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THE MAGIC LAVASH

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Once upon a time, a long time ago...

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There was a mother and a son,
named Naghash.

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Naghash grew up
without a father...

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A war had passed through their land,
and taken his father with it...

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No one saw him after that day.

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Naghash's mother wandered
from house to house, baking bread...

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And people paid her with the same bread.

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Every time, wearily returning home,
the mother would hug little Naghash...

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and sing a wistful song
about her grievous former days.

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Every day, the mother went
from house to house, baking lavash...

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and her son ate lavash
and grew older.

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The days passed.
Months became years.

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One time, during dinner, Naghash asked:

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"Mother, why do you eat bread
without anything?"

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The mother sighed and said,

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"Son, I wrap my pain and sorrow
in the lavash and swallow them."

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Truly, in the Armenian Highlands,
boys become adults quickly...

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and forget their childish games.

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One day,

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Naghash gazed at those fields
sprawled around the village,

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that looked like patches...

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He saw that the mountainous country

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allocated a lavash-sized
plot to every house.

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Once...

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Naghash looked at his mother's
work for a very long time

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and said that he wanted to help.

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"Son, it's not your job to bake bread..."

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"If you want to be happy
and earn your bread..."

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"find the job your heart desires."

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said his mother.

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His mother's words worried Naghash,
and made him think deeply...

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and he decided to rove around the world,
and find the job he desired.

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At dawn, Naghash took the road...

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taking with him in his saddlebag
one baked lavash

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and the silent blessing of his mother...

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Whether he went far or not,
only Naghash himself knew.

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Near a cold wellspring,
he met a happy shepherd.

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The shepherd greeted Naghash
kindly and asked,

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"Have you a long road ahead of you?"

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Quenching his thirst, Naghash answered:
"Until I find my fate."

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"Until you find your fate?",
wondered the shepherd.

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"Your fate is here; mine is beyond
the mountains. Good luck!"

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"Hey, your fate is in your own hands",
yelled the shepherd after Naghash.

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At dusk, Naghash got tired

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and leaned against a stone
to catch his breath...

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He took the lavash from the saddlebag,
and suddenly, what a miracle!

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A robber appeared in front of Naghash:
"Have you stolen my lavash, you thief?"

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"Give it back, now!"

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"My mother baked the lavash",
yelled Naghash.

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The robber went back horrified, whispering:
"It's magic, my Lord, magic lavash".

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And the robber begged:
"Take whatever you want for this lavash".

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"I don't need your stolen gems. The lavash
will become common bread in your hands."

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"Take and eat if you're hungry",
said Naghash.

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Naghash wandered for a long time,

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and strange roads brought
him to a foreign country...

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where an old man met Naghash...

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"Who are you?"
"I am Naghash."

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"Have you a long road ahead of you?",
asked the old man.

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"Until I find my fate, old man."

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"I also went to find my fate,
but I lost my way."

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"In the end, I lost my vision."

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Naghash felt sad:
"Can I help you, old man?"

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"Don't go my way, son!"

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"My mother baked this lavash -
it was magical."

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"No matter how much I'd eat,
it never lessened..."

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"But half was suddenly lost on the road.
Here, this half is for you, old man!"

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"Your lavash is still
powerful, my son..."

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"May your mother's hands remain blessed,
as she brought back my vision..."

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And the old man added:

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"And the lavash diminished, my son,
because you didn't earn it yourself."

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Naghash slept, tired and uncertain...

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In his dream, he heard the old man's
words from very far away:

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"Your lavash will become magical again
when you irrigate it with your own sweat!"

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Naghash woke up,
and went towards his own village...

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He entered home calmly...

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Climbed silently to the opposite hill...

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He cleaned the stones from
a lavash-sized plot of land...

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Sowed his field...

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Irrigated it with his own sweat...

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And the land gave him its harvest...

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And Naghash remembered
the lavash of his childhood...

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and the magical words of the old man:

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"Remember, son, your happiness
lies only in your work..."

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"and your fate lies only
in your fatherland!"

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Screenplay: A. Sahradyan,
Stepan Andranikyan

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Director: Stepan Andranikyan,
Nelly Atajanyan

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The End
(subs by Liya and Seda from AUA, Irina
Apyan's students, parizani & Niffiwan)