The best stories in Pushkin's fairy tales

Fairy tales are something that helps not only to develop the child's imagination, but also to expand his inner world, to make him bright, exciting and full of adventures. Thanks to them, kids learn the concepts of good and evil, they acquire the desire to become like their beloved hero.

Every fairy tale is usually preceded by hints. In the works of Pushkin they are also present.

The notion of a hint

Since fairy tales refer to children's folklore, then the approach to their story should be appropriate. To the child drew attention to the narrator, it must be intrigued and interested. That is why the Russian storytellers used the so-called hints, which precede the beginning of history.

The introduction to the tale is not related to its content, but it also explains where or with whom events occur. For example, "the king lived", "in a certain kingdom, in the thirtieth state" and others. Also, the sentence could be the end of the narrative, as if summing up the event or telling the storyteller himself.

Stories in Pushkin's fairy tales are not accidental, since he loved this kind of folklore and knew from childhood thanks to his nanny, Arina Rodionovna.

Pushkin and fairy tales

At the heart of the poet's fairy tales lie Russian folk tales, which he listened with pleasure and recorded. For example, in the plot of the tale of Balda, written in the estate of Boldino, lies a story, heard and recorded in the village of Mikhailovskoye.

Not only Russian fairy tales influenced the poet's work. The content of "Tales of the Fisherman and the Fish" is "written off" from the legend of German folklore, and the plot "About the Dead Princess" is similar to the work of the Grimm brothers about Snow White.

"The Legend of the Arab Starcraft" was the impetus for the creation of "Tales of the Golden Cockerel." Knowing how folklore works, we can conclude that the quotes in Pushkin's fairy tales are not accidental.

"The Tale of the Golden Cockerel"

This instructive poetic exposition of the old legend teaches children that it is necessary to keep this promise. The stories in Pushkin's fairy tales, examples of which are present both at the beginning and end of his works, bring in them the techniques of the old story-tellers.

In the beginning they are attracted to the plot. In "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel" the introduction reads: "In the far-away kingdom, in the thirtieth state there lived-was the glorious king Dadon." This technique is accepted by most storytellers, which indicates its importance and effectiveness.

The tales in Pushkin's fairy tales, examples of which can be found at the end of the work, are also clearly expressed in this story: "The fairy tale is a hint, but in it a hint, to the good fellows a lesson".

In a sense, the "afterword" in this example is more like a conclusion after an instructive fable. In a sense, Pushkin's work really looks more like a valuable lesson.

"The Tale of Tsar Saltan", "Ruslan and Lyudmila"

In the concept of "hints" in Pushkin's fairy tales about Tsar Saltan fall two introductory lines about the evening work of the three sisters near the window. After that, the plot can go on any line, but intrigue already exists, now it only needs to be developed. After such an apparently ordinary beginning, the poet creates a truly fascinating story, during which children experience an adventure and follow their heroes, who are threatened with both danger and disappointment, and the fear of losing a loved one. But still they are waiting for a happy ending.

As in most folklore works, the quotations in Pushkin's fairy tales at the end of the narrative are concise and concise: "I was there, honey, beer was drinking," and the ending of the phrase depends on whether the narrator has a mustache or not.

The poem "Ruslan and Lyudmila" differs significantly from the fairy tales of the author, so his introduction in this case is quite long and detailed, although it has nothing to do with the content.

Usually the quotes in Pushkin's tales fit into 2-4 lines, when here this is a separate poem, more commonly known as "At Lukomorye Oak Green." Narrating it about the place of events, the poet creates a fascinating world, which every child wants to get to.

The story of the first and last chapters of this poem is the same words: "The affairs of bygone days, the traditions of deep antiquity." Thus, Pushkin, as it were, is not the author, but merely a narrator of events that took place in ancient times and survived to the present day in the form of a legend.