Seha the Village Clown
Funny Tales Grandma Told Me
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Introduction
Seha was everything to every one. He could be the smartest man on earth in one tale but the dumbest in another. Seha could be the poorest of all men in some circumstances and yet an advisor to kings in others. He was a child, a man, an angel and even an underground creature. Seha was popular in many Mediterranean countries. He may have taken names such as Moha or Joha, yet he remained the same perennial clown. In short Seha offered people in Morocco, among other places, an opportunity to make fun of everyone and everything without offending anyone.
Swimming Stars
The Cook and the Chickpeas
How to Teach a Camel to Speak in Style
The Princess who Loved the Moon
The King who Did not Laugh
The Newborn Genius
The Logic of Darkness
Seha’s Falling Cloths
Prayers and Lies
The End of the World
The Rain Maker
The Last One to Laugh
The world traveler
Forever Young
Lost Sleep
The Price of Saffron
Seha’s Justice
Seha the Traffic Police
How to Save a Rich Man at no Cost
Pleasures of Poverty
Anywhere but in the Middle
Back from Heaven
Good and Bad Years and the End of Days
The Shortest Way to the Cemetery
The Fish and the Holy Water
Seha and the First Jews