Ethiopian Folktales

Narrated by Chilot Amara

There was a baboon who used to imitate what the student was doing every time. He used to get into trouble by writing on his exercise book.

One day the student got upset and came up with a sharpened knife and with the blunt side of the knife he pretended to cut his throat. The baboon saw him do this. When he realised the baboon had seen him he went, leaving the knife there.

Now the baboon came as usual and picked up the knife and cut his own throat.