Fairy tales - this is one of the most interesting and amazing genres of literary creation. This, we can say, is our heritage, which we inherited from our ancestors. As before, now fairy tales play a big role in the development of the child, his formation of the perception of human values.
General information about fairy tales
The appearance of fairy tales among the people was due to the fact that people tried to find an explanation for certain natural phenomena, the origin of which was unclear to them, and also talked about their life and rites. Of course, fantasy was connected to this. Thus, folk tales have some reflection of the historical development of the nationality.
How did magic appear in fairy tales? Obviously, this was a reflection of desires for a happy resolution of the situation, about the victory of good over evil. Each image in a fairy tale is deeply symbolic. In some nations, even the characters are similar, only they are called differently. For example, the Russian Baba Yaga and the old woman Louhi from Finland. Or our Ivan the Fool and the Englishman Jack-idler. Even stories are often repeated.
Also in a fairy tale, magical things were indispensable attributes. For example, a self-assembled tablecloth, a flying carpet or a stupa of Baba Yaga.
Who could compose a fairy tale? In the distant past, these were those people who traveled a lot, and therefore have seen and heard a lot. They said that they learned new things. Then these stories were gradually modified, the spirit of fantasticness was introduced.
Over time, their narratives became fairy tales for children. What great-great-grandfathers thought was a reality turned into a legend. But in the end, they had a positive impact on the correct understanding of the world by the child.
The effect of fairy tales on parenting
Fairy tales are an integral part of parenting. Many generations have grown up in such figurative battles between good and evil. Perceiving the magical world of such tales, the child is immersed in a special atmosphere. Easy and entertaining language, the child perceives the world and adapts to it. It easily perceives a system of correct values, relations between people.
The obligatory good end of fairy tales makes it possible to realize that everything is possible, while the baby acquires self-confidence and self-confidence on a subconscious level.
Magical folk tales also perfectly develop imagination. Very often, a child identifies himself with one of the heroes and throughout his reading goes his way of adventure with him.
Plots of fairy tales
Folk fairy tales are different in their plot, according to which they can be divided into several groups:
- those in which the hero miraculously defeats the monster (usually the Gorynych Snake);
- tales where you need to pass any test;
- those where children are saved from some villain;
- fairy tales, in which the hero is expelled from his own home, is either captured by a fabulous creature, or simply goes "wherever his eyes look";
- those where some kind of test must be overcome in order to find family happiness;
- tales where the hero acquires some kind of magical item.
Of course, the classification is very conditional, since in some fairy tales the plots are intertwined, and some cannot be clearly attributed to any type.
Folk tales: what they are
In addition to fairy tales in folk art, there are domestic ones about animals. What are the differences in them?
If we talk about fairy tales, then this, as already mentioned above, those in which there is some miraculous salvation, deliverance, victory.
In everyday life, it is told about labor, about those daily events that occur in human life. They may also have a little magic, but usually they can cope with difficulties with the help of ingenuity and resourcefulness.
There are also animal tales. The latter in them, like people, know how to talk, and behave the same. Each of the animals has its own special features. For example, a fox is cunning, a hare is cowardly, a bear is strong.
Fairy tales that have authorship
There are also numerous Russian fairy tales, the author of which is famous, and they are no less popular and loved by children. They kept the purity and justice of folk art. Remember the names of the authors who gave us fairy tales. It:
- Pushkin A.S. ("The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish", "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", etc.);
- Bazhov P.P. (“Tayutkino mirror”, “Malachite box”, etc.);
- Zhukovsky V.A. ("The Sleeping Princess", "Puss in Boots", etc.);
- Aksakov S.T. ("The Scarlet Flower").
But, of course, these are just some of the fairy tales whose names are the most popular. In Russian art there are a lot of authors who wrote amazing stories for children of different ages. Very often, legends were at the core, in other cases these were inventions of the writer himself.
Popular folk tales for children of different ages
Each fairy tale has its own audience. For example, some are suitable for babies of three years of age, but will not be interesting for seven-year-olds. Consider popular fairy tales. The list includes the following:
- For young children, fairy tales about animals will be more understandable. For example, "Turnip", "Gingerbread Man", "Teremok", "Masha and the Bear."
- For older children (5 years and older), “Frost”, “The Frog Princess”, “Crystal Mountain” , “Beautiful Vasilisa”, “Geese-swans”, “Daughter and stepdaughter” are already suitable.
- For children over 8-9 years old, everyday tales are understandable. For example, “Seven-year-old daughter”, “Porridge from an ax”, “Good, but bad”, “Not nice - don't listen.”
However, this is all individual. When reading a fairy tale to a child or inviting him to do it himself, the parent should be prepared for possible questions of his child. If he refuses to perceive a fairy tale at all - do not be discouraged! Perhaps the child is not yet ready to read this work.
Fairy tales of the peoples of the world
Magical folk tales can serve as a description of the story. Sometimes they are pretty funny. However, every fairy tale of any nation teaches something. For example, nobleness, courage, honor.
Some tales of different nationalities are similar to each other, although they have different names. The characters are also different, but their features and behavior are the same. For example, many peoples have a story with a story about three brothers or a poor stepdaughter and an evil stepmother.
It is considered correct to read to a child not only the tales of his native country, but also of different peoples of the world. This will allow him to develop his imagination, expand his horizons.
We suggest taking note of the world's most popular fairy tales. Their names are as follows:
- Goldilocks (Czech);
- The Magic Ring (Italian);
- The Witch's Daughter (Greek);
- "Twelve months" (Slovak);
- "Musician-sorcerer" (Belarusian);
- "The Frog Princess" (Monskaya);
- "Three princes" (Indian).
As you can see, some names are very similar to Russian fairy tales.
Russian folk fairy tales: characters
Russian fairy tales tell stories of positive characters as well as negative ones, both about men and women. About good heroes we can say that they are noble, brave and honest. This, for example, is Ivan Tsarevich or Ivan the Fool, who will surely defeat the enemy and help in trouble.
Also a special relation in fairy tales to women. More often they are strong in spirit, support their men, giving them strength to fight with their boundless faith. Also, many of them are endowed with a remarkable mind and ingenuity, they may have a difficult share, but they never lose hope. The names of women often have a definition that can tell a lot. For example, Elena the Beautiful or Vasilisa the Wise.
Also, fairy tales are a world of faithful animal helpers, who often help the main character and have some power. This may be a faithful horse, a cunning cat, or others. All of them know how to speak, move quickly.
The wizarding world is also replete with negative characters. It can be Baba Yaga known to all, or the Serpent Gorynych, or Koschey the Immortal. Each of them has its own power and with its help harms people. The snake Gorynych, for example, abducts beautiful girls and locks them in a dungeon, Baba Yaga eats little children.
In addition, there are other negative characters who harm the environment to the best of their ability. This water, goblin, kikimory, mermaids. Some can make a mess, draw into the water.
Individual characters are heroes. They most often appear in snake-magic fairy tales. The heroes liberate enchanted and stolen princesses and damsels.
A few words about the importance of a book in a child’s life
Reading books (especially Russian folk fairy tales) to children is very important. After all, how else to instill a child with a love of reading, for knowledge, for development ?!
Remember also that it is equally important for the child to see how the parents themselves pick up the books, their own, adults, and read them with pleasure. It is important to show children their faith in miracles, in justice.