12.7cm x 20.3cm
5” x 8”
176 Pages
5” x 8”
176 Pages
Abela Publishing
Yesterday’s Books for Tomorrow’s Educations
Abela Business Consulting Ltd trading as Abela Publishing
Sandhurst, Berkshire, UK
Registered in England and Wales Co. No. 3866324
It is not widely known that the Caucasus corridor, geographic home to
the nation of Georgia, was a well travelled arm of the famous Silk Route
that linked Asia and Europe. Silk, merchandise, and stories were traded
through this region for countless generations.
On one hand, Georgia shared a religious and political connection with
Byzantium (Christendom), and on the other a constant cultural discourse
with Persia and Turkey (Islam).
In later years, links to Russia further enriched the cultural traditions of this
crossroad of civilisations.
It is therefore not surprising that the nation of Georgia overflows with
folklore.
We invite you to enjoy Georgian Folktales, a short collection of thirty-eight
traditional stories from Georgia, Mingrelia and Guria translated by Marjorie
Wardrop in 1894. Princes, kings, viziers, wicked stepmothers, princesses,
fools, speaking serpents, and simple folk who make good abound in the
pages of this delightful volume. The twenty-eight Mingrelian proverbs are
a bonus and provide additional insight into the culture of the region.
Many of the themes in these stories are also reflected in European
folklore, giving credence to the claim that folklore originated in Asia
eons ago and was transported to Europe by the Gypsy and Roma
folk. Indeed, some of these stories closely parallel those published in
Abela Publishing’s Gypsy Folk Tales and Roumanian Folk Tales.
A percentage of the net sale will be donated to scholarships for the
Underprivileged in Georgia.
Abela Publishing’s Myths, Legend, and Folk Tales from Around the
World series is available in this site and in all online bookstores.
World series is available in this site and in all online bookstores.
PREFACE
I - GEORGIAN FOLK TALES
I -
I - Master and Pupil
II - The Three Sisters and Their Stepmother
III - The Good-For-Nothing
V - Fate
VI - Ghvthisavari (I am of God)
VII - The Serpent and the Peasant
VIII - Gulambara and Sulambara
IX - The Two Brothers
X - The Prince
XI - Conkiajgharuna
XII - Asphurtzela
XIII - The Shepherd and the Child of Fortune
XIV - The Two Thieves
XV - The Fox and the King's Son
XVI - The King and the Apple
II -
I - The Three Precepts
II - Kazha-ndii
III - The Story of Geria, the Poor Man's Son
IV - The Prince who Befriended the Beasts
V - The Cunning Old Man and the Demi
VI - Sanartia
VII - The Shepherd Judge
VIII - The Priest's Youngest Son
Mingrelian Proverbs
III -
I - The Strong Man and the Dwarf
II - The Grasshopper and the Ant
III - The Countryman and the Merchant
IV - The King and the Sage
V - The King's Son
VI - Teeth and No-Teeth
VII - The Queen's Whim
VIII - The Fool's Good Fortune
IX - Two Losses
X - The Story of Dervish
XI - The Father's Prophecy
XII - The Hermit Philosopher
XIII - The King's Counsellor
XIV - A Witty Answer
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