EDI190537 The Moroccan Storyteller, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Dehodencq, Alfred (1822-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moroccan tradition of storytelling (Hikayat) dates back almost 1,000 years. Hikayat was used as a way to pass on cultural beliefs, such as moral lessons to children and to entertain people on long winter nights); French, out of copyright.