The legend about the river Tom

On one side of the great Siberian rivers rules Toyan Prince, and the other - Prince Basanday. In Toyana he had a son - a brave and clever Ushay, while Basandaya - beautiful daughter of Tom.

Many young men would be happy to take Him as his wife, but Basanday wanted to intermarry with great Siberian Khan refused and matchmakers. But it was not to be Basanday plans.

One day, walking in the forest, met Tom Hunting for elk Ushaya. Young people love each other and began to meet secretly, but they were not destined to be together. I found them cruel Basanday Ushaya and drove away.

Tom grief rushed into the river - and later people began to call this river the river Tom. I learned about this Ushay and also ran over the cliff into the river, which people called Ushayka River.

On the banks of these rivers it was built after years of Tomsk, and flows east to west through the city Ushayka River to join its waters with the river Tom ...