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Hyaena howling on Eritrean plain with villagers watching, illustrating Tigre folktale wisdom and observation lessons.

Learning from the Hyaena: An Eritrean Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Wisdom and Observation

In the rolling plains and rocky hills of Eritrea, there is a saying that the hyaena is a Moslem. This belief shaped how people interacted with the animals and the creatures’ work among them. For the Christians, any prey that the hyaena wounded or killed was strictly forbidden: they did not eat it, touch it, or bring it near their homes.

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