Story about ten wolves – Kalmyk Collection

Dordzhi Nandyshev narrates a fairy tale about wolf pack, leading by a shaman VLACH ID-number: kalm1244RUV0005a Description: Dordzhi Nandyshev narrates an etiological tale, explaining why wolves have less fur on their hind legs. In the story, a pack of wolves meet a shaman wolf and ask him to help them find prey in the winter. The shaman wolf tells them where they can find a herd of horses. They find the herd, eat one horse and move away. Soon afterwards, herders catch and kill all of the wolves using whips, all except for the shaman, who manages to escape despite his hind leg being injured. Cite as: Arvýn čonýn tuuǧɪ́ – Story about ten wolves; performer: Dordzhi Nandyshev, camera/ interview: Thede Kahl, Ioana Aminian, transcription/ translation/ editor: Chingis Azydov, retrieved from , ID-number: kalm1244RUV0005a. You can access our Kalmyk video/audio/transcription collection on our website: About VLACH The Commission Vanishing Languages and Cultural Heritage (VLACH) aims to contribute to the academic knowledge of the world’s linguistic diversity by investigating nondocumented and lesser-documented languages and varieties. VLACH is committed to develop strategies of language maintenance and to nurture cultural heritage in close collaboration with the diverse communities involved in the VLACH projects. To know more about VLACH visit: