Many people know the tale "Smart Worker". It refers to the so-called household works of a similar plan. Recall its summary.
Unsuccessful work of older brothers
The tale "Smart Worker" tells that one old man had three sons. The brothers decided to go to work for the priest. He promised a good salary, but set a condition: if they leave early, they will not see money for labor. First went the older brother to the priest. He plagued him with hard work and hunger. The older brother had to take away his legs in order to stay alive. The greedy pop, referring to the agreement, did not give him a dime. The same thing happened with the middle brother. He returned home to his father with nothing.
Younger brother at work at the priest
Russian folk tales for children often begin with the youngest of the three sons of a poor man trying to solve a dangerous situation. The described work is no exception. The younger brother went to the workers to the priest after the two older ones.
The owner’s agreement was the same: if you leave early, you won’t get a dime. The worker woke the worker early and, not allowing breakfast, went with him to a far mowing. But the younger brother, pretending to have forgotten the ropes, returned and begged the pies with fish and a loaf of white bread from the bottom. After mowing, the priest wrapped himself in a mat and ordered the hard worker to rule the horse. And the younger brother of the pies with bread ate, he drank the water and goes contentedly. “Smart Worker” is a Russian folk tale that teaches us that sometimes only wisdom, cunning and ingenuity help out of trouble.
Smart Worker Tricks
The younger brother turned on the other road, not on the one indicated by the priest.
They drove into an unfamiliar field, I had to make a hook. On the way they came across a village in which they decided to call in to spend the night. Our heroes stopped near the shopkeeper’s hut. The younger brother went to ask him for an overnight stay, but warned that with him the father was unhealthy, out of his mind. He punished the shopkeeper so that he would not offer the same thing twice in the ass, saying that he was angry about it. Friendly hosts invite guests to dine. Pop does not sit down, waiting for another call. So he remained hungry. But the fairytale “Smart Worker” does not end there. The summary, unfortunately, does not allow us to convey in detail all the tricks of the youngest of the brothers.
Overnight at the shopkeeper
The worker, after eating, fell asleep. He was awakened by a hungry pop and asked to feed. Then the employee said that he noticed a pot of porridge in the stove. The father climbed into it, put his hands in the cauldron hot, but he could not pull it out. The younger brother advises him to break the pot against the wall so that his hands can be freed. So did the pop, but in the dark did not calculate and broke the head of the owner himself with a pot. The shopkeeper jumped up, screaming that there is urine. Frightened father, but run away from there. And his cunning laborer persuaded the owner of the house to give him a hundred rubles in search of a priest. So the clever worker deceived everyone. Russian folk tale teaches us how to find profit in any situation.
Happy denouement
Having taken the money and the horses, the younger brother set off. On the way he met a frightened pop. A cunning worker told him that if the father does not want to be responsible for the murder of the shopkeeper, he will have to give the worker three hundred rubles and two good horses. The pop did not regret anything, and even was satisfied that he got off so cheaply. And the younger brother came home with money and gifts, saying that he received from the priest both for himself and for the brothers in full.
We hope that the meaning of the work could convey even its brief content. “Smart Worker” is a story with a happy ending. There is a lot of wisdom in it.
The fairy tale "Smart Worker" fell in love with both children and adults. Its moral is: do not pursue cheapness. She confirms the proverb, “The Avaricious Pays Twice.”
Tales of the Beasts
• "Bean kernel". About how the cockerel choked with a grain. And he was saved by a hen, Kalashnikov, combers, a girl, a sticky tree and a mother river.
• "Wintering animals." About how in the forest a bull, a ram, a pig, a goose and a rooster were saved from the cold and predators. The tale teaches that, only by uniting, you can defeat all adversities.
• "Wolf and kids." Like a gray forest predator he ate seven kids, and the goat mother found a way to save them.
• "Gingerbread Man". How Kolobok outwitted a hare, a wolf, a bear - all but the cunning fox. She ate it.
• "Cat, rooster and fox." About how a cunning forest resident (fox) lured Petushka to him by deceit, and the cat saved him.
• "The Fox and the Crane." About the failed friendship of a fox with a crane.
• "Chanterelle with a rolling pin". About how a red-headed liar, having found a rolling pin, traded it in the village, first for a chicken, then for a geese, then for a turkey. As a result, justice triumphed, and the fox remained with nothing.
• "Teremok". As in a dilapidated house in a field, a mouse-louse, a frog-croak, a bunny-runner, a fox-sister, a spinning top-gray barrel, a clumsy bear gathered. They began to live, live. Yes, only the old house could not stand it and fell apart. The animals had to build a new house.
• "Chicken-Ryaba". About how a chicken laid a golden testicle to grandparents. They beat him, but did not beat him. And the mouse ran, waved its tail, and it crashed. The old people did not grieve for long - the chicken laid them another testicle - not a golden one, but a simple one.
• "Masha and the Bear". About how a little girl outwitted a club-footed forest resident who did not let her go to grandparents. Mashenka baked cakes, put them in a box, and she sat there herself. Bear brought treats to grandparents. So the girl was at home.
We all love Russian folk tales. The list of them goes on and on. Young children especially like the animal stories above.
Fairy tales
• "Baba Yaga and Zamoryshek." About how magically an old man and an old woman had forty sons. The youngest of them was weak and frail. So they began to call him - Zamoryochk. Yes, only he was smarter and more cunning than his older brothers. He deceived Baba Yaga herself and saved the brothers.
• "Vasilisa the Beautiful." The tale of how a brave girl defeated an evil stepmother, her two ugly daughters and Baba Yaga, who wanted to plague the beauty. The finale describes the king’s marriage to the artisan Vasilisa the Beautiful.
• "Swan geese". About how sister Alyonushka rescued brother Ivanushka from trouble, who was taken on her wings by geese-swans to Baba Yaga. And they helped her in this forest apple tree, mother stove and milk river with jelly banks.
• "Ivan is the cow son." The tale of how three heroes fought with snake-headed monsters and defeated them. Stronger, braver and more savvy among them was Ivan, the cow's son. It was he who helped his brothers stay alive and return home unscathed.
• "Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf". About how the three sons of King Berendey went to get the Firebird in a golden cage. The youngest of them, Ivan Tsarevich, found not only this wonder, but also pulled out a golden-maned horse, and also won the heart of Elena the Beautiful.
And the gray wolf helped him in this. On the way home, the older brothers decided to destroy Ivan, and take the prey to themselves. Having done this dirty deed, they went with all the best to the priest-king. But the gray wolf, having gathered living and dead water, revived Ivan Tsarevich, caught up with the brothers and punished them.
• "Little Havroshechka." The tale of an orphan Khavrosechka, by chance turned out to be in the family of an evil stepmother. That girl did not give a rest, forcing her to work from morning to evening. Khavrochechka had one salvation - a pockmarked cow helped her in everything. Upon learning of this, the stepmother ordered the slaughter of the cow. But the girl collected the bones of her Burenushka, planted it in the garden and began to water it. An apple tree grew out of them. Khavroshechka treated the bulk master with the bulk apples, and he married her.
• "Marya Morevna". About how Ivan Tsarevich after the death of his parents married his sisters to a falcon, an eagle and a raven. And then he married himself - to the beautiful Marya Morevna. But the happiness of the newlyweds was short-lived. He stole the beauty Koschey the Immortal. Ivan Tsarevich rescued his wife from his dungeon. And his sisters and their husbands helped him in this: a falcon, an eagle and a raven.
• Nikita Kozhemyak. About how the Kiev hero Nikita defeated the evil serpent and saved the tsar’s daughter.
• "Feather Feather Yasna Sokol". A tale about how one of the three daughters of the merchant asked her father to bring Finist Yasn Sokol's feather to her as a gift. The merchant complied with the order. Feather turned into a beautiful prince, who, after many misfortunes, married the lesser daughter of a merchant.
• "By magic". About how the lazy Emelya, having caught a magic pike, was able to fulfill all his desires and marry his royal daughter.
• "Princess Frog". Three princes fired on the arrow to find a wife. The arrow of his smaller brother, Ivan Tsarevich, fell into the swamp, and he was forced to marry a frog. But she turned out to be an enchanted princess. Young spouses had many trials on the way to happiness. But together they overcame all the hardships, returned home and began to live and live, but to make good.
All these are magical Russian folk tales. The list of them given here is far from complete.
Household Tales
• "Barin and the man." As one old man greedy gentleman outwitted, leaving himself a treasure found on the field.
• "The seven-year-old daughter." The tale of how two brothers argued among themselves: the poor and the rich. The king himself undertook to judge them, making them four riddles. The poor brother had a seven-year-old daughter, who guessed them.
• "Ivan the Fool". About how Ivan the Fool of the older brothers outwitted.
• "Porridge from the ax." About how the old soldier deceived the greedy old woman by begging her for cereals, sugar and butter for porridge “from the ax”.
• "Fedul and Melania." About how the husband and wife decided to exchange their household duties: Fedul remained in the house to dominate, and Melanya went to the arable land.
• "What does not happen in the world." As an intelligent man, he outwitted a rich gentleman who promised him a hat of silver for answering a riddle. But the fairy tale “Smart Worker” teaches that you don’t have to chase cheapness - you can lose much more.
• "About need." The tale of how a poor village man, a gentleman, outwitted, forcing him to look for need.
• "Lutonushka". The old man and the old woman had a smart son - Lutonya, who struck everyone with his ingenuity and wisdom.
• "The Fool and the Birch". About how the youngest of three brothers, not distinguished by intelligence, “sold” the bull to a birch in the forest. He did not wait for money from the tree, and cut it in half with an ax. And in it was a treasure that the robbers had hidden.
All these are everyday Russian folk tales for children. The main characters in them, as a rule, are the master and the poor man. The works teach that sometimes ingenuity and cunning are valued above all wealth.