Ii. Mingrelian Tales. Mingrelian Proverbs : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 142 MINGRELIAN PROVERBS 1. TURN to the right, or turn to the left, 'Twill all be one in the end. 1 2. The rat that came from outside, Drove out the house-born rat. 3. Fight for the outlying village, If thou wantest the one nearer home. 4. Wish...
Georgian Folk Tales. Ii. The Three Sisters : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], II THE THREE SISTERS AND THEIR STEPMOTHER ONCE upon a time there was a peasant who had three daughters. This man's wife was dead, so he took to himself another. The stepmother hated the girls like the plague. Every day she bothered her husb...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. I. The Three Precepts : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 107 p. 108 p. 109 II MINGRELIAN TALES 1 I THE THREE PRECEPTS THERE was, there was, there was, there was, and nothing there was. 2 In a certain country, a certain realm, a certain region, a certain village, there was an orphan so poor, so po...
Georgian Folk Tales. Xiii. The Shepherd : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], XIII THE SHEPHERD AND THE CHILD OF FORTUNE THERE was and there was not at all, there was a man who had a wife. They possessed great wealth, but had no child. Once the woman said to her husband: 'Come, let us place young bullocks in our churches...
Untitled : * This is a short collection of folk tales from the nation of Georgia by Marjorie Wardrop. Wardrop also translated the Georgian author Rusthaveli's The Man in the Panther's Skin. Although many of the motifs of these stories are also found in European folklore, there are characters and plot...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Xiii. The King's : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], XIII THE KING'S COUNSELLOR 1 THE counsellor of an Arabian king once bethought himself that, though he had lived so many years, and knew so much, he had never yet found out how much the king valued his services, and to what extent his wife...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. Iv. The Prince Who : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], IV The Prince Who Befriended The Beasts THERE was a king, and he had three sons. Once he fell ill, and became blind in both eyes. He sent his sons for a surgeon. All the surgeons agreed that there was a fish of a rare kind by the help of which...
Georgian Folk Tales. Xiv. The Two Thieves : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 88 XIV THE TWO THIEVES THERE was once a thief called the Big Thief. Now this Big Thief went into a town to steal. When he had gone some little distance he met an unknown man. 'God give thee victory! 1 Mayst thou be victorious!' 1 said they one...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Xi. The Father's Prophecy : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], XI THE FATHER'S PROPHECY A CERTAIN man was wont to tell his son, while thrashing him, that he would never come to any good. The boy grew tired of these rebukes, and ran away from home. Ten years later he had risen to the rank of p. 172 pash...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Viii. The Fool's : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 165 VIII THE FOOL'S GOOD FORTUNE A CERTAIN man died and left three sons. One was altogether a fool, another was fairly intelligent, and the third was rather clever. This being so, it was of course difficult for them to live together...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. I. The Strong M : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 144 p. 145 p. 146 p. 147 III GURIAN FOLK TALES I THE STRONG MAN AND THE DWARF THERE came from far-off lands a strong man who had nowhere met his match, and challenged any one in the whole kingdom to wrestle with him. The king gathered his folk...
Georgian Folk Tales. X. The Prince : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], X THE PRINCE THERE was once a king who had great possessions, but his wife had no children, and he was a prey to grief. One day when he was very melancholy a courtier came to him and said: 'Most mighty monarch! thou hast no son, and thou givest...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Iii. The Countrym : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], III THE COUNTRYMAN AND THE MERCHANT A COUNTRYMAN caught a pheasant, and was carrying it home to cook it for himself and his wife. Suddenly the pheasant spoke like a man, and said: 'Let me go, goodman, and I shall repay you.' The countryman w...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Vii. The Queen's Whim : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VII THE QUEEN'S WHIM A CERTAIN queen wished to have a palace built of the bones of all kinds of birds. The king ordered birds to be caught, and the building was begun. Bones of all kinds were brought and cleaned, and the walls were rising, but...
Georgian Folk Tales. Vii. The Serpent : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VII THE SERPENT AND THE PEASANT THERE was once a happy king. Great or small, maid or man, every one was happy in his kingdom, every one was joyful and glad. Once this monarch saw a vision. In his dream there hung from the ceiling in his house...
Preface : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. vii PREFACE AS the first attempt to translate into English any part of the varied and interesting secular literature of the Georgian people, this little book may perhaps claim some attention from the public. A volume of sermons by Bishop...
Georgian Folk Tales. Iii. The Good For Nothing : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], III THE GOOD-FOR-NOTHING THERE was once a good-for-nothing man, who had a shrewish wife. This wife would give him no rest. She importuned him, saying: 'Thou must go away, travel forth and seek for something; thou seest how poor we are.' At last...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Ix. Two Losses : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], IX TWO LOSSES DURING a great storm at sea, a learned man heard the skipper giving his orders, but could not understand a word. When the danger was past, he asked the skipper in what language he had spoken. The sailor replied: 'In my mother tongue...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. X. The Story Of Dervish : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], X THE STORY OF DERVISH A HUNTER killed in the mountains a stag, and began to skin it. He then hung the skin on a bush, and went down to a stream to wash the blood from his hands. When he came back, he found to his surprise that the dead stag had...
Georgian Folk Tales. V. Fate : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 22 V FATE THERE was once a mighty king, who had an only son. When this son grew up every princess was in love with him. The king was very desirous that his son should be early settled in life. He chose for him a princess, whom he proposed he...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. Viii. The Priest's : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VIII THE PRIEST'S YOUNGEST SON THERE was once a priest who had three sons. On the day of his death, the priest said to his sons: 'When I die, let each of you read the psalter over me for one night.' But the elder sons did not do as their father...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Vi. Teeth And No Teeth : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VI TEETH AND NO-TEETH SHAH ALI desired to see the hungriest man in his kingdom, and find out how much of the daintiest food such a man could eat at a meal. So he let it be known that on a certain day he would dine with his courtiers in the open...
Georgian Folk Tales. Xi. Conkiajgharuna : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 63 XI CONKIAJGHARUNA 1 THERE was and there was not, there was a miserable peasant. He had a wife and a little daughter. So poor was this peasant that his daughter was called Conkiajgharuna (the little girl in rags). Some time passed, and his...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Ii. The Grasshopper : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], II THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT 2 THE grasshopper and the ant became friends, and entered into a compact of brotherhood, promising never to separate. They then set out on a journey, forgetful of the proverb that 'footman and horseman can never be...
Title Page : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], I quite understand, my good friend,' said I, 'the contempt you bestow upon the nursery tales with which the Hajee and I have been entertaining each other; but, believe me, he who desires to be well acquainted with a people will not reject their...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Iv. The King And The Sage : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 160 IV THE KING AND THE SAGE ONCE upon a time, there reigned in one of the realms of the East a shah named Ali, a man of amiable and merry character. Ali was much beloved by his subjects, and he too loved them with all his heart. The shah...
Georgian Folk Tales. I. Master And Pupil : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 1 I GEORGIAN FOLK TALES I MASTER AND PUPIL (OR THE DEVIL OUTWITTED) ONCE upon a time there was a poor peasant who had one son. And it came to pass that his wife said to him: 'He should learn some trade, for when he is separated from thee, wh...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. Vi. Sanartia : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VI SANARTIA THERE was once a king who reached old age without having a son. When he was very old, his wife at last bore him a son. The child was called Sanartia ("i.e." desired, longed for); he grew up, and became very good and very clever, so...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. V. The Cunning Old : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], V THE CUNNING OLD MAN AND THE DEMI THERE was once an old man. He might have worked but he was lazy. His children went out to the fields, but this old man sat by the fire, and if they did not show him great respect, he kept them out of the house...
Georgian Folk Tales. Viii. Gulambara And Sulambara : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA THERE was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured. At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood. If...
Georgian Folk Tales. Vi Ghvthisavari : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VI GHVTHISAVARI (I AM OF GOD) THERE was once a king, who had a daughter so beautiful, that he was in constant fear lest some one should carry her away by force and marry her. So he had a huge tower built in the sea. He shut his daughter up...
Georgian Folk Tales. Xv. The Fox : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], XV THE FOX AND THE KING'S SON THERE was once a king who had a son. Every one treated him badly, and chased him away. Even passers-by looked upon him with disfavour. The prince thought and thought, and at last he mounted his horse, took his bow...
Georgian Folk Tales. Ix. The Two Brothers : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], IX THE TWO BROTHERS ONCE upon a time there were two brothers. Each of them possessed ten loaves of bread; and they said: 'Let us go and seek our fortune.' So they arose and went forth. When they had gone a little way they were hungry. One brother...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. V. The King's Son : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], V THE KING'S SON A CERTAIN king had a son, and sent him out to be nursed by a smith's wife. This crafty woman put the king's child in a common cradle, and her own son in the gorgeous royal cradle. Some years afterwards, the king took...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. Ii. Kazha Ndii : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], II KAZHA-NDII THERE was once a king who had three sons and three daughters. When the day of his death was come, he called all his children, and said to his sons: 'Hearken to my will, and see that ye fulfil it. When I die, let each of you watch my...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Xii. The Hermit Philosopher : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], XII THE HERMIT PHILOSOPHER THERE was once a wise man who loved solitude, and dwelt far away from other men, meditating on the vanities of the world. He spent nearly all his time in the open air, and he could easily do this, for he lived...
Georgian Folk Tales. Iv. The Frog's Skin : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], IV The Frog's Skin THERE were once three brothers who wished to marry. They said: 'Let us each shoot an arrow, and each shall take his wife from the place where the arrow falls.' p. 16 [paragraph continues] They shot their arrows; those...
Iii. Gurian Folk Tales. Xiv. A Witty Answer : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], XIV A WITTY ANSWER A CERTAIN king was angry with one of his lords, and put him in prison; wishing to keep him there, he said he would only set him free if he could bring to the court a horse which was neither grey, nor black, brown nor p. 175 bay...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. Vii. The Shepherd Judge : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], VII THE SHEPHERD JUDGE IN a certain land, there was once a king who had four viziers to judge the people. Once these judges uttered a remarkable sentence. At that time there came to the king a certain shepherd, who spoke in a manner that pleased...
Georgian Folk Tales. Xvi. The King And The Apple : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 104 XVI THE KING AND THE APPLE 1 THERE was and there was not at all (of God's best may it be!), there was a king. When the day of his death was drawing nigh, he called his son to him, and said: 'In the day when thou goest to hunt in the east...
Ii. Mingrelian Tales. Iii. The Story Of Geri : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], III THE STORY OF GERIA, THE POOR MAN'S SON THERE was once a poor married man who had only one son; but this son was very handsome and strong, and his name was Geria. 1 Once the youth went out to hunt, and when he was coming home in the evening he...
Georgian Folk Tales. Xii. Asphurtzela : * "Georgian Folk Tales, by Marjory Wardrop" [1894], p. 68 XII ASPHURTZELA 1 THERE was, and there was not at all (of God's best may it be!), there was once a woman. This woman's husband had died young, and left her four little children: three boys and one girl. When the children were grown up...
