Quiz: Complete the Tunisian Proverb?

Quiz: complete the Tunisian proverb !

http://www.quizrevolution.com/ch/a179848/go/complete_the_tunisian_proverb?

Sabra And Sultan - Tunisian Folktale

'Sabra and Sultan', Tunisian folktale in english

Inspired from a tunisian folktale, narrated by famous storyteller Abdelaziz el Aroui on radio in the 60's and 70's

Buy 'Sabra and Sultan' from french editor Edilivre through the link:

http://www.edilivre.com/sabra-and-sultan-mohamed-bacha.html

It is Only He Who Stumbles Over the Embers Who Feels Their Burn

'O Sabra, Wounds May Be Cured Withe Bandages, But Malicious Words Dwell in The Heart, and Awake As New in The Morrow'

Tunisian proverbs from 'Four Fantastic Tunisian Tales'

Four Fantastic Tales From Tunisia

collections of Short Stories, aimed at young English learners. interesting reading material for ESL curriculae, inspired from Tunisian Tales and Proverbs. Published on CreateSpace, Amazon and Kindle, both in paperback and electronic formats. One of the tales ‘Sabra and Sultan’ will be published by a french important edition house soon :

Four Fantastic Tales From Tunisia :

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Fantastic-Tales-From-Tunisia/dp/1490452729

https://www.createspace.com/4320889

Synopsis ‘Sabra and Sultan’ :

In 'Ayoun Essid', a Tunisian isolated village, where locals communicate mainly through proverbs lived Sabra, an ambitious and idealist girl. After a divorce, she flees her village and the malicious gossip to live with a lion with mysteriously humane eyes.

 Together, they found the utmost happiness and enjoyment; a semi-human, semi- animal life. Sabra tried to satisfy Sultan's inner longing to be a Man!

 but she was also satisfying her own old desire for The Perfect Happiness. Was she wise to do so? Didn't she escape 'The World of Men?'

 An oral tale adapted to written English, keeping the magical spirit of the original.  The story is built around a core Tunisian proverb: 'Malicious words dwell in the heart...', infused with other proverbs: each proverb playing a crucial role in the plot.

Four Fantastic Tales From Tunisia

collections of Short Stories, aimed at young English learners. interesting reading material for ESL curriculae, inspired from Tunisian Tales and Proverbs. Published on CreateSpace, Amazon and Kindle, both in paperback and electronic formats. One of the tales ‘Sabra and Sultan’ will be published by a french important edition house soon :

Four Fantastic Tales From Tunisia :

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Fantastic-Tales-From-Tunisia/dp/1490452729

https://www.createspace.com/4320889

Synopsis ‘Sabra and Sultan’ :

In 'Ayoun Essid', a Tunisian isolated village, where locals communicate mainly through proverbs lived Sabra, an ambitious and idealist girl. After a divorce, she flees her village and the malicious gossip to live with a lion with mysteriously humane eyes.

 Together, they found the utmost happiness and enjoyment; a semi-human, semi- animal life. Sabra tried to satisfy Sultan's inner longing to be a Man!

 but she was also satisfying her own old desire for The Perfect Happiness. Was she wise to do so? Didn't she escape 'The World of Men?'

 An oral tale adapted to written English, keeping the magical spirit of the original.  The story is built around a core Tunisian proverb: 'Malicious words dwell in the heart...', infused with other proverbs: each proverb playing a crucial role in the plot.

‘Only He who Stumbles over the Embers Who feels its Burn’

A Tunisian Proverb found in 'Four Fantastic Tunisian Tales'

Tunisian folktales available in libraries, Amazon.com, createspace.com

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Fantastic-Tales-From-Tunisia/dp/1490452729/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_t_1_58ZJ

Hear the Words of He who makes you Weep and Hear not Words of He Who Makes you Laugh

 ‘ O Sabra, Hear the Words of He who makes you Weep and Hear not Words of He Who Makes you Laugh

‘ Patience is key to all reliefs, but Patience Wears Stones !’

"O daughter, He who is covered with other people’s clothes is naked"

From  Sabra And Sultan 

Tunisian folktale available in libraries, Amazon.com, createspace.com

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Fantastic-Tales-From-Tunisia/dp/1490452729/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_t_1_58ZJ

"My ear, why are you so big? It said: every day I hear something strange !"
يا وذني آش بيك كبيرة ؟! قالت كل يوم نسمع غريبة

"Beat the cat and the bride will behave herself !"

"Beat the cat and the bride will behave herself !" 

اضرب القطوسة تتربى العروسة

Collection of TUNISIAN FOLKTALES IN ENGLISH - on sale Amazon and Kindle!

Four Marvelous short stories for children that can be enjoyed by all types of readers.
Fantastic unknown folktales from the ancient, rich and vibrating Tunisian oral culture.
This is Part One of a bigger project started by a Tunisian writer. It will be published as:
THE ONE HUNDRED AND ONE TUNISIAN NIGHTS

http://tunisiaproverbs.blogspot.com/2013/06/collection-of-tunisian-folktales-in.html

This book is very funny to read but also valuable to exploit as cultural resource about Tunisia. An original adaptation in English language of Abdelazizi El Aroui stories, legendary brilliant Tunisian story teller.
You will also encounter many splendid proverbs infusing the culture of Tunisia.

1- The Great & Marvelous Akarek: The adventures of Akarek who, after accidentally killing 7 flies, starts a hilarious adventure!

2- Sabra and Gadanfar: after a divorce, a girl flees her village to live with a lion. The lion has strange humane eyes. They have a happy savage life, until the unexpected occurs.

3- The Strange Love Story Of Gador and Baya: a strange love story by all criteria. A bizarre and almost supernatural tale.

4- The Golden Daughter: portrays the weird night of a gold worshipping wealthy man.

This book is Ideal to exploit as reading material in ESL teaching classrooms.
A certainly entertaining and instructive reading resource for children and older readers!

Available on Amazon and Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Four-Fantastic-Tales-Tunisia-folktales/dp/1490452729/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371468749&sr=1-1&keywords=Four+Fantastic+Tales+From+Tunisia

http://www.amazon.com/Couscous-Collection-folktales-Tunisia-ebook/dp/B00DDALJZO/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_t_3_90R9