This is the story of Malaika, an extraordinary, young monkey who lives in a magical, secret garden in a small town in East Africa, where weeds turn into fragrant flowers, blooming overnight, and problems float away on the soft evening breeze. Malaika's friend, Saitoti, one of the Maasai people, watches over Malaika. While Malaika's name means "angel" in English, she is not always an angel