 This play was the first modern comedy play in the history of Ethiopian theatre.He also wrote "Yalacha Gabicha" ("Marriage of Unequals") (1964), "Tsere Colonialist" and "Bale Kaba Ena Bale Daba" (1979).In addition Mengistu translated Anton Chekhov's "The Bear" as "Dandiew Chabude" and J.B. Priestley's "An Inspector Calls" as "Tayaqi".