Abstract
Despite the fact that there are separate works in Kazakh literary studies devoted to the study of the image of world-famous hero for his sharp tongue and humorous stories Kozhanasyr, fundamental and comprehensive research work has not been carried out. The problem of systematization and recognition of humorous stories in Kazakh literature as an independent genre has not yet become an object of real scientific research, except for the fact that it was mentioned only in a few articles. The purpose of this article is to determine the genre of works about a popular satirical character of world literature published in various collections under the title “The Stories of Kozhanasyr”. The article presents different opinions of folklorists, some of whom attributed the works about our hero to the category of fairy tales, others believe that they are typical of the genre of the story. Despite the fact that the definitions given by scientists on this topic are different, we have grouped them according to mutual similarities and differences. In the course of writing a research paper, the scientific works of many literary scholars and folklorists were considered, the collected materials were analyzed, and collections of works about Kozhanasyr were reviewed.