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The Kicking Goats: a coffee legend from ethiopia

11/1/2019

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A legend about coffee
Do you know how the coffee bean was first discovered?

The legend goes something like this!

In the northern region of Ethiopia there lived a young goat herder named Kaldi, who had very well-behaved goats.  He never had to worry about them.

One day some of his goats were behaving strangely.  They were prancing around, kicking in the air.....they looked like they were dancing.  This was highly unusual!

Curious, Kaldi explored the place where the goats had been grazing and discovered unique red berries growing on a bush with shiny leaves.  He had never seen a plant like this before!  He tasted the fruit and was SO energized that he danced excitedly alongside his goats.

Just then, a couple of monks passed by on their way to prayers.  Kaldi gave them some of the berries.  After nibbling on them, the monks found that they also felt a sense of elation.  They were able to stay awake all night, praying in ecstasy!

"These beans are useful," the monks thought.  "They are sent from heaven," they declared, and immediately began to harvest them.   

And the rest is history!
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Tami link
11/2/2019 11:39:34 am

Fascinating legend. You could write a book about this!

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Valentina
11/5/2019 06:27:27 am

Like all legends, there are many variations of this story.

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Sara Arnold link
11/5/2019 06:37:09 am

There's a children's book 'Kaldi and the Dancing Goats' by Sauda Mdahoma and also several restaurants with the same name.

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