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ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵊⴷⴷⵉⴳⵏ ⴳ ⵣⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵇⴷⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵙⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⴰ, ⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵜⵙⵙⴼⵓⵖ ⵓⵔⵉⵃ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵔⴰⵡⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴼⵙⵓⵜ ⵣⵉ ⴽⵓ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ. ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ-ⴰ ⴳⵔ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵔⴰⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵓⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵡⵔⵖ, ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⴰⵎⴷⴰⵢ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴼⵓⴼⵓ ⵓⵔⵉⵃ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⴽⵔⴰⴹ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵍⴽⵎⴷ ⵉⵎⵉ-ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴽⵓ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⵛⵛⵓⵔ ⵙ ⵉⵊⴷⴷⵉⴳⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵊⴰⵀⵏⵏⵓⵎيⵜ (Bougainvillea) ⵜⴰⵥⴳⴳⵯⴰⵖⵜ, ⴽⵓ ⴰⵣⴳⴷⴰ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵜⵍ ⴰⵙ ⵍⵢⴰⵙⵎⵉⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵏⴼⵓⵙ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵊⵊⵓⵜ. ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵃⴹⵟⵓⵏ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵢⵉⵏ-ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⵙ ⵡⵓⵍ, ⴽⵓ ⵜⴰⵙⵓⴽⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵎⵍⴰ ⴰⵎⵢⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵜⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏⵏ. ⴽⵓ ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵜ, ⴰⵔⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵔ ⵙⵡⴰⵢⵏ ⵉⵊⴷⴷⵉⴳⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⴰ ⵏ ⴱⴰⴱⴰ ⵢⴷⴷⵔ ⵍⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵍⵙⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵚⴱⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵉⵛⵛⵔⵏ ⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵏ. ⴰر ⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⵔⵡⴰⵙⵏ ⴰⴼⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⵍⵓ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵓⵏⴼⵉⵜ ⵣⵉ ⵡⴰⴽⴰⵍ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵢⴰⴼⵓⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵉⵛⵛⵔⵏ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵢⵓⵎⵥⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵏ.

ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙ, ⵉⴱⴷⴷ ⵓⵏⵣⴰⵔ, ⵉⴳⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ, ⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔ. ⵜⴰⵍⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵔⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⵢⵓⵎⵔ, ⵓⵔ ⴷⵉⴳⵙ ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵔ ⵜⵙⵙⴼⵍⴷⵜ. ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⴳⵯⴷⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⴱⵏⵓⵏ ⵉⴳⵯⵔⴱⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵃⴱⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵢⴰⴹⵏ ⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⴼⴼⵓⵖⵏ. ⵍⵢⴰⵙⵎⵉⵏ ⵉⴱⴷⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⵖⴰⵔ, ⵜⴰⵙⵓⴽⵜ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⴹⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵉⵙⵏⵏⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴼⵔⵓﺨⵜ ⴰⵏⵉⵙ ⵜⴳⴳⵓⵎⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴼⵛⵍ, ⵜⵢⵓⵎⵢ ⵜⴰⵇⵍⵍⵓⵛⵜ-ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵔⵓⵜ, ⵜⴷⴷⵓ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵎⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ, ⵜⴼⵉ ⵜⵜ ⴳ ⵡⴰⵏⵙⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙⵏ: "ⵉⴳ ⵏⵙⵡⴰ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵢⵉⵏ-ⵏⵏⵖ ⵡⴰⵃⴷⵏⵖ, ⵔⴰⴷ ⵏⵎⵎⵜ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⴳ ⵏⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⵇⵇⵉⵢⵉⵏ-ⵏⵏⵖ, ⵔⴰⴷ ⵏⵙⵙⴷⴷⵔ ⵜⴰⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ!" ⵉⵏⴰⵔⴰⴳⵏ ⵙⴼⵍⴷⵏ ⴰⵙ, ⴱⴹⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴷ. ⵉⴼⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵔⵓⵎ, ⵉⵎⵣⴷⴰⵢⵏ ⴷⵔⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴹⵓⵜ, ⵙⴽⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵉⴼⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⴰⵍ ⴰⴷ ⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⴽⵓ ⵜⵉⵎⵇⵇⵉⵜ ⵙ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵍⵓⵣⵉⵜ ⵍⵍⵉ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵡⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵙⴰ-ⵢⴰ.

ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵥⴹⴰⵔ ⵉ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ, ⵜⵙⵎⵓⵏ ⵜⵜ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ. ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⵓⵏⵣⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴷ ⴰⴳⴷⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⴰⵍ, ⵢⴰⵍⵢ ⴷ ⵉⵊⴷⴷⵉⴳⵏ ⴼⵓⵍⴽⵉⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵣⵉⴽ. ⵉⵏⴱⴳⵉⵡⵏ ⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵍⵍⵉ ⵖⴰⵙ ⴳ ⵍⵍⵡⴰⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ. ⵜⴰⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵙⵙⵍⵎⴰⴷ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵉⵍⵜ ⵓⵔ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵜⵉⴷⴷⴰⵔⵉⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵓⵔⵜⵉⵜ ⵉⴷⴷⵔⵏ ⵉⵔⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⴽⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵣⵣⵉⴳⵣ. ⵜⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵛⵓⵟⵜ-ⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵙⴽⵜⴰⵢ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵉⵙ ⴷ ⵜⴰⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵉⵛⵛⵔⵏ ⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵖⴼ ⵜⵎⴰⵔⴰ.

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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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