Wonderful and beautifully illustrated folk tales from the formerly Soviet Union make up this collection. Five traditions of Central Asia are represented: Uzbek, Kirghiz, Tajik, Turkmen and Kazakh. Contents include: Three Brothers / Which Was the Biggest / Clever Ashik / The Padishah's Daughter and the Young Slave  / The Greedy Kazi / Yarty-Gulok / A Mountain of Gems / A Bought Dream.