| Description |
xxxiv, 203 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
World folklore series |
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World folklore series.
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| Note |
"All grade levels"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-192) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Map of Armenia -- pt. 1. Animal tales -- The tailless fox -- The snake and the fish -- The avenging frog -- The invincible rooster -- The fox who was deceived -- The council of mice -- The sparrow -- The wolf and the lamb -- Two foxes -- pt. 2. Myths and legends -- Snake child Otsamanuk and Arevamanuk, who angered the Sun -- The flower of paradise -- Seven stars -- The Sun maiden Arev and the Fire Spirit Krag -- How God taught the greedy priest a lesson -- Blazing a trail -- The blacksmith, the carpenter, and the farmer -- The legend about Tiridates (Trdat) III -- The mirror -- Why the onion is bitter -- |
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pt.3. Fairy tales -- Little Bear -- Okhik -- Forty thieves -- Gambar -- The beardless sorcerer and the King's son -- The peasant's son and the King's daughter -- Dzheiran-ogly, the deer's son -- The extraordinary cucumber -- pt. 4. Tales of everyday life -- The good deed -- The customer and the hatter -- Know-it-all Tangik -- The tale about a lazy man -- Don't overstay your visit -- The search for a lumma (penny) -- You reap what you sow -- The greedy priest -- Lazy Tiuni and Uri the slug -- The pitcher of gold -- Lazy Hoory -- Four amusing tales -- The greatest sorrow in the world -- The deaf man, the cripple, and the bald man -- God, you didn't understand me -- The peasant and his roof -- |
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pt. 5. Wits and dimwits -- The golden apple -- The master and the hired man -- The shoemaker's debt -- When my heart tells me -- The donkey that swallowed the moon -- The ne'er-do-well son -- Death or freedom -- A tall, tall tale -- Brother Ax -- Carnival -- Two brothers -- The adventures of Silly Pugi -- Silly Pugi and the egg-hatching Persians -- Three brothers bring a complaint to Silly Pugi -- Silly Pugi and his friend -- Silly Pugi and the teacher -- Pugi and his wife -- The raven -- Pugi and his neighbor -- Appendix A : Armenian cuisine -- Appendix B : Glossary -- Bibliography -- Recommended readings -- Index. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Armenia (Republic)
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| Added Author |
Tashjian, Virginia A.
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| ISBN |
9781591583677 alkaline paper |
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1591583675 alkaline paper |
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