Ivan Andreevich Krylov is a famous fabulist. Children know many of his works from an early age. The easiest way for children to learn his small creations. Krylov’s little fable “Fox and Grapes” is easy to remember for children and adults.
An eye sees, but a tooth is numb
In a small work by Krylov, “The Fox and the Grapes,” the fox plays the main role. This red cheat climbed into the garden to enjoy the grapes. Fruits seductively hang and shimmer in the sun, and ask in the mouth. All would be nothing, but the fox can not get the desired fruits. It approaches yacht berries from one, other side, but to no avail. The fruits are clearly visible, but they hang too high, so the predator does not manage to pick at least one berry. Then the fox said with annoyance that this grape is only good looking, but it certainly does not taste good. The berries are green and unripe, so it makes no sense to try to get them. This little fable of Krylov is fraught with deep meaning. Sometimes those who cannot reach any heights begin to scold those who succeeded. On the other hand, a quality that is very useful for a person is not to worry about the obviously losing business looming on the horizon. The fables of a fabulist are taught to think and seek deep meaning. The same applies to his other creations.
Krylov’s little fable “Pig under the Oak”
Telling this story, you can characterize it with one expression: "Do not chop the branch on which you sit." A fable teaches to be thankful. The pig was under the oak. She ate enough of acorns and from nothing to do, began to undermine with her nose the ground under the tree, and at the same time its roots. A wise raven saw this. He told the pig not to do this. After all, the whole tree can dry out and die. But the stupid animal said that she did not care, most importantly, that there were acorns that she eats. A foolish pig is not aware that acorns will not grow on a dead tree. Oak told her that she was ungrateful. As you know, pigs can not raise their heads up. So is the heroine of the fable. The tree said that if she could do this, she would see that acorns grow on an oak tree.
In the end, this little Krylov fable tells the reader that there are some people who scold the doctrine. They are not aware that they are enjoying the fruits of enlightenment. The work is directed against ignorance.
Krylov’s little fables are easy to remember. The same can be said about the legendary work about the monkey.
"Monkey and glasses"
The human ancestress began to see badly in old age. But somehow she heard that there are glasses that help to regain former vigilance. The monkey bought as many as 12 pieces. But she did not know how to use them and what to wear. The monkey spun glasses in his hands for a long time, tried them even on the tail, sniffed, licked, but his vision did not improve. Then the angry animal threw glasses on a stone. And they crashed. At the end of his work, Ivan Krylov makes another conclusion. His fables often protest against ignorance. “Monkey and glasses” is downloaded with the conclusion that you can’t say anything about the uselessness of a thing if you don’t know how to use it.