The first son went to Lake Tana at the start of the Nile River. He saved a baby from being eaten by a crocodile. His father said that anyone would save a baby.
The second son took care of a man's money while he was at the market. He didn't take any of the money. The father said he was honest and good.
The third son went far away to a mountain. There he saw his enemy sleeping on a cliff. He could have yelled to scare him and make him fall. Instead, he gently grabbed his enemy's arm and took him to a field for safety. His father said, "You showed true kindness because he was mean to us and you were nice to him."
I really like this Ethiopian fable!
(Illustrations taken from When the World Began-Stories Collected in Ethiopia by Elizabeth Laird...a delightful book that came from the Anchorage library with other books for our unit on Ethiopia. Regrettably, it's no longer in print-otherwise I would track one down for our personal library).
14 comments:
Andrew, that is a great story! Have you read any other Ethiopian fables? I would love to hear them! Love, Aunt Becca
Andrew, What a good book report. I think the father was very wise. A good lesson to learn. Sounds like something I read in the Bible. Love, Gram M
Hi Andrew, You have written a very good book report. I liked reading about the kind sons. It made me think about being kind, honest, helpful to my parent, a stranger or even to an enemy!
I love you.
Grandma Joy
Hey Andrew- great story! I know this book came from the library and your mom wants to get a copy for you guys. maybe she can find a used copy on amazon or something. suggest it to her to research uses books. maybe you guys could own it then.
love you! Aunt T
Note from Andrew's mom: The book is available new from Amazon for only $141! Used from $36, which is better, however...
Nice story
Ilovet this story👍👍
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What is the plot of the story😢😥😢😥😥😢😥😢😥
What is the plot of the story😢😥😢😥😥😢😥😢😥
I want the full story as a modern day story
What the plot of the story please can someone help. Thank you
The shield of kindness is true
I read the whole thing, it's the same as the one I read
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