HOW THE ETIOPIAN WOMAN TAMED HER HUSBAND...

       HOW THE ETIOPIAN WOMAN TAMED HER HUSBAND...

    nce there was a woman who was greatly troubled by her husband.He no longer loved her.He neg lected her didn't seem to mind whether she was happy or sad.

So the woman took her troubles to the local herbalist.She told him her story,full of pity for herself and her sad plight.'Can you give me a charm to make him love me again?' she asked anxiously.

The herbalist thought for a moment and replied,' i will help you,but first you must bring me three hairs from the mane of a living lion.These i must have before i ca make a charm for you'.

The woman thanked the herbalist and went away.When she came near her home she sat down on a rock and began to think."how shall ido this thing?" There is a lion who often comes near my vilage,it is true.But he is fierce nad roars fearfully'.Then she thought again and at last she knew what she would do.

And so,early next morning she took a young lamb and to the place where the lion was accutomed to stroll about.she waited anxiously.At last she saw the lion approaching.Now was the time.Quickly she arose and leaving the lamb in the path of the lion,she went home.And so it was that everyday in the morning the woman would rise and take a young lamb to the lion.Soon the lion came to knew the woman,for she was always in the same place at the same time every day with a young and tender lamb.She was indeed akind and attentive woman.

it was not long before the lion begaan to weg his tail each time he saw her and would come close to her and he would let her stroke his head.Each day the woman would stay quietly stroking the lion.gently and lovingly.then one day when she knew that the lion trusted Her she carefully pulled three hairs from his name and happily set out for the herbalist's dwelling.

'See' she said trimphantly as she entered,'here they are and she gave him the three hairs from the lion's mane.

How is it that you have been so clever? asked the herbalist in amazement.

So the woman told him story of how she had patiently succeeded in winning the hairs from the lion.

As smile spread over the face of the herbalist,and leaning forwad,he said;You have tamed the lion,now tame your husband in the same way".