EP 80: Armenia- Zoolvisia (զուլվիզիա)

This story is of a king who is poisoned and his son who goes off to avenge him. The trouble is that the person who slayed his father isn't a warrior, but an enchanted princess who just wants to be left alone. Eventually he falls for her, but he must break her magic spell before he can talk to her. Even after winning her over, his trials are not over. Will they live happily ever after? Will the witch steal her away? What can the magic fairies do to help? Source: The Golden Maiden and other folk tales and fairy stories told in Armenia collected by A. G. Seklemian Narrator: Dustin Steichmann Music: Tailor's Seat by German Mr. Thomas Creative Commons Sound Effects: Birds and rain by Dustin Steichmann Podcast Shout out: Planthropology A cool, sciencey, nerdy podcast all about plants and the people who study them. Dr Vikram's passion for plants shows through on his podcast and his twitter feed. Always a good listen. Listener shout out to Green Bay Wisconsin and the Ho Chunk Native American Tribe. Language highlight is Ho Chunk  Cover Art: "An Armenian woman posing for Prokudin-Gorskii on a hillside near Artvin (in present day Turkey), Circa 1910" by ali eminov is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0