HyePod: Armenian Story Time with Linda

Պապիկն ու Շողգամը (Babig and the Big Turnip)

Narrated by Linda Kandilian and music design by Avedis Ohanian. 
It is harvest season for the elderly grandparents who live on a farm with their grandchildren, dog and cat. Noticing that the big turnip he had once planted is ready for harvest, the grandfather goes to pull it out to cook it for dinner. With all his power, he tries to pull it out of the ground but is not successful. He then recruits his wife and together they try again, will they be able to pull out the turnip this time?

Կիկոսին Մահը (The Death of Gigos)

Written by Hovhannes Tumanian, narrated by Linda Kandilian and music design by Avedis Ohanian. 
While working, the poor man asks his daughter to go to the well to get some water. She goes to the well and thinks...if I get married, have a son, name him Gigos, and if Gigos comes here, climbs up this tree, falls down on the stone and dies...She then begins to weep over her dead son Gigos. Will her father ever get the water?
 
 

Պոչատ Աղուէսը (The Tailless Fox)

Written by Hovhannes Tumanian, narrated by Linda Kandilian, and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. 
Every morning, an older woman milked her goat and sold it for a living. One morning, the fox passes by and as soon as she steps away, he steals the milk. The older woman catches him in the act and cuts off his tail. He asks for his tail back. She agrees to give it back if he brings back her milk, which he already drank. Will he find more milk and get his tail back?

Անխելք Մարդը (The Foolish Man)

Written by Hovhannes Tumanian, narrated by Linda Kandilian, and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. 
There was once a poor man who worked hard but did not have much to show for it. Frustrated, he set into the forest to find God to tell him of the unfairness of his life and to ask that he grants him some luck.  On his way to find God, he encounters a wolf, a tree, a young lady and they all ask for favors from God. Will the poor man find God and get his and others' wishes granted?

Ուլիկը (The Baby Goat)

Written by Hovhannes Tumanian, narrated by Linda Kandilian and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. 
A baby goat named Sevoug and her mother live in a small hut in the forest. Sevoug stays home during the day while her mother grazes and returns home at night to feed Sevoug. When she is home, she sings for Sevoug to open the door. The forest wolf notices this routine and plans to sing the same song to get Sevoug to open the door. Will the wolf succeed?  
 
 

Ոսկու Կարասը (The Golden Pot)

Written by Hovhannes Tumanian, narrated by Linda Kandilian and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. 
A farmer once owned some land and 2 oxen. Over a cold winter, the oxen get sick and die. With no money to buy new oxen, he decides to rent out his land to a neighbor. Not long after, whilst digging the borrowed land, the neighbor finds a pot of gold. What will the neighbor do with the pot of gold? Will he tell the farmer or keep it for himself?

Երեք Խոզուկները (The Three Little Pigs)

Narrated by Linda Kandilian and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. 
The three little pigs are getting ready to leave their mother’s home to build their own home and live independently in the forest. As they head out, their mother gives them food and warns about the forest wolf. Will they listen to their mothers advice or get eaten by the big bad wolf?

Կարմիր Գլխարկիկը (Red Riding Hood)

European fairytale written by Charles Perrault, narrated by Linda Kandilian and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. 
The girl walks through the woods to deliver food to her sickly grandmother. Her mother had ordered her to stay strictly on the path and to not talk to any strangers. Will she listen to her mother's advice?

Ծտիկը (The Bird)

Written by Hovhannes Tumanian, narrated by Linda Kandilian and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. While playing, the bird lands on a wooden branch and injures her foot. An elderly bystander offers to remove it from her foot in return for keeping it. The bird free of the wood happily flies away. Towards the end of the day, she returns with regret and asks for her wood back which no longer exists...what will she do next?

Ոսկի Ձկնիկը (The Golden Fish)

Written by Hovhannes Tumanian, narrated by Linda Kandilian and sound design by Avedis Ohanian. 
A poor fisherman heads to the seashore to catch some fish to sell and provide for his family. After some failed attempts, he catches one made of gold.The fish then speaks to him in a human voice. What does the fish tell him?