Tales composed by the people themselves have been known to us since childhood. Either mother or grandmother tell them to the kids for the night, reading little books for the little ones. And then, at a slightly older age, many children themselves will read them and colorize them along the contours. In these simple and wise works, cartoons are often shot, which the guys also love to watch. The folk tale “The Cockerel is the Golden Scallop” also belongs to such masterpieces of children's literature . Let's read it together again.
Fairy tale "Cockerel is a golden comb." Characters
The protagonist of the tale is the Cockerel, who is constantly helping out of trouble. Rooster in Russian folk tales is the personification of courage, openness, but at the same time simplicity, credulity and even some stupidity. The fox, by contrast, is traditionally cunning and greedy. She constantly provokes the Cockerel to “exploit”, with her songs forcing him to fall into his paws and be carried away from the house. As if secondary heroes - the Cat and the Thrush, but they in the fairy tale fulfill the main role in saving and returning the Cockerel.
Summary
The tale "The Cockerel is the Golden Scallop" has a fairly simple plot. Cat, Drozd and Cockerel live together in a forest in a hut. They live together, helping each other. And when the Cat and the Thrush leave to chop wood, they leave the Cockerel on the farm, dominate, ordering him to sit quietly and not lean out if the sly Fox comes.
The cockerel is left alone, and the Fox is talking about it and runs to the hut. She sings a beckoning song, forcing the silly little Cockerel to look out the window. Then the Fox grabs him and carries him to his hole. But the hero was not at a loss and screams, hoping to be heard by his friends, praying for their salvation. Friends hear and help out the Cockerel.
A similar story, as is usual in folk tales, is repeated three times. The cat and the Thrush constantly beat off and stand up for their friend. And the last time they even resorted to a certain trick, fooling her with her own methods. The cat takes the harp, sitting in front of the fox hole begins to play. The fox comes out and gets what he deserves. And three friends return to their hut.
Morality
The fairy tale “The Cockerel is the Golden Scallop” has a rather uncomplicated moral: always help a friend, helping him out of trouble. And also: friendship is above all, and a cunning and powerful enemy can be defeated by gathering everything together. How wonderful it is when you have friends who are capable of a feat for you.
Pushkin's Tale
Tales written in verses, as a rule, attract more attention than prosaic works. They are considered copyright, but can be based on folk stories. Perhaps that is why it is easier to remember them, and the language looks richer, and the main characters are described in a more original way. Pushkin’s fairy tale “The Cockerel is the Golden Scallop” also belongs to such masterpieces. Today, this work is known to every Russian student. A summary of his plot will fit on one copybook sheet. But the simplicity of the content is organically complemented by the genius of the language and the attraction of the described characters. And the inherent potential puts the work in verse at the level of world masterpieces of great storytellers. Let us remember what the fairy tale “The Cockerel is the Golden Scallop” written by Pushkin.
A little bit about a fairy tale
Its content, of course, differs from the plot of the Russian folk tale, which everyone knows. And the sources for its creation, according to some researchers, were the Arabic folklore of the Copts and the legend of Irving, "On the Arab Starship." And the Cockerel, the golden scallop, does not appear here as a good hero. Rather, it is a sword of retribution, an instrument of fate, designed to punish the negligent king Dadon, who did not keep his promise and killed the stargazer.