Hiking Songs
Crimean Legend - Spring near Ai-Petri
Between Alupka and Miskhor on the bank of the mountain river Hasta-bash in ancient times an old man and an old woman were living the rest of their days. The only thought that worried them was where to get money to make decent funerals.The old man decided to go to the forest in the mountains for several times, gather dry sticks, sell them on the market and buy everything they needed for the funerals.
Crimean Legend - Kara-Dag - the Black Mountain
Long long ago there in the entrails of Kara-Dag - The Black Mountain dwelled a terrible Monster - one-eyed Giant-Ogre. In the day-time the Giant used to sleep, but even his peaceful snoring frightened the dwellers of surrounding hamlets. Towards the evening the Giant would wake up and got out of his lair. Menacingly flashing with his single-eye, he would begin to bellow deafeningly.
Crimean Legend - The Thousandheaded cave on Chatyr-Dag
Long long ago it was, much water has flowed under the bridge since well-armed throngs of nomads have rushed to the South coast of the Crimea.
Dwellers of the South coast being anaware of violence had found themselves in servitude. Cruel enslavers deprived the hard-working people of everything: of freedom, honour, fruit of their labour. During three years the enslavers were ruling with impunity in the south villages. But people's patience was exhausted. Once the most brave people gathered together to think of casting off the hateful yoke...
Crimean Legend - Long fortress
It has happened in Kerch steppe many-many years ago. In that time the Crimea was already famous for its wheat.
Once upon a time a merchant nicknamed Golden Elephant appeared in the Crimean peninsula. He was of large stature, had thick arms and legs like an elephant and his nose was as long as a trunk. His boxes were stuffed with gold accumulated during long years of money-grabbings. Golden Elephant began to construct a building on a cape of Kazantip. Thousands of poor people were constructing this building. The merchant's answer to curious persons was:..
Crimean Legend - The ruins of Castle on the Krestovaya Mountain
Two tribes lived in the Crimea long ago. People, who inhabited the shore, were occupied with garden cultivation and catching fish in the sea. People, who lived in the forest, were busy with hunting and stock-breeding.
There was no agreement between the coastal and forest people. They were often at war with each other. But forest people were the winners more often than the coastal ones. Having been hardened in hunting, they were more brave, more lively and more enduring.The ruller of the forest people had a son - an heir, a brave and persistant youth. He had his tutor, a slave. He told the youth about the life of other people, that the ruller of the coastal people had a daughter of uncommon beauty.
Crimean Legend - The blacksmith from Demerdji
The hordes of nomads - the conquerors rushed into the Crimean land long ago. The inhabitants of the Crimea were not submitted to the newcomes, they exterminated a lot of uninvited guests. The more the conquerors moved deeper into the peninsula, the much need in arms the inhabitants had.And they came to the mountain, which name was Funna - the Smoking Mountain. The neighbouring inhabitants were famous for their blacksmith's skill.