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Ox, sheep, chicken, and donkey unite to defeat a leopard in this Tigrean Eritrean folktale.

The Tale of the Ox, the Sheep, the Chicken, and the Donkey: An Eritrean Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Unity and Cunning

High upon a lonely mountain in Eritrea, four animals made their home: the ox, the sheep, the chicken, and the donkey. Life on that rocky height was harsh. The winds blew cold, the ground lay dry and barren, and each day the creatures grew leaner and weaker. Hunger gnawed at their bellies, and thirst parched their tongues until they could

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