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It's probably a longshot but does anybody know this Armenian story?

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    It's probably a longshot but does anybody know this Armenian story?

    I remember reading an Armenian story when I was in grade school. I don't remember which school, because I moved across so often, and I don't remember which grade.

    I believe it was a short story of some sort in one of our Armenian books and was given as a reading assignment. The only thing I can remember is the basic premise of the story.

    The story was about a young boy who was given a dollar and told to go pray at a nearby church for his ailing mother. In his journey, the boy became distracted and by the time he reached the church, he was tired and hungry. There, he saw a man selling pastries, more specifically, I believe it was a gata. It would cost him a dollar, but he knew he had to go to church instead. Finally, he decided to buy the gata and would come back the next day and pray then. The boy arrives home and discovers that his mother has passed away, which bring up feelings of guilt in his soul.

    I believe that's all there was to it, but would like to know if anybody knows of this story and where I can read it. I assume this is a longshot, but you never know.
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    Re: It's probably a longshot but does anybody know this Armenian story?

    What a depressing story. Damn Armenians lol.

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      Re: It's probably a longshot but does anybody know this Armenian story?

      replace the pastry with odarutyun, and the ailing mother with our race, and filial piety suddenly takes on a grander scale.

      I've never heard this story btw, it's nice in its simplicity for conveying its moral.

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        Re: It's probably a longshot but does anybody know this Armenian story?

        Originally posted by One-Way View Post
        I remember reading an Armenian story when I was in grade school. I don't remember which school, because I moved across so often, and I don't remember which grade.

        I believe it was a short story of some sort in one of our Armenian books and was given as a reading assignment. The only thing I can remember is the basic premise of the story.

        The story was about a young boy who was given a dollar and told to go pray at a nearby church for his ailing mother. In his journey, the boy became distracted and by the time he reached the church, he was tired and hungry. There, he saw a man selling pastries, more specifically, I believe it was a gata. It would cost him a dollar, but he knew he had to go to church instead. Finally, he decided to buy the gata and would come back the next day and pray then. The boy arrives home and discovers that his mother has passed away, which bring up feelings of guilt in his soul.

        I believe that's all there was to it, but would like to know if anybody knows of this story and where I can read it. I assume this is a longshot, but you never know.
        Since when do prayers cost a dollar? Or was the story written by priests to support their candle protection-racket: your prayers won't reach God unless you buy one of our dollar candles and it's straight to hell with you if you dare reuse someone elses candle that has gone out.
        Plenipotentiary meow!

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          Re: It's probably a longshot but does anybody know this Armenian story?

          Well, yes, the boy was supposed to buy a candle. I do remember that, but perhaps there was another reason he didn't go into church. I don't remember it, but perhaps he just figured he didn't really have to pray at all, and didn't see the reason into praying to begin with, candle or no candle.

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