The first story is that of Grusha Vashnadze and the second one involves Adzak. Both stories begin in a Caucasian city ruled by a governor who serves under the Grand Duke.The governor has a child, Michael and a wife Natella. The governors brother,the fat prince stages a coup on the Easter Sunday.He beheads the governor and forces the governors wife to flee,leaving behind the child.
Grusha who was the maid,hides the child from the fat prince,saving him.She runs away from the city heading to the Northern mountains.She arrives at her brothers house and only allowed to live there over the winter season and after the winter to look for a husband to marry her as she can not survive in that community without a husband.The illegitimate child arouses questions and that is why she is married to Jussup. Simon Shashava returns and learns that Grusha is married.He becomes more annoyed when he sees Grusha with a child whom he thinks that he is Grusha's child.Michael is immediately taken back to the city.
The second story is about Judge Adzak. Grand Duke saves his life,on realizing that he will be called a traitor,he walks into the city and says that he saved Grand Duke's life.The fat prince says that his nephew is fit to be the judge ,but after a mock trial they choose Adzak.
Adzak rules several cases in favor of the poor and soon gains a reputation for supporting the poor.Th e Grand Duke appears after the war is over. Adzak is arrested and the soldiers want to behead him though the Grand Duke.
Adzak goes back to see to Grusha's case,the case between Grusha and Natella Abashwili on who the real mother of Michael is.He finally decides that the child belongs Grusha after drawing the chalk circle and asking them to pull the child and Grusha refuses to pull.This finally brings the two stories to one.
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i)"and where might he be?"inquired someone .
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