Amhara
9 stories
The Amhara region is in the cool highlands of Ethiopia. There are many wonderful ancient churches and castles in the Amhara region and a long history of famous kings and emperors.
When people tell stories in Amharic (the language of the Amhara region) they often start with the phrase teret teret ye lam beret. This means that the cows are safely in the barn, and it's time to tell stories.
Translations by Mesfin Habtemariam and Daniel Legesse
With grateful acknowledgements to Bikale Seyoum, Alemayehu Gebrehiwot and Daniel Legesse of the Amhara Education and Culture Bureau for their invaluable support and encouragement in the collection of these stories.
The Unwise Judgeoriginal narrator Magabi Eynew Gessesse
The Cub and the Leopardoriginal narrator Magabi Eynew Gessesse
The Trees and the Axeoriginal narrator Daniel Legesse
Wardit the Muleoriginal narrator Mesfin Habte-mariam
The Ox and the Donkeyoriginal narrator Melese Getahun Wolde
The Hyena's Funeraloriginal narrator Yirga Ejigu- Sinziro and his Brothersoriginal narrator Magabi Eynew Gessesse
The Magic Stickoriginal narrator Yirga Ejigu
The Man with the Evil Eyeoriginal narrator Worku Alemu