Modaina

(This story does not end. I could not find the rest. Aida)
The Halhal people, the Ad-Harish of the Bet-Taawke (2), brought home as bride a girl from the Ad-Sotalaj, and after some time she went away from them and betook herself to the Ad- Zemat, her, mother's relatives. Of them, Edris, son of Tesfamkel, married her, and she gave birth to Tedros, Elos, Täkles and Galajdos. Now the Ad-Harish thought: »The Mänsas have married our (3) woman», and came into hostility with the Mänsas.
The Ad-Harish watched the Mänsas, and the Mänsas were on their way down to the lowlands.
The former were guarding the Cheneti path, and the Mänsas, fearing the Karerway, went down to Waas, following the Angafak path, until they entered the village. Since Kamel Wed Gabaj, having spent the rainy season in Karer, intended to go up to the highland, they said to him: »Do not take the Cheneti path, the Ad-Harish are guarding it.» But he, refusing, answered: »I, the son of the maidens (4) If I do not go by it, who (then) shall go by it?» And so he went by tlhat path up to the highland. And at Cheneti the Ad-Harish waited for him. KameI dismounted from his horse and let a man hold it, and rushing upon them thinking Whomsoever I find», he struck out, but struck a huge tassat-tree (5), which stood between him and the man. And the tassat-tree stands there even to-day, with a deep scar. And Kamel was wounded with a spear. And after having wrested….
Footnotes


(1)-It appears that the women are the common property of the whole tribe, who have the right of disposal over them.
(2) The tribe itself says Bet-Tawqe.
(3) the woman who belongs to our tribe.
(4) A war-cry referring to his bravery. He was possibly the one who accompanied and protected the girls fetching wood and water.
(5) Dodonea viseosa L.

Source: Carolina Rediviva Library, Uppsala – Sweden