The Mouse and the Camel (Tuareg Tale)
“The Mouse and the Camel” is a folk tale from the Tuareg, Bedouin and Berber peoples. These desert people who have roamed the Sahara for millennia have great wisdom and share it with us through this tale.
The Mouse and the Camel brings us great life lessons about malice, pride and pretense. This perfect story to rest the mind teaches us not to believe the rumors that go around, the rumor of a greatness (that of the camel) does not necessarily correspond to reality.
This philosophical tale also teaches us the importance of humility. Without this quality, the mouse would not have agreed to flatter the camel and the men would undoubtedly have caught up with it. Clearly, desert nomads have great treasures of wisdom to pass on to us through their tales.
Far from the mystery of the Arabian Nights, the Tuareg tale of the mouse and the camel remains light, short and full of intelligence.