Enlight Zheztyrnaki, peri and Mamai In times long past, three zhigits set off on a long journey. On the road they met a shepherd. “Whose village is this visible in the distance?” they asked. “This is the village of the batyr Mamai,” ans... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Girl's resourcefulness In former times there lived a rich Kazakh. He had two children: a son and a daughter. One day he told his son: “My child, when you grow up, marry according to your own choice.” Take a wife from among ... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Ermagambet In ancient times, there lived a rich Kazakh. He had no children. Once the khan gave his daughter in marriage and on this occasion threw a big ceremony. He invited only family members to this event. Th... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Atumtai and Nasharvan Once upon a time there lived two friends. One of them was called Atumtai, and the other was called Nashavan. Atumtai was generous, and Nasharvan was fair. They both lived in great friendship and harmo... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Golden knife In the old days there lived a merchant man. He had a son. One day a merchant was getting ready to go to the city to the market. The son asked his father to buy a gold knife for him. The father promise... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Generous and stingy One day the Generous and the Stingy decided to go to worship together. The Stingy One used the Generous One’s bread and water all the way. Finally, the Generous One ran out of supplies. He began to as... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Wonderful garden Once upon a time there lived two friends of a poor man - Asan and Khasen. Asan cultivated a piece of land, Khasen tended his small herd, and this is how they obtained their meager food. Both friends w... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight The Shoemaker and the Khan One khan decided to check how the people carried out his orders. He ordered his viziers to declare that his subjects should not do anything and should not light fires at night. The viziers reported to... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Zengi Baba Zengi Baba, the patron saint of cattle, was kind to people. Many cunning people in the old days took advantage of his simplicity and generosity for personal gain. After all, if Zengi Baba looks at any... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Kadyr's happiness There lived two brothers. The eldest was reasonable and hard-working, and the younger was stupid, lazy and envious. His name was Kadir. Kadir came to his brother and said with annoyance: - Why does th... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales
Enlight Duisen and dyau Once upon a time there lived a zhigit named Duisen. He was tending his goats. One day Duisen went with the goats to the steppe, got tired, tired and fell asleep next to the herd. Wolves ran past and s... Fairy Tales Kazakh Fairy Tales