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Otherwise I’ll strangle you here,” —
And he began to strengthen his tongue
That Eles Bootur moved convulsively,
Eles Bootur gasped heavily
To be alive he saved the devil.
As soon as he set free
This terrible relative of abaasy tribe
It became coal dark and
He disappeared like a pipe smoke.
Eles Bootur being sad and in grief
Entered the yurts to see his wife,
But nobody was there,
Their bed was empty.
Having lost his beloved wife
Being in a deep sorrow
He stood there bending his head
Like a three-year-old boy.
Thinking she had gone to her brothers,
He went to the first yurta.
Seeing him, the eldest sister
Burst into tears and said:

Aitalyy-Kuo

“The most beautiful and youngest
The apple of the eyes, beloved sister
Of swift-legged three brothers
Is taken away by Eos Tardar the Devil.
They went to pursue his warm way.
If they fail to catch him,
They’ll get angry with you.
Go away quickly!
I’ll hang myself sooner
Than they will kill you,
Hurry up, go away!”
His second sister even
Didn’t allow him to enter,
He himself didn’t go to
His youngest sister.
Eles Bootur the Great