The Fruit of the Landየምድሪቷ ፍሬ

Narrated by Worku Mersha

There was somebody called Kenjazmach¹ Sewnate who lived in Debre Marcos, capital of Gojjam². He used to enjoy tej³, and he sold his land.

When asked why he sold his land, he said, “I shall eat the fruit of the land before the land eats me.”

And he sold a eucalyptus⁴ tree before it was full grown.

When asked why, he said, “I don’t want to get thin while it’s getting thick.”