Ethiopian Folktales

Sun and Rainፀሐይና ዝናብ

Amharaአማራ

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Narrated by Worku Mersha

Kenjazmach1 Sewnate, while Dejazmach2 Tsehayu was ruling Gojjam, went to petition him.

It was raining, and Dejazmach Tsehayu called "Kenjazmach, come in here out of the rain.”

Kenjazmach Sewnate answered, “The one that is affecting me is Tsehayu3, not the rain.”

ፀሐይና ዝናብ

በወርቁ መርሻ የተተረከ

ቀኝ አዝማች ሰውነቴ የጎጃም አገረ ገዢ ወደነበሩት ደጅ አዝማች ፀሐዩ ዘንድ ለአቤቱታ ይሄዳሉ። ታዲያ ዝናብ ይዘንብ ስለነበር ደጅ አዝማች ፀሐዩ «ቀኝ አዝማች! ከዝናብ ውስጥ ይግቡ።» ቢሏቸው ቀኝ አዝማች ሰውነቴም «እኔን እየጎዳኝ ያለው ፀሐዩ ነው።» ብለው መለሱላቸው ይባላል።

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