By Hovhannes Tumanyan

Once upon a time there was a king. This king declares all over his country: “Anyone who tells such a lie that I say it is a lie, I will give them half of my kingdom.”

There comes a shepherd and says: “Your majesty, my father had a cane and he could reach the stars in the sky with it.”

“There may be such a thing”, answers the king, “My grandfather had a pipe so long that he put one end in his mouth and lit it with the sun.”

The liar goes out puzzled. Read more ›