The best works of Tolstoy for children. Leo Tolstoy: stories for children

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy is the author of works not only for adults, but also for children. Young readers like stories, were, fables, tales of the famous prose writer. Tolstoy's works for children teach love, kindness, courage, justice, resourcefulness.

Tales for little children

These works can be read by the children of their parents. A child of 3-5 years will be interested to get acquainted with the heroes of fairy-tale subjects. When the children learn how to add words from the letters, they will be able to read and study Tolstoy's works for children on their own.

The fairy tale "Three Bears" tells about the girl Masha, who lost her way in the forest. She came to the house and entered it. The table was laid, on it stood 3 bowls of different sizes. Masha tasted the soup first from two large ones, and then ate the whole soup, which was poured into a small plate. Then she sat on a chair and slept on the bed, which, like a chair and a plate, belonged to Mishutka. When he returned home with the bear-parents and saw all this, he wanted to catch the girl, but she jumped out of the window and ran away.

Babies will be interested in other Tolstoy's works for children, written in the form of fairy tales.

The stories were

Older children are useful to read Tolstoy's works for children, written in the format of small stories, for example, about a boy who really wanted to learn, but his mother did not let him go.

The story of the Philippine begins with this. But the boy Philip once somehow went to school without demand, when he stayed at home with his grandmother. Entering the classroom, he was frightened at first, but then took himself in hand and answered the teacher with questions. The teacher promised the child that his mother would ask her to let Philippe go to school. That's how the boy wanted to learn. After all, learning something new is so interesting!

Tolstoy wrote another small and good man. Works for children, composed by Lev Nikolaevich, include the story "Foundling" as well. From it we learn about the girl Masha, who found a baby on the threshold of her house. The girl was kind, she gave the baby a milkling. Her mother wanted to give the baby to her boss, since their family was poor, but Masha said that the foundling is not eating enough, and she will take care of him. The girl kept her word, she swaddled, fed, put the baby to bed.

The next story, like the previous one, is based on real events. He is called "The Cow". The work tells about the widow Marya, her six children and a cow.

Tolstoy, works for children, created in an instructive form

After reading the story "Stone" once again you are convinced that it is not worth keeping a stone in your bosom, that is, for a long time to conceal anger for someone. It's a destructive feeling.

In the story, one poor peasant wore a stone in his bosom in the literal sense of the word. Once a rich man, instead of helping, threw this cobblestone in the poor. When the life of the rich man changed abruptly, he was taken to prison, the poor wanted to throw a stone at him, which he kept, but anger had long since passed, and pity came to her rescue.

The same feeling you experience reading the story "Poplar". The narration is from the first person. The author together with his assistants wanted to cut down the young poplars. These were the processes of the old tree. The man thought that by doing this he would make his life easier for him, but everything turned out differently. Poplar withered and therefore gave birth to new trees. The old tree was killed, and the new shoots were destroyed by the workers.

Fables

Not everyone knows that Lev Tolstoy's works for children are not only fairy tales, stories, but also fables that are written in prose.

For example, "The ant and the dove." After reading this fable, the children will conclude that good deeds entail good responses.

The ant fell into the water and began to sink, the pigeon threw a twig into it, along which the poor fellow could get out. Once the hunter placed a net on the dove, he wanted to slam the trap, but an ant came to help the bird. He bit the hunter's leg, he gasped. At that time the dove got out of the net and flew away.

Noteworthy and other instructive fables, which came up with Leo Tolstoy. Works for children written in this genre are:

• "Turtle and the Eagle";
• "Head and tail of a snake";
• "The Lion and the Mouse";
• "A donkey and a horse";
• "The Lion, the Bear and the Fox";
• "Frog and the Lion";
• "The Wave and the Old Woman."

"Childhood"

Pupils of junior and middle school age can be advised to read the first part of the trilogy of Leo Tolstoy's "Childhood", "Adolescence", "Youth". It will be useful for them to learn how their peers lived, the children of wealthy parents, in the 19th century.

The story begins with an acquaintance with Nikolenka Artyenev, who turned 10 years old. The boy was taught good manners from childhood. And now, waking up, he washed and dressed, and the teacher Karl Ivanovich took him and his younger brother to say hello to her mother. She poured tea in the living room, then the family had breakfast.

So described the morning scene by Leo Tolstoy. Works for children teach young readers good, love, like this story. The author describes what feelings Nicholas had for parents - pure and sincere love. This story will be useful to young readers. In high school, they will study the continuation of the book - "Adolescence" and "Youth".

Tolstoy's works: List

Small stories are read very quickly. Here is the name of some of them, which Lev Nikolaevich wrote for children:

• "Eskimos";
• "Two friends";
• "Bulka and the Wolf";
• "How trees walk";
• "Girls are smarter than old men";
• "Apple trees";
• "Magnet";
• "Lozin";
• "Two merchants";
• "The Stone".

Here are some recommended for extracurricular reading of Tolstoy's work. The list can be continued with the following stories:

• "Candle";
• "Bad air";
• "Harmful air";
• "Hares";
• "Deer".

Stories about animals

Tolstoy has very touching stories. About the brave boy we learn from the following story, which is called "Kitten". A cat lived in one family. For a while, she suddenly disappeared. When the children - brother and sister, found her, they saw that the cat had given birth to kittens. The guys took themselves alone, began to care for a small creature - to feed, water.

Once they went for a walk and took the pet with them. But soon the children forgot about him. They remembered only when the baby was threatened by a disaster - hunting dogs were barking at him with barking. The girl was frightened and ran away, and the boy rushed to protect the kitten. He covered it with his body and thus rescued from dogs, which the hunter then recalled.

There are other instructive works of authorship. L. Tolstoy for children is a teacher who, in an unobtrusive form, instills in them the basic skills of morality.

In the story "Elephant" we learn about the giant animal living in India. The owner did not treat him well, he almost did not feed him and forced him to work a lot. Once the animal could not stand such a procedure and crushed the man, stepping on him with his foot. Instead of the old elephant chose as the owner of the boy - his son.

Here are some instructive and interesting stories written by a classic. These are the best works of Leo Tolstoy for children. They will help to instill in the children a lot of useful and important qualities, teach them to better see and understand the world around them.