Wisdom Swineherd's son Once upon a time there lived a poor man and his wife. They had only one child, a boy. One day they decided to pick flowers and went into the forest, taking the child with them. While they were collect... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Poor man and his wife Once upon a time there lived a husband and wife. They had three sons and three daughters. They married three sons during their lifetime. When the mother fell ill, she called her three sons and told th... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Foolish son There was one rich man. When he died, he bequeathed all his wealth to his only son. “My son,” said the rich man. “Here are all my riches, which I have been accumulating all my life.” I am dying now, b... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Bogatyr Dombay There was once a strongman in Ossetia named Dombay. His strength was immeasurable. As they said, there was no one stronger than him. One day, near the village where Dombay lived, a giant buffalo died.... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Widow's son Once upon a time there lived a healer and Verakhan the beauty, the daughter of an Aldar, the recluse of the tower. She was an unusually slender girl. Rumors about her spread throughout the world. Alda... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Ungrateful rich man Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a rich man named Ishmael. He was proud, important, greedy, and if you look for another like him, you won’t find him. Once he was at a banquet, got dru... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Wolf and seven goats Gazza Once upon a time there lived a poor man. His name was Gazza. He had only seven goats; there was nothing else on his farm. The first goat had one belly, the second had two, the third had three, the fou... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom How the mouse got married Once upon a time there lived a mouse. It occurred to her to get married. She was very proud, and therefore all the mouse girls seemed unworthy to her. She was looking for a wife for the daughter of so... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Heavenly mirror Once upon a time there lived a husband and wife, and they had an only son. One day the son said to his parents: - How much longer will we endure poverty? Let me leave home - maybe I’ll be able to earn... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Goat and hare A long time ago there lived an old man and an old woman. They had a daughter. Among the livestock they had one goat. One day, an old man left home and instructed his daughter to take the goat to the s... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom The Fox and the Little Fox (first tale) A fox and a fox cub lay on the top of Mount Kariu and watched from there as the weeds burned in the Murtazatinskaya lowland. The fox pretends to be warming itself, and the little fox asks her: - What ... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
Wisdom Exiled and son of Kazdyg Bat One day Nart Soslan went hunting. Towards evening he saw a roe deer on a rock, shot an arrow, and the roe deer rolled down. Soslan lit a fire under the rock, cut up the carcass of a roe deer and began... Fairy Tales Ossetian Fairy Tales
