The most unknown Russian folk tales. Russian folk tales

Saying

The owl was flying -

Cheerful head;

So she flew, flew and sat down;

She twirled her tail

Yes, I looked around...

This is a saying. What about a fairy tale?

The whole fairy tale is ahead.

Russian folk tale "The Golden Egg"

There lived a grandfather and a woman,

And they had Ryaba chicken.

The hen laid an egg:

The egg is not simple, golden.

Grandfather beat, beat -

Didn't break it;

Baba beat, beat -

Didn't break it.

The mouse ran

She waved her tail -

The egg fell

And it crashed.

Grandfather and woman are crying;

The hen clucks:

- Don't cry, grandfather, don't cry, woman.

I'll lay another egg for you,

Not golden, simple.

Russian folk tale "Turnip"

Grandfather planted a turnip and the turnip grew big and big. The grandfather began to pull the turnip out of the ground: he pulled and pulled, but could not pull it out.

The grandfather called the grandmother for help. Grandma for grandfather, grandfather for turnip: they pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.

The grandmother called her granddaughter. The granddaughter for the grandmother, the grandmother for the grandfather, the grandfather for the turnip: they pull and pull, but they cannot pull it out.

The granddaughter called to Zhuchka. A bug for a granddaughter, a granddaughter for a grandmother, a grandmother for a grandfather, a grandfather for a turnip: they pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.

The bug called the cat Masha. Masha for the Bug, Zhuchka for the granddaughter, granddaughter for the grandmother, grandmother for the grandfather, grandfather for the turnip: they pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.

The cat Masha clicked the mouse. Mouse for Masha, Masha for Bug, Bug for granddaughter, granddaughter for grandmother, grandmother for grandfather, grandfather for turnip: pull and pull - they pulled out the turnip!

Russian folk tale "Kolobok"

Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman.

So the old man asks:

- Bake me a bun for me, old lady.

- What should I bake it from? There is no flour.

- Eh, old woman, sweep the barn, scratch the knots - you’ll get enough.

The old woman did just that: she swept, scraped together two handfuls of flour, kneaded the dough with sour cream, rolled it into a bun, fried it in oil and laid it on the window to dry.

The little bun got tired of lying, he rolled from the window to the bench, from the bench to the floor and to the door, jumping over the threshold into the entryway, from the entryway to the porch, from the porch to the yard, and then beyond the gate further and further.

The bun is rolling along the road, and a hare meets it:

- No, don’t eat me, scythe, but rather listen to what song I’ll sing for you.

The hare raised his ears, and the bun sang:

I am a bun, a bun!

It's sweeping through the barn,

Scratching the knots,

Mixed with sour cream,

Sat in the oven,

It's cold at the window.

I left my grandfather

I left my grandmother

It’s not smart to get away from you, hare.

The bun is rolling along a path in the forest, and towards it Gray wolf:

- Kolobok, Kolobok! I will eat you!

“Don’t eat me, gray wolf: I’ll sing you a song.”

And the bun sang:

I am a bun, a bun!

It's sweeping through the barn,

Scratching the knots,

Mixed with sour cream,

Sat in the oven,

It's cold at the window.

I left my grandfather

I left my grandmother

I left the hare

It’s not smart to get away from you, wolf.

The bun is rolling through the forest, and a bear comes towards it, breaking brushwood, bending bushes to the ground.

- Kolobok, Kolobok, I will eat you!

- Well, where can you, clubfoot, eat me! Better listen to my song.

The gingerbread man began to sing, and Misha's ears perked up.

I am a bun, a bun!

It's sweeping through the barn,

Scratching the knots,

Mixed with sour cream,

Sat in the oven,

It's cold at the window..

I left my grandfather

I left my grandmother

I left the hare

I left the wolf

It would be a pain to leave you, bear.

And the bun rolled - the bear just looked after it.

The bun rolls, and a fox meets it:

- Hello, bun! How handsome and rosy you are!

Kolobok is glad that he was praised and began to sing his song, and the fox listens and creeps closer and closer.

I am a bun, a bun!

It's sweeping through the barn,

Scratching the knots,

Mixed with sour cream,

Sat in the oven,

It's cold at the window.

I left my grandfather

I left my grandmother

I left the hare

I left the wolf

Left the bear

It’s not smart to get away from you, fox.

- Nice song! - said the fox. “The trouble is, my dear, that I’ve become old and can’t hear well.” Sit on my face and sing it one more time.

Kolobok was delighted that his song was praised, jumped on the fox’s face and sang:

I am a bun, a bun!..

And his fox is a racket! - and ate it.

Russian folk tale "The Cockerel and the Bean Seed"

Once upon a time there lived a cockerel and a hen. The cockerel was in a hurry, still in a hurry, and the hen kept saying to herself:

- Petya, don’t rush, Petya, don’t rush.

Once a cockerel pecked bean seeds in a hurry and choked. He's choking, can't breathe, can't hear, as if he's lying dead.

The chicken got scared, rushed to the owner, shouting:

- Oh, hostess, hurry up and lubricate the cockerel’s neck with butter: the cockerel choked on a bean seed.

The hostess says:

“Run quickly to the cow, ask her for milk, and I’ll whip up some butter.”

The chicken rushed to the cow:

“Cow, my dear, give me some milk quickly, the hostess will make butter out of the milk, I’ll lubricate the cockerel’s neck with butter: the cockerel choked on a bean seed.”

“Go quickly to the owner, let him bring me some fresh grass.”

The chicken runs to its owner:

- Master! Master! Quickly give the cow some fresh grass, the cow will give milk, the hostess will make butter from the milk, I will lubricate the cockerel’s neck with butter: the cockerel choked on a bean seed.

- Run quickly to the blacksmith for a scythe.

The chicken ran as fast as she could to the blacksmith:

- Blacksmith, blacksmith, give it to the owner quickly good braid. The owner will give the cow grass, the cow will give milk, the hostess will give me butter, I will lubricate the cockerel’s neck: the cockerel choked on a bean seed.

The blacksmith gave the owner a new scythe, the owner gave the cow fresh grass, the cow gave milk, the hostess churned butter, and gave butter to the chicken.

The chicken greased the neck of the cockerel. The bean seed slipped through. The cockerel jumped up and shouted at the top of his lungs:

“Ku-ka-re-ku!”

Russian folk tale "The Little Goats and the Wolf"

Once upon a time there lived a goat. The goat made herself a hut in the forest. Every day the goat went to the forest for food. She herself will leave, and tells the children to lock themselves tightly and not open the doors to anyone.

The goat returns home, knocks on the door with its horns and sings:

- Little goats, little kids,

Open up, open up!

Your mother has come,

I brought milk.

I, a goat, was in the forest,

I ate silk grass,

I drank cold water;

Milk runs down the shelf,

From the markings to the hooves,

And from the hooves there is dirt in the cheese.

The kids will hear their mother and open the door for her. She will feed them and go off to graze again.

The wolf overheard the goat and, when she left, went up to the door of the hut and sang in a thick, very fat voice:

- You, children, you, fathers,

Open up, open up!

Your mother has come,

Brought milk...

The hooves are full of water!

The little goats listened to the wolf and said:

And they did not open the door to the wolf. The wolf left unsalted.

The mother came and praised the children for listening to her:

“You are smart, kids, for not opening the door to the wolf, otherwise he would have eaten you.”

Russian folk tale "Teremok"

There was a tower in the field. A fly flew in and knocked:

Nobody responds. A fly fly flew in and began to live in it.

A jumping flea galloped up:

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

- I, a grief fly. And who are you?

- And I’m a jumping flea.

- Come live with me.

The jumping flea jumped into the little house, and they began to live together.

A squeaking mosquito has arrived:

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

- I, a burning fly, and a jumping flea. And who are you?

- And I am a squeaking mosquito.

- Come live with us.

The three of them began to live together.

A little mouse came running:

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

- I, a burning fly, a jumping flea and a squeaking mosquito. And who are you?

- And I’m a little mouse.

- Come live with us.

The four of them began to live.

The frog-frog jumped up:

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

- I, a burning fly, a jumping flea, a squeaking mosquito and a little mouse. And who are you?

- And I'm a frog.

- Come live with us.

Five began to live.

The stray bunny galloped up:

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

- I, a fly-fly, a flea-hopper, a mosquito-squeaker, a mouse-hole, a frog-frog. And who are you?

- And I’m a stray bunny.

- Come live with us.

There were six of them.

The little fox-sister came running:

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

- I, a fly-fly, a flea-hopper, a mosquito-squeaker, a mouse-hole, a frog-frog and a stray bunny. And who are you?

- And I am a fox-sister.

There were seven of them living.

A gray wolf came to the mansion - grabbing from behind the bushes.

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

- I, a fly-fly, a flea-hopper, a mosquito-squeaker, a mouse-hole, a frog-frog, a rogue bunny and a little fox-sister. And who are you?

“And I’m a gray wolf, grasping from behind the bushes.”

They began to live and live.

A bear came to the mansion and knocked:

- Terem-teremok! Who lives in the mansion?

“I, a fly-fly, a flea-hopper, a mosquito-squeaker, a mouse-hole, a frog-frog, a stray bunny, a little fox-sister, and a wolf—grabbing from behind the bushes.” And who are you?

- And I’m a bear - you crush everyone. If I lie down on the tower, I’ll crush everyone!

They got scared and everyone ran away from the mansion!

And the bear hit the tower with its paw and broke it.

Russian folk tale “The Cockerel is the Golden Comb”

Once upon a time there was a cat, a thrush and a cockerel - a golden comb. They lived in the forest, in a hut. The cat and the blackbird go into the forest to chop wood, and leave the cockerel alone.

If they leave, they are severely punished:

“We’ll go far, but you stay to be a housekeeper, and don’t raise your voice; when the fox comes, don’t look out the window.”

The fox found out that the cat and thrush were not at home, ran to the hut, sat under the window and sang:

Cockerel, cockerel,

golden comb,

Butterhead,

Silk beard,

Look out the window

I'll give you some peas.

The cockerel put his head out the window. The fox grabbed him in her claws and carried him to her hole.

The cockerel crowed:

The fox is carrying me

For the dark forests,

Behind fast rivers,

For the high mountains...

Cat and blackbird, save me!..

The cat and the blackbird heard it, gave chase and took the cockerel from the fox.

Another time, the cat and the blackbird went into the forest to chop wood and again punished:

- Well, now, rooster, don’t look out the window! We will go even further, we will not hear your voice.

They left, and the fox again ran to the hut and sang:

Cockerel, cockerel,

golden comb,

Butterhead,

Silk beard,

Look out the window

I'll give you some peas.

The boys were running

The wheat was scattered

The chickens are pecking

Roosters are not given...

- Ko-ko-ko! How can they not give it?!

The fox grabbed him in her claws and carried him to her hole.

The cockerel crowed:

The fox is carrying me

For the dark forests,

For fast rivers,

For the high mountains...

Cat and blackbird, save me!..

The cat and the blackbird heard it and rushed in pursuit. The cat is running, the blackbird is flying... They caught up with the fox - the cat is fighting, the blackbird is pecking, and the cockerel is taken away.

Whether long or short, the cat and the blackbird gathered again in the forest to chop wood. When leaving, they strictly punished the cockerel:

- Don't listen to the fox, don't look out the window! We will go even further, we will not hear your voice.

And the cat and the blackbird went far into the forest to chop wood. And the fox is right there - he sat under the window and sings:

Cockerel, cockerel,

golden comb,

Butterhead,

Silk beard,

Look out the window

I'll give you some peas.

The cockerel sits and says nothing. And the fox again:

The boys were running

The wheat was scattered

The chickens are pecking

Roosters are not given...

The cockerel keeps quiet. And the fox again:

People were running

Nuts were poured

The chickens are pecking

Roosters are not given...

The cockerel put his head out the window:

- Ko-ko-ko! How can they not give it?!

The fox grabbed him in her claws and carried him into her hole, beyond the dark forests, beyond the fast rivers, beyond the high mountains...

No matter how much the cockerel crowed or called, the cat and the blackbird did not hear him. And when we returned home, the cockerel was gone.

The cat and the blackbird ran in the Fox's footsteps. The cat is running, the thrush is flying... They ran to the fox's hole. The cat set up the caterpillars and let’s practice:

Ringing, rattling, harpers,

Golden strings...

Is Lisafya-kuma still at home?

Are you in your warm nest?

The fox listened, listened and thought:

“Let me see who plays the harp so well and hums sweetly.”

She took it and crawled out of the hole. The cat and the blackbird grabbed her - and began to beat and beat her. They beat and beat her until she lost her legs.

They took the cockerel, put it in a basket and brought it home.

And from then on they began to live and be, and they still live.

Russian folk tale "Geese"

An old man lived with an old woman. They had a daughter and a little son. The old people gathered in the city and ordered their daughter:

“We’ll go, daughter, into the city, bring you a bun, buy you a handkerchief; and you be smart, take care of your brother, don’t leave the yard.

The old people left; the girl sat her brother down on the grass under the window, and she ran outside and started playing. The geese swooped in, picked up the boy and carried him away on their wings.

The girl came running, and lo and behold, there was no brother! She rushed here and there - no! The girl called, the brother called, but he didn’t respond. She ran out into an open field - a flock of geese darted in the distance and disappeared behind the dark forest. “That’s right, the geese carried away my brother!” — the girl thought and set off to catch up with the geese.

The girl ran, ran, and saw that there was a stove.

- Stove, stove, tell me, where did the geese fly?

“Eat my rye pie, I’ll tell you.”

And the girl says:

“My father doesn’t even eat wheat!”

- Apple tree, apple tree! Where did the geese fly?

“Eat my forest apple, then I’ll tell you.”

“My father doesn’t even eat garden vegetables!” - the girl said and ran on.

The girl runs and sees: a milk river is flowing - the banks of jelly.

- Milk river - jelly banks! Tell me, where did the geese fly?

- Eat my simple jelly with milk - then I’ll tell you.

- My father doesn’t even eat cream!

The girl would have had to run for a long time, but a hedgehog came across her. The girl wanted to push the hedgehog, but she was afraid of getting hurt and asked:

- Hedgehog, hedgehog, where did the geese fly?

The hedgehog showed the way to the girl. The girl ran along the road and saw a hut standing on chicken legs, standing and turning. In the hut sits a Baba Yaga, a bone leg, a clay muzzle; My brother is sitting on a bench by the window, playing with golden apples. The girl crept to the window, grabbed her brother and ran home. And Baba Yaga called the geese and sent them in pursuit of the girl.

A girl is running, and the geese are completely catching up with her. Where to go? A girl ran to a milk river with jelly banks:

- Rechenka, my dear, cover me!

- Eat my simple jelly with milk.

The girl sipped jelly with milk. Then the river hid the girl under a steep bank, and the geese flew past.

The girl ran out from under the bank and ran further, but the geese saw her and again set off in pursuit. What should a girl do? She ran to the apple tree:

- Apple tree, my dear, hide me!

“Eat my forest apple, then I’ll hide it.”

The girl has nothing to do, she ate a forest apple. The apple tree covered the girl with branches, and the geese flew past.

The girl came out from under the apple tree and started running home. She runs, and the geese see her again - and come after her! They swoop down completely, flapping their wings over their heads. The girl barely ran to the stove:

- Oven, mother, hide me!

- Eat my rye pie, then I’ll hide it.

The girl quickly ate the rye pie and climbed into the oven. The geese flew past.

The girl got out of the stove and ran home at full speed. The geese saw the girl again and again chased her. They were about to swoop in, hit him in the face with their wings, and before long they would tear my brother out of his hands, but the hut was already not far away. The girl ran into the hut, quickly slammed the doors and closed the windows. The geese circled over the hut, screamed, and then flew to Baba Yaga with nothing.

An old man and an old woman came home and saw that the boy was at home, alive and well. They gave the girl a bun and a handkerchief.

Russian folk tale "The Crow"

Once upon a time there lived a crow, and she did not live alone, but with nannies, mothers, small children, and neighbors near and far. Birds arrived from overseas, large and small, geese and swans, little birds and little birds, built nests in the mountains, in valleys, in forests, in meadows and laid eggs.

The crow noticed this and, well, offend migratory birds and steal their testicles!

An owl was flying and saw that a crow was hurting large and small birds and carrying their testicles.

“Wait,” he says, “you worthless crow, we will find justice and punishment for you!”

And he flew far away, into the stone mountains, to the gray eagle. He arrived and asked:

- Father gray eagle, give us your righteous judgment on the offender crow! From her there is no life for either the small ones or big birds: he destroys our nests, steals our cubs, steals eggs and feeds them to his crows!

The gray eagle shook his head and sent his light, smaller ambassador, a sparrow, after the crow. The sparrow fluttered up and flew after the crow. She was about to make an excuse, but all the power of the birds, all the birdies, rose up against her, and well, pluck, peck, and drive her to the eagle for judgment. There was nothing to do - she croaked and flew, and all the birds took off and rushed after her.

So they flew to the eagle’s dwelling and settled in it, and the crow stood in the middle and preened in front of the eagle, preening itself.

And the eagle began to interrogate the crow:

“They say about you, crow, that you open your mouth for other people’s goods, that you steal young and eggs from large and small birds!”

“It’s a lie, Father Gray Eagle, it’s a lie, I’m only picking up shells!”

“Another complaint about you comes to me that when a peasant comes out to sow the arable land, you rise up with all your crows and, well, peck the seeds!”

- It’s a lie, Father Gray Eagle, it’s a lie! With my girlfriends, small children, children, and household members, I only carry worms from fresh arable land!

“And people everywhere are crying at you that when they cut the bread and pile the sheaves into heaps, you will fly in with all your crows and let’s play mischief, stir up the sheaves and break the heaps!”

- It’s a lie, Father Gray Eagle, it’s a lie! We are helping for the sake of a good cause - we sort out the haystacks, we give access to the sun and the wind so that the bread does not sprouted and the grain dries out!

The eagle got angry with the old liar crow and ordered her to be locked up in a prison, in a lattice house, behind iron bolts, behind damask locks. There she sits to this day!

Russian folk tale "The Fox and the Hare"

Once upon a time there lived a gray Bunny in a field, and there lived a little sister Fox.

That's how the frosts started, the Bunny began to shed, and when the cold winter came, with blizzards and snowdrifts, the Bunny completely turned white from the cold, and he decided to build himself a hut: he trained the little ones and let's fence the hut. The Fox saw this and said:

- What are you doing, little one?

“You see, I’m building a hut because of the cold.”

“Look, what a quick-witted one,” I thought.

Fox, - let me build a hut - but not a popular house, but chambers, a crystal Palace!

So she began to carry ice and lay the hut.

Both huts ripened at once, and our animals began to live in their own homes.

Liska looks through the icy window and chuckles at the Bunny: “Look, black-footed man, what a shack he’s built! It’s my business: it’s both pure and bright - just like a crystal palace!”

Everything was fine for the fox in winter, but when spring came and winter began to drive away the snow and warm the earth, then Liskin’s palace melted and ran downhill with water. How can Liska survive without a home? So she lay in wait when Bunny came out of his hut for a walk, to pluck snow grass and bunny cabbage, sneaked into Bunny’s hut and climbed onto the floor.

Bunny came, poked his head into the door - it was locked.

He waited a little and began knocking again.

- It’s me, master, the gray Bunny, let me in, Little Fox.

“Get out, I won’t let you in,” answered the Fox.

Bunny waited and said:

- Stop joking, Foxy, let me go, I really want to sleep.

And Lisa responded:

“Wait, scythe, that’s how I’ll jump out, jump out, and go shake you, only shreds will fly in the wind!”

The Bunny cried and went wherever his eyes led him. He met a gray wolf:

- Great, Bunny, what are you crying about, what are you grieving about?

- How can I not grieve, not grieve: I had a bast hut, Lisa’s was an ice hut. The fox's hut melted, went away like water, she captured mine and won't let me, the owner, in!

“But wait,” said the Wolf, “we will kick her out!”

- It’s unlikely, Volchenka, we’ll kick her out, she’s firmly entrenched!

“I’m not me if I don’t kick Lisa out!” - the Wolf growled.

So the Bunny was happy and went with the Wolf to chase the Fox. We've arrived.

- Hey, Lisa Patrikeevna, get out of someone else’s hut! - shouted the Wolf.

And the Fox answered him from the hut:

“Wait, just as soon as I get off the stove, I’ll jump out, I’ll jump out, and I’ll go and beat you up, and the pieces will just fly in the wind!”

- Oh-oh, so angry! - the Wolf grumbled, tucked his tail and ran into the forest, and the Bunny remained crying in the field.

The Bull is coming:

- Great, Bunny, what are you grieving about, what are you crying about?

“But how can I not grieve, how can I not grieve: I had a bast hut, and Lisa’s had an ice hut.” The fox's hut has melted, she has captured mine, and now she won't let me, the owner, home!

“But wait,” said the Bull, “we’ll kick her out.”

- No, Little Bull, it’s unlikely to drive her out, she’s firmly entrenched, the Wolf has already driven her out - he hasn’t kicked her out, and you, Bull, can’t kick her out!

“I’m not me if I don’t kick you out,” the Bull mumbled.

The Bunny was happy and went with the Bull to save the Fox. We've arrived.

- Hey, Lisa Patrikeevna, get out of someone else's hut! — the Bull mumbled.

And Lisa answered him:

“Wait, just as soon as I get off the stove, I’m going to go whip you, Bull, until the shreds fly in the wind!”

- Oh-oh, so angry! — the Bull mooed, threw his head back and let’s run away.

The bunny sat down next to a hummock and cried.

Here comes Mishka-Bear and says:

- Hello, oblique, what are you grieving about, what are you crying about?

“But how can I not grieve, how can I not grieve: I had a bast hut, and the Fox had an ice hut.” The fox's hut has melted, she has captured mine and won't let me, the owner, home!

“But wait,” said the Bear, “we’ll kick her out!”

- No, Mikhailo Potapych, it’s unlikely to kick her out, she’s firmly entrenched. The wolf chased, but did not drive out. The bull drove - he didn’t drive him out, and you can’t drive him out!

“It’s not me,” the Bear roared, “if I don’t survive the Fox!”

So the Bunny was happy and went, bouncing, with the Bear to chase the Fox. We've arrived.

“Hey, Lisa Patrikeevna,” the Bear roared, “get out of someone else’s hut!”

And Lisa answered him:

“Wait, Mikhailo Potapych, just like I’m getting off the stove, I’ll jump out, I’ll jump out, I’ll go and scold you, you clumsy one, until the shreds fly in the wind!”

- Oooh, K8.K8.I'm fierce! - the Bear roared and began to run away.

What about the Hare? He began to beg the Fox, but the Fox didn’t even listen. So the Bunny began to cry and went wherever he looked and met the Kochet, the Red Rooster, with a saber on his shoulder.

- Great, Bunny, how are you doing, what are you grieving about, what are you crying about?

“How can I not grieve, how can I not grieve, if I’m being driven away from my native ashes?” I had a bast hut, and Lisitsa had an ice hut. The fox's hut has melted, she has taken over mine and won't let me, the owner, go home!

“But wait,” said the Rooster, “we’ll kick her out!”

- It’s unlikely, Petenka, you should kick him out, she’s stuck in too tightly! The Wolf chased her but didn’t kick her out, the Bull chased her but didn’t kick her out, the Bear chased her but didn’t kick her out, how can you control it!

“We’ll try,” said the Cockerel and went with the Hare to drive the Fox out.

When they arrived at the hut, the Rooster crowed:

He walks on his heels,

Carrying a saber on his shoulders

He wants to kill Liska,

Sew yourself a hat -

Come out, Lisa, have pity on yourself!

When Lisa heard the threat to Petukhova, she got scared and said:

- Wait, Cockerel, golden comb, silk beard!

And the Rooster cries:

- Ku-ka-re-ku, I’ll chop everything up!

- Petenka-Cockerel, take pity on the old bones, let me throw on a fur coat!

And the Rooster, standing at the door, shouts to himself:

He walks on his heels,

Carrying a saber on his shoulders

He wants to kill Liska,

Sew yourself a hat -

Come out, Lisa, have pity on yourself!

There was nothing to do, nowhere to go, the Fox opened the door and jumped out. And the Rooster settled with the Bunny in his hut, and they began to live, to be, and to accumulate goods.

Russian folk tale "The Fox and the Crane"

The fox and the crane became friends, even had sex with him in someone’s homeland.

So one day the fox decided to treat the crane and went to invite him to visit her:

- Come, kumanek, come, dear! How I can treat you!

The crane is going to a feast, and the fox made semolina porridge and spread it on the plate. Served and served:

- Eat, my little darling! I cooked it myself.

The crane slammed his nose, knocked, knocked, nothing hit!

And at this time the fox was licking and licking the porridge, so she ate it all herself.

The porridge is eaten; fox says:

- Don't blame me, dear godfather! There is nothing else to treat.

- Thank you, godfather, and that’s it! Come to visit me!

The next day the fox comes, and the crane prepared okroshka, put it in a jug with a small neck, put it on the table and said:

- Eat, gossip! Really, there’s nothing else to regale you with.

The fox began to spin around the jug, and would go in this way, and that way, and lick it, and sniff it, and still get nothing! My head won't fit into the jug. Meanwhile, the crane pecks and pecks until it has eaten everything.

- Well, don’t blame me, godfather! There is nothing more to treat!

The fox was annoyed: she thought that she would eat enough for a whole week, but she went home as if she was slurping unsalted food. As it came back, so it responded!

Since then, the fox and the crane have been apart in their friendship.

Fairy tales - poetic stories about extraordinary events and adventures involving fictional characters. In modern Russian, the concept of the word “fairy tale” has acquired its meaning since the 17th century. Until that point, the word "fable" was supposedly used in this meaning.

One of the main features of a fairy tale is that it is always based on an invented story, with a happy ending, where good defeats evil. The stories contain a certain hint that enables the child to learn to recognize good and evil, to comprehend life clear examples.

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Reading fairy tales is one of the main and important stages on your child's path to life. Various stories make it clear that the world around us is quite contradictory and unpredictable. By listening to stories about the adventures of the main characters, children learn to value love, honesty, friendship and kindness.

Reading fairy tales is useful not only for children. Having grown up, we forget that in the end good always triumphs over evil, that all adversity is nothing, and a beautiful princess is waiting for her prince on a white horse. Give a little Have a good mood and plunge into fairy world simple enough!

An invaluable source of wisdom and inspiration for a child. In this section you can read your favorite fairy tales online for free and give children the first most important lessons of world order and morality. It is from the magical narrative that children learn about good and evil, and also that these concepts are far from absolute. Each fairy tale presents its short description , which will help parents choose a topic that is relevant to the child’s age and give him a choice.

By listening to fairy tales, children not only acquire the necessary knowledge, but also learn to build relationships in society, relating themselves to one or another fictional character. From the experience of relationships between fairy-tale characters the child understands that he should not trust strangers unconditionally. Our website presents the most famous fairy tales for your children. Choose interesting tales in the table presented.

Why is it useful to read fairy tales?

The various plots of the fairy tale help the child understand that the world around him can be contradictory and quite complex. Listening to the hero's adventures, children virtually encounter injustice, hypocrisy and pain. But this is how the baby learns to value love, honesty, friendship and beauty. Always having a happy ending, fairy tales help the child to be optimistic and resist various kinds of life's troubles.

The entertainment component of fairy tales should not be underestimated. Listening fascinating stories has a lot of advantages, for example, compared to watching cartoons - there is no threat to the baby’s vision. Moreover, by listening to children's fairy tales performed by parents, the baby learns many new words and learns to correctly articulate sounds. The importance of this is difficult to overestimate, because scientists have long proven that nothing affects the future so much comprehensive development child's early speech development.

What kinds of fairy tales are there for children?

Fairy tales There are different ones: magical – exciting children’s imagination with a riot of imagination; household - telling about a simple Everyday life, in which magic is also possible; about animals - where the leading characters are not people, but various animals so beloved by children. Our website presents a large number of such fairy tales. Here you can read for free what will be interesting to your baby. Convenient navigation will help make finding the right material quick and simple.

Read the annotations to give the child the right to independently choose a fairy tale, because most modern child psychologists believe that the pledge future love The key to reading for children lies in the freedom to choose material. We give you and your child unlimited freedom in choosing wonderful children's fairy tales!

The very first works that young readers encounter are Russian folk tales. This is the fundamental element folk art, with the help of which deep life wisdom is passed on from generation to generation. Fairy tales teach us to distinguish between good and evil, point out human vices and dignity, convey undying life, family, and everyday values. Read Russian folk tales to your children, a list of which is presented below.

Chicken Ryaba

A fairy tale about a kind hen Ryaba, who lives in a hut with her grandmother and grandfather and demolishes golden egg, which they could not break, is one of the first fairy tales parents read to young children. Easy for children's perception The fairy tale also tells about a mouse who broke a golden egg with its tail. After this, the grandfather and woman grieved, and the hen promised to lay them a new egg, not a golden one, but a simple one.

Masha and the Bear

An entertaining tale about the adventures of little Masha, who got lost and ended up in the Bear's hut. The formidable beast was delighted and ordered Masha to stay in his hut and live, otherwise he would eat her. But the little girl outwitted the Bear, and without knowing it, he took Masha back to her parents.

Vasilisa the Beautiful

The tale of good and to a beautiful girl, to whom her dying mother left a magic doll. The girl was tormented and bullied for a long time by her stepmother and her daughters, but the magic doll always helped her cope with everything. Once she even wove a canvas of unprecedented beauty, which came to the king. The ruler liked the fabric so much that he ordered a craftswoman to be brought to him so that she could sew shirts from this fabric. Seeing Vasilisa the Beautiful, the king fell in love with her and this was the end of all the girl’s suffering.

Teremok

The tale of how many different animals lived in the little house teaches the youngest readers friendship and hospitality. The mouse-norushka, the little bunny, the frog-frog, the top-gray barrel, the little fox-sister lived together in their small house until a clubfoot bear asked to live with them. He was very big and destroyed the tower. But the good inhabitants of the house were not at a loss and built a new little house, larger and better than the previous one.

Morozko

A winter's tale about a girl who lived with her father, stepmother and her daughter. The stepmother did not like her stepdaughter and persuaded the old man to take the girl into the forest to certain death. In the forest, the fierce Morozko froze the girl and asked, “Are you warm, girl?”, to which she answered him with kind words. And then he took pity on her, warmed her and gave her rich gifts. The next morning the girl returned home, her stepmother saw the gifts and decided to send her own daughter for gifts. But the second daughter was rude to Morozko, and that’s why she froze in the forest.

In the work “The Cockerel and the Bean Seed,” the author, using the example of a cockerel choking on a grain, tells the story that in life, in order to get something, you must first give something. Having asked the chicken to go to the cow for butter, to lubricate the neck and swallow the grain, he activated a whole chain of other orders, which the chicken fulfilled with dignity, brought the butter and saved the cockerel.

Kolobok

The Kolobok fairy tale belongs to the category of works that are easy for young children to remember, since there are many repetitions of the plot in it. The author talks about how the grandmother baked a bun for the grandfather, and he came to life. Kolobok did not want to be eaten and ran away from his grandparents. On the way he met a hare, a wolf and a bear, from which he also rolled away, singing a song. And only the cunning fox was able to eat the kolobok, so he still did not escape his fate.

Princess Frog

The tale of the Frog Princess tells how the Tsarevich had to marry a frog, which was hit by an arrow that he shot on the orders of his father. The frog turned out to be enchanted by Vasilisa the Wise, who sheds the frog's skin while carrying out the king's tasks. Ivan Tsarevich, having learned that his wife is a beauty and a needlewoman, burns the skin and thereby dooms Vasilisa the Wise to imprisonment with Koshchei the Immortal. The prince, realizing his mistake, enters into an unequal battle with the monster and wins back his wife, after which they live happily ever after.

Swan geese

Geese and Swans is a cautionary tale about how a little girl failed to keep track of her brother and was carried away by geese and swans. The girl goes in search of her brother, on the way she met a stove, an apple tree and a milk river, whose help she refused. And it would take the girl a long time to find her brother, if not for the hedgehog, who showed her the right path. She found her brother, but on the way back, if she had not used the help of the above-mentioned characters, she would not have been able to bring him home.

A fairy tale that teaches little children order is “The Three Bears.” In it, the author talks about a little girl who got lost and came across a hut of three bears. There she did a little housekeeping - she ate porridge from every bowl, sat on every chair, lay on every bed. A family of bears who returned home and saw that someone had used their things became very angry. The little hooligan was saved by running away from the indignant bears.

Porridge from an ax

The short tale “Porridge from an Axe” is about how one soldier went on leave and decided to spend the night with an old woman he met on the way. And the old woman was greedy, she deceived, saying that she had nothing to feed the guest. Then the soldier invited her to cook porridge from an axe. He asked for a cauldron and water, then by cunning he lured out the porridge and butter, ate it himself, fed the old woman, and then he also took the ax with him so that the old woman would be discouraged from lying.

turnip

The fairy tale "Turnip" is one of the most famous Russian folk tales aimed at children. Its plot is based on a large number of repetitions of the characters' actions. A grandfather who asked his grandmother to help him pull out a turnip, and she in turn called her granddaughter, the granddaughter - the bug, the bug - the cat, the cat - the mouse, teach us that it is easier to cope with something together than separately.

Snow Maiden

The Snow Maiden is a fairy tale, according to the plot of which a grandfather and woman, who had no children, decide to winter time make the Snow Maiden. And she turned out so well for them that they began to call her daughter, and the Snow Maiden came to life. But then spring came and the Snow Maiden began to feel sad and hid from the sun. But, whatever happens, it cannot be avoided - the girlfriends invited the Snow Maiden to a party and she went, jumped over the fire and melted, shooting up in a cloud of white steam.

Winter hut of animals

The fairy tale “Winter Lodge of Animals” tells how a bull, a pig, a ram, a rooster and a goose ran away from an old man and an old woman in order to avoid their pitiful fate. Winter was approaching, and it was necessary to build a winter hut, but everyone refused to help the bull. And then the bull himself built a winter hut, and when the severe winter came, the animals began to ask him to spend the winter. The bull was kind and therefore allowed them to come to him. And the animals, in turn, repaid the bull for his kindness by driving away the fox, wolf and bear who wanted to eat them.

Fox-sister and wolf

The fairy tale about the little fox-sister and the wolf is one of the most famous folk tales for children; it is read in kindergartens and schools. And based on interesting plot about how a cunning fox deceived the wolf by deception and rode home on top of the beaten wolf, saying “the beaten one is lucky for the unbeaten,” plays are staged and role-playing is organized.

By magic

The fairy tale "Po pike command"about how the unlucky and lazy Emelya the fool caught a magical pike that fulfilled all his desires, he only had to say the cherished words “at the behest of the pike, at my will.” This is where his carefree life began - he carried water in buckets, chopped wood with an ax, and drove his sleigh without horses. Thanks to the magic pike, Emelya turned from a fool into an enviable and successful groom, whom Princess Marya herself fell in love with.

Elena the Wise

Reading the Russian folk tale “Elena the Wise” is a pleasure - here you have the devil, and maidens turning into doves, and a beautiful wise queen, and an all-seeing magic book knowledge. Amazing story the story of how a simple soldier fell in love with Helen the Wise and married her by cunning appeals to children of any age.

Magic ring

IN a cautionary tale“The Magic Ring” the author told the story of a kind boy Martynka, who was able to achieve a lot thanks to his kindness. Instead of buying bread, he saves a dog and a cat, then helps him out of trouble beautiful princess, for which he receives from the king magic ring. With his help, Martynka builds wonderful palaces and lays out beautiful gardens, but one day trouble overtakes him. And then everyone whom he did not leave in trouble came to Martynka’s aid.

Zayushkin's hut

The fairy tale “Zayushkina’s Hut” is a story about how a cunning little fox settled in the hut of a little Zayushka. Neither the bear nor the wolf were able to drive the uninvited guest out of the bunny's house, and only the brave cockerel was able to cope with the cunning fox, who should not have taken over someone else's hut.

Princess Nesmeyana

Princess Nesmeyana had everything one could wish for, but she was still sad. No matter how hard he tried, the Tsar Father could not cheer up his only daughter. Then he decided that whoever makes the princess laugh will marry her. The fairy tale “Princess Nesmeyana” tells the story of how a simple worker, without knowing it, made the most sad girl kingdom and became her husband.

Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka

Brother Ivanushka did not listen to his sister Alyonushka, drank water from the hoof and turned into a little goat. A story full of adventures, where an evil witch drowned Alyonushka, and a little goat saved her and, throwing himself over his head three times, again became brother Ivanushka, is told in the fairy tale “Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka.”

flying ship

In the Russian folk tale “The Flying Ship,” young readers learn about how the tsar decided to give his daughter to the one who would build flying ship. And in one village there lived three brothers, the youngest of them was considered a fool. So the eldest and middle brothers decided to take on building the ship, but they didn’t succeed because they didn’t listen to the advice of the old man they met. But the youngest listened, and his grandfather helped him build a real flying ship. Like this younger brother from a fool he turned into the husband of a beautiful princess.

Goby - tar barrel

Grandfather made a bull out of straw for his granddaughter Tanyusha, and he took it and came to life. Yes, it turned out to be no ordinary bull, he had a tar barrel. By cunning he forced the bear, wolf and hare, stuck to his barrel, to bring gifts to his grandfather. The wolf brought a bag of nuts, the bear brought a beehive of honey, and the bunny brought a head of cabbage and a red ribbon for Tanyusha. Although they did not bring gifts of their own free will, no one was deceived, because everyone promised, and promises must be kept.

The unique identity of the Russian people and their traditions have long been passed down from generation to generation. Through oral folklore people comprehended the knowledge and customs of their distant ancestors. Thanks to fairy tales, children early age began to connect with the roots of their own family. The wisdom of centuries, embedded in magical and instructive stories, helped the child grow up to be a worthy person.

Now kids don’t have to wait for adults to tell them amazing tales - they can read Russian folk tales on our website on their own. Having become acquainted with them, children will learn more about such concepts as intelligence, friendship, courage, resourcefulness, dexterity, and cunning. Not a single story will end without a wise conclusion that will help the child better understand the realities of the world around him. The heritage of our ancestors is of no small value for lovers of folk traditions in the 21st century.

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Russian folk tales occupy important place among oral folk art and open up to young readers an amazing and Magic world. Folk tales reflect the life and moral values Russian people, their kindness and sympathy for the weak. The main characters at first glance seem simple-minded, but they manage to overcome all obstacles and achieve their goal. Each story fascinates with unforgettable adventures, colorful descriptions of the lives of the main characters, fantastic creatures and magical phenomena.