Enlight Ermine and hare Once on a winter night, an ermine was hiding under a bush - sitting, watching for mice. And suddenly it was as if a mountain had fallen on his back. There is nothing to grab onto with the ermine’s leg... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Cow and stars Nowadays there are no horses and cows. And there was a time - they were even considered relatives. Once in the summer two friends went to a green meadow. — There’s thick Aktamyr grass. Please, cow, ea... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Why does a bat fly only at night? Now the bat only flies at night. And there was a time when she flew during the day. One day she flies at noon, and a proud hawk meets her. “Ah,” says the hawk, “it’s good that we met.” I've been looki... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Yusküzek and Altyn-Chach At the edge of the blue valley, where the magpie cannot fly, at the foot of the icy mountain, where the raven cannot fly, there stood an ail as small as a heart. White smoke curled out of it like a th... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Sartakpai In Altai, at the mouth of the Ini River, lived the hero Sartakpai. His scythe reaches to the ground. Eyebrows are like thick bushes. The muscles are knotty, like a growth on a birch tree, even if you ... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight How the hero Baburgan became a mountain In ancient times, the hero Baburgan, the son of the hero Adagan, lived in Altai. Baburgan surpassed everyone in strength. There were no heroes equal to him in strength in Altai. His character was cock... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Kyzymil - golden river It was like that, you see. The girl-Kyzymil, a beautiful girl (like a bird cherry in the spring), fell in love with the good god-Vuis. Pink, juicy, strong - like a pine cone. OK. She went out to Yelan... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Stingy frog Once upon a time there was a frog: One day she came out of her house, from the round lake. And jump-jump - I went for a walk. Jump-jump - and she lost her way home. And then, as luck would have it, sh... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight A hundred minds A crane and a fox met. The fox lowered her head: - Poor crane, it turns out you only have two legs! The crane looked down, and the fox had one, two, three, four legs! In surprise, the crane opened its... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight The legend of the origin of Lake Teletskoye In ancient times, in the place where Lake Teletskoye now splashes with waves, there was a valley, deep and narrow, surrounded by high steep mountains. And on the slopes of the mountains, on both sides... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Frog and ants Once upon a time there lived a frog. She lived by a small round lake. One day I left my house and hopped along the shore, hopped and hopped into the forest, hopped and hopped and lost my way home. She... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Enlight Musk deer At the edge of a black forest, on the banks of a fast river, near rich larches, my grandfather and grandmother lived. In their old age, like hares approaching winter, they turned completely white. The... Altai Fairy Tales Fairy Tales