Readiness for care, assistance and mutual assistances are high moral qualities of the person. It is necessary to tell about them to children. It is good when parents think of it and try to impart them to the child. Literary works by children's writers can be good assistants in it.
"Mitrich's fir-tree"
Desire to give joy to people is well described by Nikolay Teleshov in the story "Mitrich's Fir-tree". The hero – Mitrich is a watchman of the barrack where brought homeless orphan children. He called them "children of God". On the Christmas's eve he conceived a holiday for them. Cut down a fir-tree. Began to think how to decorate it. Went to church to ask candle candle ends that they as sparks on a fir-tree were pleasing to the eye. But the head of candle ends did not give. The watchman helped out Mitrich, furtively filled in a pocket of not burned down candles.
Still Mitrich bought a few sweets and sausages, himself a vodka bottle. All rejoiced and decorated a fir-tree. At first on a fir-tree attached candies and candles, but it seemed to Mitrich of it a little. He divided sausage and sliced bread small. Bound ribbons and hung up pieces on a fir-tree. When darkened Mitrich lit candle ends of candles. Children began to dance around a fir-tree. For the first time lately in the barrack the joyful laughter was heard. Mitrich's soul exulted. He was proud that he could give joy to children. Itself rejoiced to tears and understood that it is important for children because they were left without parents and their future is not known. Mitrich wanted children to remember his fir-tree well.
"Clever granddaughter"
The help and mutual assistance based on sharpness sounds in the fairy tale by A. Platonov "The clever granddaughter".
The grandmother and the grandfather had a granddaughter Dunya. She is clever and diligent and careful. The grandmother died. Dunya understood that the grandfather misses her. Once the grandfather on affairs went to the city with the neighbor. On inn the horse of the grandfather gave birth to a foal. In the morning they with the neighbor saw him under the cart. The neighbor began to prove that it is his foal though he had a gelding, but not a mare. Argued long, but there is nothing to do – went to court to the tsar.
The tsar liked to amuse at people and before judging asked debaters three riddles. The grandfather grieved and went home. Dunya noticed grief of the grandfather. He told it about a dispute and about the tsar's riddles. She did not become puzzled and thought up what to answer the tsar.
The grandfather arrived to the tsar, told answers. The tsar was surprised and asked who prompted him such answers. The grandfather told about Dunya, than very much interested the tsar. He ordered that she arrived to it. Dunya was sharp-witted, resourceful and courageous. Came, talked to the tsar. He listened to the girl and made as she told.
Released horses and a foal. The foal ran to mother at once. On it the dispute also ended. So the granddaughter helped out the grandfather and helped to defend a foal. It was not pleasant to the tsar, he became angry and let after to the grandfather and the granddaughter of evil dogs. The grandfather of dogs drove away, pressed the granddaughter to himself and told that he will give her to nobody, will preserve and will protect from all adversities.
"Filial duty"
Desire to help the loved one is traced in the story by Kuramshina "Filial duty".
Mother – Raisa – the woman with difficult destiny. In 14 years ran away from the parental house. In protest adjoined hippie, looked for good and easy life. Early gave birth to the son, raised him without father, survived as could. Had no worthy education, ability, skills. Her only ability – to rule over men.
She wanted provided and easy life. Got acquainted with the foreigner Michael. He helped several years it and provided it beautiful life. But the old age and a fatal disease – misoperation of kidneys came. Operation and a donor kidney was required. Raisa knew that if do not find the donor of a kidney, she will die.
The son guessed a disease of mother. Once he found a hospital card and understood that he has to help it – to give one kidney and to save mother. He overcame the fear to remain with one kidney. He understood that the disease of mother is fatal, and she will not see grandsons if dies. Still he coped with children's offense at mother. She did not take maternal care of him. Often threw him on care of relatives because wanted to arrange the private life.
Maxim arrived nobly and resolutely. Fulfilled the filial duty before mother.
"Home"
Readiness to help with a trouble and not leaving is in danger is well described in the story by N. Teleshov "Home". He narrates about the eleven-year-old boy Semke who ran away home.
Parents of the boy died, and transported him to other village. He ran away from there. To him it was bad there. He missed the father and mother, the native village, the small river and friends.
On Semk Road, inhabitants near the lying settlements were sorry and fed up. Once the boy reached the river. This river seemed to him familiar, he remembered the native Uzyupka River, and it seemed to him that across the river and there is its native village White.
Down the river the shuttle floated. Semka asked the person to transport him on other coast. The person in the shuttle was angry and unfriendly, asked from the boy of money. Semka faced callousness. To him it became bitter and lonely, there was a wish to die.
Semka was on the way all summer. Closer to fall he met the unknown grandfather. The boy told it about himself, and the grandfather only told that "unknown" both is not present at his place and is not present the homeland. The grandfather was the runaway convict.
Soon Semka caught a cold and got sick. He had a heat. He raved. The grandfather understood that to the boy it is absolutely bad. He cared for the boy: warmed it, shared food, supported when walking. To the city remained a little.
Semka regained consciousness on a hospital bed, remembered the unknown grandfather, looked for him. Having approached a hospital window, saw a chain of the prisoners chained in a chain. Among them there was also his faithful grandfather.
Having begun to cry, Semka understood that the grandfather saved him at the price of the freedom that, maybe, any more will never meet such loyal friend.
Such stories will teach to understand the child why to help and to respond why to others trouble. He will know that mutual assistance, the sharpness and resourcefulness are appreciated in society.