The Old Man’s Stickየሽማግሌው ዱላ
Kafa Zoneከፋ ዞን · 1 min readደቂቃ ንባብ
Narrated by Worku Alemu
A son did everything to support his poor father. Just before death the father gives his son a little stick, saying it is all he has. The son keeps it a while then throws it in a gorge. It strikes against a dead elephant. The son gets the tusks and becomes rich.
የሽማግሌው ዱላ
በወርቁ ዓለሙ የተተረከ
አንድ ልጅ አባቱን ለመርዳት የሚችለውን ሁሉ አደረገ፡፡ አባቱም ልክ ከመሞቱ በፊት ለልጁ “ያለኝ ንብረት ይህ ብቻ ነው፡፡” በማለት ትንሽ ዱላ ሰጠው፡፡ ልጁም ዱላውን ለተወሰነ ጊዜ ካቆየው በኋላ ወደ አንድ ሸለቆ ወስዶ ሲወረውረው ከአንድ የሞተ ዝሆን ላይ በማረፉ ልጁ የዝሆኑን ጥርስ ስላገኘ ሃብታም ሆነ፡፡
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Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ
Who was the son trying to support?
What did the father give his son just before he died?
What did the son do with the stick after keeping it for a while?
What did the stick strike against when it was thrown?
What did the son get from the dead elephant?
What happened to the son at the end of the story?
For discussionለውይይት
- The father said the little stick was all he had. Why do you think this small gift turned out to be so important for the son?
- The son did everything he could to support his poor father. What does this tell us about the kind of person the son was?
- Do you think the son became rich by luck, or did he earn his good fortune? Explain what you think.
- What lesson or message do you think this story is trying to teach us? Share your own ideas.