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1. Once upon a time, in the taiga there was a Shaman woman, descending from
The "Kara deer uktuch kham" (celestial shamans).
The Shaman woman fell in love with a horse thief.
2. From them Ai-Tchourek ( Moon Heart) was born. That night there was a violent thunderstorm, but just when her first cry was heard, the water stopped pelting down and the wind died down and appeared the moon. 3. Her father who was accustomed to spend entire nights in the forests, at the mercy of the fury of the elements, saw in this a divine sign and decided to call her Moon Heart. 4. His daughter would bring moments of serenity to the people, just like the moon that appeared high in the sky, after the storm, to the hunters. 5. Very soon the small Moon Heart started to play with the spirits from the cemetery of the village, to run behind her friend the Wind in order to speak with him, or when her mother was absent, to invite at home her friends the Mice that could improvise dances in her honour 6. Her mother watched to grow the daughter with apprehension, although she left her free in her games and adventures with this fantastic world. 7. The fable broke abruptly at the moment of his mother’s death,when Moon Heart was still a child. She was entrusted to the cares of the relatives that did not understand her extravagances, and they started to punish her all the time constraining her to pass entire days locked up in a dark cellar. |