How Lake Issyk-Kul Came to Be Many legends have been woven by the people about how Lake Issyk-Kul...
Long ago, in the Issyk-Kul basin, there was a city, around which stood a castle atop a steep...
THE CITY OF THE RED VALLEY Chigu (Chigucheng — in Chinese sources "The City of the Red...
Once upon a time, there was a khan. The khan had a daughter. Her name was Aiy-Sulu, and she was as...
CHOLPON AND THE TWO HEROES. This happened long ago when the Kyrgyz lived as one tribe among the...
Last Hope This is an old story. One khan became rich at the expense of the common people and...
Scarlet Poppies In ancient times, there lived a girl named Aisha. A beauty that made all her...
The Wise Girl In ancient times, there lived a khan named Sarybay. One day he gathered his people...
“HOW SAD...” Once upon a time, there was an old man. Every new day, he greeted with the same...
Maternal Love Once upon a time, there was a woman who had an only son. When he grew up and...
About the Skillful Mistress, Like the Ringing Song of the People's Soul In a small coastal...
AIDYN-KUL...
Semenov-Tian-Shansky Searches for Chigu Just as Mecca eternally beckons Muslims, Chigu attracted...
Trust In a mountain village lived a beautiful young couple. He was a smart, agile dzhigit. She was...
AKYLJAN In ancient times, there lived a khan. This khan had a wise vizier. Both the khan and the...
To Remain Human In one village, there lived an extraordinarily beautiful mulatto girl, who had...
Nine days the khan sailed the waves, and on the tenth he docked at the shore of the kingdom of the...
Hot Springs In one khanate, there were three magical wells. Only the khan knew the secret of each...
ZAR AND MEER Once upon a time, it is said, there lived a king. This king lost his vizier, and he...
The Bald Shepherd This happened a long time ago. A noble warrior named Sokbay was riding across...
THE SEVEN SONS OF THE OLD WOMAN Once upon a time, there lived a poor old woman who had seven sons....
Part - 2 And the next story is as follows, — Akylzhan continued. — A man had three sons. All of...
BEKZHAL AND THE BIRD ZYMYRYK In ancient times, a khan had a wonderful bird named Zymyryk. Every...
Part - 2 Many years passed. The boy grew into a young man. One day he asked the old man what was...
Part - 2 Chotur thanked his friend, said goodbye, and set off on the road that his adoptive father...
Naabat Once upon a time, they say, there lived a khan named Azil. He ruled his people wisely and...
ZHÉERENCHÉ-CHÉCHEN AND KARACHACH In ancient times, there lived a man named Zhéerenché-chéchen....
Once upon a time in the mountains lived Tolubai-Synch — an expert on the racing qualities of...
The Power of Motherhood Many tales are dedicated to the woman-mother. Here is one of them. Once...
A long time ago, when there was still no Issyk-Kul, and at the foot of the mountains there were no...
Kyz Kuu May — the chase for a girl — is an equestrian game involving a girl and a young man...
Part - 3 Meanwhile, the dzhigit who stole the stone and threw Chotur into the well arrived in...
"Kokuy-Kul" Among the high mountains lies a small but very deep lake called Kokuy-Kul....
The Escape of Kanikei to Bukhara. When Manas died, Kёbёsh became the khan in his place, while his...
Return from the Great Campaign. Part - 1 On one of the gloomy nights Kanykey woke up in tears,...
The Escape of Kanikey to Bukhara. Part - 2 A day passed, then another, after the departure of...
DIYKANBAI AND THE DEV Once upon a time, there lived a brave hunter named Dıykanbay. He had no...
The Orphan. Part - 1 In ancient times, there were many orphans on the earth. One of them served as...
Childhood and Youth of Semetey. The Escape of Kanakei to Bukhara Brother of Kyobesh, Abyke, and...
THE FOOLISH JIGIT AND THE BEAUTIFUL WIFE There was a wealthy man who had a son. After marrying a...
Six-Month Journey. Part 2. Chapter 1....
Childhood of Semetey. Part - 2 Semetey enjoyed the khan's power Not knowing that his father...
Orphan and Cow This was a long time ago. An orphan boy lived with his father. He spent every day...