The squirrel jumped from branch to branch and fell straight onto the sleepy wolf. The wolf jumped up and wanted to eat her. The squirrel began to ask:
Let me in.
Wolf said:
Okay, I’ll let you in, just tell me why you squirrels are so cheerful. I’m always bored, but I look at you, you’re up there all playing and jumping.
Belka said:
Let me go up the tree first, and from there I’ll tell you, otherwise I’m afraid of you.
The wolf let go, and the squirrel went up a tree and said from there:
You're bored because you're angry. Anger burns your heart. And we are cheerful because we are kind and do no harm to anyone.
Fairy tale "The Hare and the Man"
Russian traditional
A poor man, walking through an open field, saw a hare under a bush, was delighted and said:
That's when I'll live in a house! I’ll catch this hare and sell it for four altyns, with that money I’ll buy a pig, it will bring me twelve little pigs; the piglets will grow up and produce twelve more; I’ll kill everyone, I’ll save up a barn of meat; I’ll sell the meat, and with the money I’ll start a house and get married myself; my wife will give birth to two sons for me - Vaska and Vanka; The kids will start plowing the arable land, and I’ll sit under the window and give orders. “Hey, you guys,” I’ll shout, “Vaska and Vanka! Don’t force too many people to work: apparently, you didn’t live poorly yourself!”
Yes, the man shouted so loudly that the hare got scared and ran away, and the house with all its wealth, wife and children disappeared...
Fairy tale “How the fox got rid of the nettles in the garden”
One day a fox went out into the garden and saw that a lot of nettles had grown there. I wanted to pull it out, but decided that it wasn’t even worth trying. I was about to go into the house, but here comes the wolf:
Hello godfather, what are you doing?
And the sly fox answers him:
Oh, you see, godfather, how many beautiful things I have lost. Tomorrow I will clean and store it.
What for? - asks the wolf.
“Well,” says the fox, “the one who smells nettles is not taken by a dog’s fang.” Look, godfather, don’t come close to my nettles.
The fox turned and went into the house to sleep. She wakes up in the morning and looks out the window, and her garden is empty, not a single nettle remains. The fox smiled and went to prepare breakfast.
Fairy tale "Ryaba Hen"
Russian traditional
Once upon a time there lived a grandfather and a woman in the same village.
And they had a chicken. Named Ryaba.
One day the hen Ryaba laid an egg for them. Yes, not an ordinary egg, a golden one.
Grandfather beat and beat the egg, but didn’t break it.
The woman beat and beat the egg, but didn’t break it.
The mouse ran, waved its tail, the egg fell and broke!
The grandfather is crying, the woman is crying. And Ryaba the hen says to them:
Don't cry grandpa, don't cry grandma! I will lay you a new egg, not just an ordinary one, but a golden one!
The Tale of the Greediest Man
Eastern fairy tale
In one city in the Hausa country there lived a miser named Na-hana. And he was so greedy that none of the residents of the city ever saw Na-khana give even water to a traveler. He would rather receive a couple of slaps than lose even a little of his fortune. And this was a considerable fortune. Na-khana himself probably did not know exactly how many goats and sheep he had.
One day, returning from the pasture, Na-khana saw that one of his goats had stuck its head into a pot, but could not pull it out. Na-khana tried for a long time to remove the pot, but in vain. Then he called the butchers and, after a long bargain, sold them the goat on the condition that they would cut off its head and return the pot to him. The butchers slaughtered the goat, but when they took out its head, they broke the pot. Na-hana was furious.
I sold the goat at a loss, and you also broke the pot! - he shouted. And he even cried.
From then on, he did not leave the pots on the ground, but placed them somewhere higher, so that goats or sheep would not stick their heads into them and cause him damage. And people began to call him a great miser and the most greedy person.
Fairy tale "Ocheski"
Brothers Grimm
The beautiful girl was lazy and sloppy. When she had to spin, she was annoyed at every knot in the linen yarn and immediately tore it off to no avail and threw it in a heap on the floor.
She had a maid - a hardworking girl: it used to be that everything that the impatient beauty threw out would be collected, unraveled, cleaned and thinly rolled. And she accumulated so much material that it was enough for a nice dress.
A young man wooed the lazy, beautiful maiden, and everything was prepared for the wedding.
At the bachelorette party, the diligent maid danced merrily in her dress, and the bride, looking at her, said mockingly:
“Look, how she’s dancing! How much fun she’s having! And she’s dressed up in my glasses!”
The groom heard this and asked the bride what she wanted to say. She told the groom that this maid had woven a dress for herself from the flax that she had discarded from her yarn.
As the groom heard this, he realized that the beauty was lazy, and the maid was zealous for work, so he approached the maid and chose her as his wife.
Fairy tale "Turnip"
Russian traditional
Grandfather planted a turnip and said:
Grow, grow, turnip, sweet! Grow, grow, turnip, strong!
The turnip grew sweet, strong, and big.
Grandfather went to pick a turnip: he pulled and pulled, but couldn’t pull it out.
Grandfather called grandma.
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
The grandmother called her granddaughter.
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
The granddaughter called Zhuchka.
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
Bug called the cat.
Cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pull and pull, but they can’t pull it out.
The cat called the mouse.
A mouse for a cat
Cat for Bug,
A bug for my granddaughter,
Granddaughter for grandmother,
Grandma for grandfather
Grandfather for the turnip -
They pulled and pulled and pulled out the turnip. That’s the end of the Turnip fairy tale, and whoever listened - well done! 
Fairy tale "The Sun and the Cloud"
Gianni Rodari
The sun rolled cheerfully and proudly across the sky on its fiery chariot and generously scattered its rays - in all directions!
And everyone had fun. Only the cloud was angry and grumbled at the sun. And no wonder - she was in a stormy mood.
- You're a spender! - the cloud frowned. - Leaky hands! Throw, throw your rays! Let's see what you're left with!
And in the vineyards every berry caught Sun rays and rejoiced at them. And there wasn’t a blade of grass, a spider or a flower, there wasn’t even a drop of water that didn’t try to get its piece of the sun.
- Well, you’re still a big spender! – the cloud did not subside. - Spend your wealth! You will see how they will thank you when you have nothing left to take!
The sun still rolled cheerfully across the sky and bestowed its rays in millions, billions.
When it counted them at sunset, it turned out that everything was in place - look, every single one!
Having learned about this, the cloud was so surprised that it immediately crumbled into hail. And the sun splashed merrily into the sea.
Fairy tale "Sweet porridge"
Brothers Grimm
Once upon a time there lived a poor, humble girl alone with her mother, and they had nothing to eat. One day a girl went into the forest and on the way met an old woman who already knew about her miserable life and gave her a clay pot. All he had to do was say: “Cook the pot!” - and delicious, sweet millet porridge will be cooked in it; and just tell him: “Potty, stop!” - and the porridge will stop cooking in it. The girl brought the pot home to her mother, and now they got rid of poverty and hunger and began to eat sweet porridge whenever they wanted.
One day the girl left home, and her mother said: “Cook the pot!” - and the porridge began to cook in it, and the mother ate her fill. But she wanted the pot to stop cooking the porridge, but she forgot the word. And so he cooks and cooks, and the porridge is already creeping over the edge, and the porridge is still being cooked. Now the kitchen is full, and the whole hut is full, and the porridge is creeping into another hut, and the street is all full, as if it wants to feed the whole world; and a great misfortune happened, and not a single person knew how to help him. Finally, when only the house remained intact, a girl comes; and only she said: “Potty, stop!” - he stopped cooking porridge; and the one who had to go back to the city had to eat his way in porridge. 
Fairy tale "Grouse and the Fox"
Tolstoy L.N.
The black grouse was sitting on a tree. The fox came up to him and said:
- Hello, black grouse, my friend, as soon as I heard your voice, I came to visit you.
“Thank you for your kind words,” said the black grouse.
The fox pretended not to hear and said:
-What are you saying? I can not hear. You, little black grouse, my friend, should come down to the grass for a walk and talk to me, otherwise I won’t hear from the tree.
Teterev said:
- I'm afraid to go on the grass. It is dangerous for us birds to walk on the ground.
- Or are you afraid of me? - said the fox.
“It’s not you, I’m afraid of other animals,” said the black grouse. - There are all kinds of animals.
- No, little black grouse, my friend, today a decree has been announced so that there will be peace throughout the whole earth. Nowadays animals don’t touch each other.
“That’s good,” said the black grouse, “otherwise the dogs are running, if it were the old way, you would have to leave, but now you have nothing to be afraid of.”
The fox heard about the dogs, pricked up her ears and wanted to run.
-Where are you going? - said the black grouse. - After all, now there is a decree that the dogs will not be touched.
– Who knows! - said the fox. “Maybe they didn’t hear the decree.”
And she ran away.
Fairy tale "The Tsar and the Shirt"
Tolstoy L.N.
One king was sick and said:
“I’ll give half the kingdom to the one who cures me.”
Then all the wise men gathered and began to judge how to cure the king. No one knew. Only one sage said that the king could be cured. He said:
“If you find a happy person, take off his shirt and put it on the king, the king will recover.”
The king sent to look for a happy person throughout his kingdom; but the king's ambassadors traveled for a long time throughout the kingdom and could not find a happy person. There was not a single one that everyone was happy with. He who is rich is sick; whoever is healthy is poor; who is healthy and rich, but his wife is not good; and those whose children are not good - everyone complains about something.
One day the king’s son was walking past a hut late in the evening, and he heard someone say:
- Well, thank God, I’ve worked hard, eaten enough and go to bed; what else do I need?
The king's son was delighted and ordered the man's shirt to be taken off, and for it to be given him as much money as he wanted, and the shirt to be taken to the king.
Those sent came to happy man and they wanted to take off his shirt; but the happy one was so poor that he had no shirt.
Fairy tale "Chocolate Road"
Gianni Rodari
There lived three little boys in Barletta - three brothers. They were walking outside the city one day and suddenly saw some strange road - flat, smooth and all brown.
– What, I wonder, is this road made of? – the older brother was surprised.
“I don’t know what, but not boards,” remarked the middle brother.
They wondered and wondered, and then sank to their knees and licked the road with their tongues.
And the road, it turns out, was all lined with chocolate bars. Well, the brothers, of course, were not at a loss - they began to feast on it. Piece by piece, they didn’t notice how the evening came. And they all gobble up chocolate. They ate it all the way! Not a piece of it remained. It was as if there was no road or chocolate at all!
-Where are we now? – the older brother was surprised.
– I don’t know where, but it’s not Bari! - answered the middle brother.
The brothers were confused - they didn’t know what to do. Luckily, a peasant came out to meet them, returning from the field with his cart.
“Let me take you home,” he suggested. And he took the brothers to Barletta, right to the house.
The brothers began to get out of the cart and suddenly saw that it was all made of cookies. They were delighted and, without thinking twice, began to devour her on both cheeks. There was nothing left of the cart - no wheels, no shaft. They ate everything.
That's how lucky three little brothers from Barletta were one day. No one has ever been so lucky, and who knows if they will ever be so lucky again.
One of my readers' favorite fairy tales is. She was born spontaneously, on the move, when I was putting my daughter to bed. I didn’t expect at all that this fairy tale would be so loved by readers, and even end up in. It turned out that both children and their parents really love these bedtime stories. Therefore, I share with you two more evening fairy tales.
The tale of the rhinoceros who couldn't sleep
Once upon a time there lived a Rhinoceros, he was gray and thick-skinned, with a large horn on his nose. So cute, Rhino. One day the Rhinoceros began to prepare for bed. He drank a glass of milk and cookies, washed his face, brushed his teeth, put on his pajamas and went to bed.
Everything is as usual. Only that evening Rhino could not fall asleep. He tossed and turned in bed, but sleep did not come. First he decided to think about something pleasant. He always did this when he couldn't sleep. The rhinoceros remembered the colorful butterflies fluttering in the sky, then thought about the juicy fresh grass. Delicious... But sleep never came.
And that’s when a wonderful idea came to Rhino! He thought that he couldn't sleep because he forgot to do something before going to bed. Probably something very important. What exactly? He thought carefully and remembered! It turned out that Rhino forgot to put away his toys. That's what it was all about! He even felt ashamed.
The rhinoceros got out of bed and removed all the toys that were scattered on the floor. Then he lay back in bed, closed his eyes and immediately fell asleep.
Good night, Rhino!
Meditative sea tale
Imagine that you are sitting on the back of a blue dolphin. It has nice slippery sides. You hold onto him tightly with your hands, and he carries you forward along the playful waves. Funny sea turtles swim next to you, a baby octopus waves its tentacle in greeting, and seahorses swim with you in a race. The sea is kind and gentle, the breeze is warm and playful. Already ahead is the very rock to which you are swimming, your friend, the little mermaid, is sitting on its edge. She is waiting impatiently for you. She has a green scaly tail and her eyes are the color of the sea. She laughs happily when she notices you and dives into the water. Loud splash, splashing. And now you are rushing forward together, to the magical island. Your friends are waiting for you there: a cheerful monkey, a clumsy hippopotamus and a noisy motley parrot. Finally, you are already close to them. Everyone sits down on the shore, a dolphin in the water, a little mermaid on the rocks. Everyone is waiting with bated breath. And then she begins to tell you extraordinary things. fairy tales. Tales about seas and oceans, about pirates, about treasures, about beautiful princesses. The tales are so wonderful that you don’t notice how the sun sets and night falls on the earth. It's time to sleep. The little mermaid says goodbye to everyone, the dolphin takes you on his back to carry you home to a warm bed, and the animals say goodbye to you, already yawning a little. Night, night has come. It's time to sleep, it's time to close your eyes to see in your dreams wonderful tales, told by the little mermaid.
An invaluable source of wisdom and inspiration for a child. In this section you can read your favorite fairy tales online for free and give children the first important lessons of world order and morality. It is from the magical narrative that children learn about good and evil, and also that these concepts are far from absolute. Each fairy tale presents its short description , which will help parents choose a topic that is relevant to the child’s age and give him a choice.
| Fairy tale title | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Vasilisa the Beautiful | Russian traditional | 340653 |
| Morozko | Russian traditional | 227199 |
| Aibolit | Korney Chukovsky | 970044 |
| The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor | Arabian tale | 219927 |
| Snowman | Andersen H.K. | 127588 |
| Moidodyr | Korney Chukovsky | 960638 |
| Porridge from an ax | Russian traditional | 255133 |
| The Scarlet Flower | Aksakov S.T. | 1375186 |
| Teremok | Russian traditional | 372534 |
| Fly Tsokotukha | Korney Chukovsky | 1010766 |
| Mermaid | Andersen H.K. | 415067 |
| Fox and Crane | Russian traditional | 202209 |
| Barmaley | Korney Chukovsky | 442649 |
| Fedorino grief | Korney Chukovsky | 744352 |
| Sivka-Burka | Russian traditional | 182645 |
| Green oak near Lukomorye | Pushkin A.S. | 749949 |
| Twelve months | Samuel Marshak | 782719 |
| The Bremen Town Musicians | Brothers Grimm | 268061 |
| Puss in Boots | Charles Perrault | 408383 |
| The Tale of Tsar Saltan | Pushkin A.S. | 619466 |
| The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish | Pushkin A.S. | 570331 |
| Tale of dead princess and seven heroes | Pushkin A.S. | 279866 |
| The Tale of the Golden Cockerel | Pushkin A.S. | 235237 |
| Thumbelina | Andersen H.K. | 181443 |
| The Snow Queen | Andersen H.K. | 237002 |
| Fast walkers | Andersen H.K. | 28576 |
| sleeping Beauty | Charles Perrault | 95260 |
| Little Red Riding Hood | Charles Perrault | 223878 |
| Tom Thumb | Charles Perrault | 153309 |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Brothers Grimm | 157784 |
| Snow White and Alotsvetik | Brothers Grimm | 42100 |
| The wolf and the seven Young goats | Brothers Grimm | 133942 |
| Hare and hedgehog | Brothers Grimm | 127053 |
| Mrs. Metelitsa | Brothers Grimm | 87411 |
| Sweet porridge | Brothers Grimm | 182313 |
| Princess on the Pea | Andersen H.K. | 106840 |
| Crane and Heron | Russian traditional | 28232 |
| Cinderella | Charles Perrault | 304057 |
| The Tale of a Stupid Mouse | Samuel Marshak | 320168 |
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Arabian tale | 128611 |
| Aladdin's magic lamp | Arabian tale | 214490 |
| Cat, rooster and fox | Russian traditional | 121192 |
| Chicken Ryaba | Russian traditional | 303134 |
| Fox and cancer | Russian traditional | 86324 |
| Fox-sister and wolf | Russian traditional | 76332 |
| Masha and the Bear | Russian traditional | 257120 |
| The Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise | Russian traditional | 83045 |
| Snow Maiden | Russian traditional | 52379 |
| Three piglets | Russian traditional | 1764655 |
| ugly duck | Andersen H.K. | 123099 |
| Wild Swans | Andersen H.K. | 53793 |
| Flint | Andersen H.K. | 72987 |
| Ole Lukoje | Andersen H.K. | 116358 |
| Persistent tin soldier | Andersen H.K. | 46172 |
| Baba Yaga | Russian traditional | 124746 |
| Magic pipe | Russian traditional | 126315 |
| Magic ring | Russian traditional | 150522 |
| Grief | Russian traditional | 21423 |
| Swan geese | Russian traditional | 71993 |
| Daughter and stepdaughter | Russian traditional | 22711 |
| Ivan Tsarevich and Gray wolf | Russian traditional | 64564 |
| Treasure | Russian traditional | 46996 |
| Kolobok | Russian traditional | 157735 |
| Living water | Brothers Grimm | 81663 |
| Rapunzel | Brothers Grimm | 131068 |
| Rumplestiltskin | Brothers Grimm | 42634 |
| A pot of porridge | Brothers Grimm | 75669 |
| King Thrushbeard | Brothers Grimm | 26049 |
| little people | Brothers Grimm | 57865 |
| Hansel and Gretel | Brothers Grimm | 31635 |
| golden goose | Brothers Grimm | 39356 |
| Mrs. Metelitsa | Brothers Grimm | 21420 |
| Worn out shoes | Brothers Grimm | 30869 |
| Straw, coal and bean | Brothers Grimm | 27434 |
| twelve brothers | Brothers Grimm | 21724 |
| Spindle, weaving shuttle and needle | Brothers Grimm | 27370 |
| Friendship between cat and mouse | Brothers Grimm | 36467 |
| Kinglet and bear | Brothers Grimm | 27676 |
| Royal children | Brothers Grimm | 22775 |
| Brave Little Tailor | Brothers Grimm | 34804 |
| crystal ball | Brothers Grimm | 60972 |
| Queen Bee | Brothers Grimm | 39273 |
| Smart Gretel | Brothers Grimm | 22068 |
| Three lucky ones | Brothers Grimm | 21569 |
| Three spinners | Brothers Grimm | 21332 |
| Three snake leaves | Brothers Grimm | 21449 |
| Three brothers | Brothers Grimm | 21407 |
| The Old Man of the Glass Mountain | Brothers Grimm | 21416 |
| The Tale of a Fisherman and His Wife | Brothers Grimm | 21419 |
| underground man | Brothers Grimm | 29778 |
| Donkey | Brothers Grimm | 23651 |
| Ocheski | Brothers Grimm | 21082 |
| The Frog King, or Iron Henry | Brothers Grimm | 21421 |
| Six swans | Brothers Grimm | 24591 |
| Marya Morevna | Russian traditional | 43571 |
| Wonderful miracle, wonderful miracle | Russian traditional | 41792 |
| Two frosts | Russian traditional | 38626 |
| Most expensive | Russian traditional | 32496 |
| Wonderful shirt | Russian traditional | 38765 |
| Frost and hare | Russian traditional | 38421 |
| How the fox learned to fly | Russian traditional | 47238 |
| Ivan the Fool | Russian traditional | 35470 |
| Fox and jug | Russian traditional | 25809 |
| bird tongue | Russian traditional | 22397 |
| The soldier and the devil | Russian traditional | 21539 |
| Crystal Mountain | Russian traditional | 25338 |
| Tricky Science | Russian traditional | 27945 |
| Smart guy | Russian traditional | 21654 |
| Snow Maiden and Fox | Russian traditional | 61208 |
| Word | Russian traditional | 21593 |
| Fast messenger | Russian traditional | 21458 |
| Seven Simeons | Russian traditional | 21479 |
| About the old grandmother | Russian traditional | 23399 |
| Go there - I don’t know where, bring something - I don’t know what | Russian traditional | 50138 |
| By pike command | Russian traditional | 68121 |
| Rooster and millstones | Russian traditional | 21325 |
| Shepherd's Piper | Russian traditional | 35985 |
| Petrified Kingdom | Russian traditional | 21570 |
| About rejuvenating apples and living water | Russian traditional | 35830 |
| Goat Dereza | Russian traditional | 33519 |
| Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber | Russian traditional | 27029 |
| Cockerel and bean seed | Russian traditional | 52909 |
| Ivan – peasant son and miracle-yudo | Russian traditional | 27594 |
| Three Bears | Russian traditional | 458656 |
| Fox and black grouse | Russian traditional | 22948 |
| Tar barrel | Russian traditional | 74226 |
| Baba Yaga and berries | Russian traditional | 36905 |
| Fight on Kalinov Bridge | Russian traditional | 21562 |
| Finist - Clear Falcon | Russian traditional | 50465 |
| Princess Nesmeyana | Russian traditional | 131380 |
| Tops and roots | Russian traditional | 55713 |
| Winter hut of animals | Russian traditional | 40263 |
| flying ship | Russian traditional | 71219 |
| Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka | Russian traditional | 36835 |
| Golden comb cockerel | Russian traditional | 44567 |
| Zayushkin's hut | Russian traditional | 129897 |
By listening to fairy tales, children not only acquire necessary knowledge, but also learn to build relationships in society, relating themselves to one or another fictional character. From the experience of relationships between fairy-tale characters the child understands that he should not trust strangers unconditionally. Our website presents the most famous fairy tales for your children. Choose interesting tales in the table presented.
Why is it useful to read fairy tales?
The various plots of the fairy tale help the child understand that the world around him can be contradictory and quite complex. Listening to the hero's adventures, children virtually encounter injustice, hypocrisy and pain. But this is how the baby learns to value love, honesty, friendship and beauty. Always having a happy ending, fairy tales help the child to be optimistic and resist various kinds life's troubles.
The entertainment component of fairy tales should not be underestimated. Listening fascinating stories has a lot of advantages, for example, compared to watching cartoons - there is no threat to the baby’s vision. Moreover, by listening to children's fairy tales performed by parents, the baby learns many new words and learns to correctly articulate sounds. The importance of this is difficult to overestimate, because scientists have long proven that nothing affects the future so much comprehensive development child's early speech development.
What kinds of fairy tales are there for children?
Fairy tales There are different ones: magical – exciting children’s imagination with a riot of imagination; household - telling about a simple Everyday life, in which magic is also possible; about animals - where the leading characters are not people, but various animals so beloved by children. A large number of such fairy tales are presented on our website. Here you can read for free what will be interesting to your baby. Convenient navigation will help you search the required material fast and simple.
Read the annotations to give the child the right to independently choose a fairy tale, because most modern child psychologists believe that the pledge future love The key to reading for children lies in the freedom to choose material. We give you and your child unlimited freedom in choosing wonderful children's fairy tales!
Instructive and interesting materials play a huge role in the development of a child. fairy tales for children with pictures. Children should start reading fairy tales from a very early age. They should always interest the child, they should attract him, both with their content and appearance. Initially, the book should be beautifully and brightly designed, and then contain any information that can intrigue the young reader. Children's short stories, read online to a child at night, will help him develop his imagination and analyze all the good and bad that can be taken out of the book.
Russian folk tales for children are interesting adventures, in which you can feel like a hero of events, a fairy-tale character, and make your fantasies and dreams come true. A fairy tale itself presupposes some kind of magical and very unrealistic situation, but it is in a fairy tale that a child can liberate himself and give free rein to his childhood emotions. Make sense and useful information further, parents will help.
Childhood is one of the most wonderful and magical periods in the life of every child, and of course in the life of his parents. There are a lot of components to this happiness and you can list them for hours and give each your own assessment, but we will now talk about moral education and the development of our children, about how certain tendencies and principles of life in a healthy society can be instilled in a child and his consciousness.
Reading fairy tales has a beneficial effect on the child’s psyche. It is Russian fairy tales that carry that positive note in teaching a child to read and listen. This is facilitated by the fact that only a genre such as a fairy tale can be reread many times, exaggerate or minimize certain events described in the book, add and invent something of your own during the retelling. This factor is very important for young listeners. Children learn to listen, fantasize, and retell what they hear.
In psychology, for example, such a field of activity as “fairy tale therapy” occupies a special place. Fairytale therapy at night can reveal hidden talents personality, through stories you can solve any personal problems and help find solutions for them in real life. 
New Year's fairy tales should also be present in the life of every family with children. By reading and instilling in your children a love of books, you develop in them a love of beauty, teach them to care for their neighbors, to do good deeds, be honest and decent. After all, it is in fairy tales that the main lessons of life are given, which in the future will help your children become a full-fledged personality!
Fairy tales are different: children's, adults, sad and funny, folk and literary. In this article we will look at the features of the genre of fairy tales composed not oral creativity, that is folk tales, but literary ones, written by a certain writer.
What is a literary fairy tale and how does it differ from a folk tale?
A literary fairy tale is original essay written in prose or poetic form. It differs from the folk one in that the text does not change over time. A literary fairy tale has one or more authors, while a folk tale is the fruit of collective folk art.
Such fairy tales have their own magical atmosphere and certain content. . Unlike folk tales, their purpose is not to tell about certain historical events or folk traditions, but to arouse interest in some fabulous event.
Magic and miracles come first in such fairy tales. Fairy tale characters, as in folk tales, are also fictitious. The main similarity between these literary genres in that they are aimed at developing useful habits in children, teaching them to love and show positive traits, fight for good and believe in miracles.
Literary tales can be:
- Epic.
- Lyrical.
- Dramatic.
The main features of this literary genre:
- A literary fairy tale reflects the worldview, style and fashion trends of the time during which it was written.
- Some authors use typical folk heroes, others create entirely new characters.
- The writing style is poetic.
- Reality combines perfectly with fiction.
- The author is not indifferent to what is happening, but clearly expresses his position.
The history of literary fairy tales
During its formation and development, this genre has become universal, incorporating all the phenomena of the surrounding reality, demonstrating the latest innovations in science and technology. Time of creation literary fairy tale can be attributed to the era of romanticism.
The first person to interpret folk tales, creating an original genre, is the French writer Charles Perrault.. His fairy tales "Puss in Boots". Little Thumb”, “Sleeping Beauty” and many others know everything. Although they have a national flavor, they are nevertheless very original.
The magical heroes of Perrault's fairy tales are loved on all continents, in all countries of the world. The Brothers Grimm continued the tradition of collecting folk tales by depicting artistic creativity. No matter how hard the brothers tried to achieve complete folklore authenticity, they still contain the author's poetic style.
In our electronic library wide choose fiction for children. We recommend reading online for free the following fairy tales that have become famous and beloved by children all over the world:
- Alexander Volkov ;
- Yuri Olesha;
- Evgeny Schwartz;
- Korney Chukovsky;
- Valentin Kataev and much more.
A fairy tale familiar to everyone, thanks to the release in Soviet times cartoon "Winnie the Pooh". Of course, Milne's book is different from the cartoon version. There's so much more to it characters and entertaining adventures. Except Winnie the Pooh, you will meet other main characters.
Such as Christopher Robin, Roo the kangaroo, Piglet, Owl, the rabbit and all the other inhabitants of the forest. The fairy tale contains many good incidents, songs, and rhymes that all children will enjoy. Reading an ageless fairy tale is especially useful for children at night. It evokes good, positive emotions in children.
