Ethiopian Folktales

The Foolish Thief Dogሞኙ ሌባ ውሻ

Tigrayትግራይ · 1 min readደቂቃ ንባብ

Narratorተራኪ: Unknown

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One day a dog stole meat from a neighbour and on his way he found a river. And he stood there and when he looked in the water he saw his reflection. He thought it was another dog and went to attack it and was drowned.

ሞኙ ሌባ ውሻ

ተራኪው የማይታወቅ

ከእለታት አንድ ቀን አንድ ውሻ ከጎረቤት ስጋ ሰርቆ ሲሄድ በመንገዱ ላይ አንድ ወንዝ አገኘ፡፡ ከወንዙ አፋፍ ላይ ቆሞ ቁልቁል ወደ ውሃው ሲመለከት የራሱን ምስል ውሃው ውስጥ አየ፡፡ በዚህ ጊዜ ውሃው ውስጥ ያየው ውሻ መስሎት ሊነክሰው ዘሎ ውሃው ውስጥ ገብቶ ሞተ፡፡

Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ

  1. What did the dog steal?

  2. Who did the dog steal from?

  3. What did the dog find on his way?

  4. What did the dog see when he looked in the water?

  5. What did the dog think his reflection was?

  6. What happened to the dog in the end?

For discussionለውይይት

  • Why do you think the dog wanted to attack the dog he saw in the water?
  • What lesson can we learn from this story about being greedy?
  • How do you think the dog felt when he first saw the meat? How do you think he felt at the river?
  • What could the dog have done differently to stay safe and keep his meat?