Legends about the Formation of Lake Issyk-Kul
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The Legend of Issyk-Kul
How Lake Issyk-Kul Came to Be Many legends have been woven by the people about how Lake Issyk-Kul...
The Legend of the Lake
Long ago, in the Issyk-Kul basin, there was a city, around which stood a castle atop a steep...
The Legend of the City of Chigu
THE CITY OF THE RED VALLEY Chigu (Chigucheng — in Chinese sources "The City of the Red...
Aysulu
Once upon a time, there was a khan. The khan had a daughter. Her name was Aiy-Sulu, and she was as...
Legends of the City of Cholpon-Ata
CHOLPON AND THE TWO HEROES. This happened long ago when the Kyrgyz lived as one tribe among the...
The Last Hope
Last Hope This is an old story. One khan became rich at the expense of the common people and...
Scarlet Poppies
Scarlet Poppies In ancient times, there lived a girl named Aisha. A beauty that made all her...
The Tale of the Wise Girl
The Wise Girl In ancient times, there lived a khan named Sarybay. One day he gathered his people...
The Tale of the Old Man "What a Pity..."
“HOW SAD...” Once upon a time, there was an old man. Every new day, he greeted with the same...
Boundless Maternal Love
Maternal Love Once upon a time, there was a woman who had an only son. When he grew up and...
The title translates to: "The Craftswoman Named Uz-ene."
About the Skillful Mistress, Like the Ringing Song of the People's Soul In a small coastal...
Legends of the Lakes
AIDYN-KUL...
Chigu — The Mecca of Researchers of Preissykulya
Semenov-Tian-Shansky Searches for Chigu Just as Mecca eternally beckons Muslims, Chigu attracted...
Trust and Patience
Trust In a mountain village lived a beautiful young couple. He was a smart, agile dzhigit. She was...
The Tale of the Wise Akylzhan. Part - 1
AKYLJAN In ancient times, there lived a khan. This khan had a wise vizier. Both the khan and the...
Greed
To Remain Human In one village, there lived an extraordinarily beautiful mulatto girl, who had...
A Tale of Generosity Without Limits. Part - 3
Nine days the khan sailed the waves, and on the tenth he docked at the shore of the kingdom of the...
Three Magical Wells
Hot Springs In one khanate, there were three magical wells. Only the khan knew the secret of each...
The Tale of Meer and Zara
ZAR AND MEER Once upon a time, it is said, there lived a king. This king lost his vizier, and he...
The Tale of the Bald Shepherd
The Bald Shepherd This happened a long time ago. A noble warrior named Sokbay was riding across...
The Tale of the Seven Brothers
THE SEVEN SONS OF THE OLD WOMAN Once upon a time, there lived a poor old woman who had seven sons....
The Tale of the Wise Akylzhan. Part - 2
Part - 2 And the next story is as follows, — Akylzhan continued. — A man had three sons. All of...
The Tale of Bekzhal and the Zymyryk Bird
BEKZHAL AND THE BIRD ZYMYRYK In ancient times, a khan had a wonderful bird named Zymyryk. Every...
The Tale of the Orphan Boy. Part - 2
Part - 2 Many years passed. The boy grew into a young man. One day he asked the old man what was...
The Tale of Chotur the Orphan. Part - 2
Part - 2 Chotur thanked his friend, said goodbye, and set off on the road that his adoptive father...
The Tale of Naabat
Naabat Once upon a time, they say, there lived a khan named Azil. He ruled his people wisely and...
The Tale of the Clever Karachach
ZHÉERENCHÉ-CHÉCHEN AND KARACHACH In ancient times, there lived a man named Zhéerenché-chéchen....
Tolubai-Synch — Expert in Racing Qualities of Horses
Once upon a time in the mountains lived Tolubai-Synch — an expert on the racing qualities of...
The Power of Motherhood
The Power of Motherhood Many tales are dedicated to the woman-mother. Here is one of them. Once...
The Tale of Issyk-Kul
A long time ago, when there was still no Issyk-Kul, and at the foot of the mountains there were no...
The title "Кыз куумай" translates to "Chasing the Girl" in English.
Kyz Kuu May — the chase for a girl — is an equestrian game involving a girl and a young man...
The Tale of Chotur the Orphan. Part - 3
Part - 3 Meanwhile, the dzhigit who stole the stone and threw Chotur into the well arrived in...
The Legend of the Lake "Kokuy-Kul"
"Kokuy-Kul" Among the high mountains lies a small but very deep lake called Kokuy-Kul....
Semetey. Childhood and Youth of Semetey. The Flight of Kanakei to Bukhara. Part - 1
The Escape of Kanikei to Bukhara. When Manas died, Kёbёsh became the khan in his place, while his...
Epic "Manas". Return from the Great Campaign. Part - 1
Return from the Great Campaign. Part - 1 On one of the gloomy nights Kanykey woke up in tears,...
Semetey. Childhood and Youth of Semetey. The Escape of Kanikey to Bukhara. Part - 2
The Escape of Kanikey to Bukhara. Part - 2 A day passed, then another, after the departure of...
The Tale of the Brave Dykhanbai
DIYKANBAI AND THE DEV Once upon a time, there lived a brave hunter named Dıykanbay. He had no...
The Tale of the Orphan Boy. Part - 1
The Orphan. Part - 1 In ancient times, there were many orphans on the earth. One of them served as...
Semetey. Childhood and Youth of Semetey. The Flight of Kanikey to Bukhara. Part - 1
Childhood and Youth of Semetey. The Escape of Kanakei to Bukhara Brother of Kyobesh, Abyke, and...
The Tale of the Foolish Dzhigit and the Beautiful Wife
THE FOOLISH JIGIT AND THE BEAUTIFUL WIFE There was a wealthy man who had a son. After marrying a...
The Tale of Brave Chilten. Part 2. Chapters 1-2
Six-Month Journey. Part 2. Chapter 1....
Semetey. The Childhood of Semetey. Part - 2
Childhood of Semetey. Part - 2 Semetey enjoyed the khan's power Not knowing that his father...
A Drop of Tenderness and True Faith
Orphan and Cow This was a long time ago. An orphan boy lived with his father. He spent every day...