The Cave of Al Dabbah is one of the best-known inherited folk tales of the eastern region of the UAE, particularly Nahwa village, which belongs to Khorfakkan. The folk account describes the cave as a large mountain hollow formerly used by people as a natural shelter during rain and storms, until a creature known as Al Dabbah appeared there—a strange-looking bird that lived at the top of the cave and was said to throw stones at anyone who tried to enter. The tale became a symbol of courage and the struggle between humans and the unknown. It is said that one villager confronted the creature using a pot filled with boiling water and defeated it after a fierce struggle that ended in Al Dabbah’s death. From that day onward, the place became known as the Cave of Al Dabbah in commemoration of the event. The story carries moral and social values, celebrating courage and boldness in confronting danger while expressing human respect for nature and fear of mysterious forces believed to inhabit it. Today, the tale survives symbolically in majlises and folk gatherings and is told to children and visitors as part of Emirati heritage memory combining local history with folk imagination.