The Golden Swan

by Hijran Zaidova
9th July 2013

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Woodcutter, a Tiger and a Hunter

A hungry tiger saw a gazelle and tried to catch her. As he was chasing her, the tiger fell into a deep pit. No matter how he tried he couldn’t get out of it. The tiger began to yell loudly, “Help, help! I will pay for it.”

A goat heard his call and came to the pit...

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Who is more cunning: A Fox or A Crow?

A shepherd was pasturing his flock of sheep on the meadow and playing a pipe when a hungry fox came wandering through. When she saw the sheep, she began to salivate. But what could she do? She couldn’t attack them herself.

Suddenly an idea came into her mind…

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Three kids

Once upon a time, there lived a goat with her three kids. The eldest was called Pambik* because he was white; the second oldest Ala-bula* because he was mottle of white, black and brown; and the youngest was called Karadja* because he was solid black. They were happy and friendly in their small hut. Every morning, before the goat left home she told her cubs…

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The Golden Swan

Once upon a time a fisherman went to the sea to catch fish. He threw fishing net into the sea and waited for some fish. And when he dragged the net up he couldn’t believe his eyes; instead of finding fish, he found a swan in the net with golden feather. The fisherman said, “How wonderful, my family and I can regale ourselves with the meat and I can become rich off of the golden feather…

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Where Does the Mosquito Come From?

It is said that many, many centuries ago, in a village, there was a huge snake. It lived in its den between the river and the forest. It was so harmful and evil that people couldn’t leave their homes. Woodcutters couldn’t go to the forests for wood, fishermen couldn’t go to the river to catch fish, shepherds couldn’t go to the meadow to pasture their herds and flocks…

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The Traitor

Once a hungry Fox saw a hare’s footstep and began to follow them. As she was running, she fell into an empty well. She stood up and began to whimper in pain. She was ache all over. When pain stopped, she sat down and tried to think of a way to escape from the well. While she was thinking, a wolf came crashing down into the well. Just like the fox, he began to whimper…

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