On the stage of the popular Russian show "Well, Everyone Together!" Kyrgyz singer Azat Raimberdiev proposed to his girlfriend. This event took place during the seventh episode of the seventh season, which aired on October 24. Raimberdiev, a finalist of the fifth season of the program, spoke his words after the performance of Djamila Khabibullina from Kazan, noting the beauty of her name, which is associated with the works of the famous writer Chyngyz Aitmatov.
It has been a month since Chynybek and Aysulu got married, and they moved to the aiyl where Khan Karakhan ruled, which in Kyrgyz translates to Black Khan. Karakhan was an evil wizard — this was known to all the residents of the aiyl, and everyone feared him. Only Chynybek was unaware of this, but soon their paths intertwined. This happened on the day of falcon hunting, which Karakhan was very fond of. As soon as he released the falcon on a hare, the bird flapped its wings and flew back home,
This was a long, long time ago, when people were divided into rich and poor and believed in good and evil wizards capable of performing various miracles. In one Kyrgyz village, high in the mountains, lived two neighbors — Minbay and Juzbay. Minbay was a wealthy man: his flock numbered a thousand sheep. Juzbay was poorer: he had only a hundred sheep. The only thing that brought Juzbay joy was his son Chynybek. This extraordinary story happened to Chynybek. It began in the summer pasture — the
Once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman in the distant mountains. They sowed grain and tended livestock — that was their livelihood. And in those mountains lived a wild boar, a gray wolf, a clumsy bear, a striped tiger, a fearsome lion, and a cunning fox. They brought no peace to the old man and old woman. One day, hard times came to the mountains, and life became difficult. It was especially hard for the fox: she was a gourmet, used to eating only the most tender and
Once, Aldar's wife really wanted to eat sour cream, and she began to ask her husband to get a cow. “How can I buy a cow if I have no money?” — the poor man lamented and found no way out. He wanted very much to please his wife, and one morning he said:
HOW ALDAR ACQUIRED A HORSE The people's word about Aldar's exploits, his cunning and resourcefulness spread across the mountainous region of the Kyrgyz. It also reached the ears of the rich man Karabay. The envious wealthy man rode his best steed to the renowned trickster to challenge him in the art of deception. — Not today, — Aldar replied to the rich man's proposal, — another time. — No, if the people's tales about you are true, then argue with me today. Otherwise, I
On the appointed day, Aldar placed the "goat" in a bag and came with it to the arena. A huge crowd had gathered here; everyone wanted to see how the horned fighters would battle. They fought so fiercely that sparks flew from their horns. The Khan, seeing Aldar, called him over and said with a smirk:
Aldar had a goat as white as snow, with sharp, saber-like horns, fierce and aggressive. To prevent it from butting the children, the owner kept it tied up in the yard, under a shed. One day, after returning from a neighboring aiyl, Aldar found that the horned one was missing. "It seems the goat broke the rope and ran off into the field," thought Aldar, and he set off in search of it. He looked for the goat everywhere: in the fields and mountains, in gardens and ravines. But it had
As people say, it must have been so. According to legend, there lived a clever and resourceful man in a Kyrgyz village, named Aldar-Kose. One day, Aldar went to fetch water. Just as he was lowering the bucket into the well, he saw a notorious bandit approaching him. The bandit had many misdeeds to his name, and Aldar decided to punish the uninvited guest.
Bek-khan had six viziers — boastful and arrogant. They all boasted of their intellect. One day, Bek-khan was riding through the steppe with all his six viziers when they came across a poor yurt. Near it stood an old man.
It should be noted that the sage had a huge library. He gave me the keys to it and went off to the mountains to collect medicinal herbs and dig up healing roots. Unbeknownst to myself, I became engrossed in reading the books, and there was so much interesting and captivating content in them that I didn’t even notice how I forgot both my sorrow and the girl whom I seemed to love madly. The ringing in my ears disappeared, I felt my former strength returning to my body, and my mood lifted. When
Nine days the khan sailed the waves, and on the tenth he docked at the shore of the kingdom of the sorrowful prince. He was received well in the palace. The prince, upon learning of his purpose, said sadly: — You have traveled a very long way. Although I swore not to reveal my secret to anyone, I cannot refuse you, for otherwise you will not be able to fulfill the wish of your bride's father, and your marriage will be disrupted. So listen. This story began long ago when I was a very young
For many months he rode. Upon reaching the sea, he sold his horse to pay for passage on a ship. After landing, he walked for many days until he finally reached the city ruled by the far-famed king and his daughter. The khan's clothes were worn out, his shirt was tattered, and his boots were broken: tired and emaciated from the journey, the khan looked like a beggar and a vagabond. Nevertheless, he made his way directly to the palace and said: — I need the king and his daughter! Polite
Once upon a time, there was a khan. One day, he deeply pondered his life and, finding no answers to his thoughts, decided to consult the people. He saddled his horse and rode out to the market square. The people gathered. The khan said: — My father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and his father and grandfather all sat on the khan's throne before me. You know many stories about them from your parents. Tales of their rule have been passed down from generation to generation. Tell me, were
Once upon a time, there lived a khan. One day he decided to test his viziers: — My viziers, — said the khan, — answer me, who is more generous: the one who has a lot of livestock, or the poor peasant? — Only a rich man with fat herds, — replied the viziers, — can be generous; what can you take from a beggar?
Once upon a time, people say, it happened. A khan lost his wife, leaving him with two sons. Some time passed, and the khan married for the second time. His new wife immediately took a disliking to the khan's younger son. One day, when the older son rode off with forty horsemen to set traps for falcons, she complained to her husband: — Oh my lord! I have always felt that your younger son does not love me! The khan became furious, believing his wife, and ordered two of his horsemen to seize
Once, a young 'dzhigit spent the night at the house of a wealthy bay. They laid him to sleep in a yurt, where a beautiful berkut was perched on a pole, fluffing its feathers. In the morning, the dzhigit, looking at the beautiful bird, said: — Poor thing, you sit in captivity, with no one to take care of you, to teach you the art of hunting animals. You will never soar in the high sky, glide on the wings of the wind, or see from above how beautiful our jailoos are...
THREE BROTHERS Once upon a time, there were three orphaned brothers. They had a single ox, which was tended by the youngest brother. But one day, the ox went missing. The youngest brother searched everywhere for it — the ox seemed to have vanished into thin air. He then went to the middle brother. — I fell asleep and lost the ox,— said the youngest brother.
Part - 2 And the next story is as follows, — Akylzhan continued. — A man had three sons. All of them fell in love with the same girl from their village, and each of them wanted to marry her. To prevent a quarrel from breaking out, the father gave each son a thousand gold coins and said, “Whoever brings the most valuable thing will marry the girl.” The brothers took the money and set off on their journey. The eldest bought a carpet that could cover the forty-day journey in just one day. The
AKYLJAN In ancient times, there lived a khan. This khan had a wise vizier. Both the khan and the vizier had been childless for a long time. Finally, the khan had a son, and the vizier had a daughter. The khan's son, Mzëntbek, grew up mischievous and somewhat foolish, while the vizier's daughter, Akyljan, was a serious and intelligent girl. When the children grew older, their parents decided to marry them.
Naabat Once upon a time, they say, there lived a khan named Azil. He ruled his people wisely and justly. The people, they say, lived in peace and contentment. Life flowed joyfully, happily, and carefreely. But one day, a gigantic dragon appeared in those lands. It lay at the edge of the kingdom and blocked all the rivers, depriving the population of water, and the people did not know what to do or how to fight the monster, for it was so terrifying and strong that when it inhaled, huge stones
THE FOOLISH JIGIT AND THE BEAUTIFUL WIFE There was a wealthy man who had a son. After marrying a beautiful girl, he thought he could live happily ever after, as he had plenty of money, livestock, and a beautiful wife... Time passed. The father died. Soon the wealth left to him by his father was gone. Then the wife said: — The money from your father is finished; you will have to earn a living yourself.
THE WISE OLD MAN In ancient times, there lived a young khan. He observed his subjects and saw that everything was done by the young, while the old only ate what was prepared. And then the khan ordered: — Behead those who are over forty years old, and soon there was not a single person—man or woman—who was over forty. Only one young man, feeling sorry for his father, hid him in a chest. After the khan's order was carried out, he commanded to find and bring him black worms. Until his order
“HOW SAD...” Once upon a time, there was an old man. Every new day, he greeted with the same words: “How sad...” One day, a passing traveler asked him: — Why do you say these words every morning: “How sad...”?
JOOMBART AND ADIL In ancient times, there were khans among neighboring peoples—Joombart-khan and Adil-khan. Joombart-khan was just and sought for all people to live equally well. He worked until noon, and in the second half of the day, he walked among the people, noticing if there were any hungry or poorly dressed. Adil-khan was quite different. People said of him that he was a man who played on dark strings. When he needed to learn something, he would summon someone for interrogation and
Part - 2 Many years passed. The boy grew into a young man. One day he asked the old man what was behind the locked doors. The old man showed him six rooms filled with all sorts of wonders, but he did not show him the seventh, explaining: “If you enter this room, you will condemn yourself to sufferings that may end in your death. Why should I open it, when I have come to love you so much, and you have become like a son to me?” The young man said nothing in response, but the thought of the
The Orphan. Part - 1 In ancient times, there were many orphans on the earth. One of them served as a shepherd for a wealthy man. One day, the orphan boy was herding sheep on the slope of a mountain. At noon, he dozed off next to the sheep, and when he woke up, the flock was gone; it had been stolen by thieves. The boy ran for a long time in search of the flock through the gorges and ravines, but all in vain. Suddenly, he saw three men resting on a hill. He ran up to them and plaintively asked
THE DOUGH GIANT An old man and an old woman had no children. And they were very sad about it. One evening, after kneading the dough, the old woman went outside and, with a plea, raised her hands to the sky: “Oh Almighty, if only you could turn this dough into a child!”
Khan Janibek Once, Khan Janibek summoned the leader of one of the ails, Sultanmamit Khan, and said to him angrily: — Your stallions attacked my mares, and they are about to give birth to foals. Pay me for this, or you will be in trouble! Saddened, Sultanmamit Khan returned to his ailing and began to collect tribute from the people. He noticed a beardless young man sitting on a horse, staring at what was happening. Sultanmamit Khan got angry and shouted at him: — It's people like you who
THE FORTUNE TELLER Once upon a time, there lived a poor man with a nagging wife. One day, his wife said to him: — Are you a man or not? How long will I have to walk around in tattered rags and only dream of being full someday? Go and bring me money for food and new clothes! — Who will give me money? — the husband was surprised,
KARACH THE HERO In ancient times, there lived an old man and an old woman, and they had two sons — Egizbek and Segizbek. They lived in prosperity, confident in their future. When the children grew up, their father sent them to graze cattle in the most remote pasture, visiting them only once a year. On one of those visits, the father saw that the yurt where his sons lived was destroyed, the cattle had been stolen, and the children had disappeared. In despair, the father wept and returned home,
THE WOODCUTTER SULTANALY Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter named Sultanaly. When the time came for him to marry, he took as his wife the daughter of a poor man, just like himself. Her name was Umsunay. They formed an ordinary young family, as they say, two poor people and one horse. Later, they had a son whom they named Myrza. To feed his family, Sultanaly had to work twice as hard, but the money he earned was barely enough to survive. Sultanaly really wanted to save some money to
Part - 3 Meanwhile, the dzhigit who stole the stone and threw Chotur into the well arrived in Baghdad and presented the magical stone to the Baghdad padishah. In gratitude for the gift, the padishah appointed him as his vizier. Soon, Chotur also reached Baghdad. The treacherous dzhigit saw him, went to the padishah, and said: — A homeless young man has arrived in our city. He is plotting evil against you. He must be killed at all costs! The padishah ordered to capture Chotur and throw him into
Part - 2 Chotur thanked his friend, said goodbye, and set off on the road that his adoptive father had advised him against. Terrifying beasts ran out to meet him from time to time, but they did him no harm. Chotur traveled for a long time, grew tired, and decided to rest. He dismounted from his horse, tied it up, and let it graze. He then sat down to the side. At that moment, he noticed a snake skin.
CHOTUR THE ORPHAN. Part-1 In ancient times, in different parts of the vast steppe, there lived two herders — Aalybay and Musabay. They had countless sheep. The herders constantly migrated with their flocks. One day, Aalybay and Musabay met and became friends. But they were not together for long — it was time to drive the flocks to other places.
KYOCHPESBAI AND HIS SON SHUKURBEK Once upon a time, in ancient times, there lived two rich men. One was named Kyocherbai the Wanderer, and the other Kyochpesbai the Settler. Kyocherbai would migrate with his herds to the summer pastures of the jailoo every spring and return for wintering in late autumn. Kyochpesbai, on the other hand, never migrated anywhere and always lived in one place. But one year, Kyochpesbai's livestock completely ate all the grass around his camp, and he was forced
The Bald Shepherd This happened a long time ago. A noble warrior named Sokbay was riding across the steppe when he saw an immense herd of cows in a valley by the river. A bald young shepherd, bold and fierce, was tending the herd. The noble warrior approached the shepherd, greeted him, and asked: — Whose herd is this? The shepherd was surprised.
ALYKE AND BARYPZHAN There lived two friends named Sarykan and Karakan. Sarykan had a son, Alyke, and Karakan had a daughter, Barypzhan. Soon, Karakan moved with his family far to the west.
THE KHAN, THE TWINS, AND THE EVIL WIVES In ancient times, there lived a certain khan. This khan had forty wives, but he had no children. One day, the khan was traveling with his entourage and met three sisters on the road. — What can each of you do? — asked the khan.
DIYKANBAI AND THE DEV Once upon a time, there lived a brave hunter named Dıykanbay. He had no livestock in his pens and lived solely on what he hunted. Dıykanbay was not only brave and strong but also a resourceful man. One day, Dıykanbay, along with another hunter, set out to track down some roe deer. They went into the mountains and stumbled upon a huge dev. The dev's nose was the size of a wineskin, and his legs were like a pair of tree trunks. When the dev saw the two hunters, he
WISDOM, HAPPINESS, WEALTH Once upon a time, Wealth, Happiness, and Wisdom were walking together down the road and argued about who was the strongest of all. Wisdom boasted to Wealth and Happiness: — I am the strongest. If a person has no wisdom, they will have neither wealth nor happiness! — If there is no happiness, then wisdom and wealth are of no use to a person! — said Happiness.
THE SEVEN SONS OF THE OLD WOMAN Once upon a time, there lived a poor old woman who had seven sons. Each of her sons learned a special, wondrous skill. One day, the old woman said to her children: — My children, your father left behind a single bow as inheritance, and I will give it to the one of you whose skill is the best and most needed! One by one, the sons began to tell what they could do.
BEKZHAL AND THE BIRD ZYMYRYK In ancient times, a khan had a wonderful bird named Zymyryk. Every morning, the bird would tell the khan what was happening on earth. One day, the bird Zymyryk disappeared. The khan was very sad and sent his horsemen in all directions to search for the marvelous bird. But the horsemen could not find it. Then the khan gathered the people and announced: — Whoever finds the bird Zymyryk will receive half of my wealth.
Makmut In ancient times, there lived a man named Makmut. Makmut was not foolish, but he was weak and frail. He and his wife lived in poverty. They only had goats. Every day, Makmut would take his goats to pasture. His wife would send him off with a jug of sour milk. But as soon as Makmut reached the pasture, a fox would appear. With a swipe of its tail, the fox would knock Makmut to the ground and drink the sour milk from the jug. Following the fox, a wolf would come and attack the goats.
THE GOOD MAN AND THE ENVIOUS MAN Once upon a time, a good man and an envious man set off together on a long journey. They traveled and traveled, and soon ran out of food. Then the envious man said to the good man: — Kill your horse, and the next time I need to, I will kill mine.
THE LEGACY OF SULAYMANBAY Once upon a time, there lived a man named Sulaymanbay. He had one and only son, Mamyr. The father wanted his son to grow up wise and happy. He taught his son wisdom, but the stubborn Mamyr did not listen. When the son grew up, Sulaymanbay said to him: — My son, I am old now, and I have little time left to live. While I am alive, you should marry, but be careful in choosing a bride; do not chase after beauty, choose a girl who is smart and has a good, kind nature. But
KOYLUBAI Once upon a time, there lived a peasant named Koylubai. He was a brave and resourceful man, but very poor. He had little land and no livestock at all. The wealthy landowners always tried to oppress him. Right next to Koylubai lived four rich peasants, brothers who were greedy and cruel, earning them the nickname "Four Wolves." One day, the brothers sowed wheat on the slope of a mountain, while Koylubai sowed millet lower down.
ZAR AND MEER Once upon a time, it is said, there lived a king. This king lost his vizier, and he appointed his favorite servant, a dashing young man, in his place. One day, the king went falcon hunting with his new vizier. The king said to the vizier: — If I have a son and you have a daughter, you will marry her to my son. If you have a son and I have a daughter, I will marry my daughter to your son. And if we both have sons or daughters, let them be friends for life.
