The Fisherman and the Jinni of the Jar: Omani Coastal Folktale
Along the sunlit coast of Sur, where the turquoise waves of the Arabian Sea lap gently against wooden dhows, lived a humble fisherman named Yusuf. Every dawn, before even the first gulls stirred, he walked toward the shore carrying his worn net, the shabaka, slung over his shoulder. His income was small, barely enough to buy dates and flour for
