Ethiopian Folktales
A collection of traditional tales recorded across Ethiopia between 1997 and 2001
A treasury of nearly three hundred traditional tales, collected from every region of Ethiopia and available to read here in both English and Amharic. Some stories can be listened to in the storyteller's own voice.
289 tales · 13 regions & zones · 27 recordings · English & አማርኛ
Explore the map of Ethiopiaየኢትዮጵያን ካርታ ይዳስሱ
Choose a region to read its tales — tap the south to open its zones.
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The storytellers
Recorded across Ethiopia, 1997–2001.