Russian national fairy tales. Always was considered that all popular wisdom is put into them. But, reading them to children or for itself, we do not think what is really hidden in them?
Fairy tales passed from father to son and of course as it happens, each story-teller could embellish, add the fairy tale something from himself. But after all the true sense did not change. Actually many national fairy tales were not even intended for children.
Turnip
Sense which we see
Together it is possible to overcome all difficulties. And it is never necessary to be afraid to ask for help.
The sense hidden from us
In the fairy tale the hierarchy where the grandfather is the head of family is very precisely specified, and he calls the grandma as the support, a reliable shoulder on life, then the assistant the granddaughter, etc. Can you ask and why there are no father and mother here? It was accepted to give children on education earlier to the parents because those stayed at home, were engaged in economy, and young parents worked. Very interestingly that here seemingly sworn enemies among themselves: a dog, a cat, a mouse for the sake of common cause, having forgotten hostility, work for the public good.
The fairy tale want to inform us of the fact that time even enemies can unite, and we in life can overcome among themselves all disagreements. The mouse hardly gave some strength in this common cause, but the fact that she gave support is important. And amicably according to one team "we pull – we will pull" they could carry out conceived.
Kolobok
Sense which we see
To run away from the house and to talk to strangers badly.
The sense hidden from us
The main character Kolobok teaches us:
- To avoid trouble cunning.
- Boasting after all can lead to the fact that some ""fox"" who will be more cunning than you can occur in your path.
- People around can be not always ready to you positively. In fact nearby there can be hypocrites.
In this fairy tale we accurately see the good and evil. Where grandfather, grandma, Kolobok kindly, and other characters angrily. But initially the fairy tale Kolobok was even more mysterious. Kolobok was an embodiment of the moon which slid on a sky and each constellation, and in the fairy tale animals, bit off from it on a piece.
Riaba the Hen
Sense which we see
The obvious sense in this story is not visible.
The sense hidden from us
Initially the fairy tale "Riaba the Hen" was much longer, and history was in it another. When egg broke, in the village the real passions began: the priests wife threw out pies, forty broke legs, and in one of versions, someone even hung himself. Probably one of story-tellers decided not to retell all this gruesome story and thought up the good final. So the fairy tale reached our days, but absolutely lost any sense.
Experts who investigate folklore have different opinions on this fairy tale. Some say that egg represents creation and destruction of the world. The grandfather with the grandma look at him, are happy, kind of create the world. Egg in itself means the birth, gold is represented by death, the mouse breaking egg as the intermediary between two worlds, life and death.
Some experts draw a parallel between the fairy tale and history from the Bible about Adam and Eve. Where they the grandma with the child, and egg - apple. One more version that the grandma with the child personify an old age in the fairy tale. They are so weak that cannot break egg, and the mouse broke. Perhaps, this tale of interrelation of events when people inflate from a fly of an elephant, and people begin to suffer from it. Here such the small fairy tale which we read to the children would seem and here so many meanings can be put in it. It is necessary only to choose that it seems the most suitable option.
Tower
Sense which we see
As well as in the history with turnip, we see that it is necessary to do everything together and to be hospitable to others.
The sense hidden from us
In a tower absolutely different animals gathered. There live predators and those who eat vegetable food. All of them are united by the fact that they have no place to live. They are connected by a common problem. They help out each other. A small tower, but all as a result here are located. Why? Because kindness is boundless. When after all by stupidity of a bear the tower collapses, they start over again building together the dwelling that the bear got into it even.
Geese swans
Sense which we see
- It is impossible to run away from adults.
- It is necessary to take the responsibility for the acts and to be able to correct them.
- Do not deny assistance to others, and to you the good will return.
The sense hidden from us
This fairy tale is very open. There are no hidden meanings. Everything is very clear: listen to parents, if you please. She tells about family values, shows what the sister is ready for the sake of the brother for. And the beginning of the fairy tale learns that the family first of all it is impossible to be distracted by insignificant.