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Kutkha – The Raven

In this post we will see another book on fairy-tales titled Kutkha The Raven

This is a book of folk tales and fables of the peoples of the Soviet Far North, the Chukchi Nentsi, Eskimos and others, in which all the characters are animals.
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According to an ancient northern custom, people gathered and made merry after a lucky hunt, or in winter when snowstorms raged and they were forced to wait for calmer weather. This was the time for story-telling.
The best story-tellers were always greatly respected, since these peoples had no written books. A story-teller had to know many fables and legends by heart. Besides, he had to tell a story well, to make it interesting. He also had to have a pleasant voice. The story-teller was treated to the best food. Many people gathered round to hear his tales. An Eskimo hunter named Kivagme was one of these fine story-tellers whose name has come down to us. Several of his tales have been included in this book.
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The tundra and taiga have always been full of birds and beasts. This is why so many stories of the North are about animals and why the animals in them resemble humans in every way: they live in tents, ride in reindeer sleds and cross rivers in boats.
These stories praise honesty, courage and common-sense and disapprove of idle talk, bragging and, especially, laziness. All were handed down from generation to generation.
This edition has been illustrated by Yevgeny Rachov, People’s Artist of the RSFSR, known for his many fine illustrations of folk tales and
children’s books.

The book was translated by Fainna Solasko and the wonderful illustrations are by Illustrated by Y. Rachov. Malysh publishers first printed the book in 1981.

Many thanks to Guptaji for this book.

You can get the book here.

Contents

CONTENTS

THE LOST SONG. An Eskimo Story 5
HARE. A Mansi Story 11
TRY TO CATCH ME. An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 14
WHY OWL HAS A SPOOKY VOICE. An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 16
BEAR AND WIND. A Chukcha Story 19
SLY FOX. A Koryak Story 23
REINDEER AND BULLHEAD. A Chukcha Story 24
MAN AND DOG. A Nenets Story 26
VIXEN THE MERCHANT. A Chukcha Story 30
TRYING TO THINK. A Chukcha Story 32
MOUSE. A Nenets Story 35
RAVEN AND WOLF. A Chukcha Story 38
HOW VIXEN TRICKED SEAL. An Orochi Story 41
MIGHTY MOUSIE. An Eskimo Story 45
HOW GOPHER AND BEAR EXCHANGED HOUSES. A Chukcha Story 49
I WANT TO — DON’T WANT TO GO. A Chukcha Story 52
MOUSE THE BRAGGART. An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 57
FOX CUB AND BULLHEAD. An Eskimo Story 58
MOUSE AND FOX. A Chukcha Story 60
BEAR AND CHIPMUNK. A Nivkh Story 62
HOW MOUSE FROZE FAST. A Chukcha Story 65
FOXY VIXEN. A Koryak Story 68
BRAVE VUVYLTU. An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 72
PANCAKES. A Nenets Story 74
WHY HARE HAS LONG EARS. A Mansi Story 76
BEAR AND VIXEN. A Nanai Story 78
WHAT A FRIEND! An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 80
WILY TEACHES CRAFTY A LESSON. An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 82
BRAVE BEAR. A Nenets Story 84
BAT. An Evenk Story 86
WHAT’LL I BE? An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 88
VIXEN, BIRDIE AND RAVEN. A Nenets Story 91
KUTKHA THE RAVEN. An Itelmen Story 94
POOR FROG. A Nanai Story 96
YOU’RE LUCKIER THAN WE ARE. An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 99
FOX CUB AND ECHO. An Eskimo Story told by Kivagme 101
WHALE AND REINDEER. A Chukcha Story 105
WOLF, RAVEN AND MOUNTAIN GOAT, A Chukcha Story 106
WOLVERINE AND VIXEN. An Evenk Story 1-09
FOX AND THE TEALS. An Eskimo Story 113
FRIENDSHIP BUILDS STRENGTH 116

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A Mountain Of Gems: Fairy Tales of the Peoples of the Soviet Land

In this post we will see a story collection for children. A Mountain Of Gems: Fairy Tales of the Peoples of the Soviet Land.

Many different peoples live in this huge country, each with their own habits and traditions, their own language. The Uzbek language, for instance, bears as little resemblance to the Russian or, say, the Moldavian as the Arabic does to the English or the Chinese.
And all of the peoples of the Soviet Union have their own fairy tales.
The Chukchi and Nenets tales as well as the tales of other peoples of Russian North transport us into the snowy tundra, a realm of fierce frosts and howling blizzards, where the dog and the reindeer are man’s best friends. In the tales of the peoples of Central Asia caravans of camels plod slowly over the scorching sands, and the ceaseless murmur of water comes from the numerous canals that feed the ever thirsty fields. Other scenes and images rise up before us when we read Russian fairy tales. The stout-hearted young heroes of these tales gallop on horseback over hills and dales which are green in summer anti carpeted with snow in winter, while their lovely tsarevnas sit patiently waiting for them in their log towers with windows of mica.
Do you know why I have translated all these fairy cates for you? It was because I enjoyed reading them so much.
Open the book, and you will find yourselves in a world of magic. Together with Ivan the Peasant’s Son you will cross words with Chudo-Yudo, the fire-breathing monster, follow Pokati-Goioshek, or Pea-Roll Along, into the underground kingdom and return from there on the back of an eagle or marvel at the cleverness of Zarniyar who outwitted a cruel Shah, be filled with admiration for Boroldoi-Merger the brave hunter of the Altai mountains who risked the Life of his own
son in order to save his people, delight in the resourcefulness of a simple weaver who surpassed in wisdom the wisest councillors of the Tsar.
And I know that when you have met them, these and other characters in this book, you will grow to love them, and they will become your good and faithful friends.

The book was translated by Irina Zhelenova and was illustrated by Vladimir Minayev. The book was first published in 1962, with second printing by Raduga in 1983.

Many. many thanks to Guptaji for this Mountain of Gems. ??

You can get the book here.

PDF | 42.5 M | Color | OCR | 231 Pages

CONTENTS

FROM THE TRANSLATOR 7
THE FROG TSAREVNA. A Russian Fairy Tale 9
AXE PORRIDGE. A Russian Fairy Tale 16
CHESTNUT GREY. A Russian Fairy Tale 18
IVAN THE PEASANT’S SON AND THE THREE CHUDO-YUDOS. A Russian Fairy Tale 24
A TRIAL LIKE NO OTHER. A Russian Fairy Tale 34
PEA-ROLL ALONG. A Ukrainian Fairy Tale 37
GOOD AND EVIL. A Ukrainian Fairy Tale 50
THE WOLF, THE DOG AND THE CAT. A Ukrainian Fairy Tale 57
HOW A MUZHIK DINED WITH A LORD. A Ukrainian Fairy Tale 60
THE MAGIC FIDDLE. A Byelorussian Fairy Tale 63
WHY THE BADGER AND THE FOX LIVE IN HOLES. A Byelorussian Fairy Tale 66
HOW VASIL VANQUISHED THE DRAGON. A Byelorussian Fairy Tale 70
PILIPKA. A Byelorussian Fairy Tale 75
OLD FROST AND YOUNG FROST. A Lithuanian Fairy Tale 82
HOW A LORD TURNED INTO A HORSE. A Latvian Fairy Tale 85
TO EACH HIS DESERTS. An Estonian Fairy Tale 88
HIYSI’S MILLSTONE. A Karelian Fairy Tale 91
THE THREE BROTHERS AND THE POT OF GOLD. A Moldavian Fairy Tale 98
BASIL, FET-FRUMOS AND ILANA COSINZANA, SISTER OF THE SUN. A Moldavian Fairy Tale 101
THE STORY OF ZARNIYAR WHO HAD ALL HER WITS ABOUT HER. An Azerbaijan Fairy Tale 113
SHEIDULLAH THE LOAFER. An Azerbaijan Fairy Tate 117
ANAIT. An Armenian Fairy Tale 120
THE TSAR AND THE WEAVER. An Armenian Fairy Tale 133
DEER-CHILD AND YELENA THE BEAUTIFUL. A Georgian Fairy Tale 136
THE LION AND THE HARE. A Georgian Fairy Tale 149
A LESSON IN WISDOM. A Georgian Fairy Tale 151
ALTYN-SAKA THE GOLDEN KNUCKLEBONE. A Bashkir Fairy Tale 153
TSARKIN KHAN AND THE ARCHER. A Kalmyk Fairy Tale 161
A MOUNTAIN OF GEMS. A Turkmen Fairy Title 184
THE CLEVER BROTHERS. An Usbek Fairy Tale 188
THE GREEDY KAZI. A Tajik Fairy Tale 193
BOROLDOI-MERGEN AND HIS BRAVE SON. A Fairy Tale of the Altai 198
WHICH WAS THE BIGGEST? A Kirghiz Fairy Tale 202
ALDAR-KOSE AND SHIGAI-BAI. A Kazaakh Fairy Tale 206
THE FERN GIRL. A Yakut Fairy Tale 213
THE GOLDEN CUP. A Buryat Fairy Tale 222
KOTURA, LORD OF THE WINDS, A Nenets Fairy Tale 227
THE GIRL AND THE MOON MAN. A Chukchi Fairy Tale 235

Man and Animals – Dmitriyev

In this post we will see Man and Animals by Yuri Dmitriyev.

Man’s life on Earth is bound up fast with animals, birds, and fish t insects and beasts, octopi and worms.
But over the millennia Man’s relationships with animals have undergone many changes. Animals supplied Man with food and clothes inspired him with fear and gave him joy, originated customs and beliefs that sometimes influenced the entire mode of life of the given society, they have been enemies, friends and tutors.
God-animals were replaced by worker-animals, wild animals were replaced by domestic ones as the main source of meat. The importance of some animals was enhanced and of other diminished. And, naturally, throughout Man’s history he has brought influence to bear on the animal world — directly or indirectly, consciously or unconsciously.
One book is not really enough to tell about the many different relationships between Man and animals. Nor have I tried to embrace the subject in its entirety. I wrote this hook for children, striving, above all, to make them understand how important it is to know, love and protect animals.

The book is full of photos and illustrations of animals from varied cultures and geographical regions.
There is a Hindi translation of the book. I don’t if it was translated to other Indian languages also.

The book was traslated from the Russian by Raissa Bobrova. The design of the book is by B. P. Kishtymov and I. V. Borisova. The book was first published by Raduga in 1984 and was reprinted in 1988.

All credits to Guptaji for this book.

You can get the book here.

PDF | 85.7 MB | OCR | 339 Pages | Color |

Contents

The book has seven chapters tracing the history of human and animal relations from antiquity to present.

1. MAN WORSHIPS AND CURSES

Eyewitness Accounts 11
Dancing Is a Serious Business 14
Don’t Be Angry That I Killed You! 17
Birds or Animals? 19
The Divine Apis, the Sa cred Scarab and the “Keeper of the Horizon” 25
Sacred Cows and the “Owner of the White Elephant” 27
Victims and Oracles 31
Love and Hatred 36
Animal-People and Animal-Devils 39
The Power of Words or a Curse on Eels 40
Judges, Defendants, Lawyers 44
TO SUM UP THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER AND INTRODUCE THE NEXT ONE 47

2. MAN LEARNS AND STUDIES

A Great Greek and a Roman Patrician 51
Two Millennia 55
Life and Death of Konrad Gesner 59
Carl Linnaeus’s System of Nature 65
The Theory of the Great but Unlucky Man 74
Facts, Nothing but Facts and God! 78
Darwinism and Zoogeography 84
The Battle of Oxford 87
The Life of Animals and Its Author 92
TO SUM UP THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER AND INTRODUCE THE NEXT ONE 100

3. MAN FINDS AND DISCOVERS

The Story of an Unfinished List 105
The Okapi Makes Zoological History 109
The Mammoth Boar, the Black Tapir, the Giant Bull and the Two Discoveries of Hans Schomburgk 115
More “Kinsmen” Are Discovered 122
How Many Different Cats Are There on Earth? 130
Three Unexpected Discoveries Made in a Shop, a Cinema and a Storeroom 133
Dragons Are Rea] After All! 137
Ocean Dwellers 142
The Discovery of the Century 148
TO SUM UP THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER AND INTRODUCE THE NEXT ONE 153

4. MAN BELIEVES, DOUBTS AND SEEKS

Does The Tatielwurm Exist? 159
The Mystery of Rivers and Lakes 160
The Mystery of Loch Ness 167
The Mystery of the Seas and Oceans (“The Case of the Sea Serpent) 169
TO SUM UP THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER AND INTRODUCE THE NEXT ONE 182

5. MAN KILLS AND DESTROYS

The Kansas Tragedy 187
Predators Appeal for Help 196
Giants Need to Be Saved 200
Our “Kinsmen” Are in Danger 205
“The Fur Fever” 208
In Only Twenty-Seven Years 213
Cranes Under Escort 216
TO SUM UP THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER AND INTRODUCE THE NEXT ONE 221

6. MAN PROTECTS AND SAVES

Once in 1919 225
What Is a Nature Preserve and What Is Its Purpose? 227
The “Duck” Flies to Africa 235
Perhaps a Zoo as Well? 246
Bisons in Moscow Environs 253
Predators — Harmful or Otherwise? 259
Problems Galore 268
Biological, Not Chemical Protection 276
TO SUM UP THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER AND INTRODUCE THE NEXT ONE, 295

7 MAN STUDIES AND LEARNS

The Birth of a New Science 301
“Soothsayers” 304
The “Paradox of the Dolphin” and Other Paradoxes 310
On the Ground and Beneath It 315
Birds or Insects? 318
Again Birds or Insects 322
Echolocators 330
“Chemists” and Others 333

Theory of Elasticity – Filonenko-Borodich

In this post we will see Theory of Elasticity by M. Filonenko-Borodich.

The book was translated from the Russian by Marina Konyaeva and was first puublished by PEACE PUBLISHERS MOSCOW in 1963.

All credits to original uploader.

You can get the book here.

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