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Fairy tales are the first literature that a child is introduced to. Mom tells simple stories in a soft quiet voice, captivating or calming the child, introduces him to the concepts of good, evil and justice.
Fairy tales are an integral part of the childhood of almost every person. But in addition to entertainment, this is a real storehouse of folk wisdom, heritage.
Each country has its own fairy tales, the plots of some are repeated, some are absolutely unique. They contain the dreams, aspirations of millions of people, their observations of nature, society, the reaction to the events taking place around. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of such works.
We have collected 10 of the most famous Russian folk tales that are familiar to every Russian child since childhood, are popular and famous to this day, and in one way or another influenced the formation of a person.
10 Princess Frog
«The king had three sons…– so the fairy tale begins “Princess Frog”.
The king decided to marry his sons and approached the task creatively. He ordered his sons to shoot arrows in different directions, where he falls, and there it is worth looking for the bride.
The elders were lucky, but the younger’s arrow fell into the swamp, where the frog found it. There is nothing to do, the prince took the find to the palace, where he was immediately ridiculed. But the frog turned out to be not simple, but turned into the wise Vasilisa at night.
The tsar began to test the newly-made daughters-in-law: he would ask them to sew a shirt, cook a pie or weave a carpet. And every time the frog of the younger prince deserved recognition. And at the end she danced so that no one could take their eyes off.
Then Ivan Tsarevich ran home, grabbed the frog skin and burned it so that his wife would forever remain a human being. But he ruined everything himself: if he had waited a little, Vasilisa would have become a woman forever. And so he was left without a frog, and without a wife.
The moral of the story is quite simple: if you love a person for what he is in the soul, he will become the most beautiful creature. And patience is gold, if you hurry, you will make the king laugh.
9. Morozko
Everyone remembers the wonderful Soviet film “Morozko”. The fairy tale based on which it is based tells about a peasant family: a husband, an absurd woman, her own daughter and stepdaughter Nastenka.
The stepmother tormented her stepdaughter with exorbitant work, and in the end she decided to get rid of the world and sent her to the forest in the winter. There he discovered the frozen girl Morozko. For kindness and meekness, the magician Nastya gave wealth, and later a daring groom was found.
When Nastenka returned home, out of envy, the stepmother sent her own daughter to the forest for riches. Yes, only a spoiled absurd girl got a sleigh with pigs and chests with ravens.
The plot of the evil stepmother and the unfortunate girl is very common. This is a fairy tale about humility and kindness, about forgiveness and reward that awaits a person for his kind heart.
8. “Winter hut of animals”
“Winter hut of animals” talking about pets. The owner decided to slaughter them, as soon as they fled into the forest. There the bull built a house, and the animals began to live and live.
The wolf and the bear found out about the good house and decided to take it away. The wolf entered the house, and there a crowd of domestic animals attacked him, the gray one barely escaped.
The bear looked and looked and also decided that it was more expensive for him to climb into these strange newcomers.
The moral is clear even to the smallest: friendship is the key to success, if you stick together, you can defeat even the most powerful enemy.
7. By magic
It may seem like a fairy tale “By magic” you can do nothing about how good it is to be lazy, and some magic fish will fulfill all your dreams.
Emelya went for water and caught a pike, which in a human voice promised to fulfill any wishes of the guy in exchange for freedom. And so it happened: buckets and yokes went home by themselves, the stove went, firewood was chopped by itself.
As the king found out about the miracles, he invited Emelya to the palace. And he saw the princess and immediately wished her love. The autocrat got angry, put the young people in a barrel and threw them into the sea. But the barrel washed ashore, where Emelya and Marya built a palace and got married.
The tale says that sometimes you can rely on fate, and she herself will give what is due. But ingenuity will come in handy in any case.
6. Masha and the Bear
Masha’s grandparents warned Masha: keep up with your friends, don’t go into the woods alone. But Masha did not listen, got lost and ended up with a bear.
Story “Masha and the Bear” vividly shows what can happen if you do not obey the elders. But even if trouble happened, it is important to show cunning and ingenuity. Masha, for example, was able to climb into a box of pies and make sure that the bear did not look there until the very village.
5. Swan geese
Leaving home, the parents strictly ordered Alyonushka to guard her brother, but she played with her friends and did not notice how her brother was taken away Swan geese.
The girl rushed in pursuit, on the way she met magical helpers: an oven with pies, an apple tree, a river. Three pieces, as usual in fairy tales.
When Alyonushka found her brother and ran home to escape the swan geese, the helpers hid them from their feathered pursuers.
The fairy tale shows the kid that the most important thing in life is family and caring for loved ones.
4. The wolf and the seven Young goats
Story “The wolf and the seven Young goats” about the confrontation between the cunning wolf and the seven kids. Mom left the house and forbade the children to open the door to anyone but her. Contrary to expectations, the kids obeyed and instantly saw through the wolf that was trying to get into their house.
Then the treacherous Wolf went to the blacksmith, and he forged a thin voice for him. Gray returned to the kids, and they no longer had a chance, they did not recognize the enemy, they opened the door to the wolf. He swallowed six goats in an instant, and one hid. It was the seventh goat that told his mother what had happened.
The tale shows that family and children are the most important thing in life, so the Goat rushes in pursuit of the Wolf, lures him into the pit, and alive and healthy kids jump out of the torn belly.
3. Repka
Children’s favorite fairy tale “turnip” clearly shows what strength lies in unity. Not a single grandfather, grandmother, or granddaughter could pull a huge turnip out of the ground. And only by all means, the whole yard managed to pull out the treasured vegetable.
Sometimes a drop of applied forces is not enough for success, for example, the help of a mouse, and no one’s participation is useless when it comes to a common cause.
2. Mansion
Tales similar in plot to “Teremok” exist among many peoples. Initially Teremok – a rather gloomy story about a house and a world that has sheltered many animals. Although they were not friends in nature, they agreed to live together.
And then a bear came, big and strong, and crushed the house out of a feeling of extreme malice. The fairy tale teaches not to be such a bear, because anger only leads to destruction.
In Soviet times, history was reworked. The shaggy oppressor turned into a big clubfoot Misha, who wanted to join the beasts, did not fit into Teremok and accidentally destroyed it. The animals jumped out safe and sound and immediately rebuilt the house, better than before. And the meaning of the tale has changed radically.
1. Gingerbread Man
The tale of Kolobok is one of the first stories told to a child. The story of revived bread, which rolled away from a woman and grandfather and went on a journey. On the way he met various animals, and everyone wanted to eat them. But savvy Gingerbread Man sang a mocking song and left time after time. And only Fox managed to deceive him, playing on vanity, and feast on bread.
The moral lies on the surface: obey your elders and do not boast without work.
But folklore researchers see another meaning of the tale. It reflects our ancestors’ observations of the waning moon. In the original, each of the animals bit off a piece of a round Kolobok until the crust was left, which the Fox ate.