first go off on a perilous expedition with the suitors. The girls' quest to return home is met with fewer suitors as they up the mountain. They must use their quick thinking and brave hearts to overcome fear, doubt, hunger, and numerous dangerous ogres. The most difficult part will probably be Warigia's surprise experience.