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best story for listening listen and repeat after me a poor man was married to a beautiful woman the man and his wife never quarreled the husband loved his wife the wife loved her husband they were very happy but this happy couple had a rich handsome neighbor he saw the poor man's be beautiful wife and he fell in love with her I want to marry her myself he thought every day when the woman's husband was working in the fields the rich man went to the poor man's house you're a beautiful woman he said to the poor

man's wife but your clothes are old why doesn't your husband by new pretty clothes for you I'm sure he doesn't love you if he loved you he would buy wonderful clothes for you divorce him and marry me I will buy you beautiful new clothes the best in the land then you will be the most beautiful woman in Ethiopia at first the woman didn't listen to the rich man but he came to her house every day and every day he said the same things at last she began to think perhaps my neighbor is right why doesn't

my husband buy beautiful new clothes for me perhaps he doesn't love me that night she said to her husband look at me husband my clothes are old and ugly I want new ones buy me some new clothes her husband smiled at her you don't need new clothes he said you are the most beautiful woman in the world to me she was angry don't you love me she said if you love me buy me a new dress her husband loved his wife wife and he wanted to please her I have only a little money he thought

and I need a new plow but I want my dear wife to be happy so the next day he went to the market and he bought a new dress for his wife he took it home to her and she put it on thank you my dear husband she cried now I know that you love me when the rich man came to see her again she was wearing her new dress you see she said to him my husband loves me very much he bought me this beautiful new dress the rich man shook his head but a

good husband doesn't only give his wife new cloes clothes he said he gives her gold where's your gold necklace where are your gold rings why doesn't your husband give you those he opened a box and showed her some beautiful gold jewelry look at these he said divorce your husband and marry me and I will give all these to you the woman did not listen to him go away she said I love my husband and he loves me and we are happy together but the rich man came again every day and every day he showed her

the box of jewelry at last she began to think perhaps the rich man is right why doesn't my husband buy gold for me doesn't he love me that day she didn't make a fire she didn't cook a meal her husband came home late after a long day in the fields he was tired and hungry there's no dinner for you tonight his wife said you don't love me what her husband cried but my darling I love you more than anything you are the most wonderful person in the world then why don't you buy me some gold

jewelry she said when a man loves his wife he gives her a gold necklace and rings for her fingers her husband looked worried I spent money on her new clothes he thought how can I find more for gold I'll go and see my brother perhaps he will lend me the money I must buy gold for my dear wife I want her to be happy the next day he went to visit his brother lend me some money brother he said and I will work for you in your field all right his brother said but you must

work hard there are many stones in my field and you must move them all away her husband agreed and took the money he went to the market and bought some gold jewelry then he took it home to his wife his wife was very happy she put the necklace around her neck and put the rings on her fingers look at me she said am I not beautiful you're very beautiful full her husband said if you are happy I am happy she put her arms around his neck thank you thank you my dear husband she said now

I know that you love me the next day her husband went out very early before the sun rose in the sky he ran to his brother's field it was covered with stones I must work very hard now he thought I must start early and stop late I must pay my debt to my brother his wife was working happily at home I'll make a wonderful dinner for my husband tonight she thought he gives me wonderful presents he works hard for me I know that he loves me hello a voice called out are you there the woman

went outside her rich neighbor was there ah it's you the woman said listen neighbor you were wrong about my husband yesterday he bought me this beautiful jewelry he loves me very much and I love him I will not divorce him I will not marry you the rich man was worried her husband loves her too much he thought if I want her I must be clever at last he said your husband gave you clothes and jewelry but I can give you more than that what what do you mean the woman cried can your husband make miracles

the rich man asked Miracles no of course he can't make Miracles the woman answered Only God Can Make Miracles men cannot make them but I can the man said because I love you love can make Miracles if your husband loves you he can make miracles for you if you love me I I will make miracles for you make a miracle for me now the woman said I can't the rich man answered you must promise to love me first you must leave your husband and come to me then I will make wonderful wonderful miracles for you

the woman said nothing and the rich man went away that night the poor man came home late he was very tired and hungry his wife brought water for him and he washed himself she brought delicious food for him and he ate it my poor husband she thought he works so hard for me and he is so tired and hungry the rich man man is foolish how can my husband make Miracles it's impossible but the next day and the day after and the day after that the rich man came to her house again did your husband

make a miracle for you yesterday he asked the woman leave him and love me and I will make many many miracles for you every day at last the women began to listen to him one day when her husband came home she was sad wife Dear wife what is wrong with you cried her husband are you sick no she said I'm sad because you do not love me what cried her husband but you know that I love you I bought you new clothes I bought you gold jewelry you're the most precious thing in the world to

me but you don't make miracles for me his wife said her poor husband was very surprised miracles of course I can't make Miracles he said why do you want a miracle who gave you the idea our neighbor came to see me today the woman said Love Makes Miracles he said if a Man Loves a Woman he will make miracles for her her husband was very worried that Wicked man wants to take my wife he thought all this trouble comes from him when he first came here she wanted new clothes then she wanted gold jewelry and

now she wants a miracle what can I do if I don't make a miracle perhaps my wife will leave me and marry him the next day he went slowly to work in his brother's field I must pray he thought only God can help me now he looked up to heaven oh Lord God he prayed please help me to make a miracle I love my wife and I want to keep her don't let this rich man take her from me he worked all morning he was moving stones from his brother's field in the middle of the

day he sat down under a tree to rest a man was sitting there already who are you the poor man asked I am a wizard answered the man and I have a gift for you look here are two sticks they make Miracles Miracles the poor man said he was happy now what kind of Miracles if you touch a person with the first stick the wizard said he will become a donkey the poor man thought of the rich man and he smiled a donkey he said that's very good and if I touch him with the second

stick what will happen he will become a man again said the wizard the poor man took the sticks and jumped up oh thank you my friend he said I prayed to God and he sent you to me now I can keep my wife and punish my enemy he ran home wife he called out come here I'm going to make a miracle his wife came out of the house a miracle she said what Miracle look said her husband he touched her with the first stick at once she became a donkey she lifted her head and tried

to speak but she could not hea heeh ha was all she could say her husband touched her with the other stick at once she became a woman again husband that's wonderful she said it's a real Miracle how did you do it I prayed to God her husband said and and he helped me and now wife I am going to punish my enemy your enemy said his wife who is that you know my enemy her husband said he was looking at her he wasn't smiling now it's the rich man our neighbor he comes to our house

when I'm working in the fields he gives you bad ideas ask your husband for new clothes he says ask him for gold jewelry ask him for a miracle am I right did our Rich neighbor give you all these ideas his wife said nothing and did you listen to him her husband went on his wife did not look at him she was ashamed I'm sorry she said it's true he said all those things he wanted me to divorce you and marry him and I listened to him and do you want to divorce me and marry him

her husband asked she looked at him her eyes were full of tears no dear husband I want to stay with you forever and I will never listen to him again then take this stick her husband said and touch the rich man with it he gave his wife the first stick but he hid the second one in the roof the next day he went to work soon the rich man arrived at the woman's house well he asked her and can your husband make miracles yet yes she said and she touched him with the first stick at

once the rich man changed into a donkey now said the woman you can go to work and help my dear husband she took the donkey out to the fields her husband was working there he was moving stones from his brother's field ah he said a donkey now I can finish the job quickly from that day the poor man gave the donkey many heavy loads to carry the donkey carried Stones away from the fields it took sacks of TEF to the market and it brought flour and coffee home again for many years the donkey worked for

the poor man the poor man was not so poor now the donkey was helping him he was becoming richer one day the poor man looked at the donkey it was tired and old it Stood Still its head was bent down the poor man was sorry for it he went into his house and brought out the second stick then he touched the donkey with it at once the rich man stood there but he was not a handsome young man now he was old his back was bent he was very very tired you tried to take my

wife away from me the poor man said that was wrong go home now don't look at other men's wives again the rich man went away and he never came back again but the poor man and his wife lived happily together for many more years the end