- Online magazine, issue no.7 . How Story-telling Began Among Mongols Along, long time ago, the terrible Black Plague descended on Central Asia and began its assault on the people of Mongolia. Thousands, young and old, died a quick but painful death; those caught in the plague's deadly clutches had no chance of surviving. Men and women who remained healthy tried to save their lives. Fleeing in ...www.mongoliatoday.com/issue/7/tales.html