Why the Snake has no Legsእባብ ለምን እግር የለውም
Hararሐረር · 1 min readደቂቃ ንባብ
Narrated by Zaineba Abibeker Deremo
The snake is the most dangerous animal in the world. First he had legs, but God took his legs away. Because if he has legs he will destroy so many things.
When he lays eggs, there are thousands of new born snakes, but God forbade this. Some of the eggs do not hatch, by God’s will, so that the earth is not overrun by snakes. God makes the snake hatch only a few of them.
እባብ ለምን እግር የለውም
በዘይነባ አቢበከር ደረሞ የተተረከ
እባብ በዓለም ላይ እጅግ በጣም አደገኛ እንስሳ ነው፡፡ መጀመሪያ እግሮች ነበሩት፡፡ ነገር ግን እግዚእብሔር እግሮቹን ወሰደበት ምክንያቱም እግሮች ካሉት ብዙ ነገር ያጠፋልና፡፡
እንቁላል ሲጥልም በሺዎች የሚሆኑ ስለሚፈለፍል እግዚአብሔር ይህ እንዳይሆን ከለከለ፡፡ እንቁላሎቹም በከፊል አይፈለፈሉም ምክንያቱም ምድር በእባቦች እንድትጥለቀለቅ አምላክ አይፈልግም፡፡
አምላክ ጥቂቶቹ ብቻ እንዲፈለፈሉ አደረገ፡፡
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Check your understandingግንዛቤዎን ይፈትሹ
What does the story say the snake is?
What did the snake have at first?
Who took the snake's legs away?
Why were the snake's legs taken away?
What happens to some of the snake's eggs, by God's will?
Why does God let only a few of the eggs hatch?
For discussionለውይይት
- Why do you think it would be dangerous if the snake still had its legs? What might it do?
- The story says God made sure only a few snake eggs hatch. What lesson about balance in nature can we learn from this?
- How does this story try to explain something real about snakes in the world today? Do you find it a good explanation?
- If you could ask the narrator, Zaineba, one question about this tale, what would it be and why?