All children, and what is there to hide, adults, love fairy tales. Remember how we, with bated breath, listened to magical stories about beloved heroes who taught us goodness, courage, love ?! They made us believe in miracles. And now we are happy to tell the tales we heard or read once to our children. And they will tell them to their children - and never this chain will be broken.
What are these everyday stories and who is the hero in them?
Tales are different - magical, about animals and everyday. This article will focus on the latter. The reader may ask: what kind of fairy tales are these? So, everyday ones are those in which there are no miraculous transformations, mythical characters. The heroes of such stories are ordinary people: a cunning master, a simple peasant, a savvy soldier, a grouchy wife, a greedy deacon, a greedy neighbor and others. These tales describe everyday life and everyday life of ordinary people. The plot in such stories is simple. They are ridiculed by greed and stupidity, indifference and cruelty are condemned, and kindness and resourcefulness are praised. As a rule, these stories have a lot of humor, unexpected twists and instructive moments. The list of everyday tales invented by the people is very long. But not only oral folk art is rich in such entertaining stories. Many Russian writers worked in this genre: Saltykov-Shchedrin, Belinsky, Pushkin and others.
Household tales: a list of the most popular
- "The seven-year-old daughter."
- "The master blacksmith."
- "Wife-debater."
- "The master and the man."
- "Pot".
- "The master and the dog."
- "Hare".
- "Good pop."
- "Porridge from the ax."
- "Ivan the Fool".
- "Don't like it - don't listen."
- "Soldier's Overcoat".
- "Fedul and Melania."
- "Three kalacha and one bagel."
- "Talking Water".
- "The funeral of a goat."
- "What does not happen in the world."
- "About need."
- "Good and bad."
- Lutonushka.
Here is just a small list of everyday tales. In fact, there are many more.
The plot of the fairy tale "Porridge from the ax"
In the ranking of “List of household fairy tales”, the first place can rightfully be given to this particular story. It not only shows the ingenuity of the brave soldier, but also makes fun of the greed and the nearness of the mean woman. A soldier in Russian folk art has always held an honorable role. Warriors were very much loved in Russia, and therefore in such stories they always came out victorious thanks to an inquisitive mind, skillful hands and kind heart. In this story, the reader makes fun of the old woman’s greed: she is full of groceries, but she felt sorry for a piece of bread, and she pretends to be poor and unhappy. The soldier quickly saw through the deception and decided to teach the mean woman a lesson. He offered to cook porridge from an ax. The old woman's curiosity prevailed - and she agreed. The soldier deftly lured her cereal, salt and oil. The stupid old woman did not understand that it was impossible to cook porridge from an ax.
Not only children love everyday fairy tales, adults also read them with pleasure, looking forward to a denouement, how can the hero cope with a difficult task. And we always rejoice when we learn that evil is punished, and justice has triumphed. Make a list of everyday fairy tales for your baby, and as you read each, discuss with him the plot, the good and evil deeds of the characters. Analyzing various situations, it will be easier for a child to subsequently distinguish between good and evil in life. Ask what everyday fairy tales he knows, and offer to tell you one of them.