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A sepia-toned illustration on aged parchment depicts a dramatic moment on an Ethiopian Highland farm. In the foreground, a proud rooster with gleaming copper feathers, a tall crimson comb, and an arched iridescent tail stands atop a wooden fence post, crowing loudly with wings slightly spread. Opposite him, a large yellow-eyed hunting dog crouches in the shade of a eucalyptus tree, its mouth open in a tense snarl and muscles coiled. An old hen watches anxiously from a distance, her posture wary. Around them, farm animals—cattle, donkeys, and chickens—observe the confrontation. In the background, round stone huts with conical thatched roofs nestle among eucalyptus trees, with rolling hills and distant mountains completing the Highland landscape. The entire scene is rendered in fine cross-hatching and stippling, evoking the texture and warmth of vintage rice parchment.

The Proud Rooster of Gojjam: An Ethiopian Highland Tale of Arrogance and Downfall

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December 25, 2025
In the green highlands of Gojjam, where the land rises and falls in rolling hills and the Blue Nile carves its ancient path through deep gorges, there stood a prosperous farm. The earth was rich and red, the rains came faithfully during the kiremt season, and the fields produced abundant harvests of teff, barley, and sorghum. Eucalyptus trees lined the

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