How did people become birds? Why don't whales come close to the shore? Where on earth does salt come from? Why is Kolyma called golden? The wise talking raven Yukagirych told the wonderful children's writer Andrei Usachev many unprecedented and surprising things during his journey through the harsh, but full of mysterious wonders of the northern region - Kolyma. Andrey Usachev recorded all the fairy tales, and with songs and music the result was a magical audio performance. In 2020, the book received the All-Russian Literary Prize “Far East” named after V.K. Arsenyev. Second edition, corrected and expanded