A very beautiful legend about Lake Baskunchak

 

       Once upon a time in one beautiful valley there was a beautiful Lake. The water in it was clean and fresh. Big trees  grew around and birds built their nests on them. On the shores of the lake bloomed large white flowers . There were  many different fancy fish in the lake. Everyone was happy!

        But the Sun and the Wind envied the peace and prosperity of the reigning below. They also wanted happiness. The sun could not stand it - it cried. Its salty tears fell into the lake  filling  it with salt.

        And the wind flew into a furious hurricane, it scattered the petals of white flowers and they covered  whole lake.

         The lake became white and salty. And then the fish, the birds, the flowers disappeared.

         So evil would prevail over good but the Man interfered. He began to get salt from the lake and it brings people benefits. Instead of white flowers red and yellow tulips began to blossom in the steppe.

 Good triumph over evil.

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