Do you remember that wonderful time when you, comfortably settled in bed, sweetly fell asleep, listening to a fairy tale for the night? And did all the tales bring the feeling of a fair triumph of good?
A fairy tale is an invaluable source of wisdom and inspiration for every child. Thanks to her, children learn the world, learn to distinguish between good and evil, and know that good always wins. But there are also such tales, where good sometimes loses. Known and not very much. All of them are certainly interesting and deserve our attention. We suggest recalling some of them.
1. Kolobok
Kolobok is one of those tales that are first read to a child. This is a very instructive story about how grandmother baked buns, and he took and fled. And all would be nothing, if not for his naive gullibility. The cunning Fox deceived Kolobok and ate it. This is such a sad ending. The good Kolobok was defeated by the cunning Fox.
2. The Ryaba Chicken
Who among us in my childhood did not hear the fairy tale about Chicken Ryaba, who had carried a golden egg for her grandparents? And that gold did not bring them happiness, but only tears. This is a very short tale that wealth does not always bring happiness. It's better to have a simple testicle than a gold one, since the mind is not enough.
3. The tree
Such a nice fairy tale about good little animals, which found in the woods of the houses and began to live in it. But the house was too small for such a large company and fell apart. As they say, we wanted better. Good animals let into the house of all who passed by, not thinking about the consequences. And as a result, they left without housing.
4. Tale of a Fisherman and a Fish
This fairy tale about the fact that in a battle with greed and stupidity, good always loses. The good old man regretted the Golden Fish, which hit him on the net, and released her. For his kindness, the fish repaid the same, promising to fulfill three of his desires. But the greedy old woman wanted too much. Everyone knows the finale of this tale. Because of the greed of the old woman, the old man suffered, because they both were left with nothing.
5. The Little Mermaid
The work of the famous writer-storyteller GH Andersen "The Little Mermaid" is a kind and sad story about the endless love of the Little Mermaid to the Prince. Tender and almost transparent, like a rose petal, with blue eyes, the Little Mermaid has become the favorite heroine of girls all over the world. She once saved the life of the prince and sincerely fell in love with him. To stay with her beloved, she sacrificed her immortality and tender voice, and suffered from her unbearable physical pain for a short time, when the witch turned her from a mermaid into a girl. But the selfish prince did not take her seriously and married another princess. The Little Mermaid died, turning into a sea foam. Again, beauty and kindness lost in the battle with selfishness.
6. The Snow Maiden
This Russian folk tale about the tender and fragile Snow Maiden. Once, in a snowy winter, an old man and an old woman decided to make a "daughter" for themselves from the snow. And she turned out so beautiful and hard-working, that the old people could not rejoice. But it was spring, and summer followed. The Snow Maiden became sad and silent. But nobody understood her. Send grandmother Snegurochku take a walk with her friends in the forest. In the evening, a fire was kindled in the forest, they began to jump through it. The Snow Maiden jumped and ... Melted, turned into a light cloud.
7. The sun and the snowmen
This Romanian folk tale about the snowmen is somewhat like the Russian "Snow Maiden". Good and brave snowmen set out on their journey. On the way, they distributed their noses-carrots to the hungry animals, and the brooms were given brooms to build nests. But then came the spring, and the snowmen saw the sun, about which they had heard so much. They were very glad to see him, but under his warm rays they turned into brooks of pure water.
8. Tale of a Steadfast Tin Soldier
Another sad story of GH Andersen about the selfless love of a small toy to a beautiful ballerina. A soldier who stood firmly on one leg, because the second did not have enough tin, was the most remarkable of all his 25 brothers. By chance, he many times got into dangerous misadventures, but he always got out of them. So far, one day, an angry boy for no reason at all threw him right into the stove. The tin soldier stood, gripped by the flames: he was terribly hot, from fire or from love - he himself did not know. It's also sad that the ballerina whom he fell in love with was burnt with him when a gust of wind blew her off the table to the stove.
9. A Tale of a Stupid Mouse
This fairy tale in verse was written by the famous Russian writer S.Ya.Marshak. It has become one of the most beloved stories that parents read to their children, despite the sad end. This is a very amusing and instructive story about a stupid little mouse, who "picked" a cunning cat in his nurse. Everyone knows what came of it. True, there is another fairy tale about the smart mouse. In her goodness took a legitimate revenge.
10. Pig-piggy
Another, very instructive story of GH Andersen about stupidity and greed for money. It's a fairy tale about how dolls and things decided to play people. One of them, a piggy bank, was so carried away by her role that she decided to mention in her "testament" the one who would like her the most. The idea, it seems, is not bad, but all the characters tried so hard to please their benefactress that they did not notice how the pig-piggy fell from the cabinet and broke to smithereens. And this story ended.
11. The crow and the fox
How many times they repeated to the world,
That flattery is vile, harmful; but only everything is not in store,
And in the heart of the flatterer will always find a corner.
This famous fable of IA Krylov about a stupid crow, which smiled luck in the form of a piece of cheese, which she was going to have breakfast. But the cunning fox managed to take this "trophy" to herself, telling a trusting crow a bunch of flattering words. And the crow, praised as a beauty and a songbird, "croaked in all the crows' throats." And the cheese got a cunning fox.
12. Three Bears
Russian folk tale "Three Bears" tells how a small naughty girl lost her way in the woods, accidentally ended up in a clean and cozy house where three bears lived. The girl ate from each bowl, drank from each cup, managed to break the chair and decided to lie down on each of the beds. This is very angry with innocent bears, who returned home and saw complete devastation. A little girl managed to escape punishment by a miracle. And poor bears had to put their houses in order.
A fairy tale for that and a fairy tale, to teach something, to remind about something. Let everything in your life be like in a fairy tale with a happy ending: "And they lived happily ever after ..."