Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot
Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot is a book in the Girls of Many Lands series focusing on Saba. It was released in 2003 and available with the doll and as a separate purchase. The book was retired with the collection in 2005. Retail cost was $7.95.
Characters
Chapter-by-Chapter Summary
Chapter One: Fear and Disaster
Chapter Two: A Fierce Longing
Chapter Three: Fire in the Night
Chapter Four: Call of the Honey Bird
Chapter Five: Lion Creatures
Chapter Six: Escape
Chapter Seven: The Giant's Compound
Chapter Eight: In the Walking Dream
Chapter Nine: Angel Voices
Chapter Ten: Hope of the Great
Chapter Eleven: Needles and Cloves, Dates and Silks
Chapter Twelve: At the Top of Fasil Gemb
Chapter Thirteen: The Hyena's Foot
Chapter Fourteen: Wax and Gold
Chapter Fifteen: Horror
Chapter Sixteen: The Kosso Seller's Son
Chapter Seventeen: Spiders Unite
Chapter Eighteen: Caught Between Saytan's Teeth
Chapter Nineteen: Song of the Dawn Singers
Chapter Twenty: Riding the Soulless Horse
Discusses a girl's life in 1846 Ethiopia. Topics include:
- Why a peasant childhood was often brief and dangerous.
- Other problems peasants faced, including the slave trade.
- Life in the palaces of Gondar.
- Clothing a girl would have worn.
- The city of Gondar and the different ethnic groups who lived there.
- Christianity in Ethiopia and its importance.
- Education and marriage in Saba's time.
- The King of Kings and the "Age of Judges."
- How Kassa--later Tewodros II of Ethiopia--ended the power struggle and the Age of Judges.
- Modern Life in Ethiopia.
Glossary of Amharic Words
A glossary of Amharic words used throughout the book is included, along with approximate pronunciations.
Extras
Each Girls of Many Lands book came with a detachable bookmark inside the back cover. This shows a portion of the illustration at the start of the book. Measures 7 3/16" x 2".
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The bookmark for Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot.
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The bookmark's reverse side.
Items Associated with Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot
- Saba doll