Ethiopian Folktales

Ethiopian Folktales

A collection of traditional tales recorded across Ethiopia, 1997–2001

A treasure of nearly three hundred traditional tales, gathered in every region of Ethiopia and told here in both English and Amharic — many recorded in the storyteller's own voice.

289 tales · 13 regions & zones · 27 recordings · English & አማርኛ

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