Download or read book Ogilo and the Hippo written by Asenath Odaga and published by East African Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in Dholuo in 1983, this is the first English-language edition of this story for children. One morning Ogilo and his two friends discover a pregnant hippo stuck in a muddly hole. The story centres around the boys secrecy, to protect the hippo being killed by grown-ups for meat, and their efforts to save the hippo. The fate of the poacher contains a moral tale.