Wisdom Raven and fox A raven sits near his yaranga and thinks: where to go for prey - to the seashore or to the tundra? I thought and thought and decided to go to the sea. Went ashore. The waves roar angrily, bitter foam ... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Polar bear Once upon a time there lived an old woman with her grandson. Uncle did not leave them hungry. If he caught three walruses, he gave two to the orphan and his grandmother. Grandson is growing... “I’ll g... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Mouse and sandpiper Once upon a time there lived a mouse and a sandpiper. The mouse said to the sandpiper: - Walk on the water! “I’ll drown,” said the sandpiper. - Hold on to the tree. - I'll scratch my hands. - And you ... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Wolf, raven and mountain sheep The old wolf and his sister decided to migrate to another place. At this time, a raven and a mountain ram came to woo his sister. - We've come! - the wolf said to the guests. - Yeah! - both grooms ans... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Mouse and fox There lived a little mouse in the tundra. One day she was sitting in her hole, brewing tea on the fireplace and waiting for the fox to visit. The fox went into the hole. The mouse said: - You came! - ... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Kurkul and fist A long time ago, poor Kurkul once lived in the tundra with his old wife. Kurkul tended someone else's flock, and his old woman sewed and mended someone else's clothes and tanned skins. Often they went... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Mouse There lived orphans - brother and sister, and they were like each other, like two peas in a pod. They were tending someone else's flock. And then one day the sister says to her brother: - You herd the... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Great Seken There lived an old man and an old woman. They had no children and only two deer, which grazed on a long rope right next to the yaranga so that they would not run away across the tundra. The neighbors ... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Fox and ermine Once upon a time there lived a fox and an ermine. The fox says to the ermine: - We don’t have food, let’s go to the river to fish! - No, I’m going to the camp on business, and you go fishing. The ermi... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Merchant Fox One day in winter, when cold winds swirled across the Tundra and not a single animal left a trace behind them, a hungry fox said to her sister: “We will die of hunger with our children if we don’t com... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Shepherd fox There lived an old man in the tundra with a deaf old woman and a deaf daughter. They had a fox who helped the old man herd the deer and helped the old woman and daughter with the housework. One day an... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
Wisdom Goblin Two brothers went hunting on deer. The older brother was a fool, and the younger brother was smart. They drove up to the river, the fool took out a knife and cut the deer's skins on his legs, raised t... Chukchi Fairy Tales Fairy Tales
