Two Roads Overcame the Hyena
Two Roads Overcame the Hyena
Author Country :Tanzania
Genre Type :Folktale
Location :Tanzania
Year of Publication :0/
Publication :African Stories For Preachers and Teachers (2005)
Sub Theme :Hunger/Famine, Game Parks, Service, Proverbs/Sayings/
Author Name :Tanzania Folktale/
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A very hungry hyena went out on the Tanzanian plains
to hunt for food. He came to a branch in the bush road where the two paths
veered off in different directions. He saw two goats caught in the thickets at
the far end of the two different paths. With his mouth watering in anticipation,
he decided that his left leg would follow the left path and his right leg the
right path. As the two paths continued to veer in different directions he tried
to follow them both at once. Finally he split in two. As the well-known African
proverb says: Two roads overcame the hyena.