Nijaidun
In short: In two Kordofan tellings of Nijaidun, a night-time exchange of clothes changes who falls into a trap.
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Origin and tradition
Northern Kordofan · Hamar, Sudan
In the Hamar telling, Nijaidun swaps clothes with the girl in the household. In the dark, the woman feels the clothes and thinks she knows who is beside her. The Kababish telling also shows how Nijaidun learns of the plan. He hears it while hiding behind the tent curtain to take some sugar. The two texts approach the same trick through different clues.
Dated records and sources
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2022 · Northern Kordofan · Hamar, Sudan
Ahmed Al-Shahi / F. C. T. Moore · Wisdom from the Desert · no. 2, Hamar · Published collection -
2022 · Kordofan · Kababish, Sudan
Ahmed Al-Shahi / F. C. T. Moore · Wisdom from the Desert · no. 10, Kababish · Published collection
Country pages
Origin
Black Horse. Nijaidun. https://blackhorsestories.com/en/atlas-tale-nijaidun/