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Fadil and His Horse Insyah

In short: In this Omani tale, three neighs from Insyah tell Fadil when to act.

Fadil and His Horse Insyah · Three neighs from the horse FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 210 Fadil and His Horse Insyah In this Omani tale, three neighs from Insyah tell Fadil when to act. Origin An Omani oral tale. Asyah Al-Bualy’s telling appeared in the programme for the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Atlas record 2005 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Three neighs from the horse Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 1 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

An Omani oral tale. Asyah Al-Bualy’s telling appeared in the programme for the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Insyah first warns Fadil of danger at home. When the horse is in danger, they agree on three signals. At the third neigh, Fadil leaves school, asks his father for one last ride and escapes with Insyah. I’m Black Horse. How would it feel to wait for the third signal in Fadil’s place?

Dated records and sources

  1. 2005 · Oman · oral telling
    Asyah Al-Bualy · An Omani Folktale · Smithsonian Folklife Festival programme, pp. 74–75 · Public retelling

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