Мифы, легенды, предания тувинцев. - 2010. ([Т. 28.)

In Tuva there are a number of legends dedicated to talented na­ tional figures: blacksmiths, strong men, runaways, or performers of throat singing ( khoomet ). The age-old traditions of blacksmithing and throat singers are the topics of the legends «The Blacksmith Changaa» (text 80) and «Budukpen the Throat Singer» (text 82). Other folk talents are described by the legends «The fugitive Baldyr-Chalan» (text 75), «The Strongman Kuvaandy» (text 76). There is a separate subgroup of legends about toponyms, which in­ clude «Saadak-Art» (text 90), «Kus-Khalyyr» (text 90) and «Saksalyg-Bora Hill and Bolchatylyg-Bora Hill» (text 102). Part Two of the volume also contains publication of the best exam­ ples of non-tale prose recorded during the Multidisciplinary Folklore and Ethnographic Expedition of the Institute of Philology of the Russian Aca­ demy of Sciences and TIGI in the Bai-Taiginsk district of Tuva. These texts — «Kemchik» (text 103), «The Story about Bai-Taiga» (text 105) and «The Story about Aran-Chula» (text 106) — attest to how Tuvan folklore traditions have evolved over time. Written by Zb.M.Jusba Translated by Edward ]. Vajda