The Golden Maiden
Other Folk Tales
Fairy Stories Told in Armenia
Read by Noel Badrian
Armenians trace their history back to before the time of the Babylonians and earliest recorded history - in fact, to Togarmah, a grandson of Japhet, Noah's son, who settled in Armenia after the Ark came to rest on mount Ararat. Armenia was also the first State in the world to adopt Christianity as their official religion, around the 3rd Century AD. This book contains many wonderful folk and fairy tales culled from this long history of the Armenian country people, to whom all nature is full of stories, by the scholar and storyteller Mr. A. G. Seklemian. - Summary by Noel Badrian
Chapters
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| The Story-Teller to his Audience | 11:37 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Golden Maiden | 16:34 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Betrothed of Destiny | 12:31 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Youngest of the Three | 34:07 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Fairy Nightingale | 15:04 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Dreamer | 15:49 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Bride of the Fountain | 7:10 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Dyjhicon: the Coward-Hero | 11:17 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Zoolvisia | 29:24 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Dragon-Child and Sun-Child | 24:25 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Mirza | 35:45 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Magic Ring | 16:18 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Twins | 21:17 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Idiot | 6:37 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Bedik and The Invulnerable Giant | 21:52 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Simon, the Friend of Snakes | 8:03 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Poor Widow’s Son | 17:05 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| A Niggardly Companion | 9:48 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Maiden of the Sea | 6:44 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Golden-Headed Fish | 12:07 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Husband or Wife - Which? | 7:53 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Wicked Stepmother | 29:59 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Tricks of a Woman | 4:31 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| A Wise Weaver | 4:37 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Mind or Luck - Which? | 6:35 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The World’s Beauty | 18:23 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| Salman and Rostom | 6:36 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Sparrow and the Two Children | 6:47 | Read by Noel Badrian | |
| The Old Woman and the Cat | 5:07 | Read by Noel Badrian |
Reviews
Armenian Folktales
storyteller
Very good Readers and a variety of folktales, some new to me others familiar. Definitely worth a listen if you like folktales.
felix-walne
All fantastic stories! Narrated really well!