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Friday, December 21, 2012

TERET TERET,  YELAM BERET

This is the normal way to start a tale for children. It means "tale, tale the house of cow" is a nonsense but is the traditional way to start a story.

Today I would like to explain a traditional tale for children.

One upon a time the was Aya Jebo, the hyena. He was sleeping during the day and he was going to search for food during the night. Near his house there was a small lake where there were living a community of frogs. They were happy and they used to sing day and night.

Because of that Aya Jebo was so angry because he was not able to sleep because of them. Finally, when he war tired to roll in the bed he woke up and he went to the lake:
" You frogs!!!! You have to stop your songs, if you don't we are going to fight and that is not good for you"

The frogs didn't want to stop their songs and one of them was telling to Aya Jebo that they could find a good solution. They could organize a competition and if Aya Jebo wins the frogs have to go away from their lake, if the frogs win, They can sing forever as much as they want. Aya jebo accepted thinking that a frog could never be the winner and he went.

The frogs were not happy and so angry with the one that was speaking with Aya Jebo, and started to tell that they could never win. And old frog was listening and an idea come to her. She told to all the frogs and they find it was a good idea. so they made the appointment with Aya Jebo to make the comptetition.

It was at night and every some meters it was a hidden frog. Aya Jebo can not recognize the frogs, they thought, so he will think is only one...

And the run competition starts, Aya Jebo was so fast and soon the frog was very far behind him. He stop and thought "I Almost have win" when a frog in front of him  told "Aya Jebo, are you tired? I'm faster than you!". Aya jebo, thinking that it was the same frog run and run away. After a while he stop again "Now I', really afr from the frog, I'll be the winner!" and another frog in front of him said "Aya Jebó, you are not that much fast I think!" . Aya Jebó started to be afraid not to win and run and run up to the moment he couldn't run any more and he accepted that he was the looser, so finally the frogs could stay at their lake and sing happily for ever...

TERET TERET YEMELESU AFEN BEDABBO ABBESU

That is used to finish the tales and means the tale have to be back clean my mouth with bread.

Have a nice time with your children.


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