Tsagan talks about her clan, lineage, her native village and about some famous Kalmyks. She says that in the past not far from the village of Bagshnr Shevnr stood a temple. People who served the temple were called Kotlyad ketchenery. The Ketchenerovskiy rayon in Today’s Kalmykia, according to Tsagan, derives its name from these people. In Kalmyk shevnr means ‘disciples’ and bagshnr means ‘teachers’. Hence the name of the village means ‘disciples and teachers’. Today the village, however, has been renamed Shin-Mer. There were many arvn (lineages) in the village, including the Mongla, the Otesud, the Kovyud and others. Tsagan herself is from the Otesud lineage. Tsagan shows her family tree and the stamp of her lineage. Her lineage has three colours: blue, green and white. She says that every place has its spirit protectors and that people should pray to their ancestors who protect them. Tsagan also talks about a place called Tsagan Bulg with a spring where a lama named Kogshn bagsha was buried. People not only take water from that spring but also read prayers and wash their faces in its water. The cemetery where Tsagan’s clan members are buried is a place called Bumbta Tolga. Today Shin-Mer has a temple. According to lamas who consecrated the temple, that place is where Buddha Shakyamuni dwells. Tsagan’s father died when she was 2. Tsagan and her 5 siblings were brought up by their mother. They kept livestock, a vegetable plot and an orchard. Tsagan reminisces about Namka Kichikov, Buutan Anzha, and Zalvrina Muutl. The famous healer Namka lived in the village Zalivnoe. When she was a child, Tsagan was taken to Namka who read prayers for her and rang a bell. Buutan Anzha was a famous storyteller. Zalvrina Muutl sang folk songs, recited the epos Jangar, and told fairy tales.