## SNNPR

The southern region of Ethiopia has different landscapes. Parts of it are hilly, and parts are flat. The river Omo runs through it from north to south. There are many zones and districts in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) and the people who live in them are of different cultures and speak many different languages.

| The Stories | Originally told by
--- | --- | ---
Wolayita stories
1 | The King's Birthmark | Yisahak Aldade
2 | The Sheep and the Goat | Yisahak Aldade
Sidama stories
3 | The Father's Shield | Abebe Kebede
4 | The Merchant and the King | Yisahak Aldade
Gurage stories
5 | The Lazy Family | Shirguma Soraga
6 | The Girl from the Sea | Capt. Dejene Washaka
Kafa stories
7 | Three Boxes for Three Sons | Imahoy Zewditu Wudineh
8 | The Longest Pole in the World | Worku Alemu
Bena stories
9 | Nine and One Make Ten | Iyasu Origo
10 | The Monkey's Heart | Iyasu Origo
Ari stories
11 | The Leopard's Child | Metekia Libri
12 | The Hyena Woman | Metekia Libri
Male stories
13 | The Monkey's Tower | Zarke Goite
14 | The Bear and the Woman | Abdisa Labe
A Tsemay story
15 | The Demon's Daughter | Aykabadane Basha

With grateful thanks to the officers of the Regional and Cultural bureaus in the SNPPR.

In Gurage, Nigatu Wolde (translator Mesfin Habtemariam)
In Kafa, Yacob Woldemariam Dimeno and Tiringo Sigatu (translator Mesfin Habtemariam)
In Omo, Mamo Malla and Mitachew Belay (translators Itegasu Mitaku, Wuhemayo Desmi and Mesfin Habtemariam)
In Wolayita, Ato Aklilu (translated by Michael Ambatchew)
In Sidama, Ato Aklilu (translated by Michael Ambatchew)

© These versions of the stories retold by Elizabeth Laird
© Exercises written by Elizabeth Laird
© Illustrations by Yosef Kebede and Eric Robson