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Aventures merveilleuses sous terre et ailleurs de Er-Töshtük, le géant des steppes
Aventures merveilleuses sous terre et ailleurs de Er-Töshtük, le géant des steppes: épopée du cycle de Manas. Traduit du kirghiz par Pertev Boratav. Introduction et notes de Pertev Boratav et Louis Bazin | Louis Bazin
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I've finished the adventures of Er-Töshtük (ie, Manly Chest, as he was named after he outgrew the birth name Snotty Nose), on the Steppes of Central Asia and the underground world. He is very strong and courageous, but a bit dim. Thankfully, he gets a lot of help from his wives, friends, a winged horse, a fairy who's in love with him, a bear, a giant female eagle, etc. 😁 and defeats all his enemies.

Dilara The version I read is a prose translation of the transcript of the traditional verses told by famous storyteller Sayakbay Karalaev (pictured here with a man who looks like he could be Chinghiz Aitmatov) 2y
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
Thank you @eeclayton

1) Read, eat seasonal fruit (figs, plums, grapes, apples, pears, blackberries, even the last raspberries and strawberries from late-flowering plants...), walk in nature

2) Tired!

3) The tagged book is a Kyrgyz epic describing the adventures of a giant, the 9th son of a local chief, above and under-ground. There are talking, flying horses, witches, ogres... Fantastic!

Eggs Thanks for the thoughtful responses šŸ„³šŸ™šŸ»šŸŽ 2y
eeclayton You're welcome ā˜ŗļø All the seasonal fruit šŸ’• 2y
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Reading a Kyrgyz epic oral poem about the adventures of Er-Tüshtük. It was translated in the 60s thanks to a Unesco scheme. And it turns out Kyrgyzstan issued stamps inspired by it in 2017, but I couldn't find a good-quality photo of them, so instead, here's a Kyrgyz landscape from Wikipedia! I liked the mix of timeless pastoralism, electricity pylones and DIY soccer goals šŸ˜„

Suet624 Gorgeous 2y
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