Russian folk tale white duck. The meaning of fairy tales for children

One prince married a beautiful princess and did not have time to look at her enough, did not have time to talk to her enough, did not have time to listen to her enough, and they had to part with him, he had to go on a long journey, leave his wife in someone else’s arms. What to do! They say you can’t sit for a century hugging each other. The princess cried a lot, the prince persuaded her a lot, commanded her not to leave the high tower, not to go to conversation, not to mingle with bad people, 1 not to listen to bad speeches. The princess promised to fulfill everything. The prince left; She locked herself in her room and won’t come out.

How long, how short, a woman came to her, it seemed - so simple, warm-hearted! “What,” he says, “are you bored? If only I could look at God’s light, if only I could walk around the garden, I would relieve my melancholy, I would get rid of a cold in my head 2.” For a long time the princess made excuses, she didn’t want to, but finally she thought: it’s not a problem to walk around the garden, and she went. Spring crystal water flowed in the garden. “What,” says the woman, “the day is so hot, the sun is scorching, and the cold water is splashing, shouldn’t we take a swim here?” - “No, no, I don’t want to!” - and then I thought: it’s not a problem to swim! She took off her sundress and jumped into the water. As soon as she took the plunge, the woman hit her on the back: “Swim,” she said, “like a white duck!” And the princess swam like a white duck. The witch immediately dressed up in her dress, cleaned up, painted herself up and sat down to wait for the prince. As soon as the puppy yelped, the bell rang, she was already running towards him, rushed to the prince, kissed him, and was kind to him. He was delighted, he extended his hands and did not recognize her.

And the white duck laid eggs, hatched babies, two good ones, and the third was a runt, and her babies came out - babies; She raised them, they began to walk along the river, catch goldfish, collect scraps, sew caftans, and jump out onto the bank and look at the meadow. “Oh, don’t go there, kids!” - said the mother. The children didn't listen; Today they will play on the grass, tomorrow they will run along the ant, further, further, and climbed into the prince’s courtyard. The witch recognized them by instinct and gnashed her teeth; So she called the children, fed and watered them and put them to bed, and then she ordered them to light the fire, hang the cauldrons, and sharpen the knives. The two brothers lay down and fell asleep, and the little one, so as not to catch a cold, ordered his mother to carry it in his bosom - the little one doesn’t sleep, he hears everything, sees everything. At night, a witch came to the door and asked: “Are you sleeping, children, or not?” Zamoryshek replies: “We are sleeping - we are not sleeping, I think that they want to cut us all up; the fires are made of viburnum, the cauldrons are boiling, the knives are sharpened with damask steel!” - "Do not sleep!"

The witch left, walked and walked, again at the door: “Are you sleeping, children, or not?” Zamoryshek again says the same thing: “We are sleeping - we are not sleeping, I think that they want to cut us all up; the fires are made of viburnum, the cauldrons are boiling, the knives are sharpened with damask steel!” - “Why is this all one voice?” - thought the witch, slowly opened the door, saw: both brothers were fast asleep, immediately circled them with a dead hand 3 - and they died.

In the morning the white duck calls her babies; the kids are not coming. Her heart sensed it, she perked up and flew to the prince’s court. In the prince's courtyard, white as handkerchiefs, cold as plastic, the brothers lay side by side. She rushed towards them, rushed, spread her wings, grabbed the children and screamed in a motherly voice:

Quack, quack, my children!

Quack, quack, little pigeons!

I nursed you through need,

I watered you down with tears,

The night did not fill the darkness,

I didn’t finish the sweet couscous!

“Wife, do you hear something unprecedented? The duck speaks.” - “It’s imaginary for you! Tell the duck to leave the yard!” They will drive her away, she will fly around and again to the children:

Quack, quack, my children!

Quack, quack, little pigeons!

The old witch destroyed you,

An old witch, a fierce snake,

The snake is fierce, underwater;

I took your own father away from you,

My own father - my husband,

Drowned us in a fast river,

Turned us into white ducks

And she lives and is magnified!

“Hey!” - thought the prince and shouted: “Catch me a white duck!” Everyone rushed, but the white duck flies and is not given to anyone; The prince himself ran out, she fell into his arms. He took her by the wing and said: “Be the white birch behind me, and the red maiden in front!” The white birch tree stretched out behind him, and the red maiden stood in front, and in the red maiden the prince recognized his young princess. They immediately caught the magpie, tied two bottles to it, and told it to fill one with living water and the other with talking water. A magpie flew down and brought water. They sprinkled the children with life-giving water - they perked up, sprinkled them with talking water - they spoke. And the prince began to have a whole family, and they all began to live and live, make good things, and forget things. And the witch was tied to the horse’s tail, and they were pulled across the field: where the leg came off, there became a poker, where the hand was, there was a rake, where the head was, there was a bush and a log; the birds flew in - they pecked the meat, the winds rose - the bones were scattered, and there was no trace or memory left of her!

1 Vampire- get to know, get close to, get in touch, hang out ( Red.).

2 Refreshed with clean air.

3 There is a belief that thieves stock up on the hand of a dead man and, when they come to hunt, they deceive their sleeping owners with it in order to put them into deep sleep.

The princess cried a lot, the prince persuaded her a lot, commanded her not to leave the high tower, not to go to conversation, not to get involved with bad people, not to listen to bad speeches. The princess promised to fulfill everything. The prince left; She locked herself in her room and won’t come out.

How long or short did it take a woman to come to her, it seemed so simple, so warm-hearted!

What, he says, are you bored? If only I could look at God’s light, if only I could walk through the garden, it would relieve melancholy.

For a long time the princess made excuses, she didn’t want to, but finally she thought: it’s not a problem to walk around the garden - and she went. Spring crystal water flowed in the garden.

“What,” says the woman, “the day is so hot, the sun is scorching, and the cold water is splashing, shouldn’t we take a swim here?”

No, no, I don't want to! - And then I thought: it’s not a problem to swim!

She took off her sundress and jumped into the water. As soon as she took the plunge, the woman hit her on the back.

“Swim,” he says, “like a white duck!”

And the princess swam like a white duck.

The witch immediately dressed up in her dress, cleaned up, painted herself up and sat down to wait for the prince.

And the white duck laid eggs and hatched babies: two good ones, and the third was a runt; and her little children came out - little children.

She raised them, they began to walk along the river, catch goldfish, collect scraps, sew caftans, and jump out onto the bank and look at the meadow.

Oh, don't go there, kids! - said the mother. The children didn't listen; Today they will play on the grass, tomorrow they will run along the ant, further, further - and climbed into the prince’s courtyard.

The witch recognized them by instinct and gnashed her teeth. So she called the children, fed and watered them and put them to bed, and then she ordered them to light the fire, hang the cauldrons, and sharpen the knives.

The two brothers lay down and fell asleep; and the runt, so as not to catch a cold, his mother ordered them to wear in his bosom - the runt doesn’t sleep, he hears everything, sees everything. At night a witch came to the door and asked:

Are you sleeping, kids, or not?

Zamoryshek answers:

We sleep, we don’t sleep, we think that they want to cut us all up; the lights are set in viburnum, the cauldrons are hanging boiling, the knives are burning with damask steel!

Do not sleep!

The witch left, walked and walked, again at the door:

Are you sleeping, kids, or not?

Zamoryshek says the same thing again:

We sleep, we don’t sleep, we think that they want to cut us all up; the lights are set in viburnum, the boiling pots are hanging, the knives are being sharpened with damask steel!

In the morning the white duck calls her babies; the kids are not coming. Her heart sensed it, she perked up and flew to the prince’s court.

In the prince's courtyard, white as handkerchiefs, cold as plastic, the brothers lay side by side.

She rushed towards them, rushed, spread her wings, grabbed the children and screamed in a motherly voice:

Quack, quack, my babies

Quack, quack, little pigeons,

I nursed you through need,

I watered you down with tears,

I didn't get enough sleep in the dark night,

I didn’t eat enough sweet cous.

Wife, do you hear something unprecedented? The duck says.

It's imaginary for you! Tell the duck to leave the yard!

They will drive her away, she will fly around and again to the children:

Quack, quack, my children.

Quack, quack, dove-dove.

The old witch destroyed you,

An old witch, a fierce snake,

The snake is fierce, underwater.

I took your own father away from you,

My own father - my husband,

Drowned us in a fast river,

Turned us into white ducks

And she lives and exalts herself.

“Hey!” - thought the prince and shouted:

Catch me a white duck!

Everyone rushed, but the white duck flies and is not given to anyone; The prince himself ran out, she fell into his arms. He took her by the wing and said:

Become a white birch behind me, and a red maiden in front!

The white birch tree stretched out behind him, and the red maiden stood in front, and in the red maiden the prince recognized his young princess.

They immediately caught the magpie, tied two bottles to it, and ordered it to fill one with living water and the other with speaking water. A magpie flew down and brought water. They sprinkled the children with life-giving water - they perked up, sprinkled it with the speaking water, and they began to speak.

The prince left, she locked herself in her chamber and did not come out.

How long or short did it take a woman to come to her, it seemed so simple, so warm-hearted!

“What,” he says, “are you bored?” If only I could look at God’s light, if only I could walk through the garden, it would relieve melancholy.

For a long time the princess made excuses, she didn’t want to, but finally she thought: it’s not a problem to walk around the garden, and she went.

Spring crystal water flowed in the garden.

“What,” says the woman, “the day is so hot, the sun is scorching, and the cold water is splashing, shouldn’t we take a swim here?”

No, no, I don’t want to! - And then I thought: it’s not a problem to swim!

She took off her sundress and jumped into the water. As soon as she took the plunge, the woman hit her on the back.

“Swim,” he says, “like a white duck!”

And the princess swam like a white duck.

The witch immediately dressed up in her dress, cleaned up, painted herself up and sat down to wait for the prince.

And the white duck laid eggs and hatched babies: two good ones, and the third was a runt; and her little children came out - little children.

She raised them, they began to walk along the river, catch goldfish, collect scraps, sew caftans, and jump out onto the bank and look at the meadow.

Oh, don’t go there, children! - said the mother.

The children didn't listen; Today they will play on the grass, tomorrow they will run along the ant, further, further - and climbed into the prince’s courtyard.

The two brothers lay down and fell asleep; and the runt, so as not to catch a cold, his mother ordered them to wear in his bosom - the runt doesn’t sleep, he hears everything, sees everything.

At night a witch came to the door and asked:

Are you sleeping, kids, or not? Zamoryshek answers:

Do not sleep!

The witch left, walked and walked, and came back to the door.

Are you sleeping, kids, or not? Zamoryshek says the same thing again:

We sleep - we don’t sleep, we think that they want to cut us all up: they put viburnum lights on, boiling pots are raised, they sharpen damask knives!

In the morning the white duck calls the children: the children do not come. Her heart sensed it, she perked up and flew to the prince’s court.

In the prince's courtyard, white as handkerchiefs, cold as plastic, the brothers lay side by side.

She rushed towards them, rushed, spread her wings, grabbed the children and screamed in a motherly voice:

Quack, quack, my children!
Quack, quack, little pigeons!
I nursed you through need,
I watered you down with tears,
I didn't get enough sleep in the dark night,
I'm not eating enough sweet cous!
- Wife, do you hear, this is unprecedented? The duck says.

It's imaginary for you! Tell the duck to leave the yard!

They will drive her away, she will fly around and again to the children:

Quack, quack, my children!
Quack, quack, little pigeons!
The old witch destroyed you,
An old witch, a fierce snake,
The snake is fierce, underwater;
Took away our dear father from us,
My own father - my husband,
Drowned us in a fast river,
Turned us into white ducks
And she lives and exalts herself!
“Hey!” - thought the prince and shouted:

Catch me a white duck! Everyone rushed, but the white duck flies and is not given to anyone; The prince himself ran out, she fell into his arms. He took her by the wing and said:

Become a white birch behind me, and a red maiden in front!

The white birch tree stretched out behind him, and the red maiden stood in front, and in the red maiden the prince recognized his young princess.

And the prince began to have a whole family, and they all began to live and live, make good things, and forget things.

And the witch was tied to a horse’s tail, and was pulled across the field: where the leg came off, there became a poker; where there is a hand there is a rake; where the head is, there is a bush and a log. Birds flew in - they pecked at the meat, the winds rose - the bones were scattered, and there was no trace or memory left of her!

Russian folk tales

The Russian folk tale "The White Duck" is a fairy tale about a princess who is turned into a white duck by an evil witch when her husband leaves. The white duck gave birth to babies - two normal, and one weak. The children began to grow up and visit the prince’s court. The witch immediately realized who it was and decided to lure them and kill them. She managed to do this and when the white duck saw the terrible picture, she began to wail over her children. The prince heard that the duck was crying humanly, left the house, read the spell and the white duck became a princess again. They sent a magpie to fetch living and talking water, with the help of which they revived and returned the gift of speech to the children. And the witch was tied to a horse and scattered across the field.

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ABOUT One prince married a beautiful princess and before he had time to look at her enough, before he had time to talk to her, before he could listen to her enough, he had to part with them, he had to go on a long journey, leave his wife in someone else’s arms. What to do! They say you can’t sit for a century hugging each other.
The princess cried a lot, the prince persuaded her a lot, commanded her not to leave the high tower, not to go to conversation, not to get involved with bad people, not to listen to bad speeches. The princess promised to fulfill everything.

The prince left, she locked herself in her chamber and did not come out.

How long or short did it take a woman to come to her, it seemed so simple, so warm-hearted!

“What,” he says, “are you bored?” If only I could look at God’s light, if only I could walk through the garden, it would relieve melancholy.

For a long time the princess made excuses, she didn’t want to, but finally she thought: it’s not a problem to walk around the garden, and she went.

Spring crystal water flowed in the garden.

“What,” says the woman, “the day is so hot, the sun is scorching, and the cold water is splashing, shouldn’t we take a swim here?”

- No, no, I don’t want to! - And then I thought: it’s not a problem to swim!

She took off her sundress and jumped into the water. As soon as she took the plunge, the woman hit her on the back.

“Swim,” he says, “like a white duck!”

And the princess swam like a white duck.

The witch immediately dressed up in her dress, cleaned up, painted herself up and sat down to wait for the prince.

As soon as the puppy yelped, the bell rang, she was already running towards him, rushed to the prince, kissed him, and was kind to him. He was delighted, he extended his hands and did not recognize her.

And the white duck laid eggs and hatched babies: two good ones, and the third was a runt; and her little children came out - little children.

She raised them, they began to walk along the river, catch goldfish, collect scraps, sew caftans, and jump out onto the bank and look at the meadow.

“Oh, don’t go there, children!” said the mother.

The children didn't listen; Today they will play on the grass, tomorrow they will run along the ant, further, further - and climbed into the prince’s courtyard.

The witch recognized them by instinct and gnashed her teeth. So she called the children, fed and watered them and put them to bed, and then she ordered them to light the fire, hang the cauldrons, and sharpen the knives.

The two brothers lay down and fell asleep; and the runt, so as not to catch a cold, his mother ordered them to wear in his bosom - the runt doesn’t sleep, he hears everything, sees everything.

At night a witch came to the door and asked:

Are you sleeping, kids, or not? Zamoryshek answers:

- Do not sleep!

The witch left, walked and walked, and came back to the door.

Are you sleeping, kids, or not? Zamoryshek says the same thing again:

We sleep - we don’t sleep, we think that they want to cut us all up: they put viburnum lights on, boiling pots are raised, they sharpen damask knives!

“Why is this all one voice?” thought the witch, slowly opened the door, saw: both brothers were fast asleep, immediately circled them with a dead hand - and they died.

In the morning the white duck calls the children: the children do not come. Her heart sensed it, she perked up and flew to the prince’s court.

In the prince's courtyard, white as handkerchiefs, cold as plastic, the brothers lay side by side.

She rushed towards them, rushed, spread her wings, grabbed the children and screamed in a motherly voice:

Quack, quack, my children!

Quack, quack, little pigeons!

I nursed you through need,

I watered you down with tears,

I didn't get enough sleep in the dark night,

I'm not eating enough sweet cous!

Wife, do you hear, this is unprecedented? The duck says.

It's imaginary for you! Tell the duck to leave the yard!

They will drive her away, she will fly around and again to the children:

Quack, quack, my children!

Quack, quack, little pigeons!

The old witch destroyed you,

An old witch, a fierce snake,

The snake is fierce, underwater;

Took away our dear father from us,

My own father - my husband,

Drowned us in a fast river,

Turned us into white ducks

And she lives and exalts herself!

"Hey!" - thought the prince and shouted:

Catch me a white duck! Everyone rushed, but the white duck flies and is not given to anyone; The prince himself ran out, she fell into his arms. He took her by the wing and said:

- Become a white birch behind me, and a red maiden in front!

The white birch tree stretched out behind him, and the red maiden stood in front, and in the red maiden the prince recognized his young princess.

They immediately caught the magpie, tied two bottles to it, and ordered it to fill one with living water and the other with speaking water. A magpie flew down and brought water. They sprinkled the children with life-giving water - they perked up, sprinkled them with talking water - they spoke.

And the prince began to have a whole family, and they all began to live and live, make good things, and forget things.

The prince left, she locked herself in her chamber and did not come out.

How long or short did it take a woman to come to her, it seemed so simple, so warm-hearted!

“What,” he says, “are you bored?” If only I could look at God’s light, if only I could walk through the garden, it would relieve melancholy.

For a long time the princess made excuses, she didn’t want to, but finally she thought: it’s not a problem to walk around the garden, and she went.

Spring crystal water flowed in the garden.

“What,” says the woman, “the day is so hot, the sun is scorching, and the cold water is splashing, shouldn’t we take a swim here?”

“No, no, I don’t want to!” And then I thought: it’s not a problem to swim!

She took off her sundress and jumped into the water. As soon as she took the plunge, the woman hit her on the back.

“Swim,” he says, “like a white duck!”

And the princess swam like a white duck.

The witch immediately dressed up in her dress, cleaned up, painted herself up and sat down to wait for the prince.

And the white duck laid eggs and hatched babies: two good ones, and the third was a runt; and her little children came out - little children.

She raised them, they began to walk along the river, catch goldfish, collect scraps, sew caftans, and jump out onto the bank and look at the meadow.

“Oh, don’t go there, children!” said the mother.

The children didn't listen; Today they will play on the grass, tomorrow they will run along the ant, further, further - and climbed into the prince’s courtyard.

The two brothers lay down and fell asleep; and the runt, so as not to catch a cold, his mother ordered them to wear in his bosom - the runt doesn’t sleep, he hears everything, sees everything.

At night a witch came to the door and asked:

- Are you sleeping, kids, or not? Zamoryshek answers:

- Do not sleep!

The witch left, walked and walked, and came back to the door.

—Are you sleeping, kids, or not? Zamoryshek says the same thing again:

“We sleep, we don’t sleep, we think that they want to cut us all up: they put in viburnum fires, they set up boiling pots, they sharpen damask knives!”

In the morning the white duck calls the children: the children do not come. Her heart sensed it, she perked up and flew to the prince’s court.

In the prince's courtyard, white as handkerchiefs, cold as plastic, the brothers lay side by side.

She rushed towards them, rushed, spread her wings, grabbed the children and screamed in a motherly voice:

- Quack, quack, my children!
Quack, quack, little pigeons!
I nursed you through need,
I watered you down with tears,
I didn't get enough sleep in the dark night,
I'm not eating enough sweet cous!

- Wife, do you hear, this is unprecedented? The duck says.

- You're imagining this! Tell the duck to leave the yard!

They will drive her away, she will fly around and again to the children:

- Quack, quack, my children!
Quack, quack, little pigeons!
The old witch destroyed you,
An old witch, a fierce snake,
The snake is fierce, underwater;
Took away our dear father from us,
My own father - my husband,
Drowned us in a fast river,
Turned us into white ducks
And she lives and exalts herself!

“Hey!” - thought the prince and shouted:

- Catch me a white duck! Everyone rushed, but the white duck flies and is not given to anyone; The prince himself ran out, she fell into his arms. He took her by the wing and said:

- Become a white birch behind me, and a red maiden in front!

The white birch tree stretched out behind him, and the red maiden stood in front, and in the red maiden the prince recognized his young princess.

They immediately caught the magpie, tied two bottles to it, and told it to fill one with living water and the other with speaking water. A magpie flew down and brought water. They sprinkled the children with life-giving water - they perked up, sprinkled them with talking water - they spoke.

And the prince began to have a whole family, and they all began to live and live, make good things, and forget things.

And the witch was tied to a horse’s tail, and was pulled across the field: where the leg came off, there became a poker; where there is a hand there is a rake; where the head is, there is a bush and a log. The birds flew in and pecked the meat, the winds rose and scattered the bones, and there was no trace or memory left of her!