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Ommi Sissi and the Cat

In short: In this Tunisian folktale, Ommi Sissi’s cat must follow a chain of requests to put a mistake right.

Ommi Sissi and the Cat · One request leads to another FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 230 Ommi Sissi and the Cat In this Tunisian folktale, Ommi Sissi’s cat must follow a chain of requests to put a mistake right. Origin Tunis, Tunisia Atlas record 1949 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF One request leads to another Reach¹ 2/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 3 records · 2 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

Tunis, Tunisia

The contents of the 1949 Tunis collection list Ommi Sissi and her cat among the animal tales. In the 2013 Arabesques adaptation, the cat eats couscous and has to find grapes in return. In Praline Gay-Para’s 2024 French edition, it drinks a bowl of milk and tries to replace it. Changing the food changes the cat’s first stop, while the rhythm of one request leading to the next survives.

Dated records and sources

  1. 1949 · Tunis, Tunisia
    Centre d’études des écoles maternelles et enfantines de Tunisie · Contes de Tunisie · Omi Sissi et son chat · Published collection
  2. 2013 · Tunis, Tunisia
    Hager Ben Ammar / Valérie Vacchiani · Ommi Sissi · Arabesques · BnF Takam Tikou, p. 5 · Public retelling
  3. 2024 · Paris, France
    Praline Gay-Para / Rémi Saillard · Oummi Sissi et le chat · Didier Jeunesse · Public retelling

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