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North African Folktales - Page 12

Shams Ṭiyāḥ gives water to a thirsty palm tree while injured birds wait nearby.

The Blessings of Shams Ṭiyāḥ

Two co-wives lived under the same roof, but their relationship was marked by constant rivalry. Jealousy had taken root between them, and each woman wanted her own daughter to be regarded as the better of the two. The rivalry gradually affected the girls. Instead of growing up simply as sisters within the same household, they were raised in an atmosphere
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