The Night of the Donkey’s Shadow: A Bahraini Folktale
In the farming village of Malikiyah, where palm groves edged dusty fields and the call to prayer marked the rhythm of each day, there lived a man named Jassim. He owned a small plot of land and a single donkey, which he used to plow his fields, carry water, and haul produce to market. Though his livelihood depended on the