B116d. The "book" as part of the stomach. (.16.21.27.28.32.34.)

Part of the stomach of ruminants is called a "book".

Germans, MRU, Serbs, Slovenes, Bulgarians, Luzhitans, Poles, Czechs, Ukrainians (all?) , Russians (all?) , Chuvash, Mari, Altaians.

Western Europe. The Germans [Büchlein - "part of the stomach of ruminants"]: Melnichuk 1985:473.

Tibet is the Northeast of India. Mru [having created the world, the creator sends a bull to give people important instructions; when he comes to the Bengalis, the bull leaves them a book and tells them to weed and harvest three times a year; when the bull comes to Mrs., he thirsty, he leaned down for a drink and swallowed the book; confused the instruction and ordered him to weed three times, but to harvest only one crop; for this, the creator hit the bull in the face, since then he has no front teeth; the creator ordered, tying the bull to a pole, to dance around and then kill the bull; in memory of what happened, the bull's severed tongue must be nailed to the top of the pole; the swallowed book is still is inside the bull, this is his book (ruminant's forestomach, Bl ättermagen)]: Oppitz 2008:13-14.

The Balkans. Serbs [kniga - "the third stomach of ruminants"]: Trubachev 1987:203; Slovenes [knjiga - "book (stomach)"]: Trubachev 1987:203; Bulgarians [I. Ivan Bogorov (the newspaper "Bulgarian Orel", Leipzig, was published three times: April 20, 1846, September 20, 1846, January 1, 1847) describes what Bulgarians understand by the word "book". A total of 8 values, of which the seventh is "korem ('tumbak') of pets" (Bogorov Yves. And this is the Bulgarian eagle. Sofia, 1983 P. 305). II. Found Gerov gives 7 values, of which the last "The third part of the stomach of ruminants" (N. Gerov. River man in the Black language, part 2. Plovdiv, 1897. P. 378). III. BER: among the meanings of the word "book" are 'cow's uterus' (Asenovgradsko, Ardinsko, Smolyansko) and 'third section of the ruminants' stomach' (Vievo, Kutela, Smolyansko). - "Bulgarian river worker is etimological, vol. 2. P. 496. It is clear that the title "book" for the third part of the stomach of ruminants was widespread in the 19th century]: the material was sent by Konstantin Rangochev on February 4, 2018.

Central Europe. Ukrainians (Galicia): Melnichuk 1985 [books - "one of the parts of the stomach of ruminants"]: 473; Ukrainians (Vojvodina) [books - "the stomach of a cow"]: Gorbach 1969:340; Russians [book - "the third stomach of ruminants, hustle, litonia, leaflet"]: Dal 1881:313; Russians (Pskov Gubernia, Ostashkovsky U. Tver Gubernia, Bolkhovsky U. Orel Province, Novosibirsk Region) [book - "the second stomach of ruminants"]: Owl 1977:343; Russians (Tomsk Gubernia) [book - "the third stomach of ruminants"]: Owl 1977:343; Russians (Tverskaya Gubernia) [book - "the leaf-shaped part of the stomach of ruminants"]: Owl 1977:343; Russians (Siberia) [book - "the first part of the stomach of ruminants; scar; same as the book"]: Fedorov 1979:225; Russians (Novgorod Oblast) ["The first word is more expensive than the second The first word was eaten by a cow!"] : Vlasova, Zhekulina 2006, No. 154:173; Czechs [kniha - "the third stomach of ruminants", knihy - "cattle stomach"]: Trubachev 1987:203; Slovaks [kniha - "third stomach in ruminants"]: Trubachev 1987:203; Luzhitsy (Lower Lusatia) [knigwy, knigły - "book (the third stomach of animals)"]: Trubachev 1987:203; Poles [kśęği - "the third stomach of ruminants"]: Trubachev 1987:203.

Volga - Perm. Chuvash: Dedlov 1892 ["The cow ate the Chuvash book"; They assure that cow scars are the Chuvash book]: 175; Smelov 1881 [(Tsivilsky and Tetyushsky u-dy of Kazan Gubernia.) ["Faith is given to every nation by the supreme God. How the Supreme God distributed faith to other peoples, he did not hear stories, while faith was given to Russians, Tatars and Chuvash people as follows. Once a Russian, a Tatar and a Chuvashin spent the night together in the same hut, and early in the morning they heard a voice saying: "Go get a book and faith!" The Tatar, immediately wearing his galoshes... was the first to jump out of the hut, for which he received a book and three wives. A Russian came out after the Tatar, wearing boots, and also received a book and faith, but when he came out second, he received one wife. Chuvashin, on the other hand, hesitated, wearing onuchi and bast shoes. After waiting a little while, God dropped the book and left. Chuvashin came out, and a cow and a sheep ate the book a long time ago, and Chuvashin was left without a book and law, in the will of Kiremeti and worldly... gods. A cow and a sheep have a book inside... (one hundred sheets)"]: 245-246]; Stanyal 2004, No. 583 (Verkhny Magas, Cheboksary District, Chuvashia) [Russian, Tatar and Chuvash spend the night in the same hut. Early in the morning, they will hear someone screaming loudly: "Come, get a book and a belief for yourself!" They're starting to dress more quickly. The Tatar quickly puts on his shoes and is the first to run out. For being the first to come, God of Tour gives him a book and three wives. After the Tatar, a Russian runs out, wearing boots. The God of Tours gives him a book and only one wife. Chuvash wears bast shoes for a long time and does not run out soon. The God of Tour waits for him, throws away the book and leaves. Chuvash comes running, watching, and his book is being chewed by a cow and a sheep. Chuvash is left without a book or law, so he still worships various cyremets and gods around the world. A book in the stomach of a cow and a sheep becomes part of the stomach]; Marie [Once upon a time there was a Mari book. Mari mixes the cow's swipe at home and brings her into the house to feed her. He puts the book by the stove, forgets to take it. Along with the swipe, the cow eats the book, but the Mari does not notice. After feeding and bringing out the cow, he starts looking for a book, but he does not find it. So the Mari book disappeared in the cow's stomach. A few years later, the man stabbed his cow and saw the second part of her stomach, a "book", in its stomach. The cattle didn't have one before. Mari carries it to the well to wash it. While washing, she recognizes his book. He says, "This is my old book!" He can't read anything, he puts it in the cauldron. Since then, a "book" has appeared in the insides of the cattle, and the Mari book has been missing for a long time]: Wichmann 1931, No. 5:160-162 (translated into Akzorin 1972:87).

Southern Siberia - Mongolia. Altaians (Chapta genus, p. Actor of the Shebalinsky District of the Altai Republic) [In ancient times, all Altaians were literate. One day, men went to war, and women and children remained in the islands. During these difficult years, the cow ate the book in secret. Now that a cow is slaughtered and its intestines and stomach are cleaned, you can see a multi-folded book there. Even signs that look like tamgas have not been worn off yet and can be seen. The Altaians used to have a book called "a letter that looks like tree knots" (budak-bichik), after which the "Oyrot book" was]: Yadanova, Yamaeva 2011, No. 66:177.