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Stories such as "Master and Pupil" or "The Serpent and the Peasant" explore moral complexity through shape-shifting magic and mythic trickery. Others, like "The Good-for-Nothing" and "The Fool's Good Fortune," revel in absurdity and rural satire.

Georgian Folk Tales is a landmark collection of traditional narratives from Georgia, gathered and translated in the late 19th century by Marjory Scott Wardrop. A must-have for lovers of folklore, comparative mythology, and Caucasian history.