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Children's fairy tales
Remember your childhood. Each of us loved bedtime stories as a child. At first, when we did not yet know how to read, our parents and grandparents did it for us, showing colorful illustrations in the book. When we learned to read on our own, we began to read ourselves interesting tales. On our website we have selected fairy tales for children of any age: from 2 years to the age until children stop believing in fairy tales)) Each author's or folk tale carries with it certain meaning, which was put into this fairy tale by the author or the people under the influence of the corresponding time.Fairy tales contain basic principles of morality. It is from fairy tales that a child begins to understand what is good and what is bad. He learns to empathize with the heroes, tries to imitate them, so correctly selected children's fairy tales will play important role in raising children.
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Each hero of a children's fairy tale can be classified into one of two types: good or bad. In almost any fairy tale there is a struggle good versus evil and, more often than not, good wins.
In addition, fairy tale heroes can be divided into the following categories:
Magical heroes (Kolobok, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, Kashchei the Immortal, Baba Yaga, Vodyanoy, Beast,Serpent-Gorynych, Dragon, Chippolino, Gulliver...)
Magical animals(Puss in Boots, Ryaba Hen, Fox, Bear, Cheshire Cat, Ugly duck, The Golden Cockerel, Gray Wolf, Crane, Traveling Frog...)
Social Heroes(princess, prince, king, queen, master, boyar, peasant, peasant...)
Representatives of professions(blacksmith, forester, swineherd, soldier, chimney sweep, priest, bishop...)
People of different ages(grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, mother, father, brother, sister, groom, bride...)
Bogatyrs (Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich, Nikita Kozhemyaka, Ilya Muromets...)
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Fairy tales are different: children's, adults, sad and funny, folk and literary. In this article we will look at the features of the genre of fairy tales composed not oral creativity, that is, folk tales, but literary ones, written by a certain writer.
What is a literary fairy tale and how does it differ from a folk tale?
A literary fairy tale is an author's work written in prose or poetic form. It differs from the folk one in that the text does not change over time. A literary fairy tale has one or more authors, and a folk tale is the fruit of collective folk art.
Such fairy tales have their own magical atmosphere and certain content. . Unlike folk tales, their purpose is not to tell about certain historical events or folk traditions, but to arouse interest in some fabulous event.
Magic and miracles come first in such fairy tales. Fairy-tale characters, as in folk tales, are also fictitious. The main similarity between these literary genres in that they are aimed at developing useful habits in children, teaching them to love and show positive traits, fight for good and believe in miracles.
Literary tales can be:
- Epic.
- Lyrical.
- Dramatic.
The main features of this literary genre:
- A literary fairy tale reflects the worldview, style and fashion trends of the time during which it was written.
- Some authors use typical folk heroes, others create entirely new characters.
- The writing style is poetic.
- Reality combines perfectly with fiction.
- The author is not indifferent to what is happening, but clearly expresses his position.
The history of literary fairy tales
During its formation and development, this genre has become universal, incorporating all the phenomena of the surrounding reality, demonstrating the latest innovations in science and technology. Time of creation literary fairy tale can be attributed to the era of romanticism.
The first to interpret folk tales, creating original genre, is a writer from France Charles Perrault. His fairy tales "Puss in Boots". Little Thumb”, “Sleeping Beauty” and many others know everything. Although they have a national flavor, they are nevertheless very original.
The magical heroes of Perrault's fairy tales are loved on all continents, in all countries of the world. The Brothers Grimm continued the tradition of collecting folk tales by depicting artistic creativity. No matter how hard the brothers tried to achieve complete folklore authenticity, they still contain the author's poetic style.
In our electronic library wide choose fiction for children. We recommend reading online for free the following fairy tales that have become famous and beloved by children all over the world:
- Alexander Volkov ;
- Yuri Olesha;
- Evgeny Schwartz;
- Korney Chukovsky;
- Valentin Kataev and much more.
A fairy tale familiar to everyone, thanks to the release in Soviet times cartoon "Winnie the Pooh". Of course, Milne's book is different from the cartoon version. There's so much more to it characters and entertaining adventures. Except Winnie the Pooh, you will meet other main characters.
Such as Christopher Robin, Roo the kangaroo, Piglet, Owl, the rabbit and all the other inhabitants of the forest. The fairy tale contains many good incidents, songs, and rhymes that all children will enjoy. Reading an ageless fairy tale is especially useful for children at night. It evokes good, positive emotions in children.
- this is one of the ancient forms narrative, which in its simplest and game form tells children not only about the world around him, but also about manifestations of both the best and the ugliest. General statistics tell us that Russian folk tales interest children only up to school age, but it is these fairy tales that we carry in our hearts and let us pass them on to our children in a slightly modified form. After all, it is impossible to forget about Masha and the Bear, Ryaba the hen or the Gray Wolf; all these images help us learn and understand the reality around us. You can read Russian folk tales online and listen to audio tales for free on our website.
Fairy tale title | Source | Rating |
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Vasilisa the Beautiful | Russian traditional | 342102 |
Morozko | Russian traditional | 227754 |
Porridge from an ax | Russian traditional | 256202 |
Teremok | Russian traditional | 373965 |
Fox and Crane | Russian traditional | 202830 |
Sivka-Burka | Russian traditional | 183230 |
Crane and Heron | Russian traditional | 28362 |
Cat, rooster and fox | Russian traditional | 121741 |
Chicken Ryaba | Russian traditional | 304446 |
Fox and cancer | Russian traditional | 86531 |
Fox-sister and wolf | Russian traditional | 76730 |
Masha and the Bear | Russian traditional | 257982 |
The Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise | Russian traditional | 83417 |
Snow Maiden | Russian traditional | 52531 |
Three piglets | Russian traditional | 1771495 |
Baba Yaga | Russian traditional | 125098 |
Magic pipe | Russian traditional | 126709 |
Magic ring | Russian traditional | 151097 |
Grief | Russian traditional | 21489 |
Swan geese | Russian traditional | 72329 |
Daughter and stepdaughter | Russian traditional | 22782 |
Ivan Tsarevich and Gray wolf | Russian traditional | 64720 |
Treasure | Russian traditional | 47132 |
Kolobok | Russian traditional | 158224 |
Marya Morevna | Russian traditional | 43725 |
Wonderful miracle, wonderful miracle | Russian traditional | 41923 |
Two frosts | Russian traditional | 38733 |
Most expensive | Russian traditional | 32585 |
Wonderful shirt | Russian traditional | 38916 |
Frost and hare | Russian traditional | 38549 |
How the fox learned to fly | Russian traditional | 47382 |
Ivan the Fool | Russian traditional | 35579 |
Fox and jug | Russian traditional | 25900 |
bird tongue | Russian traditional | 22465 |
The soldier and the devil | Russian traditional | 21601 |
Crystal Mountain | Russian traditional | 25428 |
Tricky Science | Russian traditional | 28035 |
Smart guy | Russian traditional | 21745 |
Snow Maiden and Fox | Russian traditional | 61410 |
Word | Russian traditional | 21673 |
Fast messenger | Russian traditional | 21509 |
Seven Simeons | Russian traditional | 21535 |
About the old grandmother | Russian traditional | 23482 |
Go there - I don’t know where, bring something - I don’t know what | Russian traditional | 50349 |
By pike command | Russian traditional | 68358 |
Rooster and millstones | Russian traditional | 21394 |
Shepherd's Piper | Russian traditional | 36263 |
Petrified Kingdom | Russian traditional | 21654 |
About rejuvenating apples and living water | Russian traditional | 35974 |
Goat Dereza | Russian traditional | 33640 |
Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber | Russian traditional | 27200 |
Cockerel and bean seed | Russian traditional | 53120 |
Ivan – peasant son and miracle-yudo | Russian traditional | 27712 |
Three Bears | Russian traditional | 460237 |
Fox and black grouse | Russian traditional | 22998 |
Tar barrel | Russian traditional | 74573 |
Baba Yaga and berries | Russian traditional | 37096 |
Fight on Kalinov Bridge | Russian traditional | 21651 |
Finist - Clear Falcon | Russian traditional | 50634 |
Princess Nesmeyana | Russian traditional | 132218 |
Tops and roots | Russian traditional | 55955 |
Winter hut of animals | Russian traditional | 40358 |
flying ship | Russian traditional | 71505 |
Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka | Russian traditional | 37011 |
Golden comb cockerel | Russian traditional | 44706 |
Zayushkin's hut | Russian traditional | 130190 |
Types of Russian folk tales
Folk tales are basically divided into three categories. These are tales about animals, everyday life and fairy tales.
Russian folk tales about animals- these are some of the most ancient types of fairy tales that exist, their roots go back to the times Ancient Rus'. These fairy tales contain vivid and very memorable images; we all remember Kolobok or Turnip from childhood, and thanks to such vivid images, the child learns to understand good and evil. Learns to distinguish character traits and lines of behavior: a fox is cunning, a bear is clumsy, a bunny is cowardly, and so on. Although the world of folk tales is fictional, it is so alive and vibrant that it fascinates and knows how to teach children only good deeds.
Russians everyday tales - these are fairy tales that are filled with the realism of our Everyday life. And they are so close to life that when delving into these fairy tales, be careful, because this line is so thin that your growing child will want to embody and experience some of the actions on himself or carry them out in real life.
Russian fairy tales- this is a world in which magic and the evil associated with it takes on very terrible outlines and vital shades. Fairy tales- this is the search and rescue of a girl, a city or the world entrusted to the shoulders of one hero. But it is the help of many minor characters teaches us, who read these fairy tales, about mutual assistance to each other. Read and listen to folk tales online with us.
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- “The Fox and the Bear” (Mordovian);
- “The War of Mushrooms and Berries” - V. Dal;
- "Wild Swans" - H.K. Andersen;
- “Chest-airplane” - H.K. Andersen;
- “The Gluttonous Shoe” - A.N. Tolstoy;
- “Cat on a Bicycle” - S. Cherny;
- “Near the Lukomorye there is a green oak tree...” - A.S. Pushkin;
- “The Little Humpbacked Horse” - P. Ershov;
- “The Sleeping Princess” - V. Zhukovsky;
- “Mr. Au” - H. Mäkelä;
- "The Ugly Duckling" - H.K. Andersen;
- “Everyone in his own way” - G. Skrebitsky;
- “Frog – Traveler” - V. Garshin;
- “Deniska’s stories” - V. Dragunsky;
- “The Tale of Tsar Saltan” - A.S. Pushkin;
- “Moroz Ivanovich” - V. Odoevsky;
- “Mistress Blizzard” - Br. Grimm;
- “The Tale of Lost Time” - E. Schwartz;
- “Golden Key” - A.N. Tolstoy;
- “Guarantee men” - E. Uspensky;
- "Black chicken, or Underground inhabitants" - A. Pogorelsky;
- "The Tale of dead princess and about the seven heroes" - A.S. Pushkin;
- “Baby Elephant” - R. Kipling;
- “The Scarlet Flower” - K. Aksakov;
- “Flower - seven flowers” - V. Kataev;
- “The cat who could sing” - L. Petrushevsky.
Senior group(5-6 years)
- “Winged, furry and oily” (model by Karanoukhova);
- “The Frog Princess” (Bulatov’s sample);
- “Ear of Bread” - A. Remizov;
- “Gray Neck” by D. Mamin-Sibiryak;
- “Finist - clear falcon” - r.n. fairy tale;
- “The Case of Yevseyka” - M. Gorky;
- “Twelve Months” (translated by S. Marshak);
- “Silver Hoof” - P. Bazhov;
- “Doctor Aibolit” - K. Chukovsky;
- “Bobik visiting Barbos” - N. Nosov;
- “Boy - Thumb” - C. Perrault;
- “The Trusting Hedgehog” - S. Kozlov;
- “Khavroshechka” (model by A.N. Tolstoy);
- “Princess - a piece of ice” - L. Charskaya;
- “Thumbelina” - H. Andersen;
- “Flower - seven-colored flower” - V. Kataev;
- “The Secret of the Third Planet” - K. Bulychev;
- "Wizard emerald city"(chapters) - A. Volkov;
- “A dog’s sorrows” - B. Zakhader;
- “The Tale of Three Pirates” - A. Mityaev.
Middle group (4-5 years old)
- “About the girl Masha, about the dog, the cockerel and the cat Nitochka” - A. Vvedensky;
- “Carrying Cow” - K. Ushinsky;
- “Zhurka” - M. Prishvin;
- “The Three Little Pigs” (translation by S. Marshak);
- “Fox - sister and wolf” (arranged by M. Bulatov);
- “Winter quarters” (arranged by I. Sokolov-Mikitov);
- “The Fox and the Goat” (arranged by O. Kapitsa;
- “About Ivanushka the Fool” - M. Gorky;
- “Telephone” - K. Chukovsky;
- “Winter's Tale” - S. Kozlova;
- “Fedorino’s grief” - K. Chukovsky;
- "Musicians of Bremen" - Brothers Grimm;
- “The Dog That Couldn’t Bark” (translation from Danish by A. Tanzen);
- “Kolobok - a prickly side” - V. Bianchi;
- “Who said “Meow!”?” - V. Suteev;
- "The Tale of an Ill-mannered Mouse."
II junior group(3-4 years)
- “The Wolf and the Little Goats” (arranged by A.N. Tolstoy);
- “Goby - black barrel, white hoof” (model by M. Bulatov);
- “Fear has big eyes” (arranged by M. Serova);
- “Visiting the Sun” (Slovak fairy tale);
- “Two Greedy Little Bears” (Hungarian fairy tale);
- “Chicken” - K. Chukovsky;
- “Fox, hare, rooster” - r.n. fairy tale;
- “Rukovichka” (Ukrainian, model N. Blagina);
- “The Cockerel and the Bean Seed” - (arranged by O. Kapitsa);
- “Three Brothers” - (Khakassian, translated by V. Gurov);
- “About the chicken, the sun and the little bear” - K. Chukovsky;
- “a fairy tale about a brave Hare - long ears, slanting eyes, short tail" - S. Kozlov;
- “Teremok” (model by E. Charushin);
- “Fox-bast-footer” (model by V. Dahl);
- “The Sly Fox” (Koryak, trans. G. Menovshchikov);
- “Cat, rooster and fox” (arranged by Bogolyubskaya);
- “Geese - Swans” (arranged by M. Bulatov);
- “Gloves” - S. Marshak;
- “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish” - A. Pushkin.
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