Hyaena and the Herdsman: An Eritrean Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Courage and Resourcefulness
Once, in the rolling plains of Eritrea, there lived a hyaena who owned a herd of cattle, though he spent his days sleeping in their pen, barely tending to them. The cattle roamed under his nominal care, and a human herdsman was assigned to watch over them, guiding them through pastures and protecting them at night. The hyaena, unlike most