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Shurali
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Shurali (Tatar and Bashkir: Шүрәле, Şürəle) is a forest spirit in Tatar and Bashkir mythology.[1] According to legends, Shurali lives in forests. He has long fingers, a horn on its forehead, and a woolly body. He lures victims into the thickets and can tickle them to death.
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Shurali closely resembles other similar characters from the folklore such as Arçuri of the Chuvash, Pitsen (Picen) of the Siberian Tatars and Yarımtıq of the Ural Tatars.