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Illustration for ⴰⵍⵖⵎ, ⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ

ⴰⵍⵖⵎ, ⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ

ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⵉⵔⵣⵣⵓ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵅⵍⵉ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵊⵊ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ, ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵔⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵜⵉⵍⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵓⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ, ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵔⵓⵔ:
"ⴰ ⵎⵙⴽⵉⵏ! ⵥⵕ ⵉⵎⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⴽ — ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵊⵊ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⵉⵍⴱⵙⵏ ⵉⵥⵥⵓⵔⵏ! ⵎⴰ ⵜⵥⴹⴰⵕⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴷⵓⵏⵢⴰ ⴰⴷ?"
ⵉⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵍⴰ ⵉⵔⴼⴻⴷ ⴰⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ:
"ⴷ ⴽⵢⵢⵉ ⴰⵍⵖⵎ, ⵎⴰⵜⵜⴰ ⴷⴰⵔⴽ ⵙⵍⴰⵡⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵊⵊ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⵔⵓⵔ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ ⴷⴰⵖ?"
ⵉⵙⵉⵡⴹ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⵓⴷⴻⵎ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⴼⴼⵖ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ. ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵏⵙⵉ.

ⵙⴳ ⵉⵢⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ ⴰⵢⴰⵡ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵉⴱⵃⵃⴰⵙ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵜⴳⴰⵏⵜ. ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⵉⵔⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵅⵍⵉ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ: "ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⵢⴰ." ⵉⵇⵔⴱ ⵉⵇⵔⴱ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵃⵙⵙ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⵙ ⵓⵅⴰⵜⴰⵔ, ⵉⵔⴽⵓⵙ ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵎⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵙⵏ ⵙ ⵔⵛⵎ. ⵉⵖⵔⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ:
"ⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵜⵔⵓⵃⴷ ⴰⵍⵖⵎ? ⵓⵔ ⵜⵣⵎⵔⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⴼⵔⵔⵖⴷ!"
ⴷⴻⴳ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⴰⴷ, ⴱⴷⴷ ⵓⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⵙⴳ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⴽⵓⴷ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⵉ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ:
"ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ, ⵓⵔ ⵜⵙⴱⵖⴷ! ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵙⵎⵔⴰⵙ ⴷⴰⵢⵉ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵕⴹ ⵉⵅⴰⵜⴰⵔ. ⵥⵔⵉⵖ ⵜ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⵊⵊⴰ, ⵉⵔⵓⵏⵓⵏ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵅⴼ ⵉⴽⴼⴼⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ. ⵥⵕ ⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⵊⵊⴰ! ⵜⴱⵖⵉⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜⵛⴰⴷ ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵏⵜⵍⵏ?"
ⵉⴱⵓⵣⴰ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⴱⴷⴷ. ⵉⵥⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⵉⵜⵜⵔⵊⵊⴰ — ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵙ ⵔⵛⵎ, ⵓⵔ ⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵕⴹ. ⵉⵙⵉⵡⴹ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴷ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵓⵔ ⵉⵅⵚⵚ ⵉ ⴰⴽⵙⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵏⵜⵍⵏ!"

ⵎⴰ ⵉⴱⴰⵄⴷ ⵓⵣⵎⵣⵣⵓ, ⵉⵏⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⵙ ⵜⵉⵍⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ:
"ⵜⵙⴷⵔⵉⴷ ⵜⵉⵡⵉⵜ ⵏⵏⵉ ⵢⴰⵅⵙ! ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⴰⴷ ⴽ-ⵖ ⵔⴷⵖ?"
ⵉⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵜⵜⴰⵏ:
"ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵔⴽ ⵓⵍⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ. ⴽⴰⵏ ⵔⵏ ⴰⵙ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵢⴰⴹⵏⵉⵏ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⵊⵊ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⵉ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵢⴰⵏ."
ⵉⴼⴼⵖ ⵓⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵉⴽⵓⴷⴰⵏ, ⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⵓⵍⵖⵎ ⴱⴷⴷⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵡⵍ ⴷⴻⴳ ⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴻⵙ ⵅⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴼⵍⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⴼ ⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴰⵙ ⵙⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⵓⵕⵏ ⴰⵎ ⵓⵉⴳⵉⵔⵙ.
ⴰⵙⵡⵉⵔ: ⴰⴼⵔⵓⵔ ⵉⴷⵔⴻⵙ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵔⵜ, ⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⵔⵥⵎⴷ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵣⵎⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵉⴳ ⴰⵎⴷⴷⴰⴽⴽⵯⵍ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ.
ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵔⵡⵉ ⴷⴻⴳ 1916 ⴷⴻⴳ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵏⵜ, ⵏⵜⵉⴼⴰ, ⵙⴳ ⵓⵢⵢⴰⵙ ⵏ ⴼⴰⴷⴷⵍ ⵓ ⵃⴷⴷⴰ.
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ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓⴽⴽⴰ ⵙⴳ ⵓⴷⵍⵉⵙ Contes berbères du Maroc ⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵍ ⵍⴰⵡⵓⵙⵜ (1949). ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵓⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⴻⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵏⵎⴰⵍⴰ ⴰⴷⵍⵙⴰⵏ ⵙⴳ Morocco Hykayat.

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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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