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A curated collection of folk and fairy narratives drawn from Armenian oral tradition, paired with an introductory essay that frames the tales within local customs and lingering pre-Christian rites. The stories range from wonder-tales about enchanted places, vanished hunters, royal heirs, and miraculous maidens to brief ritual and festival accounts rooted in village life; recurring motifs include floods, fire ceremonies, divination, and tests of fortune. The translations preserve oral rhythms and communal performance, presenting compact moral lessons, stock folkloric motifs, and a representative cross-section of seasonal practices and popular belief.

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Related Library of Congress catalog page: 98000188.

Related Open Library catalog page (for source): OL342944M.

Related Open Library catalog page (for work): OL1793309W.

Related WorldCat catalog page: 5778731.

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