. . "Ethiopia" . . "Amitié Folklore." . . . "Picture books"@en . . . . "Juvenile works"@en . . . "When a faithful, longtime slave asks his master to free him, the master tells him that he will do so once the slave has spent a freezing cold night all alone on a high mountain without clothing or shelter. The slave turns to his friend, a wise old man, for help."@en . "Folklore"@en . . . "In this traditional Ethiopian tale, a slave who has worked tirelessly for many years asks his master to free him. The master laughingly replies that he will do so once the slave has spent the night all alone, without clothing or shelter, on top of a high mountin in the freezing cold. In despair, the slave turns to a wise old man who, through an extraordinary act of friendship, helps him."@en . "Fiction"@en . . . "Picture books for children"@en . . . "The fire : an Ethiopian folk tale"@en . . . . . . . .