The folklore of the Russian people is original and unusually diverse. What are Russian folk tales famous all over the world! Our Baba Yaga and Ivan the Fool are famous in many countries. We will answer you one of the most frequently asked questions: what is a bored tale?
Features of "boring" folklore
In addition to ordinary tales, in Russian folklore there are many of their varieties, one of which are bored tales. They differ from folk tales primarily in that they repeat the same fragment of text many times. This is the first answer that briefly defines what a bored tale is. It can endlessly be started, told again - it all depends only on the patience of the little listener.
As a matter of fact, these works were composed precisely in order to occupy the annoying kid, bothering with all the requests like “Tell me a fairy tale”. Docational tales are a kind of chain in which the same and constantly repeating links are involved. The fairy-tale plot constantly stops on the same episode, after which the fairy tale begins to be told anew. When the child gets bored of this process, the narrator can finish repeating the plot of “annoying” and relax. So many parents know what a boring fairy tale is from the first years of the baby’s life. The study of this type of folklore takes place in elementary school. Let’s talk about which 3 class of a secondary school studies boring tales.
Varieties of repeating tales
In Russia, there were several options for bored tales.
- Unexpectedly short. Such bored tales are distinguished by a complete lack of plot. This is just one sentence, combined immediately with the ending. An example of such a story could be: "There were two geese, and this is the whole fairy tale."
- The unexpected absence of the end of the plot. Such stories briefly describe an event, but the narrative of the final events is postponed indefinitely. For example: “I'll tell you when the cancer on the mountain whistles.”
- Constantly repeating. The well-known “buy an elephant” can become an example of such a bored tale. These annoying tales 3 class especially likes.
- Endless tales. An example of such a story is the story “The priest had a dog ...”. The narrative ends with the death of the dog and the inscription on her grave, which immediately goes to the beginning of the narrative. Such a repetition is completely endless.
What are these tales for?
Grade 3 studies all of the above bothersome tales without fail. The main task of these tales is to calm the child. Oddly enough, but almost incoherent set of words with the lack of a long interesting plot and ending is very popular with kids. Often such bothersome tales become the only way to comfort a crying baby if there is absolutely no time to tell him a normal fairy tale.
Sometimes teachers ask class 3 to come up with annoying tales on their own (creative homework). The laughter caused by small creations directly indicates that children are unusually pleased with short stories. Grade 3 tales can listen endlessly. Children quickly remember them and are happy to tell each other. This explains primarily the fact that bored tales are included in the curriculum of primary school. A simple plot, an unexpectedly fast ending to the story are the main features of these tales. Accordingly, they will be the answer to the question of what a bored tale is.