https://www.kapchits.online/en/publications/folklore/ Recent content in Folklore Collections on Kapchits.Online Hugo en-us Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.kapchits.online/en/publications/folklore/out-of-the-mouth-of-babes/ Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.kapchits.online/en/publications/folklore/out-of-the-mouth-of-babes/ <p>It is known that wisdom comes out of the mouth of babes and sucklings. Including, of course, the Somali ones. This fact has been reflected in many pieces of Somali folklore. Here is one of them:</p> <blockquote> <p>It was necessary to solve an important problem, and all the inhabitants of the nomadic camp — men, women and elders — came together for a council. They were thinking a long time about what should be done, estimated this and that, but could not arrive at a single opinion. At last somebody said: &ldquo;Let the elders decide. We shall do whatever they say.&rdquo; All the people agreed. But there was a little boy sitting on the tree under which the meeting was being held. He heard how the discussion had ended. &ldquo;The decision must be made by the cleverest men, not by the oldest!&rdquo; said he. &ldquo;He is right!&rdquo; the astonished people said.</p>