Russian folk tales read for 3. Russian folk tales
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7. Masha and the Bear
8. Morozko
9. The Man and the Bear (Tops and Roots)
10. Cockerel - Golden comb and millstones
11. At the behest of the pike
13. Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka
14. Sivka-Burka
15. Snow Maiden
16. Teremok
5. Legless and armless heroes
6. Legless and blind heroes
8. Birch and three falcons
9. Hunter Brothers
10. Well done Bulat
11. Bukhtan Bukhtanovich
14. The Witch and the Sun's Sister
15. Prophetic boy
16. Prophetic dream
17. There is a sun in the forehead, a month on the back of the head, stars on the sides
18. Mushroom War
19. Magic water
22. Magic berries
23. Magic horse
24. Clay guy
28. Two from the bag
29. Girl in the well
30. Wooden eagle
31. Elena the Wise
32. Emelya the Fool
33. The Firebird and Vasilisa the Princess
34. The Enchanted Princess
35. Animal milk
36. Golden Slipper
37. Golden Cockerel
38. Dawn, evening and midnight
39. Ivan - widow's son
40. Ivan - son of a cow
41. Ivan - peasant son and Miracle Yudo
42. Ivan - a peasant's son
43. Ivan the Bestalent and Elena the Wise
44. Ivan is a peasant son and a peasant himself with a mustache for seven miles
45. Ivan Tsarevich and the White Polyanin
47. Kikimora
51. Horse, tablecloth and horn
52. Korolevich and his uncle
55. Flying ship
57. Dashing one-eyed
58. Lutonyushka
59. Boy with Thumb
60. Marya Morevna
61. Marya-Krasa - long braid
62. Masha and the Bear
63. Medvedko, Usynya, Gorynya and Duginya heroes
64. Copper, silver and golden kingdoms
67. Wise maiden
68. The wise maiden and the seven thieves
69. Wise wife
70. Wise answers
71. Nesmeyana the Princess
72. Night dancing
73. Petrified Kingdom
74. Shepherd's pipe
75. Cockerel - Golden comb and millstones
76. Feather of Finist the clear falcon
77. Legs up to the knees in gold, arms up to the elbows in silver
78. At the behest of the pike
79. Go there - I don’t know where, bring that - I don’t know what
80. Truth and Falsehood
81. Fake illness
82. About a stupid snake and a smart soldier
83. Bird's tongue
84. Robbers
85. Seven Simeons
86. Silver saucer and pouring apple
87. Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka
88. Sivka-Burka
89. The Tale of Vasilisa, the Golden Braid, and Ivan the Pea
90. The Tale of the Bonebreaker Bear and Ivan, the Merchant's Son
91. Tale of rejuvenating apples and living water
92. The Tale of Ivan the Tsarevich, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf
93. Tales of the brave knight Ukrom-Tabunshchik
94. Tablecloth, ram and bag
95. Fast messenger
96. Snow Maiden
97. Snow Maiden and Fox
98. The soldier delivers the princess
99. Sun, Moon and Raven Voronovich
100. Suma, give me some wisdom!
101. Tereshechka
102. Three kingdoms - copper, silver and gold
103. Finist - clear falcon
105. Tricky science
106. Crystal Mountain
107. Princess solving riddles
110. Tsar Maiden
111. Tsar Bear
112. Chivy, chivy, chivychok...
113. Wonderful shirt
114. Wonderful little shoes
115. Wonderful box
8. Wolf, quail and jerk
10. Crow and cancer
11. Where was the goat?
12. Stupid wolf
13. Crane and heron
14. For a bast shoe - a chicken, for a chicken - a goose
16. Hares and frogs
17. Animals in the pit
18. Winter quarters of animals
19. Golden horse
20. Golden Cockerel
21. How the wolf became a bird
22. How the fox learned to fly
23. How the fox sewed a fur coat for the wolf
27. Cat - gray forehead, goat and ram
28. Cat and Fox
29. Cat, Rooster and Fox
30. Kochet and chicken
31. Crooked duck
32. Kuzma is soon rich
33. Chicken, mouse and black grouse
34. Lion, pike and man
35. Fox is a wanderer
36. Fox and blackbird
37. Fox and crane
38. Fox and goat
39. Fox and jug
40. Fox and bast shoe
41. Fox and cancer
44. Fox Confessor
45. Fox midwife
46. The fox-maiden and Kotofey Ivanovich
47. Fox-sister and wolf
48. Masha and the Bear
49. Bear - fake leg
50. Bear and fox
51. Bear and dog
52. The Man and the Bear (Tops and Roots)
53. Man, bear and fox
54. Mouse and Sparrow
55. Scared wolves
56. Scared bear and wolves
57. Wrong court of birds
58. No goat with nuts
59. About Vaska - Muska
60. About the toothy pike
61. Sheep, fox and wolf
62. Rooster and bob
63. Rooster and hen
64. Cockerel
65. Cockerel - Golden comb and millstones
66. At the behest of the pike
67. Promised
68. About the toothy mouse and about the rich sparrow
69. About the old lady and the bull
71. Mitten
72. The Tale of Ersha Ershovich, Shchetinnikov’s son
73. The Tale of Ivan the Tsarevich, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf
74. Tar goby
75. The Old Man and the Wolf
Russian folk tale "Teremok"
There is a teremok-teremok in the field.
He is not short, not high, not high.
A small mouse runs past. She saw the tower, stopped and asked:
- Who, who lives in the little house?
Who, who lives in a low place?
Nobody responds.
The mouse entered the little mansion and began to live in it.
A frog-frog galloped up to the mansion and asked:
- I, little mouse! And who are you?
- And I'm a frog.
- Come live with me!
The frog jumped into the tower. The two of them began to live together.
A runaway bunny runs past. He stopped and asked:
- Who, who lives in the little house? Who, who lives in a low place?
- I, little mouse!
- I, frog-frog. And who are you?
- And I’m a runaway bunny.
- Come live with us!
The hare hops into the tower! The three of them began to live together.
The little fox-sister is coming. She knocked on the window and asked:
- Who, who lives in the little house?
Who, who lives in a low place?
- I, little mouse.
- I, frog-frog.
- Me, the runaway bunny. And who are you?
- And I am a fox-sister.
- Come live with us!
The fox climbed into the mansion. The four of them began to live together.
A top came running - a gray barrel, looked at the door and asked:
- Who, who lives in the little house?
Who, who lives in a low place?
- I, little mouse.
- I, frog-frog.
- Me, the runaway bunny.
- Me, little fox-sister. And who are you?
- And I am a top - a gray barrel.
- Come live with us!
The wolf climbed into the mansion. The five of them began to live together.
Here they are all living in a little house, singing songs.
Suddenly a clubfoot bear walks past. The bear saw the tower, heard the songs, stopped and roared at the top of his lungs:
- Who, who lives in the little house?
Who, who lives in a low place?
- I, little mouse.
- I, frog-frog.
- Me, the runaway bunny.
- Me, little fox-sister.
- I, the top - the gray barrel. And who are you?
- And I’m a clumsy bear.
- Come live with us!
The bear climbed into the tower.
He climbed and climbed and climbed and climbed - he just couldn’t get in and said:
“I’d rather live on your roof.”
- Yes, you will crush us!
- No, I won’t crush you.
- Well, climb up! The bear climbed onto the roof.
Just sat down - fuck! - crushed the tower. The tower crackled, fell on its side and completely fell apart.
We barely managed to jump out of it:
little mouse,
frog,
runaway bunny,
fox-sister,
top - gray barrel, all safe and sound.
They began to carry logs, saw boards, and build a new mansion. They built it better than before!
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! Mark the barn, scratch the branches - and you'll get it.
The old woman did just that: she swept it out, scraped two handfuls of flour, kneaded the dough with sour cream, rolled it into a bun, fried it in oil and put it on the window to dry.
The 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 hallway, from the hallway to the porch, from the porch to the yard, and then through 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!
Swept across the barn,
Scraped by the bones,
Mixed with sour cream,
Put in the oven,
It's cold at the window,
I left my grandfather
I left my grandmother
From you, hare,
It's not smart to leave.
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!
Swept across the barn,
Scraped by the bones,
Mixed with sour cream,
Put in the oven,
It's cold at the window,
I left my grandfather
I left my grandmother
I left the hare.
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, but Misha and his ears were barely able to sing.
- I am a bun, a bun!
Swept across the barn,
Scraped by the bones,
Mixed with sour cream.
Put 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
From you, bear,
Half-heartedly to leave.
And the bun rolled - the bear just looked after it.
The bun is rolling, and the fox meets it: “Hello, bun!” How handsome and rosy you are!
Kolobok is glad that he was praised and sang his song, and the fox listens and creeps closer and closer.
- I am a bun, a bun!
Swept across the barn,
Scraped by the bones,
Mixed with sour cream.
Put 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
From you, fox,
It's not smart to leave.
- Nice song! - said the fox. “The trouble is, my dear, that I’ve become old—I 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 - ah! - and ate it.
Russian folk tale "Three Bears"
One girl left home for the forest. She got lost in the forest and began to look for the way home, but didn’t find it, but came to a house in the forest.
The door was open: she looked through the door, saw that there was no one in the house, and entered.
Three bears lived in this house.
One bear had a father, his name was Mikhail Ivanovich. He was big and shaggy.
The other was a bear. She was smaller, and her name was Nastasya Petrovna.
The third was a little bear cub, and his name was Mishutka. The bears were not at home, they went for a walk in the forest.
There were two rooms in the house: one was a dining room, the other was a bedroom. The girl entered the dining room and saw three cups of stew on the table. The first cup, very large, was Mikhail Ivanychev's. The second cup, smaller, was Nastasya Petrovnina’s; the third, blue cup was Mishutkina.
Next to each cup lay a spoon: large, medium and small. The girl took the most big spoon and sipped from the largest cup; then she took the middle spoon and sipped from the middle cup; then she took a small spoon and sipped from a blue cup, and Mishutka’s stew seemed to her the best.
The girl wanted to sit down and saw three chairs at the table: one large - Mikhaily Ivanychev, another smaller - Nastasya Petrovnin and the third small, with a blue cushion - Mishutkin. She climbed onto a large chair and fell; then she sat down on the middle chair - it was awkward; then she sat down on a small chair and laughed - it was so good. She took the blue cup onto her lap and began to eat. She ate all the stew and began to rock on her chair.
The chair broke and she fell to the floor. She got up, picked up the chair and went to another room.
There were three beds there; one large - Mikhaily Ivanycheva, the other medium - Nastasya Petrovna, and the third small - Mishutkina. The girl lay down in the big one - it was too spacious for her; I lay down in the middle - it was too high; She lay down in the small bed - the bed was just right for her, and she fell asleep.
And the bears came home hungry and wanted to have dinner.
The big bear took his cup, looked and roared in a terrible voice: “Who drank in my cup?” Nastasya Petrovna looked at her cup and growled not so loudly:
- Who drank in my cup?
And Mishutka saw his empty cup and squeaked in a thin voice:
- Who sipped in my cup and sipped everything you did?
Mikhailo Ivanovich looked at his chair and growled in a terrible voice:
Nastasya Petrovna looked at her chair and growled not so loudly:
- Who was sitting on my chair and moved it from its place?
Mishutka saw his chair and squeaked:
—Who sat on my chair and broke it?
The bears came to another room.
“Who lay in my bed and rumpled it?” - Mikhailo Ivanovich roared in a terrible voice.
“Who lay in my bed and rumpled it?” - Nastasya Petrovna growled not so loudly.
And Mishenka set up a little bench, climbed into his crib and squealed in a thin voice:
-Who went to my bed?..
And suddenly he saw the girl and screamed as if he was being cut:
- Here she is! Hold it! Hold it! Here she is! Ay-yay! Hold it!
He wanted to bite her. The girl opened her eyes, saw the bears and rushed to the window. The window was open, she jumped out the window and ran away. And the bears did not catch up with her.
Russian folk tale "Zayushkina's hut"
Once upon a time there lived a fox and a hare. The fox has an ice hut, and the hare has a bast hut. Here the fox teases the hare:
- My hut is light, and yours is dark! I have a light one, and you have a dark one!
Summer has come, the fox's hut has melted.
The fox asks the hare:
- Let me go, little darling, to your yard!
- No, fox, I won’t let you in: why were you teasing?
The fox began to beg even more. The hare let her into his yard.
The next day the fox asks again:
- Let me, little bunny, onto the porch.
The fox begged and begged, the hare agreed and let the fox onto the porch.
On the third day the fox asks again:
- Let me go into the hut, little bunny.
- No, I won’t let you in: why were you teasing?
She begged and begged, the hare let her into the hut. The fox is sitting on the bench, and the bunny is sitting on the stove.
On the fourth day the fox again asks:
- Bunny, bunny, let me come to your stove!
- No, I won’t let you in: why were you teasing?
The fox begged and begged and begged for it - the hare let her go onto the stove.
A day passed, then another - the fox began to chase the hare out of the hut:
- Get out, scythe. I don't want to live with you!
So she kicked me out.
The hare sits and cries, grieves, wiping away his tears with his paws.
Dogs running past:
— Tuff, tuff, tuff! What are you crying about, little bunny?
- How can I not cry? I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.
“Don’t cry, bunny,” the dogs say. “We’ll kick her out.”
- No, don’t kick me out!
- No, we'll kick you out! We approached the hut:
— Tuff, tuff, tuff! Get out, fox! And she told them from the stove:
- As soon as I jump out,
How will I jump out?
There will be shreds
Through the back streets!
The dogs got scared and ran away.
The bunny sits again and cries.
A wolf walks by:
-What are you crying about, little bunny?
- How can I not cry, gray wolf? I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.
“Don’t cry, bunny,” says the wolf, “I’ll kick her out.”
- No, you won’t kick me out. They chased the dogs, but they didn’t drive them out, and you won’t drive them out.
- No, I'll kick you out.
- Uyyy... Uyyy... Get out, fox!
And she from the stove:
- As soon as I jump out,
How will I jump out?
There will be shreds
Through the back streets!
The wolf got scared and ran away.
Here the hare sits and cries again.
An old bear is coming.
-What are you crying about, little bunny?
- How can I, little bear, not cry? I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.
“Don’t cry, bunny,” says the bear, “I’ll kick her out.”
- No, you won’t kick me out. The dogs chased and chased but did not drive him out, the gray wolf chased and chased him but did not drive him out. And you won't get kicked out.
- No, I'll kick you out.
The bear went to the hut and growled:
- Rrrrr... rrr... Get out, fox!
And she from the stove:
- As soon as I jump out,
How will I jump out?
There will be shreds
Through the back streets!
The bear got scared and left.
The hare sits again and cries.
A rooster is walking, carrying a scythe.
- Ku-ka-re-ku! Bunny, why are you crying?
- How can I, Petenka, not cry? I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.
- Don’t worry, little bunny, I’ll chase the fox for you.
- No, you won’t kick me out. They chased the dogs but didn’t drive them out, the gray wolf chased them but didn’t drive them out, the old bear chased them and didn’t drive them out. And you won’t even be kicked out.
- No, I'll kick you out.
The rooster went to the hut:
- Ku-ka-re-ku!
I'm on my feet
In red boots
I carry a scythe on my shoulders:
I want to whip the fox
Get out of the oven, fox!
The fox heard it, got scared and said:
- I'm getting dressed...
Rooster again:
- Ku-ka-re-ku!
I'm on my feet
In red boots
I carry a scythe on my shoulders:
I want to whip the fox
Get out of the oven, fox!
And the fox says:
- I’m putting on a fur coat...
Rooster for the third time:
- Ku-ka-re-ku!
I'm on my feet
In red boots
I carry a scythe on my shoulders:
I want to whip the fox
Get out of the oven, fox!
The fox got scared, jumped off the stove and ran.
And the bunny and the rooster began to live and live.
Russian folk tale "Masha and the Bear"
Once upon a time there lived a grandfather and a grandmother. They had a granddaughter Mashenka.
Once the girlfriends got together in the forest to pick mushrooms and berries. They came to invite Mashenka with them.
“Grandfather, grandmother,” says Mashenka, “let me go into the forest with my friends!”
Grandfather and grandmother answer:
“Go, just make sure you don’t lag behind your friends, otherwise you’ll get lost.”
The girls came to the forest and began picking mushrooms and berries. Here Mashenka - tree by tree, bush by bush - and went far, far away from her friends.
She started calling around and calling them. But my girlfriends don’t hear, they don’t respond.
Mashenka walked and walked through the forest - she got completely lost.
She came to the very wilderness, to the very thicket. He sees a hut standing there. Mashenka knocked on the door - no answer. She pushed the door, the door opened.
Mashenka entered the hut and sat down on a bench by the window. She sat down and thought:
“Who lives here? Why is no one visible?..”
And in that hut there lived a huge honey. Only he wasn’t at home then: he was walking through the forest. The bear returned in the evening, saw Mashenka, and was delighted.
“Yeah,” he says, “now I won’t let you go!” You will live with me. You will light the stove, you will cook porridge, you will feed me porridge.
Masha pushed, grieved, but nothing could be done. She began to live with the bear in the hut.
The bear goes into the forest for the whole day, and Mashenka is told not to leave the hut without him.
“And if you leave,” he says, “I’ll catch you anyway and then I’ll eat you!”
Mashenka began to think about how she could escape from the leading honey. There are forests all around, he doesn’t know which way to go, there’s no one to ask...
She thought and thought and came up with an idea.
One day a bear comes from the forest, and Mashenka says to him:
“Bear, bear, let me go to the village for a day: I’ll bring gifts for grandma and grandpa.”
“No,” says the bear, “you will get lost in the forest.” Give me some gifts, I'll take them myself!
And that’s exactly what Mashenka needs!
She baked pies, took out a big, big box and said to the bear:
“Here, look: I’ll put the pies in this box, and you take them to grandpa and grandma.” Yes, remember: don’t open the box on the way, don’t take out the pies. I’ll climb up the oak tree and keep an eye on you!
“Okay,” the bear answers, “give me the box!”
Mashenka says:
- Go out onto the porch and see if it’s raining!
As soon as the bear came out onto the porch, Mashenka immediately climbed into the box and placed a dish of pies on her head.
The bear returned and saw that the box was ready. He put him on his back and went to the village.
A bear walks between fir trees, a bear wanders between birch trees, goes down into ravines, and up hills. He walked and walked, got tired and said:
And Mashenka from the box:
- See see!
Bring it to grandma, bring it to grandpa!
“Look, she’s so big-eyed,” says honey, “she sees everything!”
- I’ll sit on a tree stump and eat a pie!
And Mashenka from the box again:
- See see!
Don't sit on the tree stump, don't eat the pie!
Bring it to grandma, bring it to grandpa!
The bear was surprised.
- How cunning she is! He sits high and looks far away!
He got up and walked quickly.
I came to the village, found the house where my grandfather and grandmother lived, and let’s knock on the gate with all our might:
- Knock-Knock! Unlock, open! I brought you some gifts from Mashenka.
And the dogs sensed the bear and rushed at him. They run and bark from all the yards.
The bear got scared, put the box at the gate and ran into the forest without looking back.
- What's in the box? - says the grandmother.
And grandfather lifted the lid, looked and couldn’t believe his eyes: Mashenka was sitting in the box, alive and healthy.
Grandfather and grandmother were delighted. They began to hug Mashenka, kiss her, and call her smart.
Russian folk tale "The Wolf and the Little Goats"
Once upon a time there lived a goat with kids. The goat went into the forest to eat silk grass and drink cold water. As soon as he leaves, the kids will lock the hut and won’t go out.
The goat comes back, knocks on the door and sings:
- Little goats, guys!
Open up, open up!
Milk runs along the tray.
From the notch up to the hoof,
From the hoof into the cheese of the earth!
The little goats will unlock the door and let their mother in. She will feed them, give them something to drink and go back into the forest, and the kids will lock themselves up tightly.
The wolf overheard the goat singing.
Once the goat left, the wolf ran to the hut and shouted in a thick voice:
- You, kids!
You little goats!
Lean back,
Open up
Your mother has come,
I brought milk.
The hooves are full of water!
The kids answer him:
The wolf has nothing to do. He went to the forge and ordered his throat to be reforged so that he could sing in a thin voice. The blacksmith reforged his throat. The wolf again ran to the hut and hid behind a bush.
Here comes the goat and knocks:
- Little goats, guys!
Open up, open up!
Your mother came and brought milk;
Milk runs down the drain,
From the notch up to the hoof,
From the hoof into the cheese of the earth!
The kids let their mother in and let us tell you how the wolf came and wanted to eat them.
The goat fed and watered the kids and strictly punished them:
“Whoever comes to the hut and asks in a thick voice so that he doesn’t go through everything that I’m chanting to you, don’t open the door, don’t let anyone in.”
As soon as the goat left, the wolf again walked towards the hut, knocked and began to lament in a thin voice:
- Little goats, guys!
Open up, open up!
Your mother came and brought milk;
Milk runs down the drain,
From the notch up to the hoof,
From the hoof into the cheese of the earth!
The kids opened the door, the wolf rushed into the hut and ate all the kids. Only one little goat was buried in the stove.
The goat comes. No matter how much she calls or laments, no one answers her. He sees that the door is open. I ran into the hut - there was no one there. I looked into the oven and found one little goat.
When the goat found out about her misfortune, she sat down on a bench and began to grieve and cry bitterly:
- Oh, my children, little goats!
To which they opened and opened,
Did you get it from the bad wolf?
The wolf heard this, entered the hut and said to the goat:
- Why are you sinning against me, godfather? I didn't eat your kids. Stop grieving, let's go into the forest and take a walk.
They went into the forest, and in the forest there was a hole, and in the hole a fire was burning.
The goat says to the wolf:
- Come on, wolf, let's try, who will jump over the hole?
They began to jump. The goat jumped over, and the wolf jumped and fell into a hot pit.
His belly burst from the fire, the kids jumped out of there, all alive, yes - jump to their mother!
And they began to live and live as before.
Russian folk tale "Geese and Swans"
Once upon a time there lived a husband and wife. They had a daughter, Mashenka, and a son, Vanyushka.
Once father and mother gathered in the city and said to Masha:
- Well, daughter, be smart: don’t go anywhere, take care of your brother. And we will bring you some gifts from the market.
So the father and mother left, and Masha sat her brother down on the grass under the window and ran outside to her friends.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, swan geese swooped in, picked up Vanyushka, put him on his wings and carried him away.
Masha returned, lo and behold, her brother was gone! She gasped, rushed here and there - Vanyushka was nowhere to be seen. She called and called, but her brother did not respond. Masha began to cry, but tears cannot help her grief. It’s her own fault, she must find her brother herself.
Masha ran out into the open field and looked around. He sees geese-swans darting in the distance and disappearing behind the dark forest.
Masha guessed that it was the swan geese that carried her brother away and rushed to catch up with them.
She ran and ran and saw a stove standing in the field. Masha to her:
- Stove, stove, tell me, where did the geese-swans fly?
“Throw some wood at me,” says the stove, “then I’ll tell you!”
Masha quickly chopped some firewood and threw it into the stove.
The stove told me which way to run.
He sees an apple tree, all hung with ruddy apples, its branches bent down to the ground. Masha to her:
- Apple tree, apple tree, tell me, where did the geese-swans fly?
- Shake my apples, otherwise all the branches are bent - it’s hard to stand!
Masha shook the apples, the apple tree raised its branches and straightened its leaves. Masha showed the way.
- The Milk River - the banks of jelly, where did the swan geese fly?
“A stone fell into me,” the river answers, “it prevents the milk from flowing further.” Move it to the side - then I'll tell you where Swan geese flew.
Masha broke off a large branch and moved the stone. The river began to gurgle and told Masha where to run, where to look for geese and swans.
Masha ran and ran and came running to a dense forest. She stood at the edge of the forest and doesn’t know where to go now, what to do. He looks and sees a hedgehog sitting under a tree stump.
“Hedgehog, hedgehog,” asks Masha, “have you seen where the geese and swans are flying?”
Hedgehog says:
- Wherever I swing, there you go too!
He curled up into a ball and rolled between the fir trees and birches. It rolled and rolled and rolled towards the hut on chicken legs.
Masha looks - Baba Yaga is sitting in that hut, spinning yarn. And Vanyushka is playing with golden apples near the porch.
Masha quietly crept up to the hut, grabbed her brother and ran home.
A little later, Baba Yaga looked out the window: the boy was gone! She called to the geese and swans:
- Hurry, geese-swans, fly in pursuit!
The swan geese took off, screamed, and flew.
And Masha runs, carrying her brother, but can’t feel her feet under her. I looked back and saw geese and swans... What should I do? She ran to the milk river - the banks of jelly. And the geese-swans scream, flapping their wings, catching up with her...
“River, river,” Masha asks, “hide us!”
The river planted her and her brother under a steep bank and hid her from the swan geese.
The geese-swans did not see Masha, they flew past.
Masha came out from under the steep bank, thanked the river and ran again.
And the swan geese saw her - they returned and flew towards her. Masha ran up to the apple tree:
- Apple tree, apple tree, hide me!
The apple tree covered it with branches and covered it with leaves. The geese-swans circled and circled, did not find Masha and Vanyushka and flew past.
Masha came out from under the apple tree, thanked her and started running again!
She runs, carrying her brother, and it’s not far from home... Yes, unfortunately, the geese-swans saw her again - and well, after her! They cackle, fly, flap their wings right over their heads - and just look, Vanyushka will be torn out of his hands... It’s good that the stove is nearby. Masha to her:
- Stove, stove, hide me!
The stove hid it and closed it with a damper. The swan geese flew up to the stove, let’s open the damper, but that didn’t happen. They stuck their heads into the chimney, but didn’t get into the stove; they only smeared their wings with soot.
They circled, circled, shouted, shouted, and came up empty-handed, and returned to Baba Yaga...
And Masha and her brother crawled out of the stove and set off home at full speed. She ran home, washed her brother, combed his hair, sat him down on a bench, and sat down next to him.
Soon the father and mother returned from the city and brought gifts.
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 on their own folk tales on our website. 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.
Read Russian folk tales online
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.
The love of literature begins with a fairy tale familiar from childhood. At the same time, it is very important to help your child choose the right piece, which may become one of his favorites. The best fairy tales for children preschool age read in the selection posted on the page of our website.
A preschooler's game and the role of fairy tales in it
There is always a place for play and fairy tales in a child’s life. In preschool age, these concepts are especially closely intertwined due to story games - the most important stage child development. We read fairy tales to children, and their plots are reflected in children's games.
At approximately four years of age, the child becomes interested in staging mini-performances in which his toys act as actors. Later, he learns to try on different roles for himself and his friends, turning alternately into a brave warrior or an unfortunate stepdaughter, or into a ferocious tiger or a cunning fox.
Enrich this fairy world Fairy tales for children, offered to your attention free of charge on this service, will help expand the boundaries of a child’s creative capabilities.
What fairy tales should preschoolers read?
The choice of fairy tale for children 4 years old and older largely depends on the interests and preferences of the child himself. However, parents can gently guide these interests by offering the baby the most best works, which became bestsellers.
Russian folk tales introduce the child to national traditions and features of life native people. Copyright - contribute to the development of imagination and creative thinking.
Why are illustrations needed?
The main feature of children's attention is its involuntariness. It is difficult for a child to keep his attention on one object for a long time, even if it's a book with an interesting fairy tale. Use only your hearing in this case not enough. In order for the child to remain focused, it is important to connect other types of perception - visual (pictures), and in some cases tactile (toy books, puzzle books, etc.).
When it comes to fairy tales for children 5 years old online, it is even more difficult to perceive the text on the monitor of an electronic device.
That is why on our website special attention is paid to drawings for children's books, and in this section you will find exceptionally high-quality illustrations.
Getting ready to read on your own
Listening to fairy tales is excellent preparation for independent reading. By instilling a love of books, you awaken in your child the desire to learn to read on his own.
When he is old enough to read independently, they will come to your aid short tales for children 6 years old, specially printed in large print.
Until this time, the little reader can enjoy the fascinating stories and colorful pictures of the books posted on our page.
Popular children's authors on our website
We have prepared for preschool children a selection of books by the best children's authors who have earned recognition among many generations of children.
Here you will find simple instructive tales by M. Plyatskovsky and G. Tsyferov, lyrical deep works by G.Kh. Andersen, the fantastic adventure of the heroes J. Rodari and D. Bisset.
The little reader will certainly find a fairy tale to his liking, which means he will take the first step into amazing world Literatures. Welcome!
The very first works that little readers encounter are Russian folk tales. This is a fundamental element of 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 "Cockerel and 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 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. Story, full of adventure, where the evil witch drowned Alyonushka, and the 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 resin 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.
