More than one generation grew up in the fables of Sergei Vladimirovich Mikhalkov. Boys and girls of the entire Soviet Union knew about this remarkable writer and poet in their preschool years. Poems are so simple and easy to remember that the kids, not yet learning how to read, memorized them by heart. Mikhalkov's fables for children are small instructive stories telling how to live.
A striking understanding of childhood desires
For many children, Sergei Vladimirovich appears in the image of Uncle Stepa, and this is essentially the case, because this person, despite the pretense of indulgence and rudeness, was very kind in heart and was always the first to rush to help friends. Short fables of Mikhalkov are easy to remember and leave their mark in the formation of moral qualities of children. The poet especially loved his little readers, knew how to guess their desires, interests.
It is noteworthy that Sergei Vladimirovich did not like to attend schools or pioneer camps and generally avoided the circle of children. The poet was not interested in how many grandchildren and great-grandchildren he had. Nevertheless, he took great pleasure in the realization that someone liked his work, someone important it. It may seem that Mikhalkov’s fables for children were written jokingly, easily, playing. In fact, the poet pored over every word, got up in the middle of the night, only to write a successful line.
The most popular fables of Mikhalkov for children
Sergei Vladimirovich has a lot of beautiful, wise and instructive fables, but some of them are especially popular because their morality cuts into memory for life. For example, the fable "Mushrooms". This work is short, but capacious, its essence boils down to the fact that only proud and often mediocre people shout about themselves and praise, but really kind and talented people stand aside, they don’t need to declare themselves, everyone knows about them merits.
The fable “Elephant-painter” teaches young readers not to listen to the advice of friends, but to have their own opinion. It is impossible to please everyone around, and the one who rushes from side to side, trying to be good for everyone, as a result does not achieve anything. Mikhalkov’s fables for children are taught to be kind, understanding, sympathetic people. The work “Daisy and Rose” advises to get rid of such poor quality as pride. The good-natured Daisy just wanted to help with friendly advice, but the proud Rosa did not use it, for which she paid for her own life.
The most favorite fables of Mikhalkov
During his long creative life, many interesting works for children and adults were written by Sergei Mikhalkov. Fables for children became the most popular category, as they were read by both the kids and their parents. Beloved works include White Gloves, in which the author teaches that things do not make a person special, everyone needs to work in order to live. The work “The Hare and the Tortoise” expresses the hope that when we need help, then someone will be faster than the turtle. Interesting fables also include “Funny name”, “Fly and a bee”, “Error”, etc.