Manual Georgian Folk Tales

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Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop, at leondumoulin.nl
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Princes, kings, viziers, wicked stepmothers, princesses, fools, speaking serpents, and simple folk who make good abound in the pages of this delightful volume.

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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. 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. Once Upon A Time there was once a happy king. Great or small, maid or man, everyone was happy in his kingdom, everyone was joyful and glad. Once this monarch saw a vision. In his dream there hung from the ceiling in his house a fox suspended by the tail. He awoke, he could not see what the dream signified. He assembled his viziers, but they also could not divine what this dream presaged.

Then he said: Assemble all my kingdom together, perhaps some one may interpret it. Among others came a poor peasant. In one place he had to travel along a footpath. The path on both sides was shut in by rocky mountains. When the peasant arrived there, he saw a serpent lying on the path, stretching its neck and putting out its tongue.

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When the peasant went near, the serpent called out: 'Good day, where art thou going, peasant? The serpent said: 'Do not fear him, give me thy word that what the king gives, thou wilt share with me, and I will teach thee. The peasant went, he approached the king, and told even what the serpent had taught. The king was very much pleased, and gave great presents. The peasant did not return by that way, so that he might not share with the serpent, but went by another path.

Some time passed by, the king saw another vision: in his dream a naked sword hung suspended from the roof. The king this time sent a man quickly for the peasant, and asked him to come. The peasant was very uneasy in mind. There was nothing for it, the peasant went by the same footpath as before. The creaking of the door awoke the devis ; they jumped up and looked; they found the wishing-stone in its place, and the good-for-nothing in a sweet slumber. They rejoiced, closed the door, and went to sleep again. The devis awoke and looked, but the stone was in its place, and the good-for-nothing snoring.

They were surprised, but shut the door, and went to sleep. The good-for-nothing did this trick over and over again. The devis were angry, and furiously jumped up, pulled down the door, and put it in the fire. When the door was burned, and the devis slept again, the good-for-nothing rose up, put the wishing-stone in his pocket, and left the house.

The next morning, when [ 13 ] the devis awoke, they saw that neither the good-for-nothing nor the wishing-stone was there any longer. They looked everywhere, but could not tell whether heaven or earth had swallowed them, so they learnt nothing. The good-for-nothing went on his way joyfully; he no longer had any care or thought; he rejoiced that now he could live without trouble.

He went on, and met on the road a man with a big stick. He wished, and there appeared before them everything ready for eating. It struck him until all his bones were made soft. When he had been well beaten, the good-for-nothing came, took his stone, and went on his way with the stick.

He exchanged his wishing-stone for the sword, and went away. The stick approached and beat the man mercilessly.


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Then the good-for-nothing took the wishing-stone and went away. The good-for-nothing took his stone and travelled on. At last he came to his home. His wife looked on him with contempt, opened her mouth, and cast all the dirt in the world on his head.

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Then he made his little children sit down, took out his wishing-stone, wished the table to be laid, and the rarest delicacies were placed on the cloth. They enjoyed their dinner, while the beaten wife silently looked down and sulked. Her husband forgave her, and they caressed one another lovingly. After some time, this wishing-stone made him quite rich, [ 15 ] so that all their dishes were made of gold. They invited the king, and made ready a magnificent banquet.

When the feast was finished, the king demanded the wishing-stone. The good-for-nothing said he could not spare it.


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The king was enraged, and sent his whole army to take it away by force. The heads of all the army were cut off, and the stick beat the envious king. There were once three brothers who wished to marry. The two elder brothers led home their noble wives, and the youngest went to the shore of the lake. He saw a frog creep out of the lake and sit down upon a stone. He took it up and carried it back to the house.

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All the brothers came home with what fate had given them; the elder brothers with the noble maidens, and the youngest with a frog. The brothers went out to work, the wives prepared the dinner, and attended to all their household duties; the frog sat by the fire croaking, and its eyes glittered. Thus they lived together a long time in love and harmony.

At last the sisters-in-law wearied of the sight of the frog; when they swept the house, they threw out the frog with the dust. If the youngest brother found it, he took it up in his hand; if not, the frog would leap back to its place by the fire and begin to croak.

The young brother was now left quite desolate: there was no one to make his food, no one to stand watching at the door. For a short time a neighbouring woman came to wait upon him, but she had no time, so he was left alone. The man became very melancholy. Once when he was thinking sadly of his loneliness, he went to work. He looked into his house and was struck with amazement.