Proverbs about dogs. Proverbs and sayings for children

Proverbs and sayings are an inseparable part of the culture of any people. Some people use proverbs and sayings without thinking. So organically they fit into the sounding speech. A large number of these capacious, precise, concise statements are known. Special collections have been published, where all the works of the small genre are divided into thematic groups for convenience.

Proverbs and sayings for children

Of the great variety of sayings and proverbs used today in speech, one can single out a special group. These are proverbs and sayings for children. But this name does not mean that proverbs were invented specifically for the younger generation.

Simply among the existing proverbs and sayings there are those whose meaning is accessible for understanding already at a younger age. They are used when communicating with the child. They are included in the textbooks of literature and the Russian language. To study proverbs and sayings, special time is assigned to the school program.
It is known that this genre of fiction is able to develop in the child curiosity, observation, thought operations, he teaches us to find interrelations in the phenomena of the surrounding world.

Why use proverbs and sayings

This literary genre has folk roots. The sharp turns of speech live in the language for centuries, undergoing only small changes. In them, the worldly wisdom accumulated by the peoples over the millennia of their existence is transmitted.

The proverb and proverb is capable of praising a person, pointing to his virtues. Using a precise expression, you can scold for something, point out the negative aspects of the character. In this case, the educator does not have to resort to moralizing - all this nonsense will make a proverb. It is necessary only competently and to the place to use it in conversation. Proverbs and sayings enliven the language, making it accurate, imaginative, alive.

Classification

As mentioned above, all proverbs and sayings can be divided into certain thematic groups. This is done solely for the convenience of using the collections in which they are published.

First of all, it should be noted that there are proverbs for every people, so it is appropriate to divide them into groups, given the country of birth. For example, Russian, French, English, Kazakh, Ukrainian and proverbs of other nations.
Works of folklore can be divided by the presence of a certain word in them. For example, proverbs with the word "dog" or "birch", or "bear". The list can be extended to infinity.

Thematic groups are also very diverse. For example, about mother, nature, sun, good. Proverbs about dogs, cats and other domestic animals are most common. And this is understandable. After all, through the domestication of animals, a man was fed, shod and dressed, had shelter above his head. And habits of pets are very well studied by people, and they are reflected in proverbs, sayings, folk signs, fairy tales and other genres of folk art.

Proverbs about dogs

A dog is an animal, which was one of the first to be tamed by man. She is considered the most faithful and intelligent animal among pets. Therefore, it is not surprising that in the collection of accurate figurative expressions, the most common are proverbs about dogs.

Reading such proverbs, it is possible to understand how the way of life of a person was formed, what rules and habits were developed for many centuries by different peoples. Developing a habit of explaining the meanings of figurative statements, it is important to understand that actual knowledge about different aspects of a person's life will be very useful.
For example:

• "A dog barks from that fence, to which it is tied."
• "Spoiled dog becomes a puppy".
• "Crawls into the wolves, and the tail is doggy."

The last statement reveals the essence of a person who seeks to appear before people not by who he really is. Such a character trait was always condemned by the people. And the proverb, sent to the person, could point out his place to him.

Proverbs with the word dog

When selecting proverbs in a particular section, the condition is usually fulfilled, in which each group should contain the same word. In this case, the main meaning of proverbs, their theme and interpretation may not coincide at all.

The resulted example of classification of proverbs can be considered more in detail, having taken for this purpose a word "dog".

• "Two dogs are fighting, the third do not bother." The proverb gives advice not to get into other people's business. Participation in solving problems of other people, when they do not ask about it, can put a person in an absurd, ridiculous or even deplorable situation.
• "The dog lies on the hay, does not eat and does not give to others." The meaning of this proverb is known in many countries, although the expression varies from one people to another. Saying has a reprehensible meaning. So they say about a man who does not use certain goods himself, but also does not allow others to do this.
• "Do not call the old dog a dad." Proverbs can be used when they require respect for an elderly person, but do not take into account his dignity. Unfortunately, not every old man deserves honors.
• "Whatever turn the dog, and the tail behind." The meaning of the proverb is that the essence of a person will eventually be understood by the people around him. Therefore, one should not try to deceive people by hiding their shortcomings, it is best to get rid of them.

Man and dog

It is known that the dog was tamed by a man many thousands of years ago. It performed important functions in the daily life of people. The dog guarded the dwelling, was an assistant on the hunt, along with the man grazing cattle. On the daily presence of a dog next to people say numerous proverbs about a man and a dog.

• "For the owner and dog honor."
• "The dog is barking - the owner gives the news."
• "Dog at the gate - less worries."
• "On the hunt to go - dogs to feed." This proverb is used with vexation in relation to people who are not prepared for any event thoroughly. Important cases were left at the last moment and there is no time to fulfill them.

About the devotion of a dog to a man

A lot of legends have been written about the dog-man relationship over the centuries-old experience of their communication and friendship. Widely known and proverbs about the devotion of dogs. Here are just a few of them:

• "The dog remembers who feeds her."
• "In a foreign land and the dog yearns."
• "The dog remembers the old good."
• "Not every dog bites that barks." The meaning of the statement is that danger does not always come from someone who has a threatening appearance. A person needs to learn to distinguish a real danger from an imaginary one. A similar meaning is also contained in the following proverb: "Do not be afraid of a dog that barks, but be afraid of the one who is silent, but wags his tail."

From what has been said above, it follows that all proverbs and sayings, in addition to direct meaning, have a figurative meaning. Therefore, the proverbs presented in the article can be explained in different ways.

Dog and cat

These two animals very often in the works of folk art are opposed to each other - so unlike their habits, nature, attitude towards man. The characteristics of these animals could not be not reflected in proverbs and sayings.

Proverbs about cats and dogs are most often ironic.

• "Friendly, like a cat with a dog."
• "A cat broke a pot, and a dog was beaten."
• "There is no yard without a dog, no house without a cat."
• "The dog sees the world with his nose, and the cat ears."
• "The dog will not forget the owner, the cat is the house."
• "Ermoshka is rich - there is a dog yes a cat".

Proverbs interpretation

As is known, proverbs and sayings have not only a direct meaning, but also an allegorical one. That is why the interpretation of the same proverb in different people may not be the same. When explaining the meaning of the proverb, a person uses certain factual information, his life experience, which depends on his age, living environment and many other factors.

Proverbs about dogs, cats and other animals have no exception. When interpreting their meaning, it is also necessary to show cleverness, to show the existing life experience.

Young children, explaining the meaning of the proverb, usually see only its direct meaning. For example, the proverb "The dog barks - the wind wears" they explain as follows: in strong winds, it is very audible how the dog barks. The proverb is used in a completely different sense. It should be understood as follows: do not pay attention to empty conversations, gossip, rumors, such words and people who pronounce them, deserve a disdainful attitude.

To learn to understand the meaning of proverbs, a person will need such qualities as thoughtfulness, attentiveness, desire to understand sounding speech. This skill must be developed both in childhood and when a person already becomes an adult.