Proverbs are part of folklore. It was in these short sentences that folk wisdom was reflected . Therefore, they are studied in kindergarten and elementary school. Children learn new things about folk culture and learn to explain the meaning of abstract things. Below are proverbs about fish and fishing.
Why do you need to study them?
They are not only a reflection of folk wisdom, but they are often used in their work by speech therapists, educators and teachers, because they help to solve some pedagogical problems.
- They are used as speech material for correcting sound pronunciation.
- Proverbs contribute to the ability to think logically and make sequential chains.
- Explaining their meaning, children learn to write a coherent story and express their opinion.
- They enrich the vocabulary.
- They help the child get acquainted with folk art.
Very often proverbs accompany fairy tales or short stories. They summarize, expressing the main idea of the work. A distinctive feature of this kind of folk art is that they always have an instructive thought. Including, in proverbs about fish or animals, or about plants. Because earlier children from a very young age were taught that everything in the world is interconnected, and everything must be treated with respect and kindness.
Proverbs about fish
Fishing occupied an important place in the life of a simple peasant. Therefore, it is not surprising that they cared about the cleanliness of the reservoirs. And due to the fact that people carefully watched the underwater inhabitants, they were able to learn a lot of interesting things about their habits. And this knowledge is reflected in the proverbs about fish. Often, they provide a comparison with a person.
“Fish is looking for where it’s deeper, and the man is looking for where it is better” - this means that the fish try to choose reservoirs with great depth, because for most underwater inhabitants the living conditions are better. And a comparison is made with a person, because people also try to find a place with comfortable living conditions.
"To fishes - water, to birds - air, to man - earth." This means that each creature has its own specific place. It is not in vain that fish have fins, birds have wings, and humans have legs. And therefore, one does not need to try to take over another's house.
About fishing
In the proverbs about fish, one can often find mention of fishing, because this was one of the crafts of the peasants.
“A steep shore and a fish is good” - this means that in order to have a good catch you need to work hard and find a good place.
“A cheap fish on someone else’s dish” - only the person who caught it knows its true value. After all, only he knows how much effort it cost him.
Such proverbs make it possible to understand not only the value of labor, but also how important it is to preserve nature and live in harmony with it.