Jirtdan’s sieve and millstone

Overview

Lost after gathering firewood, Jirtdan and his companions enter a div’s illuminated house. Recognizing the host’s intention to eat them, Jirtdan stays awake, requests scrambled eggs, then demands river water brought in a sieve.

While the div tries filling the leaking sieve, the children escape across the river. Jirtdan advises their pursuer to cross wearing a millstone; its weight pulls him down. They return safely to the grandmother. The magazine acknowledges other oral variants; this profile follows its printed sequence.

Origins & earliest records

Azerbaijani folktale witness.

Records & interpretation

Complete native printed narrative.

Selected bibliography

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   Jirtdan

   · 1996

Family & connections

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References

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1. Primary printed folktaleAzerbaijan International 4.3, pages 76–77Research access: 2026-10-12

Image credits

Symbolic sieve and millstone from sequential tricks

AI interpretation; sequential trick objects symbolically arranged.