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ⴰⵣⵟⵟⴰ ⴷ ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵉⴼ

ⴳ ⵉⵖⴰⵔⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⴰⵔⵏ, ⵉⵣⴳⵣⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵛⴼⵛⴰⵡⵏ, ⵢⵣⴷⵖ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵟⵟⴰ ⵢⵙⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵃⵎⵣⴰ. ⵜⵜⵡⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⴳ ⵓⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⵓⵔ ⵢⴳⵉ ⵙ ⵜⴰⴷⵔⵉⵎⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵙ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵙⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⴰⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵊⵍⵍⴰⴱⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵔⴰⵏⵜ.

ⴳ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵉⴹⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵍⵍⵉ ⴳⵉⵙ ⵢⵢⵉⵔ, ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ-ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⵣⵖ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵏ ⵢⴰⴳⴳⵓⴳⵏ, ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵢⵓⴼⴰ ⵉⵅⴼ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵜⴰⵎⴰ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⴼⵉ. ⴰⴹⵓ ⵢⴳⴰ ⴰⵛⴰⵔⴰⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵉⴹⵉ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⵊⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ ⵢⴱⵍⵍⴰⵏ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⴰ, ⵜⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴼ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵥⵕⵓ ⵢⵎⵎⵓⵜⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵓⴳⴰ, ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵍⵉⵃⵜ. ⴰⵎⵥⵣⵓⵖ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵢⵜⵜⵏⴼⴰⵍ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵍⵃⵔⵉⵔ, ⴷ ⵜⴰⴽⴱⴱⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵍⵎⵉⴹ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴷⵎ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⴷⴰ.

ⵜⴰⵎⵍⵉⵍⵉⵜ

ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵢⴱⴷⴰ. ⵢⵙⵙⵎⵙ ⵜⵉⴼⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵖⴰⵔⵏ ⴼ ⵄⴰⵢⵛⴰ ⵇⴰⵏⴷⵉⵛⴰ—ⵜⴰⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵓⴳⴰⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⵥⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⵙⵎⵢⴰⵔ ⴽⵓ ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⴱⵍⵍⵉ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵜⴰⵏⵜ ⵏ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ, ⵡⵉⵢⵢⴰⴹ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ ⴱⵍⵍⵉ ⵜⴳⴰ ⴰⵔⵉⵎ ⵉ ⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵔⴳⴰⵣ.

"ⵎⴰⵖ ⴰⵔ ⵜⴽⴽⴰⴷ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ-ⴰⴷ, ⴰ ⴰⵣⵟⵟⴰ?" ⵜⵙⵙⴰⵇⵙⴰ-ⵜ, ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵜⵉⵢⵉⵜⵉ ⵏ ⵉⵏⴰⵖⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵥⵕⴼ.

ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵢⴽⵏⴰ ⵙ ⵜⴰⴷⵔⵉⴼⵜ, ⵢⴰⵊⵊⴰ ⵉⵍⵍⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ. "ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵅⴷⴰⵎⵖ ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵔⵎⵉⵏ ⵡⵉⵢⵢⴰⴹ, ⴰ ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⵄⴰⵢⵛⴰ."

ⵜⴽⴽⵔ-ⴷ, ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⵜⵎⵓⵙⵙ, ⵜⴰⴳⵉⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴽⴱⴱⵓⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵜⴰⴼⵢ-ⴷ. ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⴹⴰⵕⵏ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵖⴰⵟⵜ—ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⴳⴰⵔⵓⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵕⵃⴰⵏⵉⵢⵏ.

ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵉⵙⴰⵇⵙⵉⵢⵏ

"ⴰⵏⵏⴰⵢⵖ ⵜⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ," ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵜ-ⵜⵜⴰⵥ. "ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵜⴰⵙⵏⵎⴰⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⴳ ⵓⵥⵟⵟⴰ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵙⵀⵍⵜ. ⴰⴷ ⴰⵏⵏⴰⵢⵏ ⵉⵖ ⵜⵓⵎⵉⴷ ⵜⴰⵙⵏⵎⴰⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵍⵍⴰⵖ. ⴰⴷ ⴰⵙ-ⴼⴽⵖ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵍⵓ ⵉⵖ ⵜⵥⴹⴰⵕⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵔⴰⵔⴷ ⴼ ⴽⵕⴰⴹ ⵉⵙⴰⵇⵙⵉⵢⵏ. ⵉⵖ ⵜⵔⵡⵍⴷ, ⴰⴷ ⵜⵥⴹⵉⴷ ⵉⵢⵢⵉ ⴳ ⵡⴰⴷⴷⴰⵢ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⵉⵖ ⵜⵏⴼⴰⵍⵏ ⵉⴹⵓⴹⴰⵏ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴳⴷⵔ."

ⴰⵙⴰⵇⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ: "ⵎⴰ ⵢⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵄ ⴼ ⵡⴰⴹⵓ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵢⵜⵜⴼⵍ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ?"

ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵢⵎⵙⵎⴹ: "ⵓⵢⴰ ⵢⴳⴰ ⴰⵙⵀⵍ, ⴰ ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ. ⵢⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⵏⵖⴰⵍ."

ⴰⵙⴰⵇⵙⵉ ⵡⵉⵙ ⵙⵉⵏ: "ⵎⴰ ⵢⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵏⵙⴱⴰⵖⵓⵔ ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴼⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ?"

ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵢⴱⴷⴰ: "ⴰⵏⵓ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵜⴰⵏⵣⵔⵓⴼⵜ, ⴰⵛⴽⵓ ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴳⴰ ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ, ⴰⵙⴰⴼⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵢⵜⵜⴳⴰ ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏ."

ⴰⵙⴰⵇⵙⵉ ⵡⵉⵙ ⴽⵕⴰⴹ: "ⵎⴰ ⵢⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵖⵔⴰⴱ ⵓⵎⵍⵉⵍ ⴳ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ, ⵎⴰⵛⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵓⵎⵉ ⵉⵥⵕⴰ?"

ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵇⵇⵓⵔⵏⵉⵏ: "ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵉⵔⵉⵜ. ⴰⵏⴱⴳⵉ ⴳ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⵖ ⵢⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⵙⵜⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⴳ ⵜⴰⵙⴳⴰ."

ⵜⴰⴼⴽⵉⵡⵜ

ⵄⴰⵢⵛⴰ ⵇⴰⵏⴷⵉⵛⴰ ⵜⴹⵚⴰ—ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵢⵙⵙⵖⵔⵓⵢⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵣⴰⵖⴰⵔ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⴰⵙⴰⴼⵉ. "ⵜⵓⵎⵉⴷ ⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵡⵉⵙ ⵜⵉⴷⵜ ⵏ ⵓⴽⴰⵍ-ⴰⴷ," ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⴰⵙ.

ⵜⵙⵙⴽⵛⵎ ⵓⴼⵓⵙ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⴱⵔⴽⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⴼⵉ, ⵜⵙⵙⵓⴼⵖ-ⴷ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⴰⵔⴱⴰⵄⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵍⴰⵅⵜ ⵢⴱⵍⵍⴰⵏ. ⵜⴼⴽⴰ ⵜ ⴳ ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵃⵎⵣⴰ. "ⵉ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⴰⵢⵢⴰⵙ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵢⵜⵜⵉⵍⵉ ⵢⵇⵇⵓⵔ."

ⴽⵓⴷⵏⵏⴰ ⵢⵓⵡⴹ ⵃⵎⵣⴰ ⵖⵔ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⵔⵜ, ⵜⴰⵍⴰⵅⵜ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⵜⵏⴼⴰⵍ ⵖⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⵉⵜⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵔⵖ ⵢⵍⵍⵉⵎⵉⴹⵏ. ⵓⵔ ⵢⵊⵊⵉⵏ ⵢⴳⴰ ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵣ ⴰⵎⵛⵃⴰⴹ; ⴳ ⵓⴷⵖⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵢⵙⵎⵔⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵏⵉⵜⵏ-ⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵢⵥⴹ ⵜⵉⵎⵍⵙⵉⵜⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵎⴰⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ ⵉ ⵉⴳⵍⵉⵍⵏ, ⵢⵙⵙⴽⵔ ⴱⵍⵍⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵍⵍⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵓⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵢⴼⵔⴰ ⵙ ⵓⵚⵎⵉⴹ ⵏ ⵜⴰⴳⵔⵙⵜ.

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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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