Kazakh legend Read the legend about the lake of Balkhash and choose the correct option. )
The legend of Lake Balkhash )
An ancient Kazakh legend tells of the love of two young people lli and Karatal.
lli was the daughter of one of the richest men whose name was Balkhash. She
was famous for her beauty in the village. Karatal was a poor shepherd. He
watched the sheep in the steppe.
When lli grew up, it was time to give her in marriage to someone. Balkhash
wanted to find her a husband. There were many rich candidates, who wanted
to marry lli. Then Balkhash decided to organize the contest for the future
husbands. He promised to give his daughter to the winner of the contest as a
wife. But Ili didn't want to marry the man she didn't know. She loved Karatal
very much. So, she helped Karatal to win the contest.
When Balkhash knew about this, he was very angry with them. He told his
people to kill Karatal. Then, lli and Karatal ran away from the village. Balkhash
and his people followed them and caught them. As the legend says Balkhash
turned lli and Karatal into the rivers. And he turned himself into the lake
between them. Even then he didn't give the young lovers the chance to be
together. That is how lake Balkhash and the rivers lli and Karatal appeared.
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1. When Ili was ready to get married, her father looked for a for her.
2. Balkhash gave a word to the winner to give lli as a

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