Georgian folk tales

From the richest fairy-tale folklore of Georgia, translator Eliso Jaliashvili selected and processed for children the most characteristic and unique works. In magical plots, evil spirits of devas are defeated by brave knights, in everyday ones, simple and honest peasants win against greedy and stupid rich people. Always elegant and ironic fairy tales and parables glorify the intelligence, kindness and nobility of the Georgian people.Translated and edited by Eliso JaliashviliCONTENTSTHE OLD MAN'S GUESTTHE KIND SHEPHERD AND THE INQUISIVE GIRLTHE ADOPTED SON OF THE KINGDAUGHTER OF THE SUNTWO SLAPSPLAGSTHE BIG EAGLE AND THE HUNTERTHE OLD CARPENTER AND HIS BRIDE-IN-LAWKALEV AND THE HARE AND THE GIRLSQUARIOUS OLD WOMEN AND THE SMART GIRLIRMISADISPOR OVER NOTHINGABOUT TWO BROTHERS - ABOUT THE SMART ONE AND THE UNREASONABLE ONETHE ARROGANT SCIENTIST AND THE BOATMANTHE HUNTER FROM THE LILA HARE-COWARD, THE FOOLISH WOLF AND THE CRAFT FOXTHUNTER'S SONYOU MONEY IS LOST!THE GREEDY MERCHANT AND THE POOR MANTHE KING AND HIS SERVANTSISMARASUN AND RAINTHE GARDEN OF DARIACHANGIKHOW THE SERVANT CONSOLIDATED THE BARNTHE RAVEN'S SONTHE UNGRATEFUL KING AND THE SMART PEASANT'S SONTHE HARE AND THE HARETHE KING'S SON MUZARBIDTHE HUNTER'S DAUGHTERTHE TSARKEKIALISA-JUDGETHE KING AND THE PEASANT'S DAUGHTERTHE LAZY MANTHE KHUTKUNCHULATHREE BROTHER AND THE BALD CRAFTTHREE WORDS - THREE QUESTIONSTHE SON OF TUSHIN AND THE TSAREVICHCHONGURISTThe text is published according to the edition: Georgian folk tales. - M.: Children's Literature, 1969.