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My village ,, Cheremi " was built by King Vakhtang Gorgasali in the 5th century
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Cheremi was a city for a long time. Because Vakhtang Gorgasali built his palace there and he was resting there.
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He built churches in Cheremi. Later people started to settle down there.
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The king’s palace was built for King Vakhtang’s son Dachi . The palace was named Dachi’s Palace
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After the death of Vakhtang Gorgasali the city became smaller. At last, it became village.
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The legend about Anna-Baji
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There was a ‘’khanate’’ public celebration in the Sioni district. People were outside In the street. Comically dressed ‘’khan’’ was conducted, who was sitting on the camel facing backword. People wanted to drop him into the river ‘’Mtkvari’’.
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People were enjoying when two furious buffalos attacked them. The people mixed up and the furgitive men were trampling down each other.
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About sixteen year old girl fell out of the house at that moment. She was so furious, that she clung her hands on its horns. The girl turned out well, she lay down very greatly on the animal’s horns and rolled the neck.
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Next she threw on the ground. After that she attacked another animal on the horns and rolled the neck to it too.
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She was Anna-Baji. She was Georgian handcraftsman’s daughter. People were very surprised, because they had never seen such a beautiful and brave young woman before
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The Girl and the Monster
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There was a village, where lived a little girl. Her house was near the volcano. She lived there with her mother. One day mother said: “My dear, please go to the river and fetch some water.”
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The girl went to the river. When she was taking water, she saw a monster. The girl was excited.
“Grr!” said the monster to the girl.
The girl exclaimed, “Wow, this is wonderful.”
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“Don’t be scared! We will help you,” said mother.
Suddenly she saw mother and other people.
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The girl didn’t realise what happened when the monster fell into the water. She thought the monster had died.
The girl was crying. “Don’t cry my dear. It was a monster. Everything will be well,” said mother.
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Suddenly the volcano woke up and started burning. Everyone was screaming.
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The girl and her mother jumped into the river. They were alive because the monster helped them. When they were swimming in the water they couldn’t breathe. The monster got them to the safe place. Mother was terrified, but the girl was happy. She thanked the moster.