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ⵜⴰⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵏⵜ

ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵔⵡⵉ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ, ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵙ ⵉⵎⵔⵎⵉⵔⵏ ⵉⴳⵣⵣⵓⵎⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵙⴼⵓⵙⵏ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴰⵔⵙ ⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰⵣ ⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵎⵉⴹⵏ. ⵉⵔⴽⵉⵣ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴰⵢⵎⵉ ⴷⴰⵖⵉ, ⴰⵎ ⴽⴰⵏ, ⵙⴳ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ.
ⵉⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏⴻⵏ ⵜⵜⴰⵔⴰⵊⴰⵏ ⵎⴳⴰⵍ ⵜⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵓⵔⵏ ⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⵛⵛⴰⵏ ⵜⵉⵣⵔⴰⴳⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ. ⵉⵎⴷⴷⵓⴽⴰⵍ ⵜⵜⵎⵢⴰⵡⴰⵙⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵙⴰⵡⵍⵏ ⵅⴼ ⵉⵡⵡⵓⵔⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ. ⵜⵉⵎⵖⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵇⵇⵉⵎⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵜⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵜⵜⴽⵎⴰⵍⵏ ⴰⵔⵣⴰⵣ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴽⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵜⵡⵏⴳⵉⵎⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵢⵏⵓⵜⵏ.
ⵎⴰ ⵜⵜⵔⴰⵔ ⵜⴼⵓⴽⵜ, ⴽⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵥⵉⴹⴰⵏ ⵜⵜⴰⵏⵏ ⴷ ⵖⵔ ⵜⵖⵔⵙⵜ, ⵙⵙⵏⵜⵉⵍⵏ ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵥⵔⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵓⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵏⵥⴰⵕ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵉⵎⵔⵎⵉⵔⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ.
ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴳⴳⵯⵉⵏⵜ ⵉⴳⵎⵎⵉⵍⵏ, ⵎⴰ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⵍ ⵓⴱⵔⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵓ ⵉⵛⵇⵇⴰⵏ, ⵉⴱⵖⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⴰⴷ ⵣⵣⵖⵏ ⵜⴰⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵙ ⵓⴼⴰⵢⵢⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ. ⵜⵙⵙⵔⴷⵉ ⵜⵅⴱⴰⵔⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵅⴼ ⵉⵥⵉⴹⴰⵏ, ⵉⵃⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵅⴰⵎ ⵏⵙⵏ ⵉⵔⵣⴰ.
ⵉⴱⴷⴷⴰ ⵉⵥⵉⴹⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⴼⴽⵔⵏ ⵅⴼ ⴰⵎⴽ ⴰⴷ ⵙⵎⵏⵉⵏ ⵜⴰⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵙⵙⵖⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴳⵯ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ. ⵗⵎⴰ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵍⵓⵍⴰⵢ, ⵉⴱⴷⴷⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵅⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵜⵖⵔⵙⵜ:
"ⴷⴰⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⴽⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵏⵙⵎⵏ ⴰⵅⴰⵎ ⵏⵖ ⵙⴳ ⵜⴼⴰⵔⴰ."
ⵙⵙⵓⵍⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍ: "ⵎⴰⵢⴰ?"
ⵉⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵓⵍⴰⵢ: "ⵎⵏⵏⴰⵡ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⵏⵖ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⵡⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⴰⵔⴷⴰⵙ ⵏⵖ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵍⴰⵢ ⵙⴳ ⵜⴳⴰⵏⵜ."
ⴰⵙⴱⴱⵉ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵉⵄⵊⴱ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⴱⵓ ⵎⴰ ⵥⵕⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵖⵔⵉⵎⵜ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵖⴰⵍⴰⵢⵏ ⴷ ⵉⴼⴰⵔⴷⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⴷⴷⵓ ⵜⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴱⵖⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵣⵣⵖⵏ. ⵙⵔⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰⵡ, ⵉⵃⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵛⵛⵉⵍ ⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ ⴰⴷⵍⵙⴰⵏ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵜⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ.
ⵎⴰ ⵥⵕⴰⵏ ⴰⵢⴰ, ⴱⴷⴷⵍⵏ ⵓⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵏⵙⵏ ⵉⵇⵔⵔⵉⴱⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵣⵣⵖⵏ ⵜⴰⵖⵔⵙⵜ. ⵙⴳ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ, ⵜⵜⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵉⵙⵎ ⵏ ⵜⵖⵔⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴱⴰⵔⴰⴽⴰⵏⵜ.

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About Moroccan Folktales

Moroccan folktales (Hykayat in Arabic, Tinfas in Tamazight) are an ancient form of oral literature, once kept alive for centuries by storytellers — known as hlaykia — in Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fnaa square and villages across the country. Read more about this tradition →

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