A children's fairy tale about winter is a fantastic work that does not necessarily have a holiday theme. The background is invariably a snowy landscape, the heroes are images symbolizing severe weather conditions.
The tale of winter invented by a child is the result of the continuous development of creative potential. And an important component of this process is reading and retelling the best works of art. What fairy tales about winter can be included in the obligatory list?
The list of works of art that should be introduced to children of primary school age should include not only unpretentious stories familiar to several generations of readers in our country. It can be supplemented with more complex, but less famous books. For example, "Angel" Andreev. So, what kind of works can be attributed to the category “Best fairy tales about winter”?
List
- "Frost."
- "Twelve months".
- "The Snow Queen".
- "Christmas" (I. Shmelev).
- "Angel" (L. Andreev).
"Frost"
This fairy tale about winter is known to every Russian-speaking reader since childhood. She enters the school curriculum due to her moral basis. The story of the hardworking stepdaughter resembles a classic Cinderella story. But the Russian fairy tale is distinguished by an unusually beautiful landscape, folklore motifs, and the presence of heroes of a folk epic. This winter fairy tale is evidence of centuries-old folk wisdom.
"Twelve months"
Another story about an honest and hardworking girl, oppressed by her stepmother and stepsister. The tale of winter in the interpretation of Marshak is distinguished by poetry, a large number of bright interesting characters.
The work contains not only positive and negative characters. There is a contradictory heroine in the tale of Marshak. The young queen, who at the beginning of the narrative shows stupidity and selfishness, and at the end of a fairy tale story is wonderfully transformed. Thus, we can say that this work shows not only the victory of good over evil, but also a change in personality for the better.
"The Snow Queen"
The list of compulsory literature includes the famous work of Andersen. A fairy tale about winter belonging to the pen of this Danish writer combines the genres of parable, drama and novel. There is hardly a child who will not be impressed by the fantastic images and popular beliefs present in the book. Literary scholars see in Anderson's work symbolism, subtext. For young readers, this book is a story with an exciting plot and the victory of good over evil forces, traditional for the fairy-tale genre.
Other works
The list of books about winter can include stories by Russian writers. Namely - "Christmas" by Shmelev and "Angel" by Andreev. These books are certainly more complicated than those listed above.
Andreev’s story is about a boy from a poor and, as it is customary to say today, dysfunctional family. The hero of the work is not distinguished by exemplary behavior and desire for study. But on Christmas Eve a little miracle happens. He sees an angel (a Christmas tree toy), and enlightenment comes for a while in his soul.
This story has no happy ending. Rather, Andreev’s story about the hopelessness, the sad fate of a little man. But after all, children have the right to know that good does not always triumph in life.