Realizing that they are both engaged to the same woman and each unwilling to give her up, two robbers compare their cleverness in thievery to see who deserves her. Large, colorful illustrations capture the flavor of the Armenian culture in this humorous folktale.

• Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
• Randolph Caldecott Medal 1977 (Honor Title)
• Format: Book
• ISBN: 9780241895771

Notes

retold by Nonny Hogrogian