The Bag of Stories: A Mongolian Legend

Centuries ago the Black Plague raged among the Mongols, killing thousands, if not millions, of people. Desperate and terrified, the people of their domains fled in every possible direction, hoping to escape. The cities were deserted and the roads were filled. Along the paths, those who were beginning to show symptoms of the disease, however slight or confused, whoever they were, were quickly abandoned by their relatives and comrades, waiting for fate and the gods to determine what to do with their souls.

 

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