Probably there is no such person who would not at least once in his life hear a fairy tale about a fox and a crane who could not make friends. Yes, and this is not surprising. After all, the author of "Foxes and Cranes" is the people themselves. There are many variations of the tale itself, because it has been passed on by word of mouth for several generations. In fact, no one will even remember who was the first creator of the tale. The tale is considered Russian folk, it is present in the folklore of almost all Slavic peoples. Its variations can be found in Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian folk art. Let's see what this fairy tale is about, and who, in fact, is its author?
What is the tale about? Short retelling
The author of The Foxes and the Crane, the Russian people, describes in the tale how the Fox and the Crane tried to make friends. The fox wanted to treat the Crane and invited him to visit, preparing semolina and spreading it on a plate. While the hostess is eating Crane, she boasts that she herself has prepared a treat. Crane couldn’t even try a little porridge, because it’s inconvenient to eat such a dish with its beak. And Lisa, meanwhile, ate porridge and began to apologize that there was nothing more to treat the Crane. He, in turn, invited his girlfriend to visit him already.
The author of the fairy tale “The Fox and the Crane” further describes how the “red gingerbread” came to visit. The crane has prepared refreshments in a jug - a delicious okroshka, which is convenient for him to eat with its beak. Trying to try food, the fox turned the jug in all directions, but was never able to eat crumbs either. The crane ate and also apologized for nothing to treat the Fox.
What is the moral of the tale?
The author of "Foxes and Cranes" showed on the example of a fairy tale how creatures with different preferences and characters cannot find common ground. In fact, the moral of a fairy tale consists not only in this, but also in the following: trying to please yourself, but not thinking about others, you can’t do better for anyone. In addition, the phrase “How it comes around, and responds” is appropriate for the fairy tale, because the author of “The Fox and the Crane” must have laid precisely this saying in morality. There is no doubt about it.
The author of "Foxes and Crane". Are there any variations of a fairy tale in the modern world?
Since the fairy tale is a Russian folk art, it is often interpreted in the modern world, fitting it to the format of performances and scenes for children. The author of "Foxes and Crane" as a short play for one minute in poetic form was Olesya Emelyanova, and she wrote the play in 2001. In her vision, the performance can be presented to either one or two or three actors - the Fox, the Crane, the Storyteller. It is best to read the play by Olesya to children when they study this tale at school, because they will better remember both the plot and the moral of the work.