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ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴽⴽⴰⵙⵓ ⴷ ⵙﺒⵄⵜ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵉⵏ: ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵉⵃⵉⵍⵍⵉ

"ⵥⵥⴰⵍⴰⵜ ⴼ ⵓⵏⴱⵉ! ⴰ ⵢⴰⵢⵜ ⵎⴰ, ⴰ ⵜⵉⵙⵜ ⵎⴰ, ⵙⵙⴼⵍⴷⴰⵜ ⵎⵣⵢⴰⵏ ⵉ ⵜⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⵍⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵏ ⴼⴰⵙ. ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴽⴽⴰⵙⵓ ⵉⴳⵍⵍⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵔⵙ ⵡⴰⵍⵓ ⴳ ⴷⴷⵓⵏⵉⵜ ⴰⴷ ⴰⴱⵍⴰ ⵙⴱⵄⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵉⵏ, ⴽⵓ ⵢⴰⵜ ⵜⵓⴳⵔ ⵜⴰⵢⵢⴰⴹ ⴳ ⵓⵚⴱⵃⵉ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ."

ⴽⵓ ⵜⵉⵣⵡⵉⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⴽⴽⴰⵙⵓ ⵙ ⵜⴰⴳⴰⵏⵜ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⴷ ⵉⴳⵎⵔ ⵉⵙⵖⴰⵔⵏ, ⴳ ⵜⵎⴷⴷⵉⵜ ⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵖⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴼⴰ ⵙⴱⵄⵜ ⵜⴼⵔⵓⵅⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⵙ ⴳⴰⵡⵔⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵓⴼⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ. ⵢⴰⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ, ⵉⵣⵔⵉ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⴰ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴳⴳⵍ ⵙ ⵓⴼⵍⵍⴰ, ⵉⵥⵔ ⵜⴰⴼⵔⵓⵅⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵇⵔⴰⵏⵜ, ⵉⵖⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: 'ⴰ ⵢⵉⵍⵍⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴽⴽⴰⵙⵓ, ⵛⵛⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵜⴼⵔⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵜⴰⴷⴷⴰⴳⵜ ⵏ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ ⵏⵏⵓⵏ?'. ⵜⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵙ ⵜⵖⴰⵡⵍⴰ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: 'ⴰ ⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ, ⵛⵛⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵉⵜⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴷ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵉⴳⵏⵏⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵔⵜ ⵏⵏⴽ?'.

ⵉⴱⵓⵀⵍ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⴳ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴽⵓ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵜⵜⵓⵖⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⴽⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴹⵉⵔ, ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵏⵜⵜⴰⵜ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵉⴳⵣⵣⵔⵏ ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵔⵉⵜ. ⵉⵔⴰ ⵜⵜ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵅⴼ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵡⴰⵍⴰⵢⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵜ ⵉⵔⵎ. ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ ⴰⴷ ⴷⵉⴷⵙ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵀⵍ, ⵡⴰⵍⴰⵢⵏⵏⵉ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵓ: ⵉⵅⵚⵚⴰ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵎⵍ ⵉⵙ ⵜⵣⵎⵔ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴷⴷⵔ ⵡⴰⵔ ⵜⴰⵥⵔⴼⵜ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴳ ⵢⵉⴹ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵀⵍⵉ, ⵉⵣⵣⵏⵣⵔ ⵜⵜ ⵙ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵉ (ⵍⵇⴱⵓ) ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵅⵏ, ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⴰⵙ ⵜⴰⴹⵓⵜ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: 'ⵎⴽ ⵜⴳⵉⴷ ⵜⴰⵎⵓⵙⵏⴰⵡⵜ ⵣⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵡⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⵔⵔⵔ ⵜⴰⴹⵓⵜ ⴰⴷ ⵜⴳ ⴰⵎⵙⵏⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵉⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷⵏ'.

ⵡⴰⵍⴰⵢⵏⵏِي ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱⵉⵜ ⵜⴳⴰ ⵜⵎⴷⵉⵏⵜ ⵙ ⵙⴱⵄ ⵉⴼⵍⵡⴰⵏ. ⵜⴰⴼⵔⵓⵅⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴽⴽⴰⵙⵓ ⵜⵙⵙⵎⵔⵙ ⵜⴰⵥⵟⵟⴰ ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵜⵙⴽⵔ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵜⴰⵔⵜ ⵉ ⵜⴳⵎⵎⵉ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵙⴳ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴽⵔⵣⵏⵜ ⵣⵉⴽⴽ, ⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵜ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵜⴰⵎⵎⵏⵜ, ⴰⵔⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⴽⵙⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵡⵓⵍⵍⵉ. ⵍⵍⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵢⵓⵔⵔⵉ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ, ⵢⵓⴼⴰ ⴰⴼⵔⵉ ⴰⵏⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴼⴼⵓⵖ ⵙⴳⵉⵙ ⵔⵔⵉⵃⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵣزعⴼⵔⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵙⴽⵉⵏⵊⴱⵉⵔ, ⵢⵓⴼⴰ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵏⵙⵓ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⵏ ⵡⴰⴷ ⵜ ⵉⵔⵡⴰⵙⵏ.

ⵉⵙⵜⴳⵙ ⵜⵜ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: 'ⵎⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⵙⵏⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵢⴰⴷ?'. ⵜⴹⵙ ⵜⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵙ: 'ⵡⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵉⵜⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵜⵜⵎⵃⴰⵙⴰⴱⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵡⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵖⴰⵔⵜ ⴰⵢⴷ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⴷⴰⴱⵓ ⵏ ⵜⵉⴷⵜ'. ⴳ ⵡⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵉⴼⵔⴽ ⵓⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷ ⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵜⵜⴰⵀⵍ ⵖⴰⵙ ⵉⵍⵍⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴽⴽⴰⵙⵓ, ⵡⴰⵍⴰⵢⵏⵏⵉ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⵍⵉⴷⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ. ⵙⴳ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⵏⵏ, ⵜⵏⴱⴹ ⵜⴰⵎⴰ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵜⵎⵍ ⵉ ⵎⴷⴷⵏ ⵉⵙ ⵜⵓⵙⵏⴰ ⵜⵓⴳⵔ ⵜⴰⵥⵔⴼⵜ.

"ⵀⴰⵜⵜⵉ ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⵏⵏⵖ ⵜⴷⴷⴰ ⵙⴳ ⵜⴼⵍⵓⵜ ⵙ ⵜⴼⵍⵓⵜ, ⵜⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵔⵔⵉⵃⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵙⴽ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵍⴰⵡⵏ."

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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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