The main purpose of thls r esea r c h i s to introduce thernEthiopian short s t ories to the Ethiopian public, a work that hasrnnot been attempted so f a r. The r esear ch examines why the shortrns tory, which is a recent genre, i s un exp l o ited and unfamiliarrnto the Ethiopian public.rnThe Ethiopian short stories have been analyzed fr om thernthematic and technical point of vi e w~ During the progress ofrnth e s tudy, an attempt has been made to look into the conditionsrnwhich have hind ered the d e velopment of the s hort s tory in Ethiopia,rnand have "lade it an unexploited genre~ Finally, recommenda tion srnhave been suggested in order to familiarize the public with thernshort story, and to encourage writ e r s to use thi s literary medium.