Ep. 02 - Kazakh fairytale

The Good and the Bad

Once upon a time, the Good and the Bad set out on their journeys. The Bad, weary from walking, could barely drag his feet along the road. There Along came the Good, riding on a horse. They spoke a little bit  and realized they were heading in the same direction.

"Let me ride with you," the Bad pleaded. "Don’t you see that I am exhausted."

The Good looked at him, and said. 

"It will be hard for the horse to carry both of us at the same time," "Let's do this instead: I'll give you my place. And you will Ride ahead exactly to the next tree, leave the horse there, and continue on foot. I'll catch up, mount the horse, and chase after you. We'll take turns riding the same horse."

So they agreed to do so.

The Bad mounted the horse and rode ahead. The Good followed on foot. But When he reached the tree, there was no horse nor the human. The Bad had deceived him and gone his own way.

Undeterred and Undiscouraged, the Good continued on foot, through the vast steep and valleys he walked, and walked until. He entered a dense forest and found there a little hut. Inside, no one was around, but a huge cauldron simmered with meat.

Surprised, the Good remarked, "No owner in sight, yet lunch is cooking. How very strange!"

He dipped his pinky finger into the cauldron, tasted the meal, and climbed onto the hut's roof to rest. Before he could close his eyes, a wolf, a fox, and a lion entered through the door.

"Oh dear," fretted the fox. "Someone has tasted our lunch.”