THE CAMEL AND THE FOX

Once upon a time, a camel was the best friend of a fox.

One day, the fox requested from the camel to carry it on its hump and cross a nearby river with it.

The camel accepted and the fox jumped on the hump of the camel and sat on there. The camel crossed the river while the fox was on top of its hump. Once they were there on the other side of the river, the fox shouted. A man who owned a nearby farm came out and thought the camel was eating the crops in the farm.

The man held a stick and beat the camel badly. The fox hid under bushes. The camel yelped with a pain. Afterwards, the fox asked the camel to take it back across the river once more on the other side where they came from initially.

The camel accepted it. However, in the middle of the river, the camel sat. The fox drowned but the camel was not since the camel has a long tall neck.

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the friend of the camel?

2.Where have the two animals gone to?

3.What happened after the fox shouted?

4. What did the camel do in the middle of the river?

5. What happened to the fox after the camel sat in the middle of the river?

6.What lesson have you learnt from this story?

AWR IYO DAWACO

Waaba waxaa jiray awr iyo dawaco. Waxay ahaayeen saaxiibo.

Maalin maalmaha kamid ah, dawacadii ayaa ka codsatay awrkii inuu dushiisa ku qaado oo uu ka tallaabiyo webi u dhowaa.

Awrkii wuu ka aqbalay dawacadiina waxay ku booday dhanka sare ee awrka waxayna dul fariisatay oo qabsatay kuruska awrka. Awrkii ayaa gudbiyay webiga dawacadii si aayar ah oo raaxo leh wax dhib ahna aan lahayn. 

Markii ay dhanka kale tageen oo dawacadii dagatay, dawacadii way roortay oo dhex gashay geedo dhexdood iskuna qarisay. Intaasi kadib qeylo ayay afka ku shubatay. Waxaa soo baxay nin lahaa beer meeshaa agteeda kutaalay. Wuxuu mooday in awrku daaqayay beerta.

Ninkii ayaa ul qaatay oo aad u garaacay awrkii. Dawacadii wali waxay isku dhakinaysay geedaha hoostooda oo isku qarinaysay ayadoo ku faraxsan waxa ku dhacay awrka. Xanuun aad iyo aad ah ayuu dareemay awrkii oo wuu ilmeeyay.

Ninkii markii uu tagay, dawacadii ayaa soo baxday waxayna mar kale ka codsatay awrka inuu u gudbiyo hadana dhanka kale ee webiga meeshii markii hore ay ka yimaadeen.

Awrkii wuu aqbalay. Laakiin markii uu marayo dhexbartamaha webiga ayuu yiri waan fariisanayaa. Dawacadii baryo ayay afka furatay. 'Fadlan ha fariisan sababtoo ah biyaha ayaa iqarinayo waan ku dhimanayaa halkaan'.

Laakiin awrkii oo ogaa sidii ay ugashay dawacadu ayaan dhag jalaq usiin oo waxaa uu dhex fariistay webiga. Dawacadii halkaas ayaa ku harqatay oo ku dhimatay laakiin awrkii wax dhib ah ma soo gaarin maadaama qoor dheer uu leeyahay oo biyaha madaxiisu ka sarreeyo.

SU'AALO

1. Yay dawacadu saaxiib la ahayd?

2.Halkeebey aadeen labada xayawaan?

3.Maxaa dhacay kadib markii dawacadii ay qeylisay?

4.Maxaa awrku sameeyay markii uu marayay dhexbartamaha webiga?

5. Maxaa ku dhacay dawacadii markii awrku dhex fariistay webiga?

6.Casharkeen ka baran karnaa sheekadaan?

THE DONKEY AND THE HYENA

 

THE DONKEY AND THE HYENA

Once upon a time a deceitful hyena asked a donkey to befriend with it.

The unsuspecting donkey accepted the offer. One day, when they were out there in the field, the hyena asked the donkey to tell him the part in its body which is the softest while in return the hyena said it will also tell the donkey that part that is the softest in its body.

The unsuspecting donkey though it was true that he was told. But it wanted the hyena to tell it first where in its body is the softest. However, the cunning hyena said, it was the head. However, the head is the hardest in the body of the hyena.

Then the donkey said, the kidney was the softest in its body. Then the hyena said, 'let each of us hit the softest part of the other so that we can see what happens'. The donkey was the first to hit the hyena with a kick to the head.

Being the hardest part of the hyena's body, the hyena did not feel any pain. But it pretended that it felt a lot of pain. It yelped falsely producing a sharp cry.

Then it was the turn for the hyena to hit the donkey. It has hit and cut that part of the skin and flesh above the kidney of the donkey in that the kidney of the donkey was hurt. It was exposed and finally cut. The donkey died of the injury it sustained.

The hyena ate the dead donkey.

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the friend of the donkey?

2. What did the hyena asked the donkey to tell it?

3. Which was the softest part of the donkey?

4. Was the head the softest part of the hyena?

5.What did the hyena do when he was hit on the head by the donkey?

6.How has the hyena attacked the donkey?

7.What happened to donkey?

8. What lesson can you learn from this story?

SHEEKADII DHURWAAGA IYO DAMEERKA

Baribaa waxaa saaxiibay dameer iyo dhurwaa. Waxaa markii hore inay saaxiibaan dameerka usoo bandhigay dhurwaaga oo khiyaano watay.

Dameerku ma uusan ka shakinin laakiin wuu ka aqbalay oo qura. Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah waxaa uu dhurwaagii ka codsaday dameerka inuu u sheego meesha jirkiisa ugu jilicsan asna wuxuu ballan qaaday inuu u sheegayo meesha jirkiisa ugu jilicsan.

Dameerkii wuxuu yiri, 'adigu iiga hormar oo ii sheeg meesha jirkaaga ujilcan ana waan kuu sheegiye.' Dhurwaagii wuxuu sheegay in madaxa uu jirkiisa ugu jilcan yahay laakiin madaxa waa maasha ugu adag jirka dhurwaaga.

Dameerku laakiin maadaama uu daacad iska ahaa wuxuu u sheegay dhurwaaga meesha jirkiisa ugu jilcan oo ah dhanka kallida.

Intaasi kadib dhurwaagii ayaa yiri, 'mid kasta yad haku dhufto meesha ugu jilicsan ee kan kale si aan u aragno bal wixii dhaca'. Dameerkii ayaa ugu horreyn labada luguud isku martay oo haraati ku qaaday madaxa dhurwaagii.

Waxba dhurwaagii ma uusan dareemin laakiin wuxuu iska dhigay wax xanuunsaday oo oohin been ah ayuu ooyay, qeylo iyo sawaxana wuu ku daray.

Intaasi kadib waxaa lasoo gaaray markii uu dhurwaagu wax ku dhufan lahaa dameerka. Waxaa uu cidiyihiisa kudhiftay dhanka kallida ee dameerka oo cidiyihii ayaa galay meeshii waxaana soo baxday kallidii dameerka. Dhaawac halis ah ayaa soo gaaray dameerka wuxuuna u dhintay dhaawicii soo gaaray.

Dhurwaagii ayaa halkaasi ku cunay meydkii dameerka.

SU'AALO

1. Kumuu ahaa saaxiibka dameerka?

2. Muxuu dhurwaagu codsaday in dameerku usheego?

3. Halkee ayaa ugu jilicsanayd jirka dameerka?

4. Miyuu madaxu ugu jilicsan yahay jirka dhurwaaga?

5.Muxuu dhurwaagu sameeyay markii dameerku haraatiyay madaxiisa?

6.Sidee ayaa dhurwaagu u weeraray dameerka?

7.Maxaa ku dhacay dameerka?

8. Cashar noocee ah ayaa laga baran karaa sheekadaan?

THE STORY OF THE HEN, HARE, THE DOG AND THE CAT

 

(THE HEN AND THE MAIZE)

Once upon a time a hen befriended a dog, a cat and a hare.

One of the days, the hen got a maize on the ground.

The hen decided to plant the seed so that it can grow to many maize cobs with a lot of maize so that her friends and she could not be hungry. She wanted her friend to plant the seed with her, cultivate, water and harvest the maize with her and so on.

The hen approached her friends and asked them. 'Who will plant the maize with me?' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen planted the maize all alone. She then approached her friends and asked, 'who will water the maize with me?' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

The little hen then headed to the well to fetch water. The hen brought a lot of water and watered the maize that was growing in her farm.

Then hen then asked her friends, 'who is willing to cultivate the maize with me' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'. The hen then cultivated the maize all alone for many days.

After so many days, the maize grew and there were many maize cobs on it. Then the hen asked her friends, 'who is willing to harvest the maize with me?' The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen harvested the maize all by herself.

The little hen asked them, 'who is willing to prepare and cook the maize with me?'The hare said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then the little hen prepared the maize and cooked it alone. The hen then asked her friends, 'who will eat the maize with me?' The hare answered, 'me, me!', the dog, 'me, me!', the cat, 'me, me!'.

The little hen then said, 'I refused. You will not eat it with me because you refused to plant it with me, to water it with me, you refused to cultivate, harvest it, prepare and cook it with me'. 

The little hen told them to forget eating with her'. The hen enjoyed eating her maize all alone and it lasted for her for so many months and years.

QUESTIONS

1. Who were the friends of the little hen?

2.How many friends did the hen have?

3. What did the hen got?

4. When the hen asked them to help her, what answer did they give?

5. Finally, did the hen allow them to eat the maize with her?

6. What lesson can we learn from this story?

7. Which proverb applies to this story?

SHEEKOY SHEEKO,

SHILINBAA DHUUSTAY,

SHAAHBAY KARISAY,

KOOBAY SHUBATAY

WUU KA DAATAY,

KOOB KALAY SHUBATAY,

WUU KA DAATAY,

THE AIM OF THE PROJECT

The aim of this Project is to produce story books in simplified English and Somali so that school children in the target countries can practice reading English and Somali while learning stories from folk tales in order to preserve cultural heritage and languages.

Since this is the era of information technology and diversification of reading channels, we aim to use narrators to tell these stories using audio and videos with animations and illustrations which will be inserted onto YouTube and other platforms.

COPYRIGHT AND TRANSLATION

There is no copyright in folk stories. They may be retold by anyone in their own words. However these versions of the story are copyright protected and no story or illustration may be reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the owner of this blog, Humanitarian Translation for Somalia, A Translation Charity or its director, Aden Mohamed via adenyare@gmail.com

Some of the stories here are written both in English and in Somali.

The Tortoise and the Eagle

A Tortoise is unhappy and wishes to fly like an eagle. One day the eagle took him on a ride that changed his life.

The Tortoise and the Eagle.

It was a perfect summer day in the orchard. The Sun shone and the wind whispered softly in the trees. Yet the tortoise wasn't happy.

“Ohh” he sighed. “It's just terrible being a tortoise.” His friends were curious and asked “Why are you so glum? You have a lovely meadow to walk in, yummy apples to eat and a beautiful shiny shell.”

But the tortoise just mumbled and grumbled. “Ohh” he moaned, “it's horrible being me.”

All day long he watched an eagle in the sky. He admired her grace and the beauty of her golden feathers shimmered in the Sun. “I wish I was an eagle” he said. “I wish I could fly too”.

So he decided to try. He closed his eyes. He gritted his teeth. He flapped his arms and… HOPPED! But he couldn't get into the sky.

“I know” thought the tortoise, “I need to start up high.” So, he clambered onto a rock and jumped into the air… SPLOSH!* He just fell onto the soggy grass.

“I know” he thought again, “I need to climb higher.” So he decided to climb a tree and flung himself off… SPLAT!* He landed in a puddle of mud.

In despair the tortoise decided to call the Eagle up above. “Eagle! Eagle! Won't you take me into the sky?”

The Eagle swooped down from the clouds and asked, “Little tortoise, why do you wish to fly?” “So I can be just like you,” the tortoise replied.

 “Hmm, very well” said the eagle, “I will take you into the sky.” So the Eagle grasped the tortoise in her talons and flapped her enormous wings. Up and up they rose, up through the clouds to the bright, blue sky. “I'm flying! I'm flying!” the tortoise shouted in joy.

They rose higher and higher. Below them the world looked tiny and as the tortoise gazed at the ground, his head felt dizzy, his tummy went wobbly and then he started to cry. “Oh Eagle! Eagle! Take me down! I don't like it up here in the sky.”

The Eagle carried the tortoise back to the ground. “Little tortoise” she said, “you have no feathers, you have no wings, you are not made for flying. Be happy with who you are.”

The tortoise watched the eagle soar up to the sky. He walked into the meadow eating an apple in the company of his good friends and said “I no longer want to fly. I'm happier being a tortoise and just being me.”

The End.

Diin ma faraxsana wuxuuna rajeynayaa inuu u duulo sidii galeyr oo kale. Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah ayaa galeyr qaaday oo la duulay markaas ayaana noloshiisu is baddasahay.

Diin iyo Galeyr

Waxaa lagu jiray xagaaga xilliyada xagaaga ugu fiican beerta dhexdeeda. Qorraxda ayaa soo iftay dabayshuna geedaha dhexdooda ayay soo martay aayar. Laakiin wali diinku wuxuu ahaa mid aan faraxsanayn.

“Alla” ayuu yiri. “Waxaa aad u xun in la ahaado diin.” Saaxiibadii ayaa hadalkiisa la yaabay oo weydiiyay “Maxaad aad ugu niyad jabsan tahay? Waxaad haysataa seere aad loo jecleysto oo lagu dhex socsocon karo, iyo tufaax aad u macaan oo la cuno waxaadna leedahay qolof qurxoon oo dhaldhalaalaya.”

Laakiin diinku wuu un guuxay oo gunuunacay. “Alla” sidaas ayuu ku taahay, “in qofi anoo kale noqdo waa wax laga naxo.”

Maalintii oo dhan wuxuu samada uu ka daawanaayay galeyrkii, wuxuu la dhacay sharaftiisa quruxda baalashiisa dahabiga ahna way dhalaalayeen qorraxda haysa awgeed. “Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan ahaado galeyr” sidaa ayuu yiri. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan duuli karo sidoo kale”.

Marka wuxuu go` aansaday inuu isku dayo sidaas. Indhihiisa ayuu isku qabtay. Wuxuu isku maqiiqay ilkihiisa. Wuxuu babiyay gacmihiisa …..wuuna boodbooday! Laakiin ma uusan karin inuu duulo.

“Waan ogahay” ayuu is yiri diindiinku, “Waxaan u baahanahay inaan kor xagga sare ka bilaabo.” Marka, wuxuu fuulay dhagax korkiis wuxuuna ku booday hawada…BAQ! Wuxuu ku dhexdhacay caws qoyan.

“Waan ogahay” ayuu is yiri mar kale, “ Waxaan u baahanahay inaan meel kore fuulo.” Marka wuxuu go`aansaday inuu fuulo geed wuuna is tuuray…DHUBUQ!* Wuxuu ku dhacay god dhiiqo ah.

Asagoo quustay ayaa diindiinkii wuxuu go`aansaday inuu samada uga dhawaaqo  Galeyrkii “Galeyroow! Galeyroow! Miyaadan I gaarsiin karin cirka?”

Galeyrkii daruuraha ayuu kasoo dagay wuxuuna ku yiri, Diindiin yare, maxaad u jeceshahay inaad duusho?” “Waxaan rabaa inaan kula mid noqdo,” Diindiinkii ayaa sidaa yiri.

“Hmm, Waa hagaag’ ayuu yiri galeyrkii, “ Waxaan kuu qaadayaa cirka.” Markiiba, Galeyrkii ciddiyaha ayuu ku qaatay diindiinkii baalashiisii weynaa ayuuna isla dhacay. Hawada sare ayeyna isla koreen, kor daruuraha dhexdooda ilaa ay ka gaareen cirka buluugga ah ee aadka u ifaya ayey isla aadeen. “Waan duulayaa! Waan duulayaa! Diindiinka ayaa farxad darteed ku dhawaaqay.

Meel aad u sareysa ayey isla koreen. Aduunka ka hooseeya ayaa u ekaaday dhibic yar markuu diindiinkii uu soo eegay dhulka, madaxa ayuu ka dawakhay, calooshiisii ayaa isla kacday wuxuuna bilaabay oohin. “Galeyrow! Galeyrow! Dhulka igee! Meeshaan sare ee cirka gudihiisa ah ma jecli.”

Galeyrki ayaa dib ugu celiyay dhulka diindiinkii. “ Diindiin yare, ayuu yiri, ma qabtid baalal, ma laguugu tala galin inaad duusho. Sida aad tahay ku faraxsanow.”

Diindiinkii wuxuu daawaday galeyrkii oo sii koraayo cirka. Wuxuu ku dhex socday dhulkii seeraha ahaa asagoo cunaayo tufaax lana socdo saaxiibadiisii wanaagsanaa wuxuuna yiri “ Mar danbe ma rabo inaan duulo. Waxaan ku faraxsanahay inaan ahaado diindiin iyo sideyda.”

Dhammaadka.

 

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SHEEKADII DOORADA, BAKAYLAHA, EYGA, IYO MUKULAASHA

WAA SHEEKADII DOORADA IYO GALLEYDA

Baribaa waxaa saaxiibo haa dooro, eey, mukulaal iyo bakayle.

Maalin maalmaha ka mid ah digaagadii ayaa waxay soo heshay xabbad galley ah.

Waxaa ay heshay fikrad ku saabsan inay abuurta galleyda si ay ugu dhasho sabuul badan oo galley badan leh intaa kadibna ay ka dhargaan ayada iyo saaxiibadeed. Laakiin waxay is lahayd saaxiibadaa hakula abuureen, oo shaqada oo dhan ha kula qabteen intaasi kadibna markii galley badan ay soo go'do wada cuna.

Waxay u timid saaxiibadeed waxay u sheegtay inay soo heshay galley. 'Yaa ila abuuranaayo?' Sidaa ayay weydiisay. Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaas kadib, digaagadii yareyd waxay abuurtay xabadii galleyda ahayd kaligeed. Intaa kadib saaxiibadeed ay u timid waxayna weydiisay, 'yaa ila waraabinaaya galleyda?'Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaa kadib kaligeed ayaa ceelka aaday waxayna soo dhaamisay biyo ay kuwaraabiso galleyda.

Gallaydii waa soo dhalatay. Intaa kadib saaxiibadeed ayay utimid waxayna kutiri, 'yaa ila falaayo beerta?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'. Kaligeed ayaa intaa kadib falan jirtay beerta galleyda ah maalin waliba.

Maalmo badan kadib beertii sabuul badan markii ay dhashay oo ay bislaatay waxaa loo baahday in la soo gooyo galleyda. Waxay weydiisay saaxiibadeed, 'yaa ila goynaaya beerta?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaasi kadib ayada ayaa beerteedii kaligeed goysay oo soo gurtay sabuulkii.

Waxaa intaasi kadib loo baahday in la diyaariyo oo la habeeyo galleyda. Waxay weydiisay saaxiibadeed, 'yaa ila diyaarinaaya galleyda? Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Intaasi kadib kaligeed ayaa diyaarisay galleydii. Waxaa loo baahday in la kariyo hadana. Markay waxay digaagadii weydiisay saaxiibadeed, 'yaa ila karinaaya galleyda?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga maya', eeygii, 'aniga maya', mukulaashii, 'aniga maya'.

Kaligeed ayaa karisay. Waxay intaa kadib weydiisay, 'yaa ila cunaaya galley?' Bakaylihii wuxuu yiri 'aniga aniga!', eeygii, 'aniga aniga!', mukulaashii, 'aniga aniga!'.

Digaagadii yareyd intaasi kadib waxay tiri, 'waa idiin diiday, waa tii aad diideen inaad ila abuurtaan, inaad ila waraabisaan, inaad ila fashaan, inaad ila diyaarisaan iyo inaad ila karisaan. Marka hadda kaligey ayaa cunaya ee adkaysta'. Kaligeed ayaa cuntay galleydii si aayar ah. Digaagadii way ka dharagtay galleydii maalinkaa iyo maalmo badan iyo bilo badan oo ka dambeeyay ilaa sano ayay ugaartay.

SU'AALO

1. Kuwee ayay saaxiib la ahayd digaagada yari?

2.Meeqa saaxiib ayay lahayd dooradu?

3. Maxay soo heshay dooradu?

4. Markii ay ka codsatay inay la beeraan, la waraabiyaan, la falaan ama la kariyaan galleyda, maxay ku jawaabeen saaxiibadeed?

5.Miyay u ogolaatay inay la cunaan galleyda ugu dambeyn?

6. Maxaa laga baran karaa sheekadaan?

7. Maahmaahdee ku wanaagsan sheekadaan?

THE STORY OF THE HEN, HERE, THE DOG AND THE CAT

(THE HEN AND THE MAIZE)

Once upon a time hen befriended a dog, a cat and a here.

One of the days, she got a maize on the ground.

The hen decided to plant the seed so that it can grow to many maize cobs with a lot of maize so that her friends and she could not be hungry. She wanted her friend to plant the seed with her, cultivate, water and harvest the maize with her and so on.

The hen approached her friends and asked them. 'Who will plant the maize with her?' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen planted the maize all alone. She then approached her friends and asked, 'who will water the maize with me?' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

The little hen then headed to the well to fetch water. The hen brought a lot of water and watered the maize that was growing in her farm.

Then hen then asked her friends, 'who is willing to cultivate the maize with me' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'. The hen then cultivated the maize all alone for many days.

After so many days, the maize grew and there were many maize cobs on it. Then the hen asked her friends, 'who is willing to harvest the maize with me?' The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then, the little hen harvested the maize all by herself.

The little hen asked them, 'who is willing to prepare and cook the maize with me?'The here said 'no, I can't', the dog said, 'no, I can't', the cat said, 'no, I can't'.

Then the little hen prepared the maize and cooked it alone. The hen then asked her friends, 'who will eat the maize with me?' The here answered, 'me, me!', the dog, 'me, me!', the cat, 'me, me!'.

The little hen then said, 'I refused. You will not eat it with me because you refused to plant it with me, to water it with me, you refused to cultivate, harvest it, prepare and cook it with me'. 

The little hen told them to forget eating with her'. The hen enjoyed eating her maize all alone and it lasted for her for so many months and years.

QUESTIONS

1. Who were the friends of the little hen?

2.How many friends did the hen have?

3. What did the hen got?

4. When the hen asked them to help her, what answer did they give?

5. Finally, did the hen allow them to eat the maize with her?

6. What lesson can we learn from this story?

7. Which proverb applies to this story?

THE DONKEY AND THE HYENA

Once upon a time a deceitful hyena asked a donkey to befriend with it.

The unsuspecting donkey accepted the offer. One day, when they were out there in the field, the hyena asked the donkey to tell him the place in its body which is the softest while in return the hyena said it will also tell the donkey that place that is the softest in its body.

The unsuspecting donkey though it was true that he was told. But it wanted the hyena to tell it first where in its body is the softest. However, the cunning hyena said, it was the head. However, the head is the hardest in the body of the hyena.

Then the donkey said, the kidney was the softest in its body. Then the hyena said, 'let each of us hit the softest part of the other so that we can see what happens'. The donkey was the first to hit the hyena with a kick to the head.

Being the hardest part of the hyena's body, the hyena did not feel any pain. But it pretended that it felt a lot of pain. It yelped falsely producing a sharp cry.

Then it was turn for the hyena to hit the donkey. It has hit and cut that part of the skin and flesh above the kidney of the donkey in that the kidney of the donkey was hurt. It was exposed and finally cut. The donkey died of the injury it sustained.

The hyena ate the dead donkey.

QUESTIONS

1. Who was the friend of the donkey?

2. What did the hyena asked the donkey to tell it?

3. Which was the softest part of the donkey?

4. Was the head the softest part of the hyena?

5.What did the hyena do when he was hit on the head by the donkey?

6.How has the hyena attacked the donkey?

7.What happened to donkey?

8. What lesson can you learn from this story?