The Rat and the Frogአይጥና እንቁራሪት
Amharaአማራ · 1 min readደቂቃ ንባብ
Narrated by Sintayehu Melese
Once upon a time there were two people called Abba Aito (rat) and Emaygurdit (frog). While walking and walking they found some wheat on their road.
Abba Aito said, “Let’s eat it.”
His friend replied, “No, let’s not.”
However, finally they agreed to eat it and they started grinding it. When the frog finished grinding the wheat, she wanted to mix it with water to make dough, but she couldn’t find enough water. She watered it with her own urine. As she is peeing on the flour, the flour blew away because she farted.
አይጥና እንቁራሪት
በስንታየሁ መለሰ የተተረከ
በአንድ ወቅት አባ አይጦና እማይ ጉርዲት የተባሉ ሁለት ሰዎች ነበሩ፡፡ ሲሄዱ፣ ሲሄዱ በመንገዳቸው ላይ ትንሽ ስንዴ ያገኛሉ፡፡
አባ አይጦም “እንብላው::” አለ፡፡
ጓደኛውም “አይ! አንብላው፡፡” አለች፡፡
በመጨረሻም በመብላቱ ተስማምተው ይፈጩት ጀመር፡፡ እንቁራሪቷም ስንዴውን ፈጭታ ስትጨርስ በውሃ ደባልቃ ሊጥ ማቡካት ትፈልግና በቂ ውሃ ታጣለች፡፡ ታዲያ በሽንቷ ልታርሰው ፈልጋ መሽናት ስትጀምር ፈሷን ስለፈሣች ዱቄቱ በኖ ጠፋ፡፡
In the original voice — hear tales from Amharaአማራ, told in Amharic. Listen ›
Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ
What kind of animal was Abba Aito?
What kind of animal was Emaygurdit?
What food did the two friends find on their road?
At first, what did the friend say when Abba Aito wanted to eat the food?
After grinding the wheat, what did the frog want to do next?
Why could the frog not finish making the dough?
For discussionለውይይት
- The frog and the rat were not sure at first whether to eat the wheat. Do you think they made a good choice? Why or why not?
- What do you learn about being friends from the way Abba Aito and Emaygurdit travelled and decided together?
- The frog tried to solve the problem of not having enough water in a strange way. What else could she have done instead?
- This story is funny and a little silly. Why do you think people tell stories like this, and what feeling does it give you?