GOSO, THE TEACHER

MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE

CHARACTERS
GOSO

A kind man who earned his

living by teaching children to
read but then was killed.
STUDENTS

The learners Goso teach and

the ones who investigated his
death.
KOOSIE

The south wind, loosened the

coconut
BAZA

The mud wall, stops Koosie

PANGA

The rat, put hole on Baza

PAKA

The cat, eat rats like Panga

KAMBA

The rope, ties Paka

KEESO

The knife, cuts Kamba

MOTO

The fire, burns Keeso

MAGEE

The water, puts out Moto

EENZEE

The fly, drinks Magee

TANGA

The monkey, eats flies like

Eenzee; stealed coconut and
killed Goso, the teacher.
One evening, in a cool
shade of a coconut tree.

SETTINGS
SCENES
Every afternoon, when
his students had gone.
Goso would sit down
under the coconut tree.
Then he would open a
big book of his own
and read until dark.

SCENE 1
One evening, as Goso sat
studying, Tanga climbed
the tree to steal a coconut.
But, just as he was starting
down the trunk, the coconut
slipped and fell. It hit Goso
on the head.

SCENE 2
The next morning, when
the students arrived for
their lessons, they found
their teacher dead. There
was a huge bump on his
head, and a coconut lay
at his right side.

SCENE 3
The students talked the
matter over. Finally they
decided that Koosie, the
south wind, had
loosened the coconut
that killed Goso.

SCENE 4
So the students went to
Koosie and said he
wasn’t that powerful to
kill Goso. Because if he
was, Baza, the mud wall
would not be able to
stop him.

SCENE 5
Next the students went to
Baza, the mud wall. “How
could I have killed Goso?”
the mud wall asked. “If I
were so powerful, would
Panga, the rat, make
holes in me?”

SCENE 6
Next the students went
to Panga, the rat. “How
could I have killed
Goso?” the rat asked.
“If rats were so
powerful, would Paka,
the cat, eat them?”

SCENE 7
Next the students went
to Paka, the cat. “How
could I have killed
Goso?” the cat asked.
“If I were so powerful,
would Kamba, the rope,
tie me?

SCENE 8
Next the students went
to Kamba, the rope.
“How could I have killed
Goso?” the rope asked.
“If I were so powerful,
would Keeso, the knife,
cut me?”

SCENE 9
Next the students went
to Keeso, the knife.
“How could I have killed
Goso?” the knife asked.
“If i were so powerful,
would Moto, the fire,
burn me?”

SCENE 10
Next the students went
to Moto, the fire. “How
could I have killed
Gosos?” the fire asked.
“If I were so powerful,
would Magee, the
water, put me out?”

SCENE 11
Next students went to
Magee, the water. “How
could I ahve killed
Gosos? The water
asked. “If I were so
powerful, would Eenzee,
the fly, drink me?”

SCENE 12
Next the students went
to Eenzee, the fly. “How
could I have killed
Gosos?” the fly asked.
‘If flies were so
powerful, would Tanga,
the monkey, eat them?”

SCENE 13
Next the students went
to Tanga, the monkey.
He was very surprised
that they said he killed
Goso and thought they
had come straight to
him. He admitted it.

SCENE 14
He could think of no
excuse. When admitting
that he is guilty, he
asked how they found
out about it.

SCENE 15
They explained, “You eat flies, like
Eenzee; that drinks Magee, the
water; that puts out Moto, the fire;
that burns Keeso, the knife; that
cuts Kamba, the rope; that ties
Paka, the cat; that eats rats, like
Panga; that make holes in Baza,
the mud wall; that stops Koosie, the
south wind; that loosened the
coconut that killed our teacher.”

SCENE 16
Tanga, was too
surprised to speak. The
students had not come
straight to him. They had
no proof at all. But he
had already told them
he killed their teacher.

SCENE 17
He was arrested at once
and given a fair trial.
Soon, he had paid with
his life for the killing of
Goso, the teacher.

SCENE 18
LESSONS & THEMES
Everyone has strengths
and weaknesses so be
thankful for what you
have because you don’t
know who are those
wishing to be like you.

ABILITY
Admit what you have
done and don’t let pride
go on the way. It may
affect a lot but at least
you do what is right.

HONESTY
Sometimes we
experience problems
that are actually the
result of what we have
done wrong over the
right which we ought to
do in the first place.

CONSEQUENCE
A teacher will always
be a teacher even to
his very death. You
will see the extent of
students’ love for one.

LOVE
We must lay questions
first before drawing to
conclusions. So be
careful of what comes
out of your mouth.

COMPROMISE