Fatima Zikel and Ahmad Zikelፋጢማ ዚቀልና አህመድ ዚቀል
Hararሐረር · 2 min readደቂቃ ንባብ
Narrated by Ay Nuria Yusuf Abdalha
There were two persons called Fatima Zikel and Ahmed Zikel who were brother and sister. They had a stepmother. One day the stepmother ordered Ahmed Zikel to bring fire by carrying it in his hands, and she ordered Fatima Zikel to bring water in a sieve. So the boy tried to pick up the fire in his bare hands and he was burnt. Imagine how a stepmother could be so cruel! Fatima Zikel tried hard to bring water in the sieve but she couldn’t.
While they were doing their jobs, Fatima Zikel calls to Ahmed Zikel, “Where are you, Ahmed Zikel?”
Ahmed says, “I am here, trying to pick up fire with my hands.” (refrain)
Ahmed calls out to her, “Where are you, Fatima Zikel?"
"I am over here, trying to fetch water with this sieve.” (refrain)
So they, Fatima Zikel and Ahmed Zikel, decided to separate and go in different directions, one to the east and one to the west. And they continued to live separately for a long time. Then, one day, through Allah’s wishes, they were able to communicate spiritually.
Fatima Zikel said, “Ahmed, where are you? What are you doing?”
Ahmed answered, “Fatima, I am here. Where are you?”
Fatima Zikel said, “I am here. Come to me.”
And they met and told each other everything.
Then the hyena came and said, “Who are you?”
They told him the whole story. So the hyena told them about his quarrel with the fox and asked them to make peace between him and the fox. The hyena in return promised to look after them. The hyena told them about the properties, the house and the sword, and the ox that the fox had cheated him of.
Then he said, “I have a son. Fatima, you can live with my son, and you, Ahmed can live with the fox.”
So they did and lived happily ever after.
ፋጢማ ዚቀልና አህመድ ዚቀል
በአይ ኑሪያ ዩሱፍ አብደላ የተተረከ
ፋጢማ ዚቀልና አህመድ ዚቀል የተባሉ ሁለት እህትና ወንድም ነበሩ፡፡ የእንጀራ እናትም ነበራቸው፡፡ ታዲያ አንድ ቀን እንጀራ እናታቸው አህመድ ዚቀልን እሳት በእጁ ይዞ እንዲመጣ፣ ፋጢማ ዚቀልን ደግሞ ውሃ በወንፊት ይዛ እንድትመጣ አዘዘቻቸው፡፡ ልጁም እሳቱን በባዶ እጁ ሊያነሳ ሲሞክር አቃጠለው፡፡ እንጀራ እናት እንዴት ጨካኝ እንደሆነች ማየት ይቻላል፡፡ ፋጢማ ዚቀልም ውሃውን ለማምጣት በጣም ብትሞክርም አልቻለችም፡፡
ሁለቱም ስራቸውን እየሰሩ ሳለ ፋጢማ ዚቀል አህመድ ዚቀልን “የት ነው ያለኸው?” ብላ ተጣራች፡፡
አህመድም “እሳቱን በእጄ ለማምጣት እየሞከርኩ ነው፡፡” አላት፡፡ ከዚያም “አንቺስ የት ነሽ ፋጢማ ዚቀል?” አላት፡፡
“ውሃ በዚህ ወንፊት ለመቅዳት እየሞከርኩ ነው፡፡” አለችው፡፡
ከዚያም ፋጢማ ዚቀልና አህመድ ዚቀል ተለያይተው አንዳቸው ወደ ምስራቅ ፣ አንዳቸው ወደ ምዕራብ ለመሄድ ወሰኑ፡፡ ተለያይተውም ለረጅም ጊዜ ለየብቻ መኖር ጀመሩ፡፡ ከዕለታት አንድ ቀን በአላህ ፈቃድ በመንፈስ ለመገናኘት ቻሉ፡፡
ፋጢማ ዚቀል “አህመድ የት ነው ያለኸው? ምን እየሰራህ ነው?” አለችው፡፡ አህመድም “ፋጢማ፣ እኔ እዚህ ነው ያለሁት፡፡ አንቺ የት ነሽ?” ብሎ መለሰ፡፡ ፋጢማም “እኔ እዚህ ነኝ እባክህ ወደኔ ና፡፡” አለችው፡፡
ከዚያም ተገናኝተው ስላሳለፉት ህይወት ተጨዋወቱ፡፡
በዚህ ጊዜ ጅብ መጥቶ “እናንተ እነማን ናችሁ?” ብሎ ጠየቃቸው፡፡ ታሪኩን በሙሉ አጫወቱት፡፡ ጅቡም ከቀበሮ ጋር መጣላቱን ነግሯቸው እንዲያስታርቁት ጠየቃቸው፡፡ ውለታቸውንም እነርሱን በመጠበቅ እንደሚመልስ ቃል ገብቶላቸው ቀበሮዋ ስላጭበረበረችው ንብረቶች፣ ቤትና ሳንጃ እንዲሁም በሬ ዘርዝሮ ነገራቸው፡፡ ከዚያም “ፋጢማ፣ እኔ ልጅ ስላለኝ አንቺም ከእሱ ጋር መኖር ትችያለሽ፡፡ አህመድ ደግሞ ከቀበሮዋ ጋር መኖር ይችላል፡፡” አለ፡፡
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Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ
What was the relationship between Fatima Zikel and Ahmed Zikel?
What did the stepmother order Ahmed Zikel to do?
What did the stepmother order Fatima Zikel to do?
What happened to Ahmed Zikel when he tried to pick up the fire?
What did Fatima Zikel and Ahmed Zikel decide to do after their hard tasks?
How were the brother and sister finally able to communicate after living apart for a long time?
For discussionለውይይት
- The stepmother gave the children impossible and cruel tasks. Why do you think she treated them this way, and how do you feel about her?
- Fatima and Ahmed called out to each other while doing their hard jobs. What does this tell you about their relationship as brother and sister?
- After living apart for a long time, the brother and sister found each other again. What lesson do you think this part of the story teaches us?
- At the end, a hyena appears and asks who they are. What do you think might happen next, and why?