List of household fairy tales for home reading

All children, and what to hide there, adults, like fairy tales. Remember how we, holding our breath, listened to magical stories about favorite heroes who taught us good, courage, love ?! They made us believe in miracles. And now we are happy to tell fairy tales, heard or read once, to our children. And they will tell them to their children - and never this chain will not be interrupted.

What kind of stories are these and who is the hero in them?

Fairy tales are different - magical, about animals and everyday. In this article we will discuss the latter. The reader may have a question: what are these fairy tales? So, everyday - these are those in which there are no miraculous transformations, mythical characters. The heroes of such stories are ordinary people: a cunning gentleman, a simple peasant, a sharp soldier, a grumbling wife, a self-serving deacon, a greedy neighbor, and others. In these tales describes the daily life and life of ordinary people. The plot in such stories is simple. They ridiculed greed and stupidity, ignored indifference and cruelty, praise kindness and resourcefulness. As a rule, these stories have a lot of humor, unexpected twists and instructive moments. List of household fairy tales, invented by the people, is very large. But not only oral folklore is rich in such entertaining stories. Very many Russian writers worked in this genre: Saltykov-Shchedrin, Belinsky, Pushkin and others.

Household Tales: a list of the most popular

• "Daughter-seven-year-old."
• "Barin-blacksmith".
• "Spore wife."
• "The master and the peasant."
• "Pot".
• "The master and the dog."
• "Hare".
• "Good pop."
• "Kasha from the ax."
• "Ivan the Fool".
• "Do not love - do not listen."
• "Soldier's Overcoat".
• "Fedul and Melanya."
• "Three kalacha and one wheel".
• "The conspiracy of water."
• "The funeral of a goat".
• "What does not happen in the world."
• "About need."
• "Well yes it is bad".
• "Lutonyushka."

Here is just a small list of household fairy tales. In fact, there are many more.

The plot of the fairy tale "Kasha from the ax"

In the rating "List of household fairy tales" the first place by right can be given exactly this story. It not only shows the wit of a brave soldier, but also ridicules greed and the intimacy of a stingy woman. A soldier in Russian folk art has always held an honorable role. Warriors were very fond of in Russia, and therefore in such stories they always came out victorious due to the inquisitive mind, skilful hands and kind heart. In this story, the reader is amused over the greed of the old woman: she has plenty of food, but she feels sorry for a piece of bread, and she pretends to be poor and unhappy. The soldier quickly figured out the deception and decided to teach a miserly woman a lesson. He offered to cook the porridge from the ax. The curiosity of the old woman got the upper hand - and she agreed. The soldier deftly lured her cereals, salt and butter. The stupid old woman did not understand that it was impossible to weld porridge from an ax.

Not only do children like everyday fairy tales, adults also read them with pleasure, looking forward to deconstruction, how the hero will cope with a difficult task. And we are always happy to learn that evil is punished, and justice has triumphed. Make a list of household stories for your baby, and as you read each, discuss with him the plot, the good and evil deeds of the characters. By examining different situations, it will be easier for the child to subsequently distinguish between good and evil in life. Ask what kind of household tale he knows, and offer to tell you one of them.