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The Samruk was a magic bird. She lived in Kazakhstan long ago. Every year, she
travelled to the Tree of Life out on the steppe. The Samruk had a nest high in the
branches of the tree. In spring, a golden egg appeared in the nest. Some people say
the egg contained the happiness and wishes of all the people in the world. All
summer, the bird stayed in the tree, but the egg didn't hatch. Then, in winter,
A huge dragon lived in the underworld beneath the tree. He watched the
Samruk leave and then he climbed up the trunk of the tree to the Samruk's
nest. He swallowed the golden egg and crawled back down to the underworld.
the Samruk disappeared, leaving her egg in the nest.
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The next spring, the Samruk returned to the Tree of Life again and another golden
egg appeared. The same thing happened year after year.
According to legend, Baiterek is the Tree of Life. Every year the Samruk lays an egg
on it, the Sun. Ajdahar, a dragon that lives at the foot of the Tree of Life swallows it.
The Samruk's story tells us that, just as day follows night and spring follows winter,
good times follow difficult times in our lives.
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5.R6 Read the text again and mark the sentences
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T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn't say).
1 The Tree of Life was far away from the Samruk's home.
2 The Samruk had a golden nest.
3 The Samruk was sad because her egg didn't hatch.
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The dragon wanted to eat the egg​