Enlight Kedrovka The Tofalars have long noticed that in the taiga, among the trees, cedar lives, perhaps, the longest. He saw and knows what happened around him for five whole centuries. Look, brother, what a long-liv... Fairy Tales Tofalar Fairy Tales
Enlight The Tale of the Origin of the Tofalars Three people came. One was a Buryat, another was a Tuvan, the third was a Tatar. They began to live in a new place, fish, and hunt wild animals. One day, while hunting, they caught a fawn, tamed it, a... Fairy Tales Tofalar Fairy Tales
Enlight The Legend of Mount Aladyr Do you know what “argunchi” is? This is an ancient Tofalar game. The Tophs go out to the summer pasture and graze the deer together, driving them from place to place in search of new pastures. And in ... Fairy Tales Tofalar Fairy Tales
Enlight Fox and bear One day a bear and a fox met. The fox asked the bear: -Who are you most afraid of, godfather? The bear replied: – I am most afraid of wood grouse when they fly. Who are you afraid of? – I am most afra... Fairy Tales Tofalar Fairy Tales
Enlight Nomadic Hunter It was a long time ago. The one who told me this tale heard it from his grandfather, and he, in turn, also heard it from his grandfather. In a hollow between sharp rocks and high mountains, near the U... Fairy Tales Tofalar Fairy Tales
Enlight Why do Tofalars live in the Sayan Mountains? This legend is about why the Tofalars live in the Sayan Mountains. “It was a long time ago,” the old men say, puffing on their pipes. - Quite a long time ago. When we were very little, the old people ... Fairy Tales Tofalar Fairy Tales
Enlight Khun-kyzy We have a little, little mouse, her name is Khun-kyzy, which means “Sunny Girl” in Russian. She lives by the lake, dives and swims well in the water. Once Khun-kyzy met a bear. The bear looked down at... Fairy Tales Tofalar Fairy Tales
