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The heart?
The leg?
The ribs?

What part of the sheep is the answer to the Sultan's riddle?

When wise Somali leader Wiil Waal asks the men in his province to bring him the part of a sheep that best symbolizes "what can divide men or unite them as one," most present him with prime cuts of meat. But one very poor man's daughter has a different idea. In this clever folktale, a father reluctantly follows his daughter's advice and has astonishing results.

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Eduard Morike

Eduard Morike

1804 - 1875
German
Eduard Friedrich Mörike was a German Lutheran pastor, novelist, and poet. He is known as one of Germany's greatest lyrical poets. Many of his poe... See more
Amin Amir

Amin Amir

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