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In this article, I want to tell you about the most remarkable moment in the literature of any nation in the world. About the most beautiful and magical world- the world fairy tales

In the life of any state and any people, a significant place in literature is occupied by FAIRY TALES .

Fairy tales can be different, instructive, kind, sad, funny, original, folk, in general different. But they are all definitely magical.

People believe in magic, and that goodness, truth and purity of thoughts will definitely prevail over evil, lies and pretense. And peace, love and justice will reign in the world.

Indian fairy tales This is no exception.

The plots of Indian fairy tales go back to the times of old beliefs, traditional Indian gods. Who created the universe and all the blessings of the world.

Since the compilers of fairy tales traditionally came from the people, the heroes of Indian epics also became simple people, of ignoble origin, but strong-willed and noble at heart.

Faced with injustice, thanks to their virtues, they emerge victorious from different situations. In Indian folk tales, the character traits of the heroes inherent in the nation as a whole can always be traced. This is the desire to lead a righteous lifestyle, the pursuit of knowledge and piety.

Each line is imbued with the people's love for their own culture, describe in detail the life of the inhabitants of ancient times.

Behind long history of its existence, India many times found itself under the yoke of Muslim rulers, which left a considerable imprint on folk art. Animals endowed with human qualities, which in the story interact with each other, like people. They praise virtues and denounce vices.

During the Muslim period, the Persian language spread throughout India, and the compilers of fairy tales began to put quotes from verses of holy scripture into the mouths of their heroes.

Inspired by the amazing originality and color of India, English writer Rudyard Kipling created his best literary work"The Jungle Book", which brought him world fame And Nobel Prize on literature. "The Jungle Book" is a collection of stories and short stories, whose heroes are people and animals.

R. Kipling was born and raised in Bombay, and practically with his mother’s milk he absorbed the spirit of India, and all his life he selflessly loved this country.

Since childhood, we all know the story of the boy Mowgli, who grew up in a wolf pack,and the fearless mongoose Rikki – Tikki – Tavi.

Awesome soviet cartoon, based on the Indian fairy tale “The Golden Antelope,” which tells the story of a poor orphan boy who befriends an antelope and a greedy, ruthless rajah who dreams only of filling his chests with gold. For which he actually paid.

Only the extraordinary and unique culture of India gave rise to such bright ideas And interesting characters fairy tales

And in Indian folk tales, and in Kipling's tales, and in the author's fairy tales of India, there is a lot worldly wisdom who teach us to always be honest and fair, to help the poor and disadvantaged, and to follow the path of goodness through life.

From early childhood we all remember the fairy tale of the great Russian writer A.S. Pushkin, about an eccentric old woman, overwhelmed by exorbitant pride, and did not calm down until she had lost all the wealth that had so unexpectedly fallen on her, and until she was left with nothing.

The image of an old woman will be remembered for the rest of my life, next to her is the image of an old man and a small gold fish, giver of all sorts of blessings.

But now we are transported to distant, beautiful India, to a small village of the Pengo people, who live in Central India and have still preserved the traditions of their tribal way of life. So what do we see?

Isn’t that old woman standing before us, pitiful, ragged, with hair sticking out to the sides like twigs, sobered up after the loss untold riches and the powers that unexpectedly fell upon her?

Of course, this is her voice: “Go, old man, ask... Let there be pantries full of gold in that house, let the barns burst with rice and lentils, let there be new carts and plows in the backyard, and let there be ten teams of buffaloes in the stalls”...

And she drives the old man to the golden fish, although in this fairy tale it is not a fish, but a fish, but she also says human voice and is able to generously reward her deliverer.

It turns out that a familiar fairy tale exists many thousands of kilometers from our country. Among a people who are nothing like us. Neither customs, nor language, nor way of life.

Even in the last century, folklorists (collectors of fairy tales and folk art) tried to explain this similarity. A special Indian collection was created - an index of Indian fairy tales. The number of these stories does not exceed 550 issues. True, this index only takes into account “ living fairy tale"; mythological material, and “atypical” plots that are found in less than three options, were not included in this collection. It is quite possible that a more thorough collection and recording of tales told in numerous Indian dialects and unwritten languages ​​will reveal many more stories to us. This collection offers the reader only a relatively small portion of India's fabulous wealth.

However, plot similarities with the “literary” fairy tale are few.

The most significant group in the collection consists of tales common in the central regions of Northern India (states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana). How in these states the main written language is Hindi.

The collection also includes fairy tales from the states of Bengal, Punjab, Kashmir, Maharashtra; from the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, where they speak languages ​​of a separate, Dravidian family - Telugu and Tamil.

The preface to the collection states in what conditions the Indian fairy tale exists, when and how its collection began. To everything said there, we can add that with cultural and social transformations, fairy tales in India are increasingly being squeezed out of Everyday life, as it happened at one time in Europe, and then in Russia. Unfortunately, far from fabulous miracles, but profound social changes that are happening before everyone’s eyes and changing the face of the country day after day, now dominate the minds of Indian peasants.

The ranks of wandering “saints” - fakirs and sadhus - bearers of ancient legends are also thinning. Even children who are in school and can read are now less and less pestering old people to tell them a fairy tale. Only small nationalities of India still preserve the old traditions, and sometimes you can see how shepherd boys, gathered under the shade of a tree, listen old fairy tale. Their cattle wander lazily around at this time.

Indian folklorists are well aware that preserving the vanishing wealth of the living word can only be done through systematic and persistent work, which cannot be postponed until later.

After the liberation of India from colonial oppression and the formation of a republic in different parts of the country - in Bengal, Bihar, Punjab, Braj - new collections of fairy tales and songs began to appear. In the new collections, folklore is presented for the most part, not in translations, but in those dialects in which the tales were recorded by collectors. A lot of work The collection of folklore is carried out by ethnographers and linguists - researchers of small peoples and their languages.

All the efforts of these people are united by the magazine “Folklore”, published in Calcutta, for those who are interested in Indian folk art.

So, read Indian fairy tales. Enjoy them, and once again be convinced that India is unique country and even Indian folk tales are special.

I also suggest watching some wonderful Indian fairy tales films V good quality. So, enjoy watching.

1. An eternal tale of love

The young princess gave birth to two twin brothers, who, by the will of their evil brother, were separated during childbirth. 20 years later, the guys became best friends, not knowing about his relationship. But the uncle dreams of a throne for his son and tries different ways destroy friends. Thanks to the death of Dharam's loved ones, he learns the real truth. And that his real mother is the current Maharani. And that Prince Vir is his brother. And about the fact that the hunter Javal is theirs real father. And now comes the battle with the evil uncle, who has united with his partners against the brothers.

2. The Adventures of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

In the ancient eastern city of Gupabad lived a cheerful and cunning woodcutter Ali Baba with his mother and brother Kasym. One day Ali Baba received a letter from his father, who left with a caravan and disappeared, and went to India to get him. There he saved Princess Marjina, the daughter of the rajah, and with her returned to Gulabad, and his father died during an attack by robbers...

Indian interpretation worldwide famous fairy tale about the adventures of the giant Gulliver on the island of dwarf people. Bollywood does not forget about children, regularly releasing its versions of world-famous fairy tales. Moreover, they are filmed using modern computer technologies. Last example- This a new version"Gulliver", the authors of which were nominated for the Screen Weekly Awards for creating special effects.

4. Aladdin's Magic Lamp:

The classic story of Aladdin and his magic lamp performed by Indian actors. Based on the fairy tales "A Thousand and One Nights". An evil sorcerer from the Maghreb knows a secret magic lamp. And in order to take possession of her, he takes advantage of the gullibility of a pure-hearted young man named Aladdin. After many adventures, the slave of the lamp - the all-powerful Genie - becomes Aladdin's friend and helps him realize his cherished dream.

I also bring to your attention cartoons based on Indian fairy tales filmed in the USSR. Favorite childhood cartoons.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.

Soviet cartoon for children based on a story by R. Kipling.

In one Indian house lived a mongoose named Riki-Tiki-Tavi. And even though he was very small, he had a lot of courage. One day, a family of cobras settled in the yard of the people with whom the mongoose lived and wanted to get rid of the people so that no one would bother them. But Riki will not allow the snakes to commit the evil they are planning.

Parts of the cartoon:

— Raksha (1967).
— Kidnapping (1968).
— Akela's Last Hunt (1969).
— Battle (1970).
— Return to the People (1971).

A film adaptation of the story of the same name by R. Kipling about a boy raised by a wolf pack, who became one of his own in the jungle, defeated his enemy - the tiger Shere Khan, accomplished many more feats, and, in the end, went to people.

Where does a leopard get its spots?

The very first leopard in the country of Tinga-Tinga was Leoposha, but she was not at all like the leopards we see now. Leoposha was very modest and shy and always hid from strangers somewhere in the grass or bushes. She really didn't like her usual black skin. It was extremely rare to see Leoposha. One day the monkeys managed to see Leoposha and they hastened to inform the rest of the residents of Tinga-Tinga about this, but no one believed them. The monkeys decided to prove to everyone that they were telling the truth and went to look for Leoposha. Along with them was Viper, who was unlucky because the Elephant stepped on him and he could no longer crawl or wriggle. The animals left him alone, afraid that he would bite them. Leoposha saw all this and helped him get home. In exchange for her kindness, Gadyush gave her a beautiful skin.

Yamudiki Mogudu

Brahma makes a mistake and Naresh is born ahead of schedule. He grows up healthy and smart, doesn’t get sick and doesn’t know what death is. Naresh is interested in mythology and takes an active part in preparing religious plays. In one performance he transforms into an actress and he sees a vision of Yamaya (Yamaya, the daughter of the God of Death).
According to the script, they should have a wedding, the girl...

Duration02:33:45

TranslationRussian subtitles

3 years ago

Amar Shakti

Amar and Shakti are the prince's twin brothers, who were separated back in early childhood when their parents were killed in the palace. One of the boys then ended up in a gypsy camp, where they loved him as if they were their own, and the second child was taken in by a nanny who raised children at the palace. Both brothers grew up to be brave, strong and courageous men who can give...

Duration02:13:03

3 years ago

Alibaba Aur 40 Chor

The film “The Adventures of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” will tell the viewer about the kind and noble Ali Baba, who was born and raised in a simple, hardworking family. He lived with his beloved mother and younger brother Kasym. Father leaves with the caravan from time to time, after last trip he disappeared, but Ali Baba receives a letter from him and decides to go in search of...

Duration2:33:13

4 years ago

Ajooba

The film Black Prince Ajuba or also called The Return of the Thief of Baghdad was based on the tale of One Thousand and One Nights.
This is a story about a hero with a mask on his face, who received an amazing sword from a wizard at birth. This sword can pierce granite. Unfortunately, when he was just born, his father and mother were overthrown by the evil plans of the Wazir. Over time, the boy...

M, " Children's literature", 1988

“The children are huddled around a gray-bearded storyteller in a snow-white turban. It’s stuffy in the house, but here, in the courtyard, fenced with a blank wall, under the tropical Indian night sky with large stars and a bright moon, it’s easier to breathe. Grandfather’s speech flows smoothly and smoothly. Grandfather tells a fairy tale. At the same time, attention, delight, enthusiasm, and an incomparable feeling of joy from meeting the wonderful were imprinted on the children’s faces,” with these fabulous words begins Volume 3 of the series “Fairy Tales of the Peoples of the World” - “Fairy Tales of the Peoples of Asia.” The compiler of the volume and the author of the introductory article and notes is Nikulin Nikolai Ivanovich. Indian folk tales included in our audio book are taken from this volume: “Brother Ambe and Brother Rambe”, “The Stupid Crocodile”, “Once Upon a Time There Was a Sparrow”, “The Nightingale and the Cotton Bush”, “How the Sun, the Moon and The wind went to dinner", "This is for that", "Good Dhir Singh", " golden fish", "Pepper Seed", "Poor Weaver", "Three Princes", "Who is Afraid of Whom?", "Sant and Basant", "Test of the Mind", "Stupid Brahmin", "Tenali Ramakrishna's Cat", "Pull", “Son of Pandit”, “What did the bear whisper in your ear?”, “Hard of hearing”, “Light from the temple”, “The man who went to seek his destiny”, “Sweets from the sky”, “The rooster and the cat”, “You listen to a fairy tale I don’t mind, but I can’t stand hunger,” “The Hunter and the Crow,” “Ugly Name,” “The Pea and the Bean.” Mostly fairy tales are magical, about animals and everyday ones.
Animals in fairy tales talk and understand human speech, they help positive hero. In many Indian tales you will sense a mocking attitude towards monkeys; they apparently reminded the storytellers of fussy and unlucky people. No wonder in Ancient India they were said to be “changeable, like the thoughts of monkeys.”
We love fairy tales no less. These are fairy tales in which supernatural forces are necessarily at work. All interest in fairy tale focused on the fate of a positive hero.
Later, everyday tales appeared. They don't have supernatural powers, magical objects or animals possessing magical power. IN everyday tales the hero is helped by his own dexterity, ingenuity, as well as the stupidity and slow-wittedness of his opponent. The hero of an Indian fairy tale, the intelligent and resourceful Tenali Ramakrishna, skillfully deceives the tyrant king. In everyday fairy tales there is a hero whom A. M. Gorky aptly called “ironic success”, classic example which may be Ivanushka - the fool from Russian fairy tales. He is stupid, narrow-minded, but luck accompanies him everywhere. In Indian folklore, such a hero is a stupid brahmana - a priest. He pretends that he is learned and smart, that he understands fortune-telling books, but in fact he shakes with fear every time he needs to show his art. But invariably, chance comes to his rescue every time, and the glory of a wise soothsayer is more and more firmly assigned to him. These are certainly funny tales.
The literature of every nation is rooted in oral folk art. The Indian epic poems Mahabharata and Ramayana are closely associated with Indian folklore. The authors of the ancient Indian collections of stories "Panchatantra" (five books of fables and stories) and "Jataka" drew motifs, plots and images of their works from folk tales. IN literary monument The 11th century Indian poet Somadeva's "Ocean of Tales" contains over three hundred inserted stories: a fairy tale is intertwined with a myth, an anecdote, or a short story. Funny motifs from Indian fairy tales were also included in the huge collection “Ancient Tales,” which appeared in the 11th century in Japan.
Centuries pass, generations change, but interest in the fairy tale does not dry up. Let the most modern format - audio fairy tales - sound tempting in your home. Listen online, download and enjoy folk tales India!

“Brother Ambe and Brother Rambe” is an Indian folk audio tale about animals about resourceful mice who managed to outwit the cat, adapted by S. F. Oldenburg. "In one big house There lived a cat, and there were a lot of mice in the house. The cat caught mice, ate them and lived freely. A lot of time passed, the cat grew old, and it became difficult for him to catch mice. Thought, he thought how...

Indian folk audio tale "The Stupid Crocodile", translation by N. Tolstoy. A tale about animals: a predatory, stupid crocodile and a cunning jackal, who every time manages to outwit the crocodile and thereby save his life. “Once upon a time there lived a jackal in his hole near the river... And in the river there lived a crocodile. Every day he hid near the shore under the bushes in the hope that...

“Once upon a time there was a sparrow” - an Indian folk audio tale from the series “Tales of the Peoples of the World, Volume 3 - Tales of the Peoples of Asia, translation by G. Zograf. “Once upon a time there was a sparrow with a heifer, and there lived a king. The sparrow and the hen built a nest in the royal palace. The king lived in his chambers, and the sparrow and sparrow lived in their nest. Once the king dressed up in a new dress -...

“The Nightingale and the Cotton Bush” is an Indian folk audio tale about animals, arranged by S. F. Oldenburg, and tells about the habits of the nightingale in our tale. A fabulous explanation is given why nightingales never land on cotton bushes. The tale ends with the following words: “...The nightingale got angry and, when the birds flew away, he said to the cotton...

“How the Sun, the Moon and the Wind Went to Dinner” is an Indian folk legendary audio tale from the series “Tales of the Peoples of the World”, arranged by S. F. Oldenburg. The etymological Indian folk tale reflects the natural world of India. It is explained in a fabulous way why there is a scorching sun in India (“... from now on your rays will be burning, and...

Indian folk audio tale about animals “This is for that”, arranged by S. F. Oldenburg. “Once upon a time there lived two friends - a camel and a jackal, and then the jackal said to the camel: “On the other side of the river there is a sugar cane field. Let’s cross the river, you eat sweet cane, and I will catch some fish for myself, and we will have a good dinner.” The camel took the jackal on the back,...

Indian folk magic audio tale "Good Dhir Singh", translation by A. and L. Barkhudarov, volume 3 "Tales of the Peoples of Asia". The fairy tale teaches kindness, through small actions of the heroes it highlights, separates good and evil. Once upon a time there lived a king. He was famous not for military victories, but for construction beautiful houses and temples. Good king!? He built it himself beautiful palace. Same...

"The Golden Fish" is an Indian folk audio tale from the cycle "Tales of the Peoples of the World", translated by N. Gurov. A fairy tale about a greedy old woman and a weak-willed old man - a fisherman. Thanks to A.S. Pushkin - a plot known to all Russian fairy tale lovers. The audio fairy tale “Golden Fish” ends with these words: “... An old woman sits and weeps bitterly: I looked at her...

Indian folk magic audio tale "Pepper Seed", translation by N. Gurov, "Tales of the Peoples of Asia" - volume 3 of "Tales of the Peoples of the World". The mother had two hunter sons. One day they did not return home in the evening. The old woman was frightened - how could she live alone now: scared and hungry. A passing sorcerer gave her 6 peppercorns, ordered her to put them in a jug,...

"The Poor Weaver" is an Indian folk audio tale from the cycle "Tales of the Peoples of the World", volume 3 - "Tales of the Peoples of Asia", translated by G. Zograf. A magical fairy tale about magical assistant objects, about a gullible weaver and a deceiver and thief, an old woman who at the end of the fairy tale was taught a lesson by the poor weaver. He himself “...since then he was no longer in poverty.” To listen...

“Three Princes” is an Indian folk audio tale from the cycle “Tales of the Peoples of the World” - volume 3 “Tales of the Peoples of Asia”, translation by V. Balin. “In ancient times, there lived a king. He had three sons, one better than the other: brave, smart, and prudent. When the king grew old, he decided to leave his kingdom and live the rest of his days as a hermit in a holy monastery....

"Who's Afraid of Whom" is an Indian folk audio tale from the cycle "Tales of the Peoples of the World", translated by N. Gurov. A fairy tale about an evil spirit. "Not far from one village there grew tall tree. A rakshasa lived on this tree for a long time - evil spirit- cannibal... One day, two women, two sisters, came there from the village and stood under the very tree...

Indian folk audio tale "Sant and Basant", translation by A. Barkhudarov, "Tales of the Peoples of Asia" - volume 3 of "Tales of the Peoples of the World". Once upon a time there lived a king and a queen, they had two sons. The eldest was called Sant and the youngest was Basant. Happy, loving family it was. In the queen's bedchamber, a bird built a nest, and two chicks hatched there. Caring birds fed...

"Test of the Mind" is an Indian folk audio tale - a parable from the cycle "Tales of the Peoples of the World", translated by G. Zograf. The young king had an old adviser - experienced and wise. "...The young king highly respected the adviser and did everything as he said. The other courtiers saw how the adviser was held in high esteem, and they were deprived of peace - envy tormented them. Everyone was vying with each other...

Indian folk audio tale "The Foolish Brahman" is about a lazy and cowardly Brahman. Brahman is a person from the upper priestly class in Ancient India. God Brahma is the highest deity of the Hindus. Goddess Bhavani (to whom the unlucky but lucky brahman addressed the prayer) - hindu goddess, guardian mother of the earth. Pandit is a scientist...

Indian folk audio fairy tale "Tenali Ramakrishna's Cat", translation by N. Gurov, "Tales of the Peoples of Asia" - volume 3 of "Tales of the Peoples of the World". About a resourceful poet and the need for wise decisions of rulers. “Many years ago, the smart and cheerful poet Tenali Ramakrishna lived at the court of the great king Krishnadevaraya. They say that he once called for...

Indian folk audio fairy tale "Pull" about a clumsy boy and a savvy rogue servant, translated by G. Zograf. “Once upon a time there was a boy. He was so simple-minded, slow-witted, he couldn’t stand up or turn around. They invited him once to a wedding. So his father sent a servant with him. And the servant was very smart. All the way he instructed the boy to be a guest. ..

Indian folk audio tale "The Son of a Pandit" (a pandit is a learned Brahman), translation by B. Kuznetsov. "At the court of King Pradip, poets and pandits were held in high esteem. Among them there was one pandit named Vidyadhar - the source of knowledge. Vidyadhar's father, grandfather and great-grandfather were court poets. After the death of his father, Vidyadhar took his place. But from his...

Indian folk audio tale "What did the bear whisper in your ear?" has a similar plot to the Russian folk tale "Two Comrades". "Two friends were walking through the forest. Suddenly they saw a bear. One, in fear, climbed a tree and hid in the foliage. The other remained in front of the bear without any protection. He fell to the ground and lay as if dead. He once heard that...

Indian folk audio fairy tale "Hard of Hearing" - an Indian interpretation of what a funny situation happens when people talking cannot hear each other. “There lived in a village a shepherd with his wife and his parents. And all four of them were hard of hearing. Once a shepherd was plowing a field, and two passers-by walked past. They asked him: “We need to go to Ramnagar. Which one is there...

Indian folk audio tale "The Light from the Temple", translation by G. Zograf. “There lived a rich man in one village, and opposite his house there was a pond. Once a poor man came to the rich man and asked for help. The rich man said: “If you stay in the pond all night, I’ll give you twenty rupees.” “I’ll do it,” said the poor man and made the rich man swear three times, that he will not refuse what he promised..."...

Indian folk magic audio tale "The Man Who Searched for His Destiny", arranged by S. F. Oldenburg. Once upon a time there lived a man. He had a wife and twelve children, but not a single rupee of money. The children were crying from hunger, and the parents did not know what to do. The man got angry with God and went to seek his destiny. In the forest he met a camel with...

Indian folk audio fairy tale "Sweets from Heaven", with a well-known international plot, incl. the plot of the Spanish fairy tale “When donuts fell from the sky”, translation by G. Zograf. One poor woman lived by spinning thread. She had a son. Once she gave him the threads to take to the market to sell. He walks and walks, and lo and behold, a lizard is sitting on the fence. Lizard...

Indian folk audio tale "The Rooster and the Cat". Once upon a time there lived a rooster. And a cat often ran into the house and always stole something from the kitchen. Every time the rooster cried ku-ka-re-ku at the sight of a cat, people came running and chased the cat away. The cat decided that she needed to lure the rooster to become her ally. She promised him that she would take the rooster as a share...

Indian folk audio fairy tale "You wouldn't mind listening to a fairy tale", translation by G. Zograf - about a stingy housewife and a hungry passerby. Once upon a time there lived a husband and wife in the same village. They were very stingy. God forbid a passerby knocks on their door. They won’t feed him, won’t give him anything to drink, they’ll barely find a place for him to spend the night, and they’ll even force him to work. I knocked on them...

Indian folk magic audio tale "The Hunter and the Crow". The hunter had a crow. She fed from him, then flew away early in the morning and returned at night. She spent the whole day in the courtyard of the god Brahma. There she learned all the news and plans of Brahma and told the hunter what to do. No matter how hard Brahma tried to destroy the rice harvest and arrange...

Indian folk audio fairy tale "Ugly Name", translation by G. Zograf, "Fairy Tales of the Peoples of Asia" - volume 3 of "Fairy Tales of the Peoples of the World". There lived a peasant and his wife in the same village. His name was Thunthuniya. Every day, his wife told him: “What an ugly name you have!” Take something else - a beautiful one. One morning Thunthuniya left home to look for...

Indian folk magic audio tale "The Pea and the Bobok" - about good and evil, hardworking and lazy, modest and arrogant sisters. Once upon a time there lived two sisters. The eldest, Bobok, was grumpy and angry, and the youngest, Pea, was kind and affectionate. One day, Goroshina invited her sister to visit her father together. She replied that she didn’t want to for the sake of the old man in the heat...

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Anarzadi

Raja once ruled in one of the ancient Indian kingdoms. And he had four sons. Three of them had been with their wives for a long time, but they still couldn’t marry the youngest: either he doesn’t like the girl, or he doesn’t want to get married.

Over the years, the Raja grew old, and then completely left this world. Then the eldest son of the rajah began to rule the country. He loved his brothers more life, and favored them as best he could. But his wife was envious and unkind at heart. She endlessly reproached her younger brother for being in the care of her husband.

Sometimes he will begin to mock him: “Well, why are you sitting around doing nothing, waiting for everything to be brought to you? It would be better to go and look for Anarzadi - “the girl made of pomegranate”. Let her bring you everything.”

Got angry somehow younger brother to such an attitude towards oneself. He did not want to continue to endure endless bullying, and therefore decided to leave his kingdom. “Now I’ll go and find my Anarzadi. And I will return with her, with the beauty. And before that, I won’t set foot in the kingdom.” And left…

How long or short did the prince walk, and finally he found himself in a dense forest. He walks through the forest and looks: and in front of him is a hermit-sadhu sitting by the fire. Immediately the prince felt somehow calmer in his soul. “Give me,” he thinks, “I’ll come!”

The sadhu saw him and was surprised: “What,” he said, “are you doing in such a wilderness, son?”

“Don’t be sad,” the sadhu smiled, “I will do anything for you. Stay with me, rest. And I’ll help you find Anarzadi.”

The prince bowed gratefully and sat down by the fire.

“You wait here for me. “And I’ll go to the village for food and treat you,” the sadhu turned to him and left.

The prince sat down, waiting for the hermit, but he was still not there. The prince began to look around him, and suddenly he saw: next to him was a bunch of seven keys. The prince became curious about what they were from. He looks, and the hermit has seven barns built behind his home. The prince of the hermit waited some more, then took a bunch of keys and decided to look at what the hermit kept in his buildings. And he began to open the barns one after another.

The first one opens: and it is full of bread. The second is molasses. The third is rice. In the fourth barn the prince found a whole mountain of gold bricks. In the fifth there is a mountain of silver bricks. The sixth barn contained silks of unprecedented beauty. The prince became interested in what was stored in the seventh barn. He opened it and could barely stand on his feet from horror.

The seventh barn was full of skeletons! And how the skeletons began to laugh at him!

“Why are you laughing at me?” – the prince asked in bewilderment.

“And we ourselves were once exactly the same as you were,” the skeletons answer. “We also came to look for Anarzadi. But we never got there. “Soon you will find yourself among us,” and the skeletons laughed with even greater force.

"What should I do? “How to stay alive,” the prince asked in fear.

The skeletons took pity and decided to help the good young man.

“Listen carefully,” they say, “this sadhu is not a hermit at all, but an evil spirit, whom the world has never seen. First he treats you, treats you, and then he won’t forget to kill you!”

“How does he do this?” – Looking around, the younger brother from the royal family asked in a whisper.

“Look deep into the yard. There the stove is heated, and there is a boiler with oil on it. The sadhu will treat you, and then ask you to go and see whether the oil is boiling or not. You will start looking into the cauldron, and he will come up from behind and push you into it.” And then the prince became completely uneasy: “How can I be saved?”

“And you answer that princes should not be involved in such matters. Let him go and look at his own oil. Say that you don’t know how it should boil. And when the villain comes there, you will push him into the cauldron!”

“Thank you, skeletons!” - said the prince, and quickly began to close all the locks.

And then the sadhu returned. He and the prince sat down by the fire, he fed him, and then said: “Go, prince, and see if the oil in the cauldron has boiled. Because I’ve become quite old, I can’t bear to walk.”

“Why should I, dear sadhu! I'm a prince! I have never seen this very oil boil. Better go and see for yourself.”

The sadhu got up and went to the stove, approached the boiler, and the prince grabbed him from behind! And he pushed it into a cauldron of boiling oil. “So much for you, villain! You will know how to deceive princes!” The hermit screamed, screamed, and got boiled.

And the prince sighed and went his way. He walked and walked, and suddenly he saw another hermit-sadhu sitting and contemplating what was happening around him.

“Well, no,” thought the prince, “now I won’t trust anyone right away. Suddenly this one is the same villain.” He came closer. But it’s hard to look at the old man, such a radiance emanates from him. He noticed the prince and said: “How did you get here, son?”

“I, father, am going in search of my Anarzadi.”

- But how did you stay alive? I know that on the way to me, a rakshasa lay in ambush - an evil spirit who pretends to be a hermit and a sage. They say he kills all the princes.

“What they say is true, father.” Yes, I just defeated him!

And the prince began to talk about what happened to him.

“Wow,” said the sadhu joyfully, “you are a brave prince!” For this I will tell you how to find Anarzadi. Not far from me there is a lake, on the shore of which a pomegranate tree grows. At exactly midnight, Peri comes there to bathe. As soon as she enters the water, you immediately pick a flower from a pomegranate. Hide it in your bosom. And get out of there quickly. He will always call out to you, call you in a gentle voice. But under no circumstances turn around! Otherwise you will die immediately. Understood me?

“I understand,” replied the prince. – Thank you, sadhu! What to do next?

- And I’ll tell you this when you return. Go, prince! Good luck!

Exactly at midnight our hero did everything the elder told him. I started to walk away from the lake. He hears, and his peri calls: “Prince! Prince! Why don't you take me with you? Look how beautiful I am, prince! Turn around! The sadhu prince disobeyed, turned around, and immediately fell dead.

The sadhu waits for the prince for a day, waits for two days. He doesn't come. Then the elder understood what had happened and went to the lake. He sees the prince lying there dead. The sadhu was sad that the fellow had disobeyed him, but decided to revive him.

Indian fairy tales

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We love fairy tales no less. These are fairy tales in which supernatural forces are necessarily at work. All the interest in a fairy tale is focused on the fate of the positive hero.
Later, everyday tales appeared. They do not contain supernatural powers, magical objects or animals with magical powers. In everyday fairy tales, the hero is helped by his own dexterity, ingenuity, as well as the stupidity and slow-wittedness of his opponent. The hero of an Indian fairy tale, the intelligent and resourceful Tenali Ramakrishna, skillfully deceives the tyrant king. In everyday fairy tales there is a hero whom A. M. Gorky aptly called the “ironic successor,” the classic example of which can be Ivanushka, the fool from Russian fairy tales. He is stupid, narrow-minded, but luck accompanies him everywhere. In Indian folklore, such a hero is a stupid brahmana - a priest. He pretends that he is learned and smart, that he understands fortune-telling books, but in fact he shakes with fear every time he needs to show his art. But invariably, chance comes to his rescue every time, and the glory of a wise soothsayer is more and more firmly assigned to him. These are certainly funny tales.
The literature of every nation is rooted in oral folk art. The Indian epic poems Mahabharata and Ramayana are closely associated with Indian folklore. The authors of the ancient Indian collections of stories “Panchatantra” and “Jatakas” drew motifs, plots and images of their works from folk tales. In the 11th century literary monument of the Indian poet Somadeva, “The Ocean of Tales,” there are over three hundred inserted stories: a fairy tale is intertwined with a myth, an anecdote, or a short story. Funny motifs from Indian fairy tales were also included in the huge collection “Ancient Tales,” which appeared in the 11th century in Japan.
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