Ямаран учрар темән җил уга үлдсмб? Хальмг тууль

Why don't we have the year of the camel? A Kalmyk folktale

The 12-year Kalmyk calendar cycle features twelve animals, but the camel is not one of them.

Discover why in this traditional Kalmyk tale retold by Darina Gedeeva and beautifully illustrated by Timur Tsonkhlaev.

Listen to the story read aloud by Darina in Kalmyk: