Abu ‘Aly and the Forty Thieves: Palestinian Folktale
In a quiet Palestinian village nestled between rolling olive groves and sun-baked fields, there lived a humble farmer named Abu ‘Aly. He was neither tall nor strong, nor possessed of wealth or status. What Abu ‘Aly had, however, was a sharp mind, nimble hands, and a courage born from daily toil in the sun-scorched soil. His neighbors respected him not
