Arab FolktalesInea Bushnaq Because this collection of folktales covers the entire Arab world from Morocco to Iraq, no other contemporary collection fills the niche it does. It is divided into six sections in categories such as animal tales or adventure tales. Sectional introductions provide the cultural background useful for interpreting the tales. Out of alleys of Cairo and Bedouin tents, from the Moroccan laborers and Syrian peasants, the approximately 130 tales vary considerably in length and portray heroes and villains, corruption and nobility equally. The tales were selected from a broad array of previously published sources and transcripts of the editor's field work. |
Contents
The Girl Who Spoke Jasmines and Lilies 75 | 5 |
Magical Marriages and Mismatches | 3 |
The Duty of the Host 229 | |
Copyright | |
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Abu Nuwas Afreet Ala'i Allah Aneza animals Arab Ash-Shams asked Atiyah Bahlul Beduin began bird bride bring brother brought caliph called camel child clothes cook cousin date palm daughter Djeha Djinn Djuha donkey door eyes father feast fell gave Ghoul girl give gold ground guest hair Halima hand Hatim head heard horse Husam husband Iraq jackal Jamila Juleidah king king's Koran lion lived looked marriage married meat merchant Mohammad morning Morocco mother night old woman palace poor prayer prince prince's princess pulled qadi queen Ramadan replied returned robbers rode saluki Saudi Arabia sent servant seven sheep sheikh Sikran sister Sit Lahab slave sleep Smemi soon stood story sultan Syria tale tell tent told took tortoise traveled tree tribe turned uncle waited walked wedding wife wish women words Wudei'a young youth