GEORGIAN TALES

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I.[Master and Pupil],1
II.[The Three Sisters and theirStepmother],5
III.[The Good-for-Nothing],11
IV.[The Frog’s Skin],15
V.[Fate],22
VI.[Ghvthisavari],25
VII.[The Serpent and thePeasant],39
VIII.[Gulambara and Sulambara],42
IX.[The Two Brothers],49
X.[The Prince],52
XI.[Conkiajgharuna],63
XII.[Asphurtzela],68
XIII.[The Shepherd and the Child ofFortune],83
XIV.[The Two Thieves],88
XV.[The Fox and the King’sSon],97
XVI.[The King’s Son and theApple],104

MINGRELIAN TALES

I.[The Three Precepts],109
II.[Kazha-ndii],112
III.[The Story of Geria, the Poor Man’sSon], 118
IV.[The Prince who befriended theBeasts],124
V.[The Cunning Old Man and the‘Demi,’]129
VI.[Sanartia],132
VII.[The Shepherd Judge],138
VIII.[The Priest’s YoungestSon],140
[Mingrelian Proverbs],142

GURIAN TALES

I.[The Strong Man and theDwarf],147
II.[The Grasshopper and theAnt],150
III.[The Countryman and theMerchant],153
IV.[The King and the Sage],160
V.[The King’s Son],162
VI.[Teeth and No-Teeth],163
VII.[The Queen’s Whim],164
VIII.[The Fool’s GoodFortune],165
IX.[Two Losses],167
X.[The Story of Dervish],168
XI.[The Father’sProphecy],171
XII.[The Hermit Philosopher],172
XIII.[The King’sCounsellor],173
XIV.[A Witty Answer],174

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GEORGIAN FOLK TALES

GEORGIAN FOLK TALES