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traditional Somali stories

A brave Somali girl sitting on a tree branch near a lake with a mortar in her hands, while a lion and wild animals search below - Somali folktale

The Girl and the Lion

Once upon a time, in a village by the vast Somali plains, there lived a young girl named Fatima. She was engaged to a man, and her family awaited the day the dowry would be delivered. One morning, her fiancé set off with the dowry cows and oxen, traveling through the open fields. Suddenly, one of the cows was seized

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