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Illustration for ⵜⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵜⵊⵊⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵍⵊⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵡⵓⵏⵓ

ⵜⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵜⵊⵊⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵍⵊⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵡⵓⵏⵓ

ⴳ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⴷⵔⴰ-ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ, ⴳ ⵉⴷⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⵍⵍⵉ ⴳ ⵜⵙⵙⵓⵙⵙⵓⴼ ⵓⵚⵎⵎⵉⴹ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵜⵎⵎⵓⵢⵓⵏ ⵏⴳﺮ ⵜⵉⴳⴳⵓⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⵉⵜ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵍⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵣⵡⵓⵔⴰ ⵜⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⴰⵃⵎⴰⴷ ⵓⵜⵊⵊⴰⵔ.

ⵢⴰⴷ ⵍⵍⵉ, ⵉⵄⵉⵛ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⵉⵙⵎ ⴰⵙ ⴰⵃⵎⴰⴷ, ⵜⵙⵙⵏ ⵜ ⴽⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵓⵔ ⴳ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵍⵎⴳⴰⴷⵔ ⵙ ⵍⵄⴰⵇⵍ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵉⵚⴼⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵍⵙ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵉⵃⵔⵔⴰⵏ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵍⵍⵉ ⴳ ⵉⴽⴽⴰ ⵍⵃⴰⵍ ⵉⵃⵎⴰⵏ ⴱⴰⵀⵔⴰ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵎⵓⴷⵓ ⵏⴳﺮ ⵜⵇⵇⴱⵉⵍⵉⵏ ⴳ ⴱⴰⵔⵜⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴰⵣⵉⵔⵜ. ⵉⵔⵖⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵙ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵃⵎⵎⵓ, ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵡⵓⵏⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵥⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⴽⵏ ⴳ ⵜⵉⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵣⵣⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵚⴹⵉ.

ⵍⵍⵉ ⴳ ⵉⴷⵎ ⵓⵖⴰⵏⵉⵎ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⴰⴷ ⴷ-ⵉⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⵉⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵍⵇⵏⴷⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵏⵃⴰⵙ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵙ ⵚⵚⴹⵉⴷ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴳ ⵓⵏⵍⵍⵉ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ: "ⵔⴰⴷ ⵜ ⵣⵣⵏⵣⴰⵖ ⴳ ⵙⵙⵓⵇ ⵙ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵇⴰⵔⵉⴹⵏ." ⵉⵎⵙⵃ ⴰⵙ ⵍⵖⴱⴰⵔ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ.

ⵜⵉⴽⵍⵉⵜ ⵢⴰⵜ, ⵉ⵼ⴷⵔ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ, ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⴳⴳ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⵛⴽⴰⵏ ⵣⵖ ⵓⴳⵓⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵏⴷⵉⵍ, ⵉⵙⵙⵜⵃⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵍⵊⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ, ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵔⵖⴰⵏⵜ ⵣⵓⵏⴷ ⴰⴽⵛⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵡⵜ.

ⵉⵄⴳⴳⴰ ⵍⵊⵏ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ: "ⵀⴰⵜⵜ ⴼⵔⵓⵔⴰⵖ ⴷ! ⵔⴰⴷ ⴽ ⵏⵖⵓⵖ ⴰ ⵓⵜⵊⵊⴰⵔ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵜⵙⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⵙⴰ ⵏⵓ, ⵔⵥⵎⵖ ⴰⴽ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴻⵅⵜⴰⵔⵜ ⵎⴰⵎⵏⴽ ⵙ ⵜⵔⴰⴹ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵎⵎⵜⵜ."

ⵉⴽⴽⵙⵜ ⴰⵃⵎⴰⴷ ⵙ ⵍⴽⵓⴼ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵓⴽⴽⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⴹⵉⵔ. ⵉⵙⵓⵏⴼⵙ, ⵉⴹⵙⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵎⵓⵖⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴱⵏⵏ: "ⴰⴷ ⴷ-ⵉⵄⴰⵡⵏ ⵔⴱⴱⵉ! ⵍⵊⵏ? ⵉⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵙⵙⵏⵜ ⵉⵙ ⵜⵙⴽⵔⵅⵜ ⴼⵍⵍⴰ ⵜ? ⵓⵔ ⵉⵥⴹⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵍⵊⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵣⵓⵏⴷ ⴽⵢⵢⵉ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴳ ⵏⴳⵔ ⵉⵖⵔⴱⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵏⴷⵉⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵎⵥⵥⵉⵢⵏ. ⵓⵔ ⵜ ⵙⵍⵍⵎⵖ!"

ⵉⵔⴼⵓ ⵍⵊⵏ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ: "ⵉⵙ ⵜⵛⴽⴽⵜ ⴳ ⴷⴷⵔⵄ ⵏⵓ? ⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⴱⵏⵜ ⵎⴰⵎⵏⴽ ⵙ ⵔⴰⴷⴷ ⴷ-ⴽⵛⵛⵎⵖ?"

ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⴰⵃⵎⴰⴷ ⵙ ⵔⵔⴰⵃⵜ: "ⵏⴽⴽ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⴱⵏⵖ ⵙ ⵎⴰⴷ ⵥⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵉⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵓ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵎⵏⵜ ⴽⵢⵢⵉ ⴳ ⵓⴳⵓⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵏⴷⵉⵍ ⴰⴷ? ⵓⵀⵓ!"

ⵉⵚⵔⴹ ⵍⵊⵏ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ: "ⴰⵏⵎⵎⵓⵔ! ⵥⵔ ⵎⴰⵎⵏⴽ ⵙ ⵔⴰⴷⴷ ⵙⴽⴰⵔⵖ!"

ⵉⵙⵙⵜⵃⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵍⵊⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵙⵉⴳⴳ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵍⵍⴰ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵎⵥⵥⵉⵢ ⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⴽⵛⵛⵎ ⵙ ⵍⵇⵏⴷⵉⵍ. ⴳ ⵜⵉⴽⵍⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⴰ, ⵉⵙⵔⵙ ⴰⵃⵎⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴷⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵍⴽⴰⵡⵉ ⴼ ⵉⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵍⵇⵏⴷⵉⵍ, ⵉⵃⴱⵙ ⵜ. ⵉⵣⴹⵓ ⵜ ⵙ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⴷⴷⵔⵄ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⴳ ⵓⴳⵓⵏⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵡⵓⵏⵓ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵏ ⴷ-ⵉⵙⴰⵍⵉ.

ⵉⵎⵙⵃ ⴰⵃⵎⴰⴷ ⵜⵉⴷⵉ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ, ⵢⴰⵙⵉ ⵓⵄⴽⴽⴰⵣ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ, ⵉⴽⵎⵎⵍ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⵏⵏⵉⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴳ ⵜⴰⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ, ⵍⵄⴰⵇⵍ ⵉⵚⴼⴰⵏ ⵢⵓⴼ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵉⴷⵔⵉⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵙⵙⵓⵇ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴼⵉⵍⴰⵍⵜ.

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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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