The delicate petals of the familiar flower and the shiny metal sides of the jellied bell. What is common between them? Firstly, of course, a bell-shaped form. Because of it, both the plant and the musical instrument are called the same.
And, perhaps, solving puzzles about the bell, someone will find other parallels, will consider some other common features.
Bell flower
Meadow, field, forest, garden - all these are flowers bells. There are many riddles about them - they are painfully picturesque and romantic.
1.
White or blue
Pink, lilac
He stood in the grass he over the river
On the leg unpretentious.
The breeze will suddenly fly
The leg swayed.
Do you listen: ringing?
Or did it seem? (answer: bell)
Ringing on the tundra flies
The bell is an ancient element of the traditional culture of the northern peoples. For example, among nomadic reindeer herders of the Nenets, it is used as:
- baby rattle and toy;
- amulet;
- decoration;
- protection of deer from a predator and a signal bell for a harness.
It is believed that in the 21st century, this merchant was brought to the Russian north by Novgorod merchants.
The deer, the child, the bride, the deceased
Here are a few puzzles about the bell, which not only ask a tricky question, but also provide a lot of information about the life of the nomadic northern people - the Nenets.
2.
They put it on the deer’s neck,
To hear from a distance the team in a blizzard.
And attach to the clothes of small children,
To perfume on them
They did not send trouble.
Shiny voiced cone with tongue
In the boundless tundra everyone knows! (answer: bell)
3.
A little friend above the arc of the cradle -
The first acquaintance of the northern children.
He will soothe with gentle strumming,
Comfort the baby in bitter sobs.
When the baby begins to walk,
They seek to sew on his clothes
More calls (not one or two):
Armpits, on the back, on the sleeves.
Here is mom at work and busy,
But the song voiced to her flew.
And she knows that the baby is near her,
And he plays with a sonorous outfit.
You know who the tundra children’s friend is,
You watched cartoons, you read about them! (answer: bell)
4.
Why does the young northerner
So braids suddenly rang beautifully?
Really braided in advance
Is she a bird in her black hair?
(answer: girls in the tundra weave bells into braids for beauty and proud posture)
Riddles about bells are not only fun entertainment, but also the recognition of a different culture in all its aspects.
5.
This ringing, the Nenets will tell,
If you know them closer -
So they were told from childhood -
It will connect the upper world and the lower.
Because at the time of the funeral
Every wand hits him
Three times. And they fix it
Where the dead man is buried.
And in the ears if ringing suddenly happens,
The sound of the deceased is called.
(answer: bell)
So you can not only have fun, but also learn new things about the world, about the cultures of neighboring nations, guessing riddles. About the bell, children will learn many interesting facts.