Any fairy tale is unique in its own way. The storyline is exciting, original. In childhood, parents repeatedly read to children a story called "Vasilisa the Beautiful." Russian folk tale taught kindness, understanding, respect and endurance.
If we analyze all Russian fairy tales, then the conclusion suggests itself that in any of them you can find a certain idea. Initially, the tale goes in one direction, but suddenly the thought changes, although the essence remains the same, unchanged.
Fears of mankind
The child is afraid of the monsters living under his bed, the dark, and the adult has more serious fears, which, you are moving to a new stage of life. "Vasilisa the Beautiful" is a Russian folk tale, the basis of which is the fear experienced by a person almost daily and day after day throughout life. He is present everywhere, although sometimes it may seem that there is no reason for him. In human life, he takes up a lot of space, regardless of age.
For example, he begins to creep into our heart when the child is far from us and we do not know what is happening to him at present. How can you help your baby and suggest the right path in life?
Mystical charm doll
The tale refers to the fact that before her death, Vasilisaās mother called her daughter to her and gave her a doll, which, according to her, should protect the girl from misfortunes and troubles. How did the mother try to protect her daughter, what could she do after she left? Give her a piece of yourself, your kindness, soul and love, embodying all these honors in a doll that she made with her own hands.
By the way, the ancient Slavs also had dolls that helped them in everything, Vasilisa had such a doll, she not only lay, but came to life, ate and gave practical advice, showed the way, helped quickly and harmoniously do the specific work that her stepmother asked , Vasilisa the Beautiful dealt with it. The summary will help to understand why there is so much cruelty, hatred and anger in the world and how to deal with it.
Our ancestors had in their arsenal of various dolls created to help a woman, for example, keep up with the housework, give birth to healthy and beautiful children, get rid of moral trash, envious people, gossips. The fairy tale girl Vasilisa had a similar amulet.
In ancient times, people created amulets, the main function of which was to help, direction. When such a doll was created, the woman seemed to convey her kindness, she read a prayer - and that one gained mystical power.
These dolls were not used for games. They had to be kept away from prying eyes. Basically, they were given on the wedding day, or as, for example, in a fairy tale, before death. It was believed that such a doll would help preserve the family hearth, bring love, kindness, warmth to the house. Such a doll was presented by Vasilisa's mother.
Everyone could not make such a talisman, initially it was necessary to learn a whole science. This was done exclusively for another person; if he was crafted for himself, then he would not acquire magical power. It is important to observe a special rite, that is, the mystery and purity of the soul and thoughts.
āVasilisa the Beautifulā is a Russian folk tale, and, as you know, people always kept certain secrets and riddles that not many knew about. For example, the same amulets. How to create them, what rituals to observe, was known to mothers and grandmothers.
The amulets that were made by relatives by blood had tremendous power. At the time of creation, it was necessary to think only about the person for whom such a talisman was made, in addition, the use of piercing and cutting objects was forbidden, it had to be wound with threads and made from straw or shreds of fabric. It was believed that sharp scissors or a needle kill a clean and immaculate soul, which is infused into a chrysalis. There was also a custom of inheriting this amulet from great-grandmother to granddaughter and so on.
"Vasilisa the Beautiful": a summary and the main characters of an instructive story
The name Vasilisa means strength, courage, ingenuity. And what is the characteristic of Vasilisa the Beautiful, did the girl have garlic and positive qualities? In itself, this is a persistent, strong girl who is not afraid of the hardships of fate, nor hard and excessive work. She is left without a mother early, she is dying of an illness. Father is a man whose fate is also not easy. He is forced from dawn to work hard until the evening so that his beloved daughter has a piece of bread.
But in moral terms, it is difficult for him alone without a womanās shoulder and help, so after the death of his wife, he decides to tie the knot with another woman, as it seems to him, a kind and good mother.
So, the girlās mother dies, the father decides to marry another woman, Vasilisa the Beautiful suffers. The Russian fairy tale tells that the stepmother had her daughters, so she did not like her adopted daughter. The girl was much kinder and prettier than her own daughters, and her stepmother infringed on her in every way, humiliated and forced her to work tiredly, to ruin the girl's beauty and break her firmness and determination in everything.
And so, one fine day, she decided to get rid of the hated stepdaughter. While the husband was not at home, he instructs the girl to go into the forest and bring fire, since all the candles in the house have run out and it has become dark, it is impossible to do anything. The girl has no choice but to go into the dark, terrible and dense forest in which Baba Yaga lives, because only she has fire.
Baba Yaga as the mystical power of justice and goodness
In fairy tales, Baba Yaga has always been considered a mysterious creature. A little strange, but the angry and cruel woman, if you consider her in more detail, looks morally much better than the named mother of Vasilisa.
Our ancestors believed that Yaga is the guardian of the world of the dead and the living, she is in the middle and does not allow any side to cross such a border. For understanding, this tale alone will not be enough to interpret, it is necessary to carefully analyze other Russian tales and draw a parallel between the rites and beliefs of our great-grandfathers. Let's think, because this grandmother is not so evil, she can be kind, and cunning, and at the same time fair. The same and Vasilisa the Beautiful. The summary of the tale will not be able to reveal the essence and understanding of all the heroes, it is necessary to read into every detail, try to know the inner world of each separately.
Baba Yaga knew how the girl lived with her stepmother, and therefore could not look, closing her eyes to the flagrant injustice, decided to punish the culprit of Vasilisinās suffering, but more on that later.
The eternal struggle of Christianity with paganism
So, the girl, before heading into the dark, scary, huge forest, full of mystical creatures and furious animals who were ready to tear up without a lost traveler, takes the doll, presented by her mother, gets baptized and puts it in the pocket of her coat.
This immediately raises the question of how the simultaneous coexistence of Christianity and paganism is possible. Of course, this is a fairy tale, but since ancient times Christianity, by all means, tried to completely eradicate paganism and destroy it, having buried it under the shadow of years.
Strange, but the ancestors brought sacrifices, were simultaneously baptized and asked God for help. The explanation is simple: everything started from something, took its roots, the truth is inseparable and it was very difficult to say goodbye to what you are used to, what you believe in from childhood. And in this fairy tale, grains of the past are preserved in order to convey to the present generation the present and unshakable truth, without which the present life is impossible.
Is the hut on chicken legs, pomelo and stupa real?
Here the girl, thanks to her doll, who showed her the way, got to the hut of Baba Yaga so that she would give her fire. Already familiar to us is the house in which the old woman lives, but broom and stupa, how did you find yourself here and what is their role?
Our ancestors had an interesting rite, which was to bury the body of the deceased in a special house, mounted on a tall ancient tree. Such a dwelling was considered the habitat of the soul of a person who died.
In order for her to finally find peace, a small doll was placed in such a grave, which helped the soul in the passage between the world of the living and the dead. In addition, in such a house there were no windows and doors, just like in the hut of Baba Yaga. This can be explained by the fact that the windows and doors were made in the house of the living, and it was useless for the dead, only one entrance hole was enough for the soul to finally find a refuge.
Do not forget about the porch, which was present in the house of Baba Yaga. Everything is connected with the fact that in a real, not fabulous life, in such a house for the deceased there were no steps, it was located high on a tree. Relatives who came to visit the deceased took a piece of log with them, put it down, so they got to the hole and paid tribute to the deceased.
The folk tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" also refers to ancient magic. Let's try to understand what a stupa with a broom was. For example, in the life of the ancient Slavs there was such a custom when a midwife took a stupa and a special large oak stick and began to crush water in it.
Such actions spoke of the origin and connection of the masculine with the feminine, and water was used, since it was believed that the origin of life on Earth was taking place in it . In our fairy tale, Baba Yaga famously copes with these details, it turns out that she is considered the goddess and patroness of women, which means she is always ready to prompt, help and direct on the right path in difficult times.
Life balance between good and evil
Why did she go to Baba Yaga? Of course, in order to get protection and justice. In fact, the old woman was not a villain, did not destroy human lives, did not eat children. She was fair, could not stand the atrocities, and she punished the guilty, they died before they got home, and their skulls adorned the fence, but did not stop suffering for the atrocities that they committed in life, this is something like hell and heaven, an eternal fork for those who deserve universal peace or punishment.
Baba Yaga acted like a goddess of justice, who did not give up on anything. If a person argued that his thoughts, soul were pure, she let him go, and destroyed evil and cruelty, thus creating a balance on Earth, without which it is impossible to exist.
Not everyone who went to the witch for help could return from her alive; not everyone had a road to the kingdom of darkness. All who could not fulfill her tasks were angry, callous and cruel, did not get out of the forest alive. This is evidenced by the skulls that hang on the fence near the hut on chicken legs, and who escaped such a fate - only Vasilisa the Beautiful, a brief summary of the tale tells about it.
Vasilisa the Beautiful as a symbol of purity, purity and diligence
Before understanding what fate awaits the girl Vasilisa, Baba Yaga gave her a difficult task, which was to decide how to proceed. After that, the qualities of the witch were revealed, she was either fair and kind, or, conversely, evil and cruel.
Vasilisa completed all the tasks of Baba Yaga perfectly, proved that she is an innocent creature that deserves peace and joy. She, in turn, gave her wisdom and punished the offenders. Mother and daughters, after Vasilisa left, sat for a long time without fire in the house, the father returned and also suffered without the presence of a vital flame.
The girl worked, and those who work are revered. On the instructions of the witch, Vasilisa wove an exceptional fabric (possibly silk), which was light and transparent. The old woman took it to the priest-king and sold it, he was indescribable delight, because he had never seen anything like it in his life.
An order was received in the kingdom to sew the same stunning shirt from this unique fabric, but, unfortunately, no one could do it except Vasilisa. During the time that the girl worked, the king fell in love with the hardworking beauty and married her. āVasilisa the Beautifulā is a Russian folk tale that will teach children justice and kindness.
Before our marriage, our great-grandmothers locked themselves in a room and worked on sewing a shirt for the bridegroom, how the process itself was happening, no one should have known, otherwise they could have jinxed it, and the future married life would be fraught with disagreements, scandals between the couple. The secret lies in embroidering special charmed characters, characters that had mystical power and helped spouses throughout their lives.
Three horsemen as a symbol of life
Thanks to Baba Yaga, Vasilisa has changed a lot, she has become unrecognizable, and most importantly, she has found true happiness in life - her family. The qualities of Vasilisa the Beautiful say a lot: she is pure in her soul, believes in mystic powers, respects elders and does not reread them.
Walking along the path, the girl met three horsemen whom she had never seen before, and interestingly, they rode to the Baba Yaga hut.
No one had the courage to admit that the sun, night and day are his servants, and the old woman with a hooked nose said that these were her faithful associates and assistants. And perhaps Baba Yaga is actually not so simple as it seems, and acts as one of the ancient gods and is considered the mother of mankind, born before the creation of the whole world?
Well done and girls in a campaign for the truth
If you dig even deeper, and this can be seen from the tale that the good fellows, the girls did not just go to this old woman through dense forests and rivers, but looked for truth, comfort and help, which happened to the girl. Such young people include Vasilisa the Beautiful and Ivan Tsarevich. As in most fairy tales, the story about the life of Vasilisa the Beautiful ended with a wedding ceremony. She found a way to Baba Yaga, she helped her become wiser and smarter. About how wise Vasilisa the Beautiful, summary of the tale says, because the girl knows exactly what will happen next, she has the gift to guess events, because, she says, after creating the delicate material, she will have to sew shirts to the king, since no one else knows how to do this.
So, we can conclude that it was not the gaze of the skull that killed the envious mother and her daughters, but their anger, cruelty, from which Vasilisa suffered. The fairy tale is still able to sow empathy for the girl in the readerās soul, to allow one to feel injustice, cruelty and indescribable delight and joy from the fact that, finally, all the difficulties in the way of the main character were crowned with success and happiness.
"Vasilisa the Beautiful"! What a fairy tale! How much instructive is in it! The girl, in turn, was able to pass all the trials of Baba Yaga due to her pliability, ingenuity, maternal love and soul, embodied in a doll presented by a native person.
Due to the fact that the story is exciting, interesting, the cartoon "Vasilisa the Beautiful" was created, from which not only children but also adults were delighted. Characters reflect the depth and moral teachings of the Russian people. Here is the content of the tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful."