The Kazakhs once had an evil and greedy Khan Ablay.
He liked this little river. "But why is she carrying her water to no one knows," he thought, "I will order her to be brought in, and then only I and my cattle will drink her pure water."
And he ordered his soldiers to carry large stones and throw them into the river. She resisted for a long time, roaring, seething, carrying stones into the Irtysh.
But people have conquered the river. And then the khan ran up to the dam: "You see how strong I am! Now you're in my power. If I want, I can drink all your water!"
The river couldn't bear it, so it gathered its last strength and broke through the dam. Along with the stones, it carried the greedy khan into the Irtysh River. "Ablay Ketty!" the people on the shore shouted. Since then, the river has been called Ablay.