Shurale (

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

and Bashkir: Шүрәле, �yræˈlɘ russian: Шурале) is a forest spirit in

Tatar The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

and Bashkir mythology. According to legends, Şüräle lives in forests. He has long fingers, a horn on its forehead, and a woolly body. He lures victims to a thicket and can tickle them to death. Şüräle closely resembles other similar characters from the folklore such as Arçuri of the Chuvash,

Pitsen Pitsen is a forest creature in the Siberian Tatars' mythology. Pitsen's role is contradictory. It could bring luck, but also troubles, leading humans to the wilderness. Shapeshifting is common for Pitsen: he may look like an elder with a staff an ...

(Picen) of the

Siberian Tatars Siberian Tatars ( sty, , ), the ethnographic and ethnoterritorial group of Tatars of Western Siberia, the indigenous Turkic-speaking population of the forests and steppes of Western Siberia, originate in areas stretching from somewhat east o ...

and Yarımtıq of the Ural

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

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He can shapeshift into many different forms. As a human, he looks like a peasant with glowing eyes, and his shoes are on backwards. A person who befriends Şüräle can learn the secrets of magic. Farmers and shepherds would make pacts with the leshy to protect their crops and sheep. Şüräle has many tricks, including leading peasants astray, making them sick, or tickling them to death. They are also known to hide the axes of woodcutters. A person gets lost in the woods when a Şüräle crosses their path. To find the way out, you have to turn your clothes inside out and wear shoes on opposite feet. Inspired by the Tatar folklore, Ghabdulla Tuqay wrote a poem ''Şüräle''.Şüräle
Ğabdulla Tuqay, 1907 Şüräle was Tuqay's

pseudonym A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

. The first Tatar ballet by Farit Yarullin had its name after ''Şüräle''.

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* Mitolojik Varlıklar, Çulpan Zaripov

* Tatar Türklerinde Varlıklar, Çulpan Zaripov

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