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The unique work of the classic of Ukrainian literature Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky was first published in 1876. In an accessible popular science form, the writer describes his experience of comprehending the worldview of his native nation, the correlation of folk traditions, faith, science, philosophy, and history in it. The stories present visual images of the heroes of Ukrainian mythology, as well as the legends about the creation of the world, the world tree oak, and the creation of people. The luscious language and pictures of folk life make reading this forbidden and forgotten work a discovery of the whole unique original world of our ancestors.