şüräle
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thumb|Shurale and the woodcutter on a Kazakh 50 tenge coin, 2013
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thumb|Shurale and the woodcutter on a Kazakh 50 tenge coin, 2013
Şüräle or Shurale (Tatar and Bashkir: Шүрәле, Şüräle) is a forest spirit in Turkic mythology (especially Tatar and Bashkir). According to legends, Shurali lives in forests. He has long fingers, a horn on its forehead, and a woolly body. He lures victims into the thickets and can tickle them to death.
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