- this is one of the ancient forms a narrative that, in the simplest and most playful form, tells children not only about the world around them, but also about manifestations of both the best and the ugliest. General statistics tell us that Russians folk tales children are only interested in 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.

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; from childhood we all remember about Kolobok or Turnip, and thanks to such bright 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.

Russian 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.

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 laid 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.

A bun rolls along a path in the forest, and a gray wolf meets him:

- 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 largest 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 the geese and swans 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.

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4 - Apple

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A fairy tale about a hedgehog, a hare and a crow who could not divide the last apple among themselves. Everyone wanted to take it for themselves. But the fair bear judged their dispute, and each got a piece of the treat... Apple read It was late...

5 - About the mouse from the book

Gianni Rodari


A short story about a mouse who lived in a book and decided to jump out of it into Big world. Only he did not know how to speak the language of mice, but knew only a strange book language... Read about a mouse from a book...

6 - Black Pool

Kozlov S.G.


A fairy tale about a cowardly Hare who was afraid of everyone in the forest. And he was so tired of his fear that he came to the Black Pool. But he taught the Hare to live and not be afraid! Black Whirlpool read Once upon a time there was a Hare in...

7 - About the Hedgehog and the Rabbit A piece of winter

Stewart P. and Riddell K.


The story is about how the Hedgehog, before hibernation, asked the Rabbit to save him a piece of winter until spring. The rabbit rolled up a large ball of snow, wrapped it in leaves and hid it in his hole. About the Hedgehog and the Rabbit A piece...

8 - About the Hippopotamus, who was afraid of vaccinations

Suteev V.G.

A fairy tale about a cowardly hippopotamus who ran away from the clinic because he was afraid of vaccinations. And he fell ill with jaundice. Luckily, he was taken to the hospital and treated. And the hippopotamus became very ashamed of his behavior... About the Hippopotamus, who was afraid...

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

Chicken Ryaba

The tale of the good hen Ryaba, who lives in the hut of her grandmother and grandfather and lays a golden egg that they could not break, is one of the first fairy tales. read by parents small children. The fairy tale, easy for children to understand, also tells about a mouse that 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 little mouse, the runaway bunny, the frog-frog, the gray-barrel top, and the little fox-sister lived amicably in their small house until a club-toed 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 kind words. And then he took pity on her, warmed her and gave her rich gifts. The next morning the girl returned home, her stepmother saw the gifts and decided to send her own daughter for gifts. But the second daughter was rude to Morozko, and that’s why she froze in the forest.

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

Kolobok

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

Princess Frog

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

Swan geese

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

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

Porridge from an ax

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

turnip

The fairy tale "Turnip" is one of the most famous Russian folk tales aimed at children. Its plot is based on a large number of repetitions of 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 did not have children, decide to make a Snow Maiden in the winter. 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 an interesting story about how a cunning fox tricked a wolf into depriving him of his tail, and rode home on top of a beaten wolf, saying “the beaten one is lucky for the unbeaten,” plays are staged and role-playing is organized.

By magic

The fairy tale “At the Pike’s Command” is about how the unlucky and lazy Emelya the Fool caught a magical pike that fulfilled all his wishes, as soon as he said the cherished words “at the Pike’s command, 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 magical book of knowledge. The amazing story of how a simple soldier fell in love with Helen the Wise and married her by cunning appeals to children of all ages.

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 rescues a beautiful princess from trouble, for which he receives a magic ring from the king. 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 saddest girl in the kingdom laugh and became her husband.

Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka

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

flying ship

In the Russian folk tale “The Flying Ship,” young readers learn about how the king decided to give his daughter to the one who would build the 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. This is how the younger brother turned from a fool into the husband of a beautiful princess.

Goby - tar barrel

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

If you close your eyes and travel back in time for a moment, you can imagine how ordinary Russian people lived. Large families they lived in wooden huts, heated the stoves with wood, and the light was provided by homemade dry slivers. Poor Russian people had neither television nor the Internet, so what could they do when they weren’t working in the fields? They relaxed, dreamed and listened to good fairy tales!

In the evening the whole family gathered in one room, the children sat on the stove, and the women worked homework. At this time, the turn of Russian folk tales began. In every village or hamlet there lived a woman storyteller; she replaced the radio for people and beautifully chanted ancient legends. The kids listened with their mouths open, and the girls quietly sang along and spun or embroidered while listening to a good fairy tale.

What did the respected storytellers tell the people about?

Good prophets kept in their memory a large number of folk tales, legends and fairy tales. All their lives they brought light to ordinary peasants, and in old age they passed on their knowledge to the next talented storytellers. Most of the legends were based on real events from life, but over the years the fairy tales acquired fictitious details and acquired a special Russian flavor.

Note to readers!

The most famous storyteller in Rus' and Finland is a simple serf woman Praskovya Nikitichna, married to Vaska. She knew 32,000 poems and fairy tales, 1,152 songs, 1,750 proverbs, 336 riddles and a large number of prayers. Hundreds of books and poetry collections have been written based on her stories, but for all her talents, Praskovya Nikitichna was poor all her life and even worked as a barge hauler.

Another well-known storyteller throughout Russia is Pushkin’s nanny Arina Rodionovna. This is her with early childhood instilled in the poet a love of Russian fairy tales, and on the basis of her ancient stories, Alexander Sergeevich wrote his great works.

What do Russian fairy tales tell about?

Fairy tales made up ordinary people, are an encyclopedia folk wisdom. Through simple stories, workers and peasants presented their vision of the world and passed on information in encrypted form to subsequent generations.

Old Russian fairy tales are divided into three types:

Animal Tales. IN folk stories There are funny characters who are especially close to ordinary Russian people. The club-footed bear, little sister fox, little runaway bunny, little mouse, and frog frog are endowed with pronounced human qualities. In the fairy tale "Masha and the Bear" Potapych is kind but stupid, in the story about the Seven Little Goats the wolf is cunning and gluttonous, and in the fairy tale "The Boasting Bunny" the little hare is cowardly and boastful. From the age of 2-3, it’s time for children to become familiar with good Russian fairy tales and, using the example of funny characters with distinct personalities, learn to distinguish between positive and negative heroes.

Magical mystical tales. There are many interesting mystical characters in Russian fairy tales that could outshine famous American heroes. Baba Yaga Bone Leg, Serpent Gorynych and Koschey the Immortal are distinguished by their realism and have been living in good folk tales for several centuries. They fought with mystical heroes who kept the people in fear epic heroes and brave noble princes. And the beautiful needlewomen Vasilisa the Beautiful, Marya, Varvara Krasa fought against evil spirits with intelligence, cunning and ingenuity.

Tales about the life of ordinary Russian people. Through the wise fairy tales the people talked about their existence and passed on the accumulated knowledge from generation to generation. A striking example is the fairy tale “Kolobok”. Here an old man and an old woman bake an unusual loaf of bread, and call on the clear sun to forever warm our native land. The hot sun-bun goes on a journey and meets the winter hare, the spring wolf, the summer bear and the autumn fox. The tasty bun dies in the teeth of a voracious fox, but then is reborn again and begins a new life cycle of eternal Mother Nature.

The page of our website contains the most beloved and popular best Russian fairy tales. Texts from beautiful pictures and illustrations in the style lacquer miniatures reading fairy tales is especially pleasant. They bring to children the priceless wealth of the Russian language, and the pictures and large print allow them to quickly memorize stories and new words, and instill a love of reading books. All fairy tales are recommended for bedtime reading. Parents will be able to read aloud to their child and convey to the child the meaning inherent in wise old fairy tales.

The page with Russian folk tales is a collection of children's literature. Teachers can use the library for reading lessons in kindergarten both at school and in the family circle it is easy to perform performances with the participation of heroes from Russian folk tales.

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