Aldar kose, (native name Kazakh: Алдар көсе/Aldar köse) is a Kazakh folk fairy tale and name of main character.[1] He is the collective image of the sly but very kind man. In fairy tales he is a swindler, cheating the greedy rich, evil Khans and helping the poor and weak people.[2][3] The Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan refers to him as a "creative liar".[4]
A play Aldar-Kose, a folk-comedy by Shakhmet Khusainov, was published in the early 1940s.[5] In 1964 a Soviet film simply entitled Aldar-Kose was produced by Sh. Aimanov.[6] In Turkmenistan a children's film, Prikluchenia Aldar-Kose (The Adventures of Aldar Kose), was released in 1970.[7]