Beni Shangul-Gumuz
10 stories
The Beni Shangul-Gumuz region is in the far west of Ethiopia. It runs along the border between Ethiopia and Sudan. There are many different groups of people in this region, and they speak different languages and have their own special cultures.
In this collection, there are stories from the Shinasha, Gumuz and Berta peoples of Beni Shangul-Gumuz.
Translations by Captain Hamis Balla, Habasha Feyisa and Mesfin Habtemariam
With grateful acknowledgement to Dires Gebremeskel and other members of the Beni Shangul-Gumuz Education and Culture Bureau for their invaluable help in the collection of these stories.
The Honey Hunteroriginal narrator Belay Makonnena Gumuz story
The Baboon Childoriginal narrator Belay Makonnena Gumuz story
The Elephant's Headoriginal narrator Belay Makonnena Gumuz story
The People of the Seaoriginal narrator Egassi Retaa Gumuz story
The Ungrateful Snakeoriginal narrator Abdurahim Ibrahima Berta story
The Lion's Whiskersoriginal narrator Fatuma Alia Berta story
The Two Travellersoriginal narrator Fatuma Alia Berta story
The Pot of Honeyoriginal narrator Yirpa Kebedea Shinasha story
The Story of Jahitioriginal narrator Demelew Beyenea Shinasha story
Adiberga and her Brothersoriginal narrator Demelew Beyenea Shinasha story