Everything Changes, Everything Passes

Everything Changes, Everything Passes

This anthology includes eight traditional tales from all over Africa. Sumptuous hand-sewn collage artwork decorated with African beads adorns these unforgettable tales of bravery, wisdom, wit and heroic deeds A traveling merchant sees a slave being whipped by his master, and cries for him. The slave tells the merchant not to cry, saying "Everything changes, everything passes." What does this mean for the slave in this Ethiopian tale?