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Parchment-style illustration of a Socotran diver retrieving a key from a golden-spotted fish, Yemeni folktale scene.

The Fish That Swallowed the Key: Socotra Island Folktale from Yemen

On the island of Socotra, where dragon blood trees cast twisted shadows and the sea breaks against pale limestone cliffs, the people guarded their history as carefully as they guarded their wells. Above the shoreline stood a sacred cave, known to every family on the island. Inside it were kept scrolls written by ancestors long gone, records of seasons, winds,

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