The Mercy of Haile Selassieየኃይለሥላሴ ምህረት
Amharaአማራ · 1 min readደቂቃ ንባብ
Narrated by Worku Mersha
There was somebody living in a small village called Mota.
He used to say without reason, “I will be king one day! I will be king one day!” time and again.
So he was brought to the Emperor’s court.
His Majesty said, “Why have you brought this man here?”
They replied, “Because he always says he’s going to be a king, without having any royal blood.”
The Emperor replied, “Did he collect a crowd and tell them this? Did he agitate?”
“No,” they said.
“Then release him,” said Haile Selassie. “No one can prevent wishes.”
የኃይለሥላሴ ምህረት
በወርቁ መርሻ የተተረከ
ሞጣ ከምትባል አንዲት መንደር ውስጥ የሚኖር ሰው ነበር፡፡ ሰውየውም ያለምንም ምክንያት “አንድ ቀን ንጉስ እሆናለሁ! አንድ ቀን ንጉሥ እሆናለሁ!” እያለ ደጋግሞ ይናገር ነበር፡፡
በዚህም ምክንያት ወደ ንጉሡ ዘንድ ለፍርድ ቀረበ፡፡ ንጉሡም “ይህንን ሰው ለምንድነው ያመጣችሁት?” ብለው በጠየቁ ጊዜ ሰዎቹም “ምንም ንጉሣዊ ደም ሳይኖረው አንድ ቀን ንጉሥ እንደሚሆን ይናገራል፡፡” ብለው ከሰሱት፡፡
ንጉሡም “ህዝቡን ሰብስቦ ነው ይህንን የተናገረው? ቅስቀሣስ አድርጓል?” ብለው ሲጠይቁ ሰዎቹ “አላደረገም::” ብለው መለሱ፡፡ “በሉ ልቀቁት” አሉ ኃይለሥላሴ “የሰውን ምኞት መግታት አይቻልም፡፡”
In the original voice — hear tales from Amharaአማራ, told in Amharic. Listen ›
Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ
What did the man in the village keep saying again and again?
What was the name of the small village where the man lived?
Why was the man brought to the Emperor's court?
Who was the Emperor in this story?
What did the Emperor ask about what the man had done?
What did Haile Selassie decide to do with the man?
For discussionለውይይት
- The Emperor said, "No one can prevent wishes." What do you think he meant by this?
- Was it fair for the Emperor to let the man go free? Why or why not?
- Why do you think the Emperor asked whether the man had gathered a crowd before deciding what to do?
- What does this story teach us about the character of Haile Selassie?