The Foolish Boyሞኙ ልጅ
Omo Zoneኦሞ ዞን · 1 min readደቂቃ ንባብ
Narrated by Aykabadane Basha
There was a nomad boy in a far country and he used bestiality with donkeys. He came home after many years; he saw the vagina of his mother as she climbed the hill.
“What’s that wound?” he said.
“It’s not a wound. You’ll find out later when you get married.”
He married a certain girl.
“Where is your wound?” he asked her, and she showed him her feet.
“Look, I don’t have any wounds,” she said.
They had sex that night, and he realised it wasn’t a wound but the sweetest experience in the world.
The next day a certain tribe, the Borenas, invaded with spears and arrows and were killing people in the villages.
The woman said, “Let’s run away like everyone else.”
But he refused to leave the house, asking for that wound-looking thing. She went out of the house and he followed her.
“I have it. Come now,” she said.
So, thinking he would get it, he followed and followed and they escaped.
ሞኙ ልጅ
በአይካበዳኔ ባሻ የተተረከ
አንድ በሩቅ አገር የሚኖር ዘላን ልጅ ከአህዮች ጋር የግበረ ስጋ ግንኙነት ይፈፅም ነበር፡፡ ከብዙ አመታት በኋላም ወደ ቤቱ ሲመለስ እናቱ ተራራ ስትወጣ የእናቱን ሃፍረተ ስጋ አየ፡፡
በዚህ ጊዜ “ያ ቁስል ምንድነው?” ብሎ ጠየቃት፡፡
እርሷም “ይህ ቁስል አይደለም፡፡ በኋላ ስታገባ ታውቀዋለህ፡፡” ብላ መለሰችለት፡፡
በኋላም አንዲት ልጅ አግብቶ “ቁስልሽ የታለ?” ብሎ ሲጠይቃት እግሮቿን አሳየችው “ተመልከት! ምንም ቁስል የለብኝም፡፡” አለችው፡፡
የዚያን እለት ምሽትም ፆታዊ ግንኙነት ባደረጉ ጊዜ አካሏ ቁስል ሳይሆን በአለም ላይ ካሉ ነገሮች ሁሉ የጣፈጠ እንደሆነ ተገነዘበ፡፡
በሚቀጥለው ቀን ቦረና የተባለው ጎሳ አባላት መንደሩን በመውረር ብዙ ሰዎችን በጦር መግደል ጀመሩ፡፡
በዚህ ጊዜ የልጁ ሚስት “እንደ ሌላው ሰው እንሽሽ” ስትለው ያንን ቁስል መሳይ ነገር እየጠየቃት ከቤቱ የትም መሄድ እንደማይፈልግ ነገራት፡፡
ሆኖም እርሷ ከቤቱ ወጥታ ስትሄድ ተከትሏት ኋላ ኋላዋ ሲሄድ “ና እሰጥሃለሁ፡፡” እያለች ፊት ፊቱ ትሄድ ጀመር፡፡ እርሱም የፈለገውን እንደሚያገኝ እያሰበ ተከትሏት ሲሮጥ ከጦርነቱ አመለጡ፡፡
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Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ
What did the boy ask his mother about when he came home?
What did the mother tell her son about the 'wound'?
When the boy asked his new wife where her wound was, what did she show him?
Which tribe invaded the villages with spears and arrows?
What did the wife want to do when the tribe invaded?
Why did the boy finally follow his wife out of the house?
For discussionለውይይት
- The boy in this story does not understand things that other people seem to know. Why do you think the story calls him 'foolish'?
- The mother tells her son he will 'find out later.' Do you think it is a good idea to let someone learn something on their own instead of explaining it? Why or why not?
- In the end, the wife uses what the boy wants to make him follow her and escape danger. What does this tell us about how she solves problems?
- What do you think the story is trying to teach the listener? Share your own ideas about its lesson.