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The main interest of this paper is to analyze the use of water in one of the main manifestations of Moroccan culture, namely the folk tale. Based on the socio-cultural approach, this paper will try to demonstrate that the use of water in the Moroccan tale is part and parcel of the way it is conceived of and used in the Moroccan society. The crucial role of water in the Moroccan tale stems from its being a structural element of the tale, of triggering the tale’s action and playing a major role in the plot’s denouement. To illustrate this assumption, this study will rely on a selection of six Moroccan tales translated from Moroccan Arabic into English: “Lalla Khulala Khadra”, “ The Princess and the Rolling Ball”, “The Merchant’s Daughter”, “Yetu and her Step Mother” and “”The Wise Woman”