The narrator, a horse, recounts being brought to the city with its mother a long time ago.
The narrator was a slim pony upon arrival.
The mother was later sold to a faraway country.
The narrator has been living alone for the past five years and has had no news about her mother.
The narrator enjoyed the company of a neighboring stallion named Ambelay.
Ambelay shared stories about his gentle owner and his training experiences with a former horse friend.
The narrator is currently undergoing intensive training, including learning road traffic alongside a cart horse.
The training is described as tough and tiresome.
The narrator has missed Ambelay due to the intensive training.
Ambelay's owner moved to another part of the country and did not return.
Ambelay had to work for a new owner as a cart horse, carrying bricks from the city center to the outskirts.
Ambelay's working conditions worsened: he lacked sufficient feed and was exhausted by long, boring workdays.
Ambelay was injured while carrying bricks; his forelegs gave way, causing a severe injury to his right foreleg.
The new owner was cruel and lashed Ambelay to make him stand.
The narrator had to go home with a heavy heart.
The narrator was carrying quintals of cement from Jibruk to Adi Haqi.
Narrator saw Ambelay in the middle of the asphalt and was shocked at how slim he had become in just one week.
Narrator saw Ambelay in the middle of the asphalt and was sorry for his situation; narrator wondered if Ambelay had lost hope and wanted to end his life due to the dangers of the road.
The narrator could not help Ambelay at that moment due to time constraints.
The narrator planned to seek advice from a new friend at Adi Haqi before searching for Ambelay.
The new friend at Adi Haqi advised the narrator, committing to help find Ambelay, calling himself a friend in need.
The owner is generous and kind to the narrator, providing sufficient feed and showing affection.
The narrator went to Adi Haqi at night to meet up with the new friend, and the two spent the night searching for Ambelay.
The narrator and the friend searched in Qeleqel Debri, Adi Hawsi, and Mai Degene, asking wandering horses for news about Ambelay, but to no avail.
They continued their search in Adi Shum Duhun, also without success, and returned home at daybreak.
The narrator learned that their owner was sick and stayed in bed.
The narrator felt that the man overseeing Ambelay was mean and heartless, lacking the compassion to help an injured animal.
The narrator was given feed and smiled at by the owner, and learned that they had to go to work soon.
The narrator lost their appetite due to tiredness and worry for Ambelay.
The narrator and the owner went work, and the narrator carried cement to Quiha from Mekelle.
The owner of the narrator is caring, understanding, and does not give him heavy loads.
Narrator wants to find a way to see his friend.
The narrator finishes eating and begins to wander, and decides to go and find Ambelay's former owner.
Ambelay was receiving painful lashes after being bought, and his old injury was not healing.
Ambelay tells of there being no one to help him.
Ambelay sought relief from terrible hovering flies by standing in the middle of the asphalt, as suggested by an old friend.
Ambelay's original owner found him on the asphalt two days ago, cleaned his injury, and brought a vet to relieve his pain.
The narrator rejoiced at the news and looked forward to sharing it with his new friend the next day.
The Story of a Family of Cattle
The narrator, a cow, was grazing in the field margins in April.
He wanted to eat well in order to withstand the toil of tilling.
The day was for field preparation.
The narrator's brother was kneeling in the pen, while their mother was giving milk to their Woman, and the baby calf was kept away by the Woman's son.
The speaker chastised his brother for not grazing and for being lazy.
The brother accused the speaker of overeating and getting too big for the pen.
The brother warned the speaker about ending up with a butcher.
The brother is tired of eating tela, and is only eating it because he has no choice.
The Man saw the droppings, and asked his son to take them to the backyard.
The narrator wanted to be strong and satisfy his Man, and thought food was the most trustworthy nature.
But his brother brought a worrisome staff in my head, that is, death!
The son of the Man released the calf.
Then, the brother exited the pen to join my Mom and the little sister.
Man took a stick and drove the narrator out to the farmland.
Narrator saw his brother's disappointment, and his mother didn't seem to care.
The Man gave the narrator one big hit on my back with his stick, and it was painful.
The man was driving the narrator to the market, and the narrator was fearing of being given to a butcher.
Many of his old friends have gone to markets and they never came back.
Magal was been taken to the market last month but never came back again; some say he was taken to a faraway country, others say he has lost his life at a certain butcher.
There was some passing cows, and narrator was saddened.
The narrator was saddened by the fate of all cattle in general.
The narrator wanted to make a decision to escape from the owner.
The narrator ran back to the open field with all his energy, but could not escape it.
They arrived at the gate, where two men gave him a gentle pat on his back.
The men were discussing the price with the owner.
A man with a big belly gave off the impression of being a heartless butcher.
An old man gave off the impression of being a humble local farmer.
Then, the narrator was angry at every ox for cowardice and for not uniting.
Some calves have been taken away from their mother, and the mother fought for her children.
The narrator didn't give much attention to what is happening.
The handsome young man was able to convince the owner and bought the narrator.
There old ox there gave a parting word.
My owner started jogging behind me and led me alone to the other way. Along with my new owner, I passed by several villages on our way. I enjoyed the open country.
The narrator was terrified when they saw the slaughter waste nearby the raod.
The narrator knew that homesickness would kill my mother, and narrator felt sorry for his mom.
The narrator passed the village and headed to a distant village, and thanked God for not being a butcher.
My new owner looks tough. He gets early in the morning and goes to his
Narrator missed their family.
The narrator didn't want to lose hope after months gone by.
Narrator wants to get married to the heifer that he acquainted with.
After a year, she gave birth to my first son.
Neighbor heard that the family are fine, except the younger sister was given away to be a farmer.
The wife insisted to save the family, so the narrator went to his home town to find my sister.
They were together, and convinced them to come with him.
They were heading to a new village for the celebration.
Maganta
Maganta is going to take a trip to Alamata because of his grandpa.
They woke up early to take a bus from the station.
They arrived to see a toddler crying, so Maganta took the kid to the policeman.
They went back to search for his father.
They found the father and got on a bus for the second bus to Alamata.
The drive should take about four hours, but the view depends on the road that the bus will take.
Much to their pleasure, the bus took the Mekelle-Maichew route.
We took our bag and went to Grandpa-to my great family.
Next day, while everyone else was busy, she took me to River Hara.
Grandpa told me not to go closer to the wild animal.
Then, we went back home after a while.
Grandma invited her to go and visit Ripka.
Then, Ripka came when they are having a dinner.
I went into her bedroom and changed her clothes. Then, we were off to Grandpa. I
When I was young, Grandpa told us, I was sturdy and used to go to the top of the mountain.
Animal will not hurt you if they do not feel threatened.
But because of all the noise, there was a snake going up the slope.
We got a relief when we reached the place where Grandpa was sitting.
The long strips in the front part, and the patterns made by the colors
of the shiny threads were beautiful. I was
lucky that I had such a great Grandma. I
hugged and kissed her.
Grandma will continue to tell the story when her father arrives.
Assistant to drivers were calling passengers for
different places. We got a minibus for Tao.
To walk with
Grandpa was much fun.
I could sense that Grandpa was unhappyabout my great Grandma's life.
Tao's resident was just a cowherd, a stranger.
We asked them if they saw the cow. They told
us that they did not. We arrived at the pond
and found a lot of cattle. ,we got the cow in her home. We went in the house.
They came because the narrator told them a story.
Because it was raining, and the journey was tough, they went back to find his father.
Grandma was sitting on a small stool. A neighboring girl was roasting coffee beans.
Family, friendship, and love will stay in her family.