The Hen That Found Her Own Doom: A Tigrean Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Fate and Folly
Long ago, in the highlands of Eritrea, among the Tigrean people, there lived a humble family who kept a small flock of chickens. Among them was a lively little hen, busy and tireless, always scratching the earth in search of seeds, worms, or grains. She was the pride of the homestead, for her feathers gleamed in the sun, and her