Monkey and Hyena
Mulualem Daba
Salim Kasamba

Monkey and Hyena had an argument.

They went to a judge.

1

The judge thought, "Monkey will eat my maize.

Hyena will eat my cattle!"

2

The judge told Monkey and Hyena to ask the
village elders.

3

The elders also feared to pass judgement on
Monkey or Hyena.

4

The elders told Monkey and Hyena, "The case is
very difficult."

5

They told Monkey and Hyena to ask the poor woman in the village.

6

The poor woman agreed to judge their case.

7

She said to Hyena, "You are big and respected. You are a hero."

8

Hyena said, "You are right. I will end this disagreement."

9

"Monkey, you are too clever to quarrel," she said.

He agreed!

10

She said, "You both agreed to stop quarrelling.
Forgive each other."

11

The poor woman solved the problem.

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Monkey and Hyena
Author - Mulualem Daba
Adaptation - Ursula Nafula
Illustration - Salim Kasamba
Language - English
Level - First words