Tigrinya myths

Once, long ago, a man went to the riverbank to gather brushwood, unaware that danger lurked in the grass. Suddenly, a serpent leapt upon him, coiling tightly around his body. From his feet upward the snake wound itself until its head rested near his face, its tongue flicking, its grip suffocating. Terrified, the man shouted: “Go down from me! Release me