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ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ

ⵢⴰⴷ ⴷ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵔⵜ ⴳ ⵢⵉⵙⴱⴱⵢⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵓⴳⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵔⵔⵓⴽ, ⴽⴽⴰⵏⵜ-ⵜⵉⵏ ⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵜⵙⵜⵎⴰⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵡⵏⵜ ⵏⵏⵉⴳ ⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⴼⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵎⴷⵡⵉⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⴳⵏⵜ ⵣⵖ ⵓⵔⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵙⵙⵏⵜ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵍⵔⵉⵣⵇ.

ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴽⴽⵍⵜ, ⵉⴽⴽ-ⴷ ⵍⵖⵉⵜ (ⵍⵊⴰⴼⴰⴼ) ⴼ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⴳⴰ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴳⴳⴰ ⵢⴰⴷ ⵍⵡⴰⵍⵉⴷⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵓⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡⵜ. ⴷⵔⵔⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵃⵛⵉⵛ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⴳⴳⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵔⴰⵙ ⵣⵓⵏⴷ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵓⴷⴷⴰ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⴼ ⴽⵔⴰⵢ ⵙ ⵍⵍⵉ ⴷ-ⵉⵜⴱⴱⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵔⵜ.

ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⵡⵏⵏⵜ ⵏⵏⵉⴳ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⴰⵍ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ, ⵙⴼⵍⴷⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵟⵟⴰⵡⵏ ⵔⵖⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵍⵉ ⵏⴳⵔ ⵜⵓⴳⴰ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ. ⵇⵔⵔⵉⴱⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵍⵃⴷⵔ, ⵓⴼⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⵜⴰⵡⵙⵙⵔ(ⵜ) ⴼ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵥⵕⵓⵜ, ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵜⵜⴰⵣⵣⴰⵍⵏ ⵉⵎⵟⵟⴰⵡⵏ ⵣⵖ ⴰⵍⵍⵏ-ⵏⵙ.

ⵙⵙⴰⵇⵙⴰ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵃⵏⵏⵉⵜ: "ⵎⴰ ⴽ-ⵉⵙⵔⵖⴰⵏ ⴰ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ?"

ⵜⵔⴼⴰ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⵉⵖⴼ-ⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵍⵃⵣⵏ, ⵜⵏⵏ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵚⵚⴰⵡⵜ ⵉⵎⵥⵥⵍⵏ: "ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⴷ ⵍⵎⵔⵙⵜ-ⴰⴷ ⴷ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ-ⵉⵏⵓ... ⵢⴰⵏ ⵍⵎⵔⵊ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵍⵉⵜ ⴷ ⵍⵉⵅⵔ. ⵏⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⴷ ⴳ ⵍⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵏⵛⵛ ⴷ ⵏⵙⵙⵡ ⴱⵍⴰ ⴽⵚⵓḍ. ⵡⴰⵍⴰⴽⵉⵏ ⵍⵖⵉⵜ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴷ-ⵉⴽⴽⴰ ⴼⵍⵍⵏⵖ, ⵜⵎⵎⵓⵜ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵔⵜ ⵏⴳⵔ ⴰⵍⵍⵏ-ⵉⵏⵓ, ⵓⵔ ⴼⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴽⵙⴰ."

ⵎⴱⴷⴰⵍⵏⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡⵉⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵖⵍⵉⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵍⵃⵣⵏ, ⵜⵏⵏ ⵢⴰⵜ ⴳ-ⵜⵙⵏⵜ: "ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵃⵣⵏ, ⵔⴰⴷ ⴰⴽ-ⵏⴰⵡⵣ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵏⵊⵎⵜ. ⵔⴰⴷ ⴽ-ⵏⴰⵡⵉ ⴷⵉⴷ ⵏⵖ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⵢⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳⵏ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵓⴳⴰ ⴷ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵔⵜ."

ⵡⴰⵍⴰⴽⵉⵏ ⴽⴽⴰⵏⵜ-ⴰⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵍⵛⵔⵯ: "ⴰⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵙⴰⵡⴰⵍⵜ ⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵎⵎⵓ ⵜⴳⵔⵔⴰ ⴳ ⵔⵔⵉⵃⵍⴰ, ⵙ ⵍⴽⵍⴰⵎ ⵉⵥⵘⴰⵔ ⴰⴷ ⴰⴽ-ⵉⵙⵔⵓⵃ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵔⵜ-ⵏⵎ."

ⵜⵇⴱⵍ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⵍⵛⵔⵯ-ⴰⴷ, ⵜⵇⵇⵏ ⵉⵎⵉ-ⵏⵙ ⵙ ⵍⵃⵔⵚ. ⴰⴳⵡⵏⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡⵉⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵏⵉⵎ ⵉⵇⵡⴰⵏ, ⵜⴰⵎⵥ ⴽⵔⴰⵢⴰⵜ ⴳ ⵜⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵙⴳⴰ ⵣⵖ-ⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵉⵎⵉ-ⵏⵙⵏⵜ, ⵜⵇⵇⵙ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⴳ ⵍⵎⵚⴼⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵏⵉⵎ ⵙ ⵍⵃⵔⵚ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ, ⴼⵍⴼⵍⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵡⴻⵏ-ⵏⵙⵏⵜ, ⵜⵍⵉⵏ ⵙ ⴽⵔⴰⴷ ⵏ ⵜⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵙ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ, ⵣⵓⵏⴷ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵡⴰⵔⴳⵉⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴻⴷⴷⵓ ⵏⵏⵉⴳ ⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵡⴰⵏ.

ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵉⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵔⵔⵉⵃ ⵙ ⵍⵃⴷⵔ, ⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵉⵜⵜⵎⵏⴰⴷ ⵉⵎⵥⵥⵉ ⵣⵖ ⴷⴷⵓ-ⵜⵙⵏⵜ, ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⵜⵄⵊⴱ ⵙ ⵜⵃⵓⵙⴽⵉ ⵏ ⴷⴷⵓⵏⵉⵜ ⵣⵖ ⵏⵏⵉⴳ—ⵜⴰⵏⵏⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴰⵏⵏⵉ ⵢⴰⴽⴽⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵜⵓⴷⴷⵔⵜ-ⵏⵙ.

ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴻⴼⴼⵓⵖⵏ ⵉⴳⵏⵡⴰⵏ, ⵔⵥⴰⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵜⵉⵥⵔⵉ-ⴰⴷ ⵉⵄⵊⴱⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵎⵎⴰⵍ ⵙ ⵉⴹⵓⴷⴰⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵄⵊⴱⵏ: "ⴰⵎⵏⴰⵜ! ⵙⵏⴰⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡイン ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⴰⵡⵏⵜ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⴳ ⵔⵔⵉⵃ! ⵎⴰⵙ ⴷ-ⵉⵄⵊⴱ ⵡⴰ!"

ⵓⵔ ⵜⵥⵘⴰⵔ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵢⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵇⵇⵎ ⵙ ⵍⴼⴹⵓⵍ-ンス, ⵜⵜⵓ ⵍⵄⵀⴷ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⴳⴳⴰ ⴼ ⵉⵖⴼ-ⵏⵙ. ⵜⵔⵥⵎ ⵉⵎⵉ-ⵏⵙ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵙⵏ-ⵜⵔⴰⵔ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵍⴽⵍⵉⵎⴰⵜ…

ⵡⴰⵍⴰⴽⵉⵏ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴷ-ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵍⴽⵍⵉⵎⴰⵜ, ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵓⵖⴰⵏⵉⵎ ⵏⴳⵔ ⵓⵖⵙⴰ-ⵏⵙ, ⵜⴱⴷⵣⴰ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔt-ⵏⵙ ⴰⵔ ⴷ-ⵜⵜⵚⴱⴱⴰ ⴳ ⵍⵉⵅⵍⴰ, ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜḍⵕ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜḍⵕⵉ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵥⴳⵓⵔⵜ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵜⵚⴱⴱⴰ ⵔⵔⵉⵃⵍⴰ-ⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵍⵎⵓⵜ.

ⵜⵏⵏ ⵜⵡⴰⵢⵡⵉⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵜ ⵙ ⵜⵙⵜⵎⴰ-ⵏⵙ: "ⵙ ⵍⵃⵇⵇ, ⵍⵡⵙ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵉ ⴳ ⵍⵎⵓⵜ-ⵏⵙ ⴷ ⵍⵏⵊⴰⵜ, ⴷ ⵍⴽⵍⵉⵎⴰⵜ ⵜⵥⵘⴰⵔ ⴰⴷ ⴽ-ⵜⵍⵍⵉ ⵙ ⵏⵏⵉⴳ ⵏⵖ ⴰⴷ ⴽ-ⵜⵚⴱⴱⴰ ⵙ ⴷⴷⵓ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵍⵎⵓⵜ."

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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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