In the magical and fascinating world of a good children's fairy tale, real images are intertwined with fantastic ones, only here good always conquers evil, everyone lives happily ever after. It is with the help of this magical world that it is easiest to form the correct concepts of kindness, truth, fidelity and love in a child. Without fairy tales, childhood would not be so surprising. Without fairy tales, it simply loses its appeal and magic.
A good fairy tale never dies. It is passed from mouth to mouth, slightly modifying, but still carries a spark of kindness into the open hearts of the babies.
One of the most famous fairy tales in the world is the English folk tale "Three Little Pigs." Yes, this is an English fairy tale, although many mistakenly consider it Slavic folklore. It is interesting that some sources attribute the authorship of this work to specific personalities, and not only to the British. To whom? We’ll find out now.
Summary of beloved fairy tales
Three little pig brothers - Nif-Nif, Nuf-Nuf and Naf-Naf - had a fun summer, walking a lot, wallowing on the grass and enjoying the sunshine. But the clever Naf-Naf at the end of the summer reminded the brothers that it was time to think about a house for the winter. Nif-Nif and Nuf-Nuf were too lazy to start building a house for themselves, they still enjoyed a carefree life, while smart Naf-Naf was already working on a house. With the first frosts they set to work. Nif-Nif built for himself a frail little house of straw, and the dwelling of Nuf-Nuf was made of thin rods. Such huts could not protect not only from the winter colds, but also from the wolf who so desired to eat these pink and chubby piglets. He had no problem blowing away (and thereby destroying) the Nif-Nif's thatched house, which afterwards tried to hide in a dwelling from the rods of Nuf-Nuf. But this house was destroyed. Only thanks to the fact that Naf-Naf built a house of stone, the pigs were able to defend themselves from the evil wolf, however, he tried to climb through the chimney, but still the good defeated the evil, and the pigs remained alive.
Hot issue of authorship
I wonder who is the real author? Three Little Pigs and authorship are widely discussed today. Indeed, many have known this fairy tale since childhood, as it belongs to one of the most simple for perception. It is to the taste of even the smallest children, because often it is called Russian folk. But for Russian children, parents started reading “Three Little Pigs” not so long ago. The author of the book with the translation of this English fairy tale is none other than the famous Sergey Mikhalkov. Interestingly, its version is slightly different from the original. After all, only the Russian version of the tale tells that smart pigs just taught the wolf a lesson. If we compare this tale with the source, that is, with the original work “Three Little Pigs” (the author of the tale is the people), then the impudent wolf was boiled by cunning pigs in a cauldron when he tried to get through the chimney into the house of Naf-Naf.
Such cruelty of the folklore version is inherent not only specifically to this fairy tale, in the original many works (not only English, but also other peoples) were quite cruel, but after they were changed and modernized to the form in which they had already come to us. And so, the three little pigs (the author of the English fairy tale - the English people) have already become not so bloodthirsty and did not cook the wolf, but simply let go.
A little more about the Russian version of the tale
Mikhalkov is an excellent author. “Three Little Pigs” is a fairy tale that he translated back in 1936. It was then that under his name was published "The Tale of the Three Piglets," which immediately became beloved and widely known. It is interesting that not only this work of Mikhalkov was created on the basis of another fictional story (history, fairy tale), but he was able to add such colors to them, after which the characters came to life in a new way.
Mikhalkov's tale translated into English
An interesting historical fact is that it was a version of the work “Three Little Pigs” (the author of the fairy tale - Mikhalkov) was published in 1968 in England. It is noteworthy that the original source for this translation was the German edition of “Three Piglets” Mikhalkov, which was published in 1966. A similar fact confirms that Mikhalkov really created this tale, that is, he is the author. “Three Little Pigs” is a work that many attribute to his pen. In extreme cases, he is the author of the most popular and interesting version of this tale.
More options for possible authors
Who wrote the story "Three Little Pigs"? English author or not? You can hear such an answer, according to which the Grimm brothers are still considered the authors of this tale. But this is an absolutely wrong answer. Confirmation of this can be found in the book "Nursery rhymes and stories" (it was here that the first printed version of this tale entered), which was published in London back in 1843. At this time, the Brothers Grimm were already well known and would hardly have allowed this work to be printed under their own name. On the other hand, it does not matter at all who the author is, “Three Little Pigs” is just a great fairy tale.
Interpretation of a fairy tale in cartoons
Nif-Nif, Nuf-Nuf and Naf-Naf were so loved by the children that their story was even filmed in cartoons. The most famous options for us are, of course, Disney and from the Soyuzmultfilm studio. And here the question has already ceased to be important, who wrote the fairy tale “Three Little Pigs”. The author of each individual film adaptation made his own adjustments, thereby slightly changing the tale, making it more interesting for children. The main thing is that, despite the fact that both versions of the tale were made into films in the last century, they still remain interesting for new generations.
The tale that became the basis of the provocative cartoon Tex Avery
The world-famous animator Tex Avery has managed to give a new meaning to a children's fairy tale. In his cartoon version of the cartoon, which was created during the Second World War, the "evil and terrible gray wolf" was the image of Hitler. The “countries” that agreed to sign a non-aggression pact are the stupid Nif-Nif and Nuf-Nuf. And only the "Captain Pig" was preparing for a possible attack of the "wolf". So we can say that Tex Avery is also the one who wrote Three Little Pigs. The author here already simply created a story for adults, not for children. After he wrote the continuation of this story “piglets”.
A fairy tale worth reading to children
In this tale we have good and bad heroes. Good, of course, piglets, we sympathize with them. After all, the evil wolf wants to eat them. But the pigs are also stupid (Nif-Nif and Nuf-Nuf), because they hope that the frail houses will save them, and if it weren’t for the clever Naf-Naf, they would not have survived. Only by uniting, the brothers were able to defeat the wolf, and even teach him a lesson, so that he would never again try to feast on them.
Although many people consider this fairy tale to be primitive, it’s still the very work that is worth telling to children of the whole world. Indeed, regardless of who wrote “Three Little Pigs,” the author wanted to convey the main point - you need to always prepare for the “winter” in time, that is, be prepared for bad times and start preparing in advance, and the family is the main value, only together with the family you can even beat the "wolf". Indeed, only in the form of a fairy tale can such serious life concepts be conveyed to small children, and only in this form will they be perceived by them. It is important that the children answer questions that they can ask after listening to or reading this work so that they understand the whole point. And it’s better to give the kids the option in which the wolf is not killed, because after this the piglets (like heroes) already cease to be kind. It is better that they only punish him for their desire to eat them, because this is the wrong thing to do. And young parents should not be lazy to retell this particular tale. If she interested the baby, then he really likes it.
A fairy tale is the simplest form of transmitting wisdom, experience from generation to generation, this is our inheritance, which we must preserve for future generations, who, perhaps, will understand everything in their own way and will also ask who wrote the fairy tale “Three Little Pigs”. The author of such a question will already receive a completely different answer, the essence of which is that the author of this tale is the people of the whole world, because generation after generation has modernized and improved it.