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Si Djeha and the
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| Sound recording, story, Si Djeha and the Robbers, a folk tale, lying tale and trickster tale from the Arab World, told by Hugh Lupton, as part of a performance by The Company of Storytellers, at Cheltenham Literature Festival in The Town Hall, Cheltenham, 12th October 1987. | |
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| Introduction by Ben Haggarty, followed by a story told by Hugh Lupton. A man, Si Djeha, is robbed. In revenge he proceeds to trick the robbers into buying from him, a donkey that apparently deficates gold; a hoe of hospitality with which to hoe up food from the ground, and a magical hare. Having found they've been tricked, the robbers try to kill Si Djeha, but he instead tricks them into killing first a shepherd, then their own wives. The robbers attempt to kill Si Djeha again, leaving him tied to a post in the desert, Si Djeha escapes by tricking a rich merchant into taking his place. | |
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| This story also exists as a Norwegian story about Peik (R823 and R1121 told by Abbi Patrix) and as an Irish traveller tale (R850, told by Mikeen McCarthy). | |
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| audience:- | adult |
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| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 21 minutes, 35 seconds |
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| The Company of Storytellers at that time comprised Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton and Sally Pomme Clayton. | |
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| The Company of Storytellers (C.O.S.T) was formed in March/April 1985 with the expressed aim of performing storytelling for adult audiences. C.O.S.T was actually formed during a tour in East Anglia by Sally Pomme Clayton, Hugh Lupton and Ben Haggarty. The official launch of COST was in 1986 at Common Stock Theatre, London. At this point the members of C.O.S.T were Sally Pomme Clayton, TUUP, Ben Haggarty, Daisy Keable, Hugh Lupton. However TUUP and Daisy Keable did not remain in the group and it is as a trio of storytellers, Ben Haggarty, Hugh Lupton and Sally Pomme Clayton, that C.O.S.T is publicly known. C.O.S.T was disbanded in 1999, but periodically reforms to perform the Three Snake Leaves. The two seminal pieces developed and performed by C.O.S.T were The Three Snake Leaves and I Become Part of It. | |
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| storytelling:- | storytelling group: The Company of Storytellers |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Hugh Lupton male / British / English / Welsh |
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| storytelling:- |
storyteller: Ben Haggarty male / British / born 30.11.1958 |
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| origin:- |
Middle East
Arab world |
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| associated:- |
storyteller: Sally Pomme Clayton
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| storytelling:- |
Cheltenham, England: The Town Hall
12 Oct 1987 festival: Cheltenham Literature Festival |
| gift from:- |
storytelling group: The Company of Storytellers |
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