The author of the fairy tale "Hedgehog in the Fog" - Sergey Grigoryevich Kozlov. It can rightly be considered a category of storytellers, which is very honorable for everyone who decided to serve the art of speech. In addition, the writer's pen includes plays written specifically for the theater, poetry for children and adults.
How the Hedgehog in the Fog appeared
The character of the work of Sergei Kozlov became famous after the release of the animated film directed by Yuri Norshtein. But the hero himself appeared much earlier. The author of the fairy tale "Hedgehog in the Fog" conceived the creation of his literary characters, which will lead small inquisitive readers and help them to discover the mass of secrets that hide our everyday lives.
The hedgehog was the hero to whom the responsible role of a guide between the child and the surrounding world was intended. To fulfill the tasks the protagonist had not one, but together with his friends - Teddy bear, Turtle, Lion cub, Hare. The beginning of this story is fifty years old.
The work of creative teams of animators
During this time, the story of the Hedgehog and his loyal friends continued in the scripts written by Sergei Kozlov. But the creative teams working on the creation of animated films were already different. For this reason, heroes sometimes differ in external images, characters.
However, this circumstance did not prevent readers and amateurs of animated films from falling in love with the author’s fairy tales “Hedgehog in the Fog,” “Tryam! Hello,” “How the Hedgehog and Teddy Bear celebrated the New Year” and many other writer's works.
It is worth noting that the creation of animated films based on the scripts of Sergei Grigoryevich Kozlov worked teams that included truly talented people - Yuri Butyrin, Alla Gracheva, Natalya Marchenkova, Klara Rumyanova, George Burkov, Vladimir Shainsky, George Vitsin, Vyacheslav Nevinniy and celebrities.
Hedgehog and Teddy Bear
These heroes are kind, resourceful, cheerful. Children understand the humor of the writer and laugh with him at unlucky friends. The author of the fairy tale "Hedgehog in the Fog" puts his characters in situations where you need to make a decision, reason, and come to each other's help.
For example, you should think about what to do if you could not find a Christmas tree. It turns out that a hedgehog can make an excellent tree - it, like the tree, is prickly. It should only dress him up.
Little readers understand that wiping the stars from dust is only possible in a fairy tale. But the Hedgehog and Teddy Bear did with pleasure, and this is not an easy task.
Gradually, the author created a special fairy-tale forest, where its inhabitants created their own lives. Near them it is always pleasant to be a child and an adult. New character stories have captivated and captivated readers.
Other literary characters
"Hedgehog in the Fog" is a fairy tale that served as the basis for creating a whole series of copyrighted works. The result of S. G. Kozlov’s creative search was the appearance of such characters as Lion Cub, Hare, Turtle.
Thanks to the appearance of the Hare, the characters learned to value friendship. The bullfinch suggested that caring is very important in a relationship. The wolf showed resourcefulness, which helped Hedgehog get rid of loneliness.
No less loved by children and adults is Lion Cub and Turtle. Their famous song “I'm Sitting in the Sun” evokes a smile and a sincere desire to sing along. Heroes are immediate, pure, open. This bribes everyone who gets to know them. However, these are all the characters of the works of Sergei Grigoryevich Kozlov.
Creative biography of the writer
It often happens that after getting to know a literary work and its characters, readers want to get to know the author better. This fact only indicates that the dialogue between the writer and readers can be called held. The author of the fairy tale "Hedgehog in the Fog" experienced a similar situation.
Now young readers and their parents know that Sergey Kozlov began to write his first works when he was still at school. Writing talent led him to the Literary Institute, which he successfully graduated from. As a thesis, a notebook with verses was presented to the commission’s court.
But before becoming a professional writer, S. G. Kozlov had to test himself, mastering many professions. He was a turner at the factory, a guide at the Pushkin Museum, a singing teacher at the school, worked in a printing house and even was in the role of a stoker.
All this helped the writer in his future creative activity. Perhaps it was thanks to the experience gained that wonderful poems, plays, and the famous Hedgehog in the Fog appeared. Throughout his life, the author was full of creative ideas and undertakings.
To understand the character of Sergey Grigoryevich, his personal literary predilections, it should be noted that he really loved the work of such word masters as Ivan Bunin, Sergey Yesenin, Boris Pasternak.
In his work, the writer used a very unusual technique, when the heroes of prose works unexpectedly for the reader became characters in poetic texts. It amused little readers. They enthusiastically met Teddy Bear, Hare, Wolf. Was among the heroes and the Hedgehog in the fog.
The author and his legacy
The bibliographic list of works by Kozlov includes more than a dozen poems, fairy tales and plays. He is known for his translations and paraphrases from the Ukrainian language, Mansi peoples, hunters and fishermen of Chukotka.
More than twenty animated films created according to the scripts of the writer. But Kozlov’s fairy tale “Hedgehog in the Fog” remains the work that brought fame and popular love to the author.
In 2009, the writer was awarded a special literary prize named after Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky. Colleagues highly appreciated Kozlov's innovation in the development of children's literature. In addition, the writer's work clearly showed the desire to maintain and follow existing traditions in children's literature.
Sergei Grigoryevich Kozlov died on January 9, 2010. He died in the seventy-first year of his life and was buried in Moscow.