Ethiopian Folktales

Keja Gondeኬጃ ጎንዴ

Kafa Zoneከፋ ዞን · 1 min readደቂቃ ንባብ

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Narrated by Worku Alemu

A man called Keja Gonde gets into trouble with four people. He kills someone’s chicken while he is a guest, he makes a joke about a corpse being carried to the graveyard and he insults two people. He is taken to the king and accused, but by clever argument manages to be acquitted.

ኬጃ ጎንዴ

በወርቁ ዓለሙ የተተረከ

አንድ ኬጃ ጎንዴ የተባለ ሰው ከአራት ሰዎች ጋር ይጣላል፡፡ እንግዳ ሆኖ ከሄደበት ቦታ የሰው ዶሮ ገደለ፤ የአንድ የሞተ ሰው አስከሬን ወደ ቀብር ቦታው ሲወሰድ አይቶ አሾፈ፤ በመጨረሻም ሁለት ሰዎችን ሰደበ፡፡ ከዚያም ተከሶ ወደ ንጉሱ ዘንድ ሲወሰድ በብልጠት ራሱን ስለተከላከለ በነፃ ተለቀቀ፡፡

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Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ

  1. What is the name of the man in this story?

  2. With how many people does Keja Gonde get into trouble?

  3. What animal does Keja Gonde kill while he is a guest?

  4. What does Keja Gonde make a joke about?

  5. Who is Keja Gonde taken to after he is accused?

  6. How does Keja Gonde manage to be set free?

For discussionለውይይት

  • Keja Gonde uses clever argument to be set free, even though he did wrong things. Do you think it was fair that he was acquitted? Why or why not?
  • Keja Gonde insulted two people and made a joke about a corpse being carried to the graveyard. Why do you think people were upset by what he did?
  • What does this story teach us about being a good guest in someone else's home?
  • Keja Gonde was good at talking and arguing. Do you think being clever with words is always a good thing? Explain your answer.