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Overview
A kadi repeatedly soaps the staircase used by people coming to ask him for justice. Each petitioner attempting to climb slips, and the judge laughs so hard that he himself tumbles afterward. God then transforms him into a heron. Stumme’s complete short fable links the bird’s origin to a judge’s abusive amusement at people seeking judgment. It gives neither a further encounter with the transformed judge nor a particular heron species; the fall and divine change constitute the whole narrated episode.
Origins & earliest records
Hans Stumme, Märchen der Schluḥ von Tázerwalt (Leipzig, 1895), tale 33, complete German pp. 193–194. Abdulla Ben Mhammed, dictating contributor; Leipzig recording context, Preface v–vi.
Records & interpretation
Complete German tale 33 and surrounding headings read in the retained original-edition OCR. Original Tashelhit and German translation are printed separately; no independent translation of the Tashelhit is claimed.
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Märchen der Schluḥ von Tázerwalt
Tale 33, complete German pp. 193–194; Preface v–vi identifies the contributor and recording context.
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- Primary collected narrative with German translationOriginal bilingual collection, tale 33Research access: 2026-10-05
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