THE SIX STORIES IN THIS COLLECTION ARE WRITTEN IN THE KURDISH DIALECT OF SULAIMANIA, THE LANGUAGE OF OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS AND TEXTBOOKS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN. THE VARIOUS THEMES INCLUDED ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF KURDISH CULTURE AND TRADITION. EACH SELECTION (WRITTEN IN KURDISH SCRIPT) IS FOLLOWED BY VOCABULARY AND EXPLANATORY NOTES IN ORDER OF OCCURRENCE IN THE TEXT. (A MASTERY OF THE BASIC PATTERNS AND SCRIPT AS PRESENTED IN THE "BASIC COURSE" IS ASSUMED ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT.) THE INTRODUCTION INCLUDES A BRIEF HISTORY OF KURDISH LITERARY CULTURE AND A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY. THE VOCABULARY USED IN THIS READER AND THE PRECEDING READERS, "NEWSPAPER KURDISH" AND "KURDISH SHORT STORIES", IS INCLUDED IN THE "KURDISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY" BY THE SAME AUTHORS. THIS DOCUMENT IS PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS, 615 EAST UNIVERSITY STREET, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, 48106. (AM)