Bertankii caanka ahaa ( the famous competition)

This is one of the popular Somali folktales passed from generation to generation. The competition is between fox and a turtle. Any one of them who wins the competition will be rewarded a nice house. Turtle is known for his character as a slow going animal as well as patient and persistent. The Fox is known for to be a cunning predator. “How dare you compete with me while you are so slow”, said fox. Fox slept under the tree confident that no matter what the slow turtle does, she will eventually win the race. The turtle kept going until she woke up when the turtle was about to reach the final destination. Finally he was     awarded the nice house. The moral of the story is  not to underestimate  any body. The book has beautiful and colorful illustrations.

Author: Saynab A. J. Daahir

Published in London, 2015

Subject: Children book

Price; Sek 175:-

ISBN: 978-0-9570269-3-3