In ancient times, a giantess lived in the Tarbagatai Mountains. She had a large flock of sheep, which she led out to graze each day on the wide plain. She would sit on the mountaintop, slowly humming as she spun yarn.
One day, as the Keyuana sat pensively, quietly humming to herself, a commotion arose among the sheep. She looked down and saw hungry wolves emerging from a mountain gorge. The predators circled the flock, waiting for the right moment.
At first, the old woman tried to gather the sheep and scare off the wolves. But they returned again and again, harassing the flock. Then, enraged, the giantess swung her spindle and threw it at the wolves.
According to legend, a heavy stone from the spindle, the size of a large bowl, flew over the mountains and landed exactly where it remains today. The wolves scattered in fear.
Since then, this bizarre stone cliff has been popularly known as Boritostahan – "wolf's bowl."