The Hyena, the Fox and the Monkeyጅብ፣ ቀበሮና ጦጣ
Tigrayትግራይ
Narratorተራኪ: Unknown
Narrator Unknown
The hyena, the fox and the monkey lived together in one house. One day they went hunting and they stole four cows from a farmer in the village.
“There is one cow for each of us,” the hyena said. “But who will have the fourth?”
“The oldest one of us can have it,” the fox said.
The monkey and the hyena agreed.
“When were you born?” the fox asked the hyena.
“It wasn’t last year,” the hyena said. “Or the year before that. I was born many, many years ago.”
“And when were you born?” the fox asked the monkey.
“Oh,” said the monkey, “I was born on the first day. It was the day God made the earth and the sky.”
“You are right,” said the fox. “I remember it well. On the seventh day after your birth there was a celebration. I was the guest of honour.”
“Then you are the oldest,” the hyena and the monkey said, and they gave the fox the fourth cow.
ጅብ፣ ቀበሮና ጦጣ
ተራኪው የማይታወቅ
በአንድ ወቅት ጅብ፣ ቀበሮና ጦጣ በአንድ ቤት ውስጥ ይኖሩ ነበር፡፡ ከእለታት አንድ ቀን አደን ተሰማርተው በመንደሩ የሚኖር ገበሬ ንብረት የነበሩ አራት ላሞችን ሰረቁ፡፡
ከዚያም ጅቡ “እያንዳንዳችን አንድ ላም ይደርሰናል፡፡ ነገር ግን አራተኛዋን ላም ማነው የሚወስዳት?” አለ፡፡
ቀበሮውም “በእድሜ ከሁላችንም አንጋፋ የሆነው ይወስዳታል፡፡” አለ፡፡
ጦጣውና ጅቡም በዚህ ተስማሙ፡፡
ከዚያ በኋላ ቀበሮው ጅቡን “መች ነው የተወለድከው?” አለው፡፡ ጅቡም “አምና አይደለም፤ ካቻምናም አይደለም፡፡ ከብዙ አመታት በፊት ነው፡፡” ብሎ መለሰ፡፡
ቀበሮው ጦጣውንም “አንተስ መች ነው የተወለድከው? ብሎ ሲጠይቀው ጦጣው “እኔማ በመጀመሪያው ቀን ነው የተወለድኩት፡፡ ጌታ ምድርንና ሰማይን ሲፈጥር ነው የተወለድኩት፡፡” አለ፡፡
ቀበሮውም “ትክክል ነህ፡፡ በደንብ ነው የማስታውሰው፣ አንተ በተወለድክ በሰባተኛው ቀን ድግስ ተጥሎ ነበር፡፡ እኔም የክብር እንግዳ ነበርኩ፡፡” ሲል ጅቡና ጦጣው “እንግዲያውማ የሁላችንም ታላቅ አንተ ነህ፡፡” ብለው አራተኛዋን ላም ሰጡት፡፡
Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ
What did the hyena, the fox and the monkey kidnap from a house in the village?
How many of the kidnapped animals were left over after they each took one?
How did they decide who should get the fourth cow?
What did the monkey say about when he was born?
What did the fox say she ate at the ceremony she remembered?
Who was decided to be the oldest and took the fourth cow?
For discussionለውይይት
- The fox got the fourth cow by telling a clever story instead of being truly the oldest. Do you think this was fair? Why or why not?
- Why do you think the three animals chose 'the oldest one' as the way to decide who gets the extra cow?
- The fox claimed she remembered a ceremony from when a grey-haired man was born. What does this story tell us about being clever with words?
- If you were one of the animals, how would you have shared the four cows fairly? Explain your idea.