Silly Mammo
episode 1
AUTHOR
in Ethiopian storytelling tradition, it's customary for children to sit wide-eyed, in front of the storyteller.
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The storyteller starts by saying, "Teret! Teret!" (which means: "A story! A story")
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the children reply , "ye lam beret!" (this literally means: "s cow's pen,"
but when used in this way means that want told to them as many stories as could fill a cow's pen.)
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Or sometimes children reply, "Yemeseret" (this literally means: "of the foundation ;" meaning stories that are deep in the culture or tradition.)
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Only then does the storyteller start telling and telling and telling, late into the starry night until the children are sleepy.
AUTHOR
I hop you all will enjoy this favorite Ethiopian tale.
storyteller
"Teret! Teret!"
storyteller
A long time ago, there lived a boy called Mammo.
storyteller
Mammo and his mother weizero Terunesh lived in a small tukul on the outskirts of a town.
to be continued..............
Episode 2
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weizero Terunesh made a living doing odd jobs, baking Injera for other people, collecting and selling firewood.
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Mammo, however, did not work because his mother was afraid he could not hold down a job.
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At the same time Mammo had a very big appetite.
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He ate three pieces of injera mixed with sauce for breakfast and six injeras with meat sauce and ayb for lunch and dinner.
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Mammo was very strong and handsome.
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his mother was always happy seeing Mammo eat.
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But sometimes she worried about what would happen to her son, because Mammo was very silly.
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Whenever children saw Mammo on the street, they would follow him and snout,
children
"Mammo Kilu!
Mammo Kilu!"
storyteller
They would stick out their tongues at him, climb on him and sometimes wrestle him.
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Mammo only laughed and never was angry with the children.
mammo
"They get tired soon enough,"
mammo
"And then they leave me alone"
To be continued...............
Episode 3
storyteller
One day Weizero Terunesh called Mammo and said,
w .terunesh
"Now listen carefully and obey me, my dear son,Mammo.
w .terunesh
From now on you have to look for work and help me with expenses.
w .terunesh
I am getting old and too tired to work as I used to."
mammo
"Eshi emama,I'll help you. but how do I find work?"
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Mammo asked, looking at his mother lovingly.
w .terunesh
"Go to that rich farmer,"
w .terunesh
"People around here always need strong young men."
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The next day,Mammo found work at the farm.
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After working all day he was paid two semunis.
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Mammo was walking home when he stumbled and fell, and the tow Semunis slipped out of his grip and disappeared.
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Since Mammo had never had money before, he did not know to put the Semunis in his pocket.
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When he got home his mother listend to his story and then scolded him.
To be continued.............
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