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Tulpar Kokcholok
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The Power of Motherhood
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The Tale of the Magic Chest
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The Wisdom of the Elders
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The Tale of the Wise Girl
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A Drop of Tenderness and True Faith
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The Tale of Naabat
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Scarlet Poppies
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The Tale of the Clever Karachach
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Alimkan - Daughter of the Wise Shakirbay
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A Tale of Generosity with No Limits. Part - 1
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The Last Hope
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The Tale of the Khan and the Evil Wives
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The Tale of Chotur the Orphan. Part - 1
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Semetey. The Marriage of Semetey to Aichurek. The Quarrel of Semetey with Chinkodjo. Part - 1
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The Tale of the Clever Old Man
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Water is more valuable than gold.
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Three Magical Wells
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Interesting Facts About the Sun
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The Tale of the Foolish Khan
THE FOOLISH KHAN In ancient times, there lived a rich khan. He had plenty of livestock, but not...
The Tale of the Wise Akylzhan. Part - 2
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Semetey. Semetey's Journey to Aichurek. Part - 1
After that, Semetey set off on his journey. Driving fourteen horses before him and taking with him...
The Good and the Burden of Foreseeing
The Good Sometimes we do not understand people simply because we view the world from our own...
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...
Legends about the Formation of Lake Issyk-Kul
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The Tale of Issyk-Kul
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Samanchy Zhol — The Path of the Thresher
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Aysulu
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Boundless Maternal Love
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Achuu Bulak — The Evil Spring
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The Beautiful Country Known as Kyrgyzstan
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