Birzhan and Sara
At a fair, singers Birzhan and Sara fall in love, while Altynay loves Birzhan and the local chief's brother wants Sara as his fourth wife. The chief abducts Sara, and Birzhan is arrested when he tries to stop her wedding. Sara frees him, but she is sentenced to death. Villagers free the couple; Altynay stabs Sara, who dies as Birzhan grieves beside her. Some versions instead have Birzhan die.