End of The Tail

Tail of The Blue Bird ends on a very positive note for Kayo despite the hardships he encountered during the book.  I believe that it was these hardships and his experiences that eventually led him to where he was at the end of the book. He finally found a balance in his life and is even learning medicine from the village medicine man. Whether it was being abducted by the police against his will and being forced to work for them, being held up at gunpoint, or the resolution of the mysterious 'bloody and afterbirth like' substance he has finally become happy with his life. He's always been a successful hybrid of sorts, but by the end of this book his 'fate', as in all the things that have happened to him against his will, have really transformed him. His viewpoints are no longer limited. His views of religion, reality, and the world itself have all changed and he's been truly rewarded by the journey that he went on. He never wanted to be sent on this journey, he didn't know what it held in store for him, but it turned out to be one of the best thing that could've happened to him. That's where I think the magic of this book really is, in how Kayo's changed from who he was at the beginning of the novel.