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Hyaena’s Broken Vow – OldFolktales.com

Hyaena’s Broken Vow: A Tigrean Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Integrity

Long ago, in the sun-scorched lands of Northern Abyssinia, a Moslem prophet met a hyaena and spoke to her with solemn authority: “Pronounce the creed and vow to eat only what thou hast killed thyself!” The hyaena, known among the Tigre people as “Daughter of Moses,” bowed her head and made the sacred vow, promising to abstain from carrion forever. The

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