Бурятские волшебные сказки - 1993

Very often a khan asks very difficult riddles or sets inconceirable tasks to test the wit and brightness of his foolish son or to select a bride Wise resourceful and girls fulfil these tasks with credit In tales the victory is often won by those who would not be able to do i t in real life According to the laws of tale poetics, reflecting people’s life — asserting ideas, everyday life situations are transferred into the realms of fancy. Alligory enables the personages to display their high moral qualities and to punish evil and injustice Thus through artistic devices and stylistic means the authors of the tales tried to solve the insoluble contradictions and to win over the lesteners and readers with the ideas of truth, justice, beauty and all tha t is good.