The writer and his guide looking for coffee trees in Kaffa. — LEESAN
One day, about five centuries ago, a goatherd named Kaldi in the ancient kingdom of Kaffa found his goats unusually active and excited.
He followed them into the nearby forests and discovered the source of the animals’ hyperactive behaviour. They had been chewing on some dark red cherries growing on trees that stood at 1,000m above sea level.
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