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During our roundtrip through the south of Morocco, we spent each night in an other hotel. Where I live there is no noice at all so I am very sensitive to the lightest sound even if it would be a caughing fly. That's why I always take ear plugs with me and sleep like an angel.
Unfortunately that didn't happen to Arlette one of our group members. One morning she appeared very tired at the breakfast table and complained about the Muezzin, the caller for prayers who had woken her up at 4 am. Usually the Muezzin calls 5 times per day and in the past it was a real man who climbed up the tower and shouted in a loudspeaker.
Today old scratched records are used or maybe in modern cities CDs. Of course Arlette had no intention to pray to whatever god in the world at four in the morning, turned around and was half asleep when a rooster started to crow with energy, not for prayers but just to tell people it was time to get up.
a mosque without Muzzim
and as it was years ago
Behind me is our guide and besides with the glasses Madame Le Coq (Mrs. Rooster)
Just when she was complaining about the rooster and what a fuss he had made, another woman from our group arrived and looked surprised when she heard about the rooster's behaviour. Then she said "But I didn't make any noise I slept ! I just got up" ! We all looked a little dazzled and didn't understand what she meant when she said : "I am Madame Le Coq and really I didn't make any noise !" We all bursted out in laughter because Madam Le Coq means Mrs Rooster and she just had thought we were complaining about her !
LOL, what a cute story!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL! That is so cute! I'm sure that call to prayer CAN be quite annoying - especially to those who DON'T pray -- but probably EVEN to those that do!
ReplyDeleteAnd roosters are a whole 'nuther story!
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Cock-a-doodle-doo! That's funny.
ReplyDeletethat's a funny one :D
ReplyDeleteOh Dear. hahaha At Mrs Rooster. How annoying to get woken by someone calling all to pray.. but then when you in there country. I would wear ear plugs like you Gattina so wouldnt hear noise.
ReplyDeleteDear Gattina ~~ Good story about Mrs. Rooster. Thanks for the comments about the courageous people
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This is a cute story!!!
ReplyDeleteWould like to ear that oriental prayer! Je suis hyperactive maintenant que Anaïs et Kalle sont à la maison plus la fin d'année scolaire et le théâtre! Je n'ai pas encore mis le pied à la plage!!!
how funny about Mrs. Rooster.
ReplyDeleteOnce at my work I had a lady named Mrs. Bacon at my desk. She told me that a woman called her and asked "Hello, is this Mrs. Bacon." She acknowledged it was, and then the other lady said, "This is Mrs. Pancake." They started laughing, even though they were really Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Pancake. They wondered if there was a Mrs. Egg that they could call.
Oh boy that was funny.
ReplyDeleteMme Le Coq.
It reminds me of mme bucket pronounced bouquet lol