Tigray folktales

Foolish dog drops meat into a river after mistaking his reflection for another dog in a Tigray Ethiopian folktale

The Greedy Dog Who Lost Everything

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Ethiopian Folktales

Long ago, in the highlands of Tigray where the earth is rocky and the rivers run wide, there lived a dog whose ways were known by everyone. Unlike the other animals of the village, this dog never worked, never shared, and never cared for anyone but himself. His belly was his only master, and he would do anything to fill

Humble young man receives blessings from monks in a monastery in a Tigray Ethiopian folktale

African Folktales·East African Folktales·Ethiopian Folktales

The Monks’ Blessing

In the highlands of Tigray, where rocky mountains rise above winding paths and small villages rest under the sun, there lived an elderly couple and their only son. They were simple people, but they loved their son deeply and worried about his future. The father looked at his wife one

Little bird stands on the head of a blind elephant trapped in a ditch in a Tigray Ethiopian folktale

The Little Bird and the Elephant

Long ago, in the dry lands of Tigray where trees stretch toward

The Greedy Dog Who Lost Everything

The Monks’ Blessing

The Little Bird and the Elephant

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