Browse Tag

Folktales about fate

Hen uncovers knife while scratching earth, Tigrean folktale scene, Eritrean village background, parchment-style illustration.

The Hen That Found Her Own Doom: A Tigrean Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Fate and Folly

Long ago, in the highlands of Eritrea, among the Tigrean people, there lived a humble family who kept a small flock of chickens. Among them was a lively little hen, busy and tireless, always scratching the earth in search of seeds, worms, or grains. She was the pride of the homestead, for her feathers gleamed in the sun, and her

Banner

Subscribe

Go toTop