Contents and analysis of LN Tolstoy's story "Fire dogs"

The article outlines the content and analyzes LN Tolstoy's story Fire Dogs.

Brief biography of the author

L. N. Tolstoy was born in the distant 1828. His parents belonged to a noble family, owned the estate "Yasnaya Polyana" in the Tula region (then - the province). They died early, leaving their son in the care of relatives.

The guardians took good care of the boy, gave him a brilliant education. After graduating from Kazan University, Lev joined the army and left for the Caucasus. It was here that he began to write. His first work is "Childhood". Totally Tolstoy wrote more than 170 books.

Russian author Leo Tolstoy is known almost to every compatriot on such works as "Anna Karenina" or "War and Peace". But he wrote a lot for children (the writer himself had 13 offspring, 5 of them died in infancy). The most famous children's stories of Tolstoy:

• "Philipp."
• "Three Bears".
• "The Stone".
• "Kitten".
• "Fire".
• "The Lion and the Dog".
• "The truth is all the more expensive."

The children's story "Fire dogs" is interesting and instructive. The analysis of the work is given in the article.

Tolstoy LN died in 1910, but his memory and love for his work will always live.

Content

The story "Fire dogs" begins with the explanation that during a fire small children are frightened, hiding and sitting quietly. In the smoke and soot, rescuers can not always see them, they do not respond to hail. What to do, how to save babies from the fire? In London, specially for such purposes, dogs were trained, who, with the help of a scent, found children and carried them out of the fire. Four-legged friends were called fire dogs. One heroic dog named Bob brought 12 children out of the fire.

Next, it tells how once Bob during a fire took out of the house a 2-year-old girl. The firefighters, making sure that the dog was intact, wanted to take her away, as the little girl's mother said that the house was no longer there, but Bob was bursting into the fire. He was released, and he ran fearlessly into the burning house, and a minute later came back, carrying something in his teeth. Is there really a child? When the dog ran closer, everyone saw that she had saved a big doll from the fire! The firemen laughed.

Analysis of the work

Analyzing the story "Fire dogs" (Tolstoy is the author of this work), it is necessary to point out the courage of the dog, its wit and selflessness during the rescue of children from the fire. By this example the author wants to show how closely the world of people and animals is closely connected, tries to inspire the reader with the idea that in a difficult moment our younger brothers can save us from harm, so we need to protect and protect them. Much later, another hero, - the little prince, - will say: "We are responsible for those who have tamed." Firefighters in the children's book and did: they carefully examined Bob after he ran out of the burning house to make sure that the dog is safe and sound. Such care for a valiant four-footed friend is worthy of respect.

An example lesson plan on the topic: "Fire dogs" (Tolstoy LN)

This lesson is conducted in the 3rd or 4th grade. His tasks include the following:

• To acquaint the students with the author LN Tolstoy, his works;
• Practice reading techniques;
• Develop memory, attention, ability to listen to others, and also formulate and express their point of view;
• Expand students' knowledge of the relationship between nature and man;
• Teach children carefully and gratefully treat animals.

An indicative plan of action:

• Tell the students who is Leo Tolstoy, briefly and in an accessible language, describe his life, characterize his work, name the most popular works, recommend reading stories for children (give a list). For clarity, use the presentation.
• Read the story "Fire Dogs" (Tolstoy), the analysis of which to do later.
• Answer the teacher's questions: "Who is spoken about in the story?" (About the fire dog), "What was the name of the dog?" (Bob), "What do little children do during a fire?" (They hide and remain silent), "Where did they first start training dogs for firefighting?" (In London), "Why did Bob return to the burning house?" (Behind the doll). Such short questions and answers will help students to better remember the story.
• Go directly to the analysis of the work. The teacher gives suggestive questions: "What kind of impression did this short story bring to you?", "How did the firefighters treat the dog Bob?", "What feelings do you have for this dog?", "Would you like to have near to you such a four-legged Friend? "," What are the duties of the owner in relation to his dog, to other domestic pets? " The answers to these questions should not be short, but voluminous, based on the reflections of the student.

To fix the material, you can invite the children to draw a drawing at Tolstoy's story "Fire Dogs" and bring it to class so that the teacher can organize a mini-exhibition of creative works.

conclusions

The story, content and analysis of which are given in the article, is very short. Only a few dozen lines contain a deep meaning. This was Tolstoy's tremendous talent as an author - not to spread his thoughts over the tree, but to find the right and exact words with which he could reach the hearts and souls of his readers.