Enlight Stubbornness There lived a husband and wife. She once said to her husband: “Go and quarrel with your parents, and I’ll quarrel with mine.” In the evening I will cook fatty pilaf, and there will be no need to treat... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Water mill without water One day one of the residents of Tiari needed to go to the mill. He took with him a leather skin containing grain to grind the grain into flour. Arriving at the mill, he said to its owner: “I want you ... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Marriage of Maryam Once upon a time there lived a young man who wooed a girl named Maryam. She had one hundred dinars and proposed to her fiancé: - Let's agree this way. I will give you three mules loaded with musk. Tak... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Wolves and the river The wolves found a sheep skin at the bottom of the river. They decided that it was a live ram, and began to think about how to get to it. They thought and thought and decided to drink the river and th... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Hunters, lion and mouse Hunters caught a lion in a net. A mouse came, chewed the knots, the lion freed himself from his bonds and thus escaped. “No one should be despised and one should never lose hope. I, a mighty lion, sur... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Clever Crow Once a thirsty crow saw a jug, flew up to it and saw that there was little water in it, almost at the bottom. “The neck of the jug is narrow,” thought the crow, “you won’t be able to get drunk.” The c... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Hare and lioness The hare, who gave birth to a whole litter of hares, reproached the lioness: - Look how many cubs I have. And you give birth to one or two. And the lioness answered her: - Yes, I give birth to one, bu... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Deceived moneylender Walking through the streets, a woman saw a crying Kurd at the entrance to the mosque. - Why are you crying? – she asked. He told her: “I gave my money to a moneylender for safekeeping, and now he does... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Simpletons and Johi Once upon a time there lived a man whom people called Johi. One fine day he arranged a festive dinner for his fellow villagers. He thought, “Maybe after this big meal they’ll stop calling me Johi.” Al... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Man and foal The man was riding a mare. On the way, she gave birth to a foal. The foal stood unsteadily on his feet. And he said to his master: “You see that I am small, weak and cannot walk.” So don’t leave me he... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Shortest path One day a Tiarian was going to the melik and bringing him a jug of wine as a gift. It was autumn. He walked for a long time and finally reached the village where the melik lived. Not far from the vill... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Raven and Shepherd Once a raven saw an eagle carrying a lamb away from the herd. And the raven wanted to become like an eagle. Noticing a fat ram, the raven fell on him like a stone and dug his claws into its wool. But ... Assyrian Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
