This volume is the first scientific publication of the works of one of the traditional genres of Shor folklore - heroic legends. Famous folklorist and connoisseur of his native epic A.I. Chudoyakov prepared for publication the legends "Kan Pergen" (together with musicologist R.B. Nazarenko) and "Altyn Syryk," recorded from the outstanding Shor kaichi P.I. Kydyyyakov.