's the Pearl of Kazakhstan? How did it come to be?
Listen and read to find out.
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"The Pearl of Kazakhstan'
ator made the world and he gave high
and he gave high
So the Creator gave
So the Creator gave Kazakhstan the Karatan
mountains, clear lakes and green forests to all the Mountains.
countries. But, for some reason, he forgot about Aldar-Kosse watched care
the Kazakh people. He left them only with the
Aldar-Kosse watched carefully. He saw that the
huge steppe that stretched across the country. It
Creator took the mountains from a sack.
was beautiful, but the people were sad. Where
cople were sad. Where “That's where the Creator keeps all the treasures!"
me
were their mountains and lakes and forests? thought Alda
Where were their rivers and fish and wild animals? Quietly, Aldar-Kosse crept up
Quietly, Aldar-Kosse crept up to the sack and made
Aldar-Kosse was a cheeky man, but very kind. He a hole in it. The rest
man, but very kind. He a hole in it. The rest of the treasures fell out -
didn't like to see the Kazakh people so miserable. mountains, lakes
me Kazakh people so miserable. mountains, lakes, forests, rivers, and fish and wild
So he decided to go and see the Creator himself. animals, too. They
animals, too. They landed in Kazakhstan, right in the
"Oh, wise Creator!" called Aldar-Kosse. "The
middle of the empty steppe. The people were happy.
Kazakh people are good. Why did you give them Even today, you can see all the treasures from the
only the empty steppe? Can you please give us Creator's sack in one place - in Burabai National
some mountains, too?"
Park, 'The Pearl of Kazakhstan'.
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