Once, there was a goat named Kiya who lived with her father and mother goat. She used to go to a nearby jungle school. Kiya had no friend and sibling, with whom she could share her feelings. So she felt dejected and kept crying. Kiya often roamed on the mountain in search of a friend. […]
One day, Agenga and his friend, Omet, went to Pinykew village near Gambela. They were tired and hungry. When they asked for food, people gave them fresh, uncooked corn (maize). While they rested, they wondered how to cook the corn. Then, Omet said, “Let me find a way to cook it.” Suddenly, Omet’s eyes fell
Long ago, there lived a cat. One day, she thought that the lion was the strongest of all the animals. It was good to have strong friends. So, she decided to go to the lion and befriend him. The cat did so and they became good friends. Once, they went out for a walk together
Once, there was a fox named Speedy who lived in the jungle. One day Speedy ate juicy meat and after eating he felt thirsty. So he went in search of water. Then he saw a well. Unable to see a well in front of him, the fox fell into it. ‘Oh gracious me!’ he thought,
Once, Sibu, a stork and Nibu, a fox, lived in the jungle and were in the same class. They were fast friends and always played together. But Nibu was addicted to play tricks on others. He also decided to make fun of Sibu. One day Nibu invited Sibu to dinner. “Brother Stork, please come for
Once, a dove named Silky, was very much fond of wandering in the forest and seeing the wild flowers there. Sometimes her penchant for the wild flowers drove her to a dense jungle. One day while wandering she went to a most dense forest. Then some wicked hunters spotted the dove seeing the flowers in
Once, there was a wolf in the jungle. He was very boastful. He had a jackal friend. Both always helped each other. One day while wandering in the jungle they saw a dead ox and started fighting for taking more flesh. The wolf bragged to the jackal, “You are not even half educated as I.”
Once, there lived a goat named Angus. He stayed with his owners, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas. They pampered Angus like a baby. However, Angus loved chewing woollen clothes and his master and mistress scolded him for doing so. One morning, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas had to go to the market. Before leaving, they put Mr.
Long ago in ancient Egypt, there lived a beautiful girl named Rhapdosis. She was a slave. The other slaves who lived in the grand house hardly spoke to her. The slave girls were jealous of her beauty and the slave boys thought she was proud and arrogant. But she was kind and shy. She did
Once upon a time, there was a very poor man who had only husks for himself and his wife to eat. One day, a rich man came to his farm. The poor man said to his wife to mix some husks with water and give it to the rich man to drink. After drinking it,
Once, a couple had a son named Hantisho meaning ‘sneeze’. One day, when they were going out, they asked Hantisho to stay at home and sleep. Hantisho slept without closing the door. A hyena was passing and saw the open door. He went in and saw the sleeping boy. The hyena carried the boy to
Once upon a time, there were two brothers. One was wealthy and the other was poor. The poor brother was kind and good. Though he did not have much to offer to the guests, he shared with them whatever he had. On the other hand, the rich brother didn’t want anyone to come to his
Etege Mennen, the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie, was believed to be living in paradise. At the same time, Abba Hanna, who was in charge of all the financial affairs of the Emperor was a greedy person and was living in purgatory. One day, Abba Hanna wished to go and meet Etege. He was granted
Long ago, in Nigeria, there was a very fat woman who was made of oil. She was very beautiful, and many young men came to her parents and asked her hand in marriage. They even offered dowry. But her mother always refused. She said that it was not possible for her daughter to work on
Once upon a time, a kite’s son was very ill. The kite’s sister came up to her and said that she knew a good doctor for her son. “The spider is the best doctor here. I can ask him to come and see your son.” The mother kite asked her to send him to her