THE GENEROUS TREE


Once upon a  time there was a child that loved a tree, and a tree that loved a child
the child was climbing the tree playing in the branches, eating its fruits and dreaming and playing together
the time went and the child came and was kind of sad and the tree told him:
come, climb me, play in my branches and be happy...
but the child was grown up and told to the tree:
you know, tree, what i need is money, not a playground...
then the tree told him:
why don't you take my fruits, you can sell them in the market and get some money
the child did so, and he was happy
there was a young man loving a tree and a tree loving a young man
until once the young man came and was sad
and the tree told him:
nce upon a  time there was a child that loved a tree, and a tree that loved a child
the child was climbing the tree playing in
the branches, eating its fruits and dreaming and playing together
the time went and the child came and was kind of sad and the tree told him:
come, climb me, play in my branches and be happy...
but the child was grown up and told to the tree:
you know, tree, what i need once upon a  time there was a child that loved a tree, and a tree that loved a child
the child was climbing the tree playing in the branches, eating its fruits and dreaming and playing togetherthe child once upon a  time there was a child that loved a tree, and a tree that loved a child
the child was climbing the tree playing in the branches, eating its fruits and dreaming and playing together
the time went and the child came and was kind of sad and the tree told him:
come, climb me, play in my branches and be happy..
but the child was grown up and told to the tree:
you know, tree, what i need is money, not a playground...
then the tree told him:
why don't you take my fruits, you can sell them in the market and get some money
the child did so, and he was happy
there was a young man loving a tree and a tree loving a young man
until once the young man. came and was sad
   and the tree told him:
come, climb me, play between my branches and be happy"
but the young man told him:
I love you so much, but is not more my time to play, I would like to get married and to have my own children... but I have no house to stay in
and the tree told him:
well, you could cut my branches and build a house, so you can get married and have your children and be happy
the young man looked at the tree, embrace it and used his branches to build a house
the children grew up, his wife passed away in a young age... and he become alone
and went to the tree in a so sad way
come, climb to me and be happy!
you see, my dear tree, the only I want is to run away, there is nothing left that makes me happy here...
and the tree told him:
well you could cut me wood and make with it a boat that can carry you far away, so you can forget your sadness and be happy
the man looked at the tree and embrace it, he cut the wood and made a boat, and went far
until one day he came back
he was so old and went to the tree (just a small peace of wood...
he was very old and tired
and the tree told him
I would love to tell you to climb me, but I have no wood any more...
and the old man told him: I have no strength to do so
I would love to tell you to play in my branches and eat my fruits, but none of them is left
you see-told the old man- I have no teeth any more, I couldn't even eat any of your fruits...
the only I need right now is a peaceful place to seat and rest
then the tree told him to sit on the small peace of wood that was left, and the old man did so, could take a rest and be happy
and there was an old man that loved a tree and a tree that loved him as well...

no matter how much you can give us now, we will keep on loving you.

 BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES IN MY AREA

In the last period I had the chance to meet some biological families here near Hossana, where I'm from as i'm here during the rainy season. 

I have been thinking a lot in regard and I do not see any solution. I met a family that was geting info from the child for a while, and then everything stopped! so they were asking me if I can find out who are the adoptive family and ask them to send pictures of the child...

I realized that the biological families do not realize that they give away their children not to see them again. Some of them believe that the child will go and learn in a foreign country to come back to them once they finish to learn...  that means that the sense of giving in adoption and getting in adoption is very different and opposite.

As an Ethiopian I feel how difficult is for bio families to be without any information, and also I realize how difficult is for adoptive parents as well.

I believe there is good to be in touch with the biological family, may be just sending pictures from time to time. they still think of their children and they are so happy to have news about them!

If any of you reading this has a child from Hossana and want more information, please feel free to contact me.

Best wishes, 

Selam

ANDIY AND SELAM



From now on we are going be the ones to keep this blog alive and to try to help the Ethiopian children abroad to keep in touch with their origins. Is a way of honoring Natnael's work and a way to keep him alive.

ANDIY:

I'm a student of Mekane Yesus School, Media and Film degree. I'm also graduated in medical laboratory. I use to make documentary film for some NGOs and I love to write poems and fiction based in true stories. I'm a volunteer for organizations that help street children.

SELAMAWIT ERCHAFO:

I'm a student of Mekane Yesus School, Media and Film degree. I'm a camera woman and I live in Hosanna. I love children and I would like to help keeping this blog alife!



I'm sorry to comunicate that our Nati passed away today, 15 04 2016

with all our pain

teresa

FULL ETHIOPIAN SCALES

 Some times I have speak about Ethiopian Scales. Here You have a table where you can briefly see all the scales. Of course all of them are based in the C note as the root one and all of them can be transposed to other roots. I think this is an easy way to visualize it quickly.

If you like to play music and you want to know about Ethiopian  scales you can check easily with the table below.

Ethiopian Pentatonic Scales

C

D

E

G

A

C

Tizita Major Pentatonic

C

D

F

G

Bb

C

Tizita 2nd

C

D

Eb

G

Ab

C

Tizita Minor

C

E

F

G

B

C

Bati

C

Eb

F

G

Bb

C

Bati Minor/Minor Pentatonic

C

E

F#

G

B

C

Bati Lydian

C

Db

F

G

Ab

C

Ambassel

C

D

F

G

A

C

Ambassel Major

C

Db

F

Gb

A

C

Anchihoye

 Make fun enjoying the Ethiopian scales.