Albanian Wonder TalesA selection of folk tales culled from a larger body of Albanian folklore known as Përálle, and characterized by weird and wonderful mountainous landscapes, giants, dwarfs, witches, talking animals and trees, flying men, half-human birds, and monsters. |
Contents
The Man Who Went to Find His Angel | 3 |
The Boy Who Killed the Dif | 19 |
Animals | 45 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
Albanian answered art thou asked bade beautiful Beautiful-of-the-Earth bird bousouka brother brought cried daughter Dervish devour didst donkey dost thou Dragúe eagle exclaimed eyes farmer father fell finger ring forest girdle Gizari Gjelosh Gjuro gold Governor hair hand Handa heard husband Imer jewels kill King Marko King's Majesty Kuchedra land leaped little horse live Lubiya Lukja Mämädréqja man's name Marash Mingo monk morning mosque mountains Ndrek night nightingale Noïtéshe Óra palace Palok pray thee Prince Qyrumbéti Princess Queen Bôr rams Rasím replied Rexh robe rode saying Shtríga silver snake snake scale stone sword tell thee thine Thopch thou art thou canst thou hast thou shalt thou wilt three jewels threw told took Toshk trail tree Visojidha wall weeping white world wife wild wild boars Witch woman Zjermi