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2 Who was Maadai-Kara? How are the people in the pictures related to him?

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Maadai-Kara

A long time ago on the Kazakh steppe, the great Bayterek tree grew. This special tree was called the World Tree and it united the upper, middle and lower worlds. Its branches reached into the heavens of the upper world, where two birds called out the number of days remaining until the end of the world. Its trunk belonged to the middle, or human world, ruled by Maadai-Kara, and its roots went deep into the underworld where the god, Erlik ruled.

Maadai-Kara had a glorious reign but as he grew old, he lost his power. One day, he fell asleep and his sleep lasted for sixty days. When he finally woke up, his enemies were close. He knew that when they approached even closer there would be a terrible war. Madaai-Kara had a baby son, Kögüdei Mergen. To keep him safe, he decided to take Kögüdei Mergen to the Black Mountain and leave him there, where a poor woman of Altai found him. Maadai-Kara retumed to fight the battle, but he lost and the new ruler, Kara-Kula, made all of Maadai-Kara's people slaves.

On the Black Mountain, the poor woman of Altai took care of Kögüdei Mergen until he was ready to live his life on his own. When he was old enough, Kögüdei Mergen left the Black Mountain on his horse and rode across the land. He crossed a poisonous sea, made it through the moving mountains, and faced many monsters on his way until he reached the home of Kara-Kula and defeated him in battle.

Kögüdel Mergen set all his people free from being slaves. He became the new ruler and with the help of seven kaans, he married the beautiful Altyn Küskü. But still, his quest was not over. He descended into the underworld, to the land where the dead dwell. There, he fought Erlik, the lord of the underworld and won.

Kögüdei Mergen released all the good souls from the underworld, leaving behind only those who were guilty of committing terrible acts in life.

Kögüdei Mergen and his wife, Altyn Küskü, ruled the land in peace and harmony for many years, bringing about a new golden age in the human world. When their lives came to an end, Kögüdei Mergen, Altyn Küskü and the seven great kaans became stars. If you look into the sky on a clear night, you can still see them there, watching over the world.

Check these words

• unite upper middle lower branch heavens remain trunk rule

• root go deep underworld reign glorious lose power fall asleep

• enemy approach fight battle ruler slave take care of poisonous

• face monster reach defeat set free quest descend the dead

• dwell release soul commit act peace harmony golden age

2. Кто такой Маадай-Кара? Как люди на картинках связаны с ним?

Ответ:

Maadai-Kara was the ruler of the middle, or human, world.

(Маадай-Кара был правителем среднего, или человеческого, мира.)

Kögüdei Mergen is his son.

(Кёгюдей Мерген — его сын.)

Altyn Küskü is his daughter-in-law (the wife of his son, Kögüdei Mergen).

(Алтын Кюскю — его невестка, жена его сына Кёгюдея Мергена.)