Mari heroes

******** ************ When the time came to die, he predicted that hordes of nomads were coming from the south and that salvation could be found in the north, where a new hero, the Sultan, would soon appear. Dying, Eden invited his fellow tribesmen to use his body as a bridge to cross north through forests, ravines and the large Osh (White) River. To make his body hard, he was filled with the blood of five bulls. However, one bull was not enough for the left hand, and it was filled with three barrels of mead. Crossing the river, the Mari walked along his right hand and safely crossed the Osh River, but his left hand could not stand it and burst, drowning those walking along it in mead. Since then, the Bir River has flowed at this place. **** ****