Waayo-aragnimadii cigaal shidaad iyo ceebla

The outer archives are busy

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15 folktales of Egal Shidaad (the wise but cowardly man) and his wife, Ebla. These tales are among the most popular folktales in Somali oral literature. Though cowardly, Egal Shidaad was extremely wise, clever, and imaginative in staying alive in the hostile Somali nomadic environment in which he lived.

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