ACHUU BULAK. Not far from here, in a small gorge, there is a spring. It was formed a long time ago—when the Kyrgyz were at war with the Kalmyks. The Kyrgyz had already driven the Kalmyks into the mountains. They captured the young son of the Kalmyk khan Changalmak and killed him in the gorge. The khan buried him there. After some time, a spring with clean, cold, tasty water appeared at the site of the grave. However, anyone who drank water from this spring fell ill in such a way that they could not be cured. Since then, people have called this spring Achuu Bulak — the evil spring. Thus, the khan took revenge on the Kyrgyz for the murder of his son.
