The Tale of the Boy and the Ghoul: Kuwaiti Folktale
In the older quarters of Kuwait, before electric lamps lined the streets and water flowed easily into every home, wells were the heart of neighborhood life. Among them was Bir al-Tawaya, an old well known to every child and elder alike. By day it was ordinary, a place of laughter and voices. By night, however, it fell silent, and stories
