All people love fairy tales. Beautiful stories warm the soul and give hope for a happy future. Each nation has its own legends, myths and legends. Below you can find the most popular snowdrop legends. Among them there are both famous Russian fairy tales and foreign stories.
Slavic legend
People have always animated nature. They endowed certain plants with soul and consciousness. This trend is clearly seen in the Slavic legend of snowdrops.
The old woman-winter was very insidious. She always loved to pat people 's nerves and linger longer. But once she conspired with her friend Chill and with another Wind, and they decided that they would remain on earth forever. People have experienced worse times. Their food supplies were running out, and they did not know how to deal with the old witch. She was killing all living things and better and more compacted her white blanket. But such an injustice really did not like the snowdrop. He was tired of sitting in the shackles of snow, and decided to see what was happening. Winter was very surprised by the behavior of a touching flower. But the sun supported the fragile sprout. It warmed him with its rays, and at the same time the whole earth. The snow cover disappeared, melted and turned into water. And now every spring people thank their savior. A flower, which, despite the cold and snow, has the courage to break through the earth bound by frost and get out into the light, is worthy of respect.
Bible legend
Parents who want to instill in their children a love of scripture must tell stories from the Bible or myths created from it. For example, you can tell the kids the legend of snowdrops.
The day God cast Adam and Eve out of paradise, it was winter. Crackling frosts after the warmth of the Garden of Eden seemed to the girl especially cruel. The first couple of people walked for a long time on the ground. They did not know where their path lay. Out of despair and hopelessness, Eve sat down on the ground and cried. Hot tears pierced a thick layer of snow. In those places where tears fell, flowers of incredible beauty grew. Little snowdrops fascinated Eve and gave her hope for a bright future. The first spring flower is rightfully considered a messenger of hope. He instills joy in the hearts of people and gives news of the approach of spring.
The Tale of Brother and Sister
Children love to listen to interesting stories with a happy ending. Therefore, in the last days of winter, you can please the kids with the legend of snowdrops.
Once upon a time, brother and sister lived on the edge of the forest in a frail hut. They were orphans, and they had no one in the world except each other. To feed his sister and himself, his brother often went hunting in the forest. And then one day, at the end of winter, the boy went into the forest. The sister decided to bring cleanliness to the house and mop the floors by the time her brother arrives. There was no water in the hut, and the well was far away. But the forest was very close. And the girl decided that she would go into the thicket and pick up two buckets of pure snow, melt it and clean the floors. The sister took the buckets and went to carry out her plan. But the girl did not expect that during her visit to the thicket, Leshy will go round her possessions. I noticed a forest monster girl, and decided that she would be his wife. He put the Goblin girl in a sled and drove her to his lair. The girl was not taken aback. She tore off the pearl beads from her neck, which she inherited from her mother, and began to mark the road with beads. White balls drowned in the snow, and snowdrops grew in their place. In the first colors, the brother could easily find his sister. But Leshoy was so frightened by the young man that he has not appeared in the forest since then.
Polish legend
Myths and tales are sometimes written based on real events. Of course, part of the fiction is also present in them, but one always wants to believe that the real story was the basis. Such as, in the legend about snowdrops.
It was winter in the yard. In the village, people were starving. The men organized a meeting and decided to go on a long hunt in the forest. So, in the village there was not a single representative of the stronger sex, except for little boys. It was hard for people, but spring was soon expected. And at the end of winter, misfortune happened in one family. The kid got sick. A local witch doctor said that it would be impossible to defeat the disease without grass and flowers. The mother sent her daughter to the forest and told her to collect everything she finds. But what could a girl find in the winter forest? All the trees stood bare, and snow covered the stale grass. The girl fell to her knees and began to cry. She was sorry for her brother, and did not want to return home at all. Flowers responded to the baby’s tears. From under the snow, one by one, snowdrops began to appear. The girl was delighted, gathered a whole armful of flowers, and ran to the healer. The sorceress prepared a healing broth that saved the little boy from inevitable death.
Beautiful legend
What instructive can you tell kids? Tell them a beautiful snowdrop legend. For children, such a fairy tale will be interesting and informative.
Once the sun became bored, and it decided to go down to earth. Having chosen for himself the appearance of a young man, the luminary descended and was lost among the people. The young man lived happily, managed to get acquainted with those who used to bask under his rays, and had already decided to return to heaven, as he was captured by the Serpent. The serpent did not want the young man to return. The evil creature wanted to enslave the whole earth and envelop the world in darkness. And his excuses began to come true. Without the sun, people's lives have changed a lot. The earth stopped giving crops, the children stopped running and having fun, even the brooks fell silent. And then the brave young man decided to save the sun. He packed up and set off on a long journey. He traveled for a long time, traveled many roads, and by the end of winter he found a castle where the Sun was imprisoned. The brave young man entered into a fierce duel with the Serpent and won it. But in battle, the Savior of the Sun was wounded and soon died. At the place where the blood was spilled, flowers grew. The sun carefully guarded and protected them, so they quickly grew throughout the earth.
Mordovian legend
Many stories are alike. So the legend of a snowdrop flower, which was born in Mordovia, echoes the previous one. But there are still differences.
The sun went down to earth in the guise of a beautiful girl. Beauty settled in the village and got a gentleman. But not for long, the coquette enjoyed earthly life. A bird of prey paid attention to the beauty, she grabbed the girl with clawed paws and carried her to the tower. The monster of love did not get it, so it chained the beauty so that she would not run away. In search of her lover, her village gentleman set off. For a long time there was a daring guy. He climbed all the valleys and gorges. And on the last day of winter he found the treasured tower, which was guarded by a bird. The young man called the monster to a duel and won the battle. But the monster pretty scratched the guy. The young man saved his beloved, but he was not destined to live long. And it was time for the sun to return to heaven. On the battlefield, where blood was shed, wonderful flowers grew, which today are called snowdrops.
The legend of Flora. Amazing story
Do you know the belief about snowdrops? Legends and legends are very different, here is one example of folk art.
Goddess Flora decided to arrange a masquerade. She personally sewed a beautiful outfit for each flower. Snowdrop got a white dress. A beautiful suit looked touching on a fragile leg. But the flowers did not rejoice for long. They decided to pay a visit to the seasons. Summer, Autumn and Spring quickly found those who shared their costume with them, but no one took Winter to themselves. Snowdrop decided to correct the injustice and covered the winter with his dress. For this bold act, winter thanks every year snowdrops, covering them from the cold and wind with a white veil.
Romanian legend
Myths and parables often have unlucky ends. But despite this, they are very nice to listen to. Myths and legends about snowdrops are usually very interesting. Here is one of the Romanian legends.
The fairy of spring at the wrong time flew out of her house. She did not think that the insidious winter would linger longer than the due date. But the white old woman was just waiting for this. She wanted to rule as long as possible, and therefore froze all the spring aides. Charming girl was waiting for death from the cold. The charming creature was already ready to accept its fate, when suddenly a brave young man appeared on the horizon. He tore his chest to warm the fairy with warm blood. But this romantic act did not save the life of the fairy. She died. In the place where the young man shed blood, white flowers grew, which by their existence showed to winter that despite cold and death, love does not die.
Fairy tale for children
This legend about a spring snowdrop flower is very popular with kids.
Winter decided to linger. At first she stayed for a week, then for two, and then she got into the taste so much that she decided to rule the earth constantly. I asked my winter assistant to inform the plants that spring would not come. Sad nature. One snowdrop was rebellious. Despite all the bans, he got out and began to briskly resist the winter. Spring, finding support in the face of the first flower, blew off a white veil from the ground. And after the first-born, the rest of the flowers covered the ground. So the green beauty-spring came into its own.