The Flower of Paradise and Other Armenian Tales

Foreword xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xv Map of Armenia xxxv Part 1: Animal Tales The Tailless Fox 3(3) The Snake and the Fish 6(1) The Avenging Frog 7(1) The Invincible Rooster 8(2) The Fox Who Was Deceived 10(1) The Council of Mice 11(1) The Sparrow 12(2) The Wolf and the Lamb 14(1) Two Foxes 15(4) Part 2: Myths and Legends Snake Child Otsamanuk and Arevamanuk, Who Angered the Sun 19(5) The Flower of Paradise 24(4) Seven Stars 28(2) The Sun Maiden Arev and the Fire Spirit Krag 30(3) How God Taught the Greedy Priest a Lesson 33(2) Blazing a Trail 35(3) The Blacksmith, the Carpenter, and the Farmer 38(1) The Legend about Tiridates (Trdat) III 39(4) The Mirror 43(1) Why the Onion Is Bitter 44(5) Part 3: Fairy Tales Little Bear 49(6) Okhik 55(4) Forty Thieves 59(9) Gambar 68(7) The Beardless Sorcerer and the King's Son 75(11) The Peasant's Son and the King's Daughter 86(6) Dzheiran-ogly, the Deer's Son 92(9) The Extraordinary Cucumber 101(8) Part 4: Tales of Everyday Life The Good Deed 109(1) The Customer and the Hatter 110(2) Know-It-All Tangik 112(2) The Tale about a Lazy Man 114(4) Don't Overstay Your Visit 118(1) The Search for a Lumma (Penny) 119(1) You Reap What You Sow 120(2) The Greedy Priest 122(2) Lazy Tiuni and Uri the Slug 124(2) The Pitcher of Gold 126(2) Lazy Hoory 128(3) Four Amusing Tales The Greatest Sorrow in the World 131(1) The Deaf Man, the Cripple, and the Bald Man 132(1) God, You Didn't Understand Me 133(1) The Peasant and His Roof 134(3) Part 5: Wits and Dimwits The Golden Apple 137(1) The Master and the Hired Man 138(4) The Shoemaker's Debt 142(1) When My Heart Tells Me 143(1) The Donkey That Swallowed the Moon 144(1) The Ne'er-Do-Well Son 145(4) Death or Freedom 149(1) A Tall, Tall Tale 150(3) Brother Ax 153(2) Carnival 155(3) Two Brothers 158(3) The Adventures of Silly Pugi Silly Pugi and the Egg-Hatching Persians 161(2) Three Brothers Bring a Complaint to Silly Pugi 163(2) Silly Pugi and His Friend 165(1) Silly Pugi and the Teacher 166(1) Pugi and His Wife 167(1) The Raven 168(1) Pugi and His Neighbor 169(2) Appendix A: Armenian Cuisine 171(10) Appendix B: Glossary 181(4) Bibliography 185(4) Recommended Readings 189(4) Index 193