The story of the discovery of coffee, the spread of cultivation throughout East Africa, India, Indonesia, and the Americas, is intriguing to say the least.  Read on to learn more about this story/legend.  History has an interesting way of piecing together an infinite number of events.  In a story, events are cohesive and directed toward some goal - in this case, the brew in your cup.  It is impossible to say exactly what happened, but this is the story that we have.  We're going with it, in any case.