Tales with morality for children. Felix krivin - fairy tales with morality

What do you think if you hear the word "parable"? Many of you think that parables are very difficult to understand, they have a strong philosophical meaning, you need to think a lot in order to delve into the text in order to understand the essence of the parable. Others, on the contrary, like to learn something useful and kind. By reading wise parables, we can become aware of the smallest aspects of our life. Learn to get along with people, understand each other and change for the better. Therefore, in this post we have collected the most instructive short parables that make us think about the future, life and relationships between people. We have selected an illustration or a picture for each parable, so that it would be easier for you to understand what is at stake. These short stories will definitely help you in any life situation.

The Parable of Happiness: The Tearful Old Woman

One old woman cried all the time. The reason was that her oldest daughter had married an umbrella merchant and her younger daughter had married a noodle merchant. When the old woman saw that the weather was fine and the day would be sunny, she began to cry and thought:
"Terrible! The sun is so huge and the weather is so good, no one will buy an umbrella from my daughter in the shop! How to be?" So she thought and involuntarily began to groan and lament. If the weather was bad and it was raining. then she cried again, this time because of the youngest daughter: “My daughter sells noodles, if the noodles do not dry in the sun, they will not be sold. How to be?"
And so she grieved every day in any weather: either because of the eldest daughter, then because of the youngest. The neighbors could not console her in any way and, in a mockery, nicknamed her "the tearful old woman."
One day she met a monk who asked her why she was crying. Then the woman laid out all her sorrows, and the monk laughed loudly and said:
- Madam, do not kill yourself like that! I will teach you the Way of Liberation, and you will not cry anymore. The "tearful old woman" was extremely happy and began to ask what kind of method it was.
The monk said:
- Everything is very simple. You just change your way of thinking - when the weather is good and the sun is shining, you don’t think about the umbrellas of your eldest daughter, but think about noodles for your youngest: “How the sun is shining! The youngest daughter's noodles will dry well and the trade will be successful. "
When it rains, think of your eldest daughter's umbrellas: “Now it rains! My daughter's umbrellas will probably sell very well. "
After listening to the monk, the old woman suddenly regained her sight and began to act as the monk said. Since then, she not only did not cry anymore, but was cheerful all the time, so that from a "tearful" old woman she turned into a "cheerful" one.

Job Parable: Burning Desire

One day a student asked the Teacher: “Teacher, tell me what to do: I never have enough time for anything! I am torn between several things and as a result I do not do any of them well enough ... "
- Does this happen often? - asked the Teacher.
- Yes, - said the student, - it seems to me that much more often than my colleagues.
- Tell me, do you manage to go to the toilet in these cases?
The student was surprised:
- Well, yes, of course, but why did you ask about it?
- And what will happen if you don't go?
The student hesitated:
- Well, how is it "do not go"? It's a need! ...
- Aha! - exclaimed the Teacher. - So, when there is a desire and it is really big, you still find time for it ...

Parable: Father, Son and Donkey

One day, a father, with his son and a donkey, was traveling through the dusty streets of the city in the midday heat. The father sat astride the donkey, and the son led him by the bridle.
“Poor boy,” said a passerby, “his little legs can barely keep up with the donkey. How can you sit lazily on a donkey when you see that the boy is completely exhausted?
The father took his words to heart. When they turned the corner, he got off the donkey and told his son to sit on it.
Very soon they met another person. In a loud voice he said:
- How not ashamed! Small sits astride a donkey like a sultan, while his poor old father runs after him.
The boy was very upset by these words and asked his father to sit on the donkey behind him.
- Good people, have you seen anything like this anywhere? The woman shouted. - So torment the animal! The poor donkey's back has already sagged, and the old and young idlers are sitting on it, as if he were a sofa, oh unfortunate creature!
Without a word, father and son, ashamed, dismounted from the donkey. They had barely taken a few steps when a man they met began to mock them:
- Why is it your donkey does nothing, does not bring any benefit and does not even carry any of you on itself?
The father thrust a handful of straw into the donkey and laid his hand on his son's shoulder.
“No matter what we do,” he said, “there is bound to be someone who will disagree with us. I think we have to decide for ourselves how we travel.

The parable of love and anger

Once the Master asked his students:
- Why, when people quarrel, they shout?
“Because they are losing their calm,” said one.
- But why shout if the other person is next to you? - asked the Teacher. - Can't you talk to him quietly? Why shout if you are angry?
The disciples offered their answers, but none of them satisfied the Teacher.
In the end, he explained:
- When people are dissatisfied with each other and quarrel, their hearts drift away. In order to cover this distance and hear each other, they have to scream. The more angry they get, the louder they scream.
- What happens when people fall in love? They do not shout, on the contrary, they speak quietly. Because their hearts are very close, and the distance between them is very small. And when they fall in love even more, what happens? - continued the Teacher. - They do not speak, but only whisper and become even closer in their love.
In the end, even whispering becomes unnecessary for them. They just look at each other and understand everything without words.
This happens when there are two loving people nearby.

So, when arguing, do not let your hearts move away from each other, do not say words that further increase the distance between you. Because the day may come when the distance becomes so great that you will not find a way back.

The Parable of Motivation: Elephants

Once passing by the elephants in the zoo, I suddenly stopped, surprised that such huge creatures, such as elephants, were kept in the zoo tied with a thin rope to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that elephants could easily free themselves from the rope they were tied with, but for some reason, they didn't.
I went up to the trainer and asked him why such majestic and beautiful animals just stand and do not try to free themselves. He replied: “When they were young and much smaller than they are now, we tied them with the same rope, and now that they are adults, the same rope is enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe that this rope can hold them and they do not try to escape. "
It was amazing. These animals could get rid of their "shackles" at any moment, but because they believed that they could not, they stood there forever, not trying to free themselves.
Like these elephants, how many of us believe that we will not be able to do something, just because we didn’t work out once?

Parable: Past, Future, Present

Three sages argued about what is more important for a person - his past, present or future. One of them said:
“My past makes me who I am. I can do what I have learned in the past. I believe in myself, because I was good at the things that I previously took on. I like people with whom I was good before, or similar to them. I am looking at you now, I see your smiles and I am waiting for your objections, because we have argued more than once, and I already know that you are not used to agreeing with anything without objection.
“And it’s impossible to agree with this,” said another, “if you were right, man would be doomed, like a spider, to sit day after day in the web of his habits. A person is made by his future. It doesn't matter what I know and can do now - I will learn what I need in the future. My idea of ​​what I want to become in two years is much more real than my memories of how I was two years ago, because my actions now depend not on what I was, but on what I'm going to become. I like people who are different from those I knew before. And the conversation with you is interesting because I look forward to a fascinating struggle and unexpected turns of thought here.
“You completely missed,” intervened a third, “that the past and the future exist only in our thoughts. The past is gone. There is no future yet. And regardless of whether you remember the past or dream of the future, you are acting only in the present. Only in the present can you change something in your life - neither the past nor the future is subject to us. Only in the present can one be happy: memories of the past, happiness, are sad, the expectation of future happiness is alarming.

Parable: The Believer and the Home

A man died and went to God's judgment. For a long time God looked at him in bewilderment and thoughtfully was silent. The man could not resist and asked:
- Lord, what about my share? Why are you silent? I deserve the kingdom of heaven. I suffered! The man declared with dignity.
- And since when, - God was surprised, - suffering began to be considered merit?
“I wore a hair shirt and a cord,” the man frowned stubbornly. - I ate bran and dry peas, did not drink anything but water, did not touch women. I exhausted my body with fasting and prayers ...
- So what? - said God. - I understand that you suffered - but for what exactly did you suffer?
“For your glory,” the man replied without hesitation.
- I get a pretty glory! - the Lord grinned sadly. - So I am starving the sea of ​​people, forcing them to wear all kinds of rags and depriving them of the joys of love?
Silence hung around ... God still gazed at the man thoughtfully.
- So what about my share? - the man reminded of himself.
“I suffered, you say,” God said quietly. - How can I explain to you so that you understand ... Here, for example, the carpenter that was in front of you. All his life he built houses for people, in the heat and cold, and sometimes starved, and often fell on his fingers, through this he suffered. But he still built houses. And then he received his honestly earned wages. And you, it turns out, all your life did nothing but hammer on your fingers with a hammer.
God was silent for a moment ...
- And where is the house? HOUSE WHERE I ASK !!!

Parable: A Pack of Wolves and Three Hunters

In the wolf pack, the Old Leader decided to appoint a successor to himself. He went up to the bravest and strongest Wolf and said:
“I am getting old, so I am appointing you as the New Leader of the Pack. But you have to prove that you are worthy. Therefore, take the best Wolves, go hunting and get food for the whole pack.
- Well, - said the New Leader and went off with 6 wolves to hunt.
And the day he was gone. And in the evening he was gone. And when night fell, the pack saw 7 wolves proudly carrying the food they had gotten. All were targeted and unharmed.
- Tell me how it was, - asked the Old Leader.
- Oh, that was easy. We were looking for prey, and then we saw 10 hunters going hunting with prey. We attacked them, tore them to shreds, and took the prey for ourselves.
- Well done. Tomorrow you will go again.
The next day, 6 wolves and the New Leader went hunting again. And the day they were gone. And evening. And night. And morning.
And only on the daytime one emaciated wolf appeared on the horizon. It was the New Leader - covered in blood, with tattered fur, lame and barely alive.
- What's happened? - asked the Old Leader.
- We went far into the forest and searched for prey for a long time and saw three hunters going hunting with their prey. We attacked them, but they were stronger than us. They killed all my warriors, I somehow managed to escape.
- But how is that ?! - the Old Leader was surprised, - Yesterday you easily defeated 10 hunters, and today you could not cope with three?!?!
- Yes, but yesterday it was just a group of 10 hunters, and today they were 3 best friends.

The Parable of Life: A Simple Life

The clerk, leaving the office, looked at the emperor's palace with its sparkling domes, and thought: "What a pity that I was not born into a royal family, life could be so simple ..." hammer and loud shouts. These workers were building a new building right on the square. One of them saw a clerk with his papers and thought: "Oh, why didn't I go to study, as my father told me, I could now do light work and rewrite texts all day, and life would be so simple ..."

And the emperor at this time went to a huge bright window in his palace and looked at the square. He saw workers, clerks, sellers, buyers, children and adults, and thought about how good it must be to be outdoors all day, to do manual labor, or to work for someone, or even to be a street tramp, and completely not think about politics and other difficult issues.

“What a simple life, probably, these ordinary people have,” he said barely audibly.

The Parable of Anger: Genghis Khan's Falcon

One morning Genghis Khan and his retinue went hunting. His companions armed themselves with bows and arrows, and he himself held his beloved falcon on his hand. No shooter could compare with him, because the bird looked out for a victim from the sky, where a person is not able to climb.
And yet, despite the passion that seized the hunters, none of them got anything. Disappointed, Genghis Khan returned to his camp, and, in order not to take out a bad mood on his comrades, he retired from his retinue and went alone.
He lingered too long in the forest and was exhausted from fatigue and thirst. Due to the drought that happened that year, the rivers dried up, and nowhere was it possible to find a sip of water, but suddenly - lo and behold! - he noticed a thin stream of water flowing down from the cliff. Immediately he took the falcon off his hand, took out a small silver bowl that was always with him, put it under the trickle and waited a long time for it to be filled to the brim. But when he was already raising the bowl to his lips, the falcon flapped its wings and knocked it out, throwing it far to the side.
Genghis Khan was furious. But nevertheless, he was very fond of this falcon, and besides, he understood that the bird, too, was probably tormented by thirst. He lifted the bowl, wiped it off, and put it back under the trickle. Before it was even half full, the falcon again knocked it out of its hands.
Genghis Khan adored the bird, but he could not tolerate such a disrespectful attitude towards himself. He drew his sword, and with the other hand raised the bowl and placed it under the stream, with one eye following the water, and the other - the falcon. When there was enough water to quench its thirst, the falcon flapped its wings again, hitting the bowl with them, but this time it killed the bird with a sword.
And then the trickle dried up. Determined to reach the source by all means, he began to climb the rock. He discovered it surprisingly quickly, but in it, right in the water, lay a dead snake - the most poisonous of all snakes living in those places. If he drank water, he would not be alive.
Genghis Khan returned to the camp with a dead chip in his hands and ordered to make his statue of pure gold, engraved on one wing:
"Even when your friend does things you don't like, he remains your friend."
On the other wing, he ordered to write:
"What is done in anger does not lead to good."

Parable: Buddha and the Villagers

A wise parable about insults and how to react to them:
Once the Buddha and his disciples were walking past a village in which the opponents of Buddhism lived. Residents poured out of their houses, surrounded them and began to insult. The Buddha's disciples became angry and were ready to fight back. After a pause, the Buddha spoke, and his speech confused not only the villagers, but also the disciples.
First, he turned to the students:
- These people are doing their job. They are angry, they think that I am the enemy of their religion, their moral principles. Therefore, they insult me, and this is natural. But why are you suddenly angry? Why do you have such a reaction? You behaved as these people intended, and thereby allowed them to manipulate you. And if so, then you are dependent on them. But aren't you free?
The people from the village did not expect such a reaction either. They fell silent. In the silence that followed, the Buddha addressed them:
- Did you say everything? If you have not yet expressed your opinion, you will have such an opportunity when we come back.
The perplexed villagers asked:
- But we insulted you, why are you not even angry with us?
Buddha replied:
- You are free people, and what you have done is your right. I do not react to this. Therefore, no one and nothing can force me to react the way he wants, no one can influence me and manipulate me. My actions flow from my inner state, from my awareness. And I would like to ask you a question that concerns you. In the previous village people greeted me with treats. I told them: “Thank you, we have already had breakfast, take these fruits and sweets with my blessing to yourself. We cannot carry them with us because we do not carry food with us. " And now I ask you: What do you think they did with what I did not accept and gave them back "
One person from the crowd said:
“They must have taken these fruits and sweets back and distributed them to their children and families.
“And today I do not accept your insults and curses,” said Buddha. I am returning them to you. What will you do with them? Take them with you and do whatever you want with them.

Parable of Love: Woman and Bird

Once upon a time there was a bird. A bird with strong wings, with sparkling multi-colored plumage. A creature created for free flight into the skies, born to delight the heads of those who follow her from the ground.
One day a woman saw her and fell in love. Her heart was pounding, her eyes glittered with excitement when, with her mouth open in amazement, she watched this bird fly. And she called her to fly with her together - and they set off across the blue sky in complete harmony with each other. The woman admired the bird, honored and glorified it.
But one day it occurred to her that this bird would probably someday want to fly away to distant distances, to unknown mountains. And the woman was scared - scared that she would never be able to experience anything like this with another bird. And I envied - envied the innate gift of flight.
And I was also afraid of loneliness.
And I thought: “I'll place the snares. The next time the bird arrives, it will not be able to fly away. "
And the bird, who also loved this woman, flew in the next day, fell into the trap, and then was put in a cage.
For days the woman admired the bird, showed the object of her passion to her friends, and they said: "Now you have everything." But strange things began to happen in the soul of this woman: she got the bird, there was no longer any need to lure it and tame it, and little by little the interest in it faded away. The bird, having lost the opportunity to fly - and this and only this was the meaning of its existence - it faded and lost its luster, became ugly, and the woman generally stopped paying attention to it: she only made sure that there was enough food and that the cage was cleaned.
And one day the bird took and died. The woman was very sad, only thought about her and remembered her day and night, but not how she languished in a cage, but how she saw her free flight under the clouds for the first time.
And if she looked into her soul, she would understand that she was captivated not by her beauty, but by the freedom and power of her spread wings.
Having lost the bird, it lost its life and meaning. And death knocked on her door. "Why did you come?" The woman asked her.
“So that you can again fly with your bird across the sky,” answered death. “If you let her leave you and return invariably, you would love her and admire her more than ever. But now, in order for you to see her again, the matter will not do without me. "

The parable of the power of the word

A little parable from Anthony de Mello:
The Master once spoke of the hypnotic power of words. Someone from the back rows shouted:
- You're talking nonsense! Can you become a saint because you keep repeating:
"God, God, God"? Can you become a sinner because you endlessly repeat: "Sin, Sin, Sin"?
- Sit down, you bastard! - snapped the Master.
The man was seized with rage. He burst into obscene language, and it took a long time before he regained consciousness.
With an air of remorse, the Master said:
- Forgive me ... I got excited. I sincerely apologize for my unforgivable attack.
The disciple immediately calmed down.
- Here's your answer, - summed up the Master. - At one word you were furious, at the other - calmed down.

Parable: The Sultan, the Magician and the Talent

Eastern parable about talent and genius.
One magician showed his art to the Sultan and his courtiers. All spectators were in awe. The sultan himself was beside himself with admiration.
- My God, what a miracle, what a genius!
His vizier said:
- Your Majesty, it is not the gods who burn the pots. The magician's art is the result of his diligence and tireless exercise.
The Sultan frowned. The vizier's words gave him pleasure in admiration for the magician's art.
“Oh, you ungrateful, how dare you say that such an art can be achieved by exercise? Once I said: either you have talent, or you don’t, you know, the way it is
Glancing contemptuously at his vizier, he exclaimed angrily:
“At least you don’t have it, go to the dungeon. There you can think about my words. But so that you do not feel lonely and that there is someone like you next to you, the calf will share the company with you.
From the very first day of his beating, the vizier began to exercise: he lifted the calf and carried it every day up the steps of the prison tower. Months passed, the calf turned into a mighty bull, and the vizier's strength increased every day through exercise. One fine day, the Sultan remembered his prisoner. He ordered to bring the vizier to her.
At the sight of him, the Sultan was amazed:
- Oh my God! What a miracle, what a genius!
The vizier, carrying the bull on his outstretched arms, replied with the same words as before:
- Your Majesty, it is not the gods who burn the pots. You gave this animal to me out of grace. My strength is the result of my lying down and exercising.

Parable: The Broken Precious Chalice

The Parable of Anger: The Girl and the Cookies

The girl was waiting for her flight at a large airport. Her flight was delayed and she will have to wait for the plane for several hours. She bought a book, a packet of cookies and sat down in a chair to pass the time. Next to her was an empty chair with a packet of cookies, and in the next chair was a man reading a magazine. She took the cookie, the man took it too! It pissed her off, but she said nothing and continued reading. And every time she took the cookie, the man kept taking it too. She was furious, but did not want to cause a scandal in a crowded airport.
When there was only one cookie left, she thought, "I wonder what this ignorant will do?"
As if reading her mind, the man took the cookie, broke it in half and handed it to her without looking up. This was the limit! She got up, packed her things and left ...
Later, when she got on the plane, reached into her purse to get her glasses and pulled out a packet of cookies ... She suddenly remembered that she had put her packet of cookies in her purse. And the man she thought was ignorant shared his cookies with her without showing a drop of anger, just out of kindness. She was so ashamed and there was no way to correct her guilt.
Before you get angry, think about it, maybe you are wrong!

Parable of Understanding: Two Families

Two different families live in neighboring houses. Some quarrel all the time, while others always have silence and mutual understanding.
Once, having envied a peaceful neighbor's family, the wife says to her husband:
- Go to your neighbors and see what they are doing, that they are always doing well.
I went and hid and watched. Here he sees a woman washes the floors in the house, suddenly something distracted her, and she ran to the kitchen. At this time, her husband urgently needed to go to the house. He did not notice the bucket of water, hooked it and the water spilled.
Then the wife came, apologizes to her husband, says:
- Sorry, dear, I am to blame.
- No, forgive me, I am to blame.
The man got upset and went home. At home, the wife asks:
- Well, did you look?
- Yes!
- Well?
- Got it! We have ALL RIGHTS, and they have ALL GUILTY.

Parable: Sage and the same anecdote

One wise man, speaking to the audience, told them an anecdote. The entire audience shuddered with laughter.
A few minutes later, he told people the same anecdote again. Only a few people smiled.
The sage told the same joke for the third time, but no one laughed anymore.
The wise old man smiled and said: "You cannot laugh constantly at the same joke ... So why do you constantly allow yourself to cry about the same thing?"

The Parable of Happiness: The Sage and the Unhappy Man

Once a sage walked along the road, admired the beauty of the world and enjoyed life. Suddenly he noticed an unhappy man, hunched over under an overwhelming burden.
- Why do you doom yourself to such suffering? - Asked the sage.
“I suffer for the happiness of my children and grandchildren.” The man answered.
- My great-grandfather suffered all his life for the happiness of his grandfather, my grandfather suffered for the happiness of my father, my father suffered for my happiness, and I will suffer all my life, only so that my children and grandchildren become happy.
- Was at least someone happy in your family? The sage asked.
- No, but my children and grandchildren will definitely be happy! - answered the unfortunate man.
- An illiterate cannot teach to read, and a mole cannot raise an eagle! - Said the sage. - First learn to be happy yourself, then you will understand how to make your children and grandchildren happy!

Parable: Boy and Faith in Miracles

The boy was very fond of reading kind and clever fairy tales and believed everything that was written there. Therefore, he looked for miracles in life, but could not find anything in it that would be similar to his favorite fairy tales. Feeling a little disappointed in his search, he asked his mother if it was right that he believed in miracles? Or miracles do not happen in life?
- My dear, - my mother answered him with love, - if you try to grow up a kind and good boy, then all the fairy tales in your life will come true. Remember that they are not looking for miracles - they come to good people themselves.

Jewish Parable: Moishe and the Pressing Shoe

Moishe comes to the rabbi, says that he wants to divorce his wife. The rabbi begins to persuade him not to do this.
- Moishe, why do you want to get a divorce, it will be worse for you.
- No, I'll be better. Well, so they bicker for a long time, finally, the rabbi says:
- Listen, Moishe. Your wife is so beautiful, so pleasant, she pleases the eye, everyone dreams of such. Everyone knows her merits, and you want to leave her, why?
Moishe silently removes her shoe and puts it in front of the rabbi.
“Why are you thrusting your shoe on me?” “Rebbe, look at this shoe.
- Why should I look at this shoe? What has the shoe to do with it?
“Rebbe, this is a wonderful shoe. Everyone can see how beautiful she is, how pleasant she is, how pleasing to the eye, everyone wants to have such a shoe, but only I alone know how this bastard shakes me!

Parable: Dispute of the Disciples

One day the Master saw the disciples arguing passionately, and each one was confident in his righteousness, and it seemed that this dispute would never end. Then the Master said:
- When people argue because they strive for the truth, then this dispute must inevitably end, for there is only one truth, and both will eventually come to it. When the disputants strive not for the truth, but for victory, then the dispute flares up more and more, for no one can come out victorious in the dispute without his opponent being defeated.
The disciples immediately fell silent and then apologized to Master and each other.

The parable of the sacrifices

The new teacher, arriving in the classroom, found that one boy was being teased by Moishe the Fool. At recess, he asked the guys why they called him so names.
- Yes, he really is a fool, master teacher. If you give him a large five shekels and a small ten, he will choose five because he thinks it is larger. Here, look ...
The guy takes out two coins and offers Moishe to choose. He, as always, chooses five. The teacher asks with surprise:
- Why did you choose a five shekel coin instead of ten?
- Look, she's bigger, master teacher!
After school, the teacher approached Moishe.
- Don't you understand that five shekels are larger only in size, but ten shekels can buy more?
- Of course I understand, master teacher.
- So why do you choose five?
- Because if I choose ten, they will stop giving me money!

The Parable of Life: The Master and the Waitress

Returning from the trip, the Master told about a story that happened to him, which, he believed, could become a metaphor for life itself:
During a short stop, he headed to a cozy cafe. The menu included mouth-watering soups, hot spices, and other tempting dishes.
The master ordered a soup.
- Are you on this bus? The respectable waitress asked politely. The master nodded.
- Then there is no soup.
- And steamed rice with curry sauce? - asked the surprised Master.
- Not if you're on that bus. You can order only sandwiches. I spent the whole morning preparing the dishes, and you have no more than ten minutes left to eat. I cannot allow you to eat a dish, the taste of which you will not be able to appreciate due to lack of time.

The parable of work: a restless youth

One high-ranking Chinese official had an only son. He grew up as an intelligent boy, but he was restless, and no matter what they tried to teach him, he did not show zeal in anything, and his knowledge was only superficial. He could draw and play the flute, but artlessly; studied laws, but even the scribes knew more than him.
His father, worried about this situation, gave him to a famous martial artist as an apprentice to make his son's spirit strong, as befits a real husband. However, the young man soon got tired of repeating the monotonous movements of the same blows.
He turned to the master with the words: - Teacher! How long can the same movement be repeated? Isn't it time for me to learn the real martial art for which your school is so famous?
The master did not answer, but allowed the movements of the older students to be repeated, and soon the young man knew many techniques.
One day the master called the young man and handed him a scroll with a letter.
“Take this letter to your father.
The young man took the letter and went to the neighboring town where his father lived. The road to the city skirted a large meadow, in the middle of which an old man was practicing a punch. And while the young man walked around the meadow, the old man tirelessly practiced the same blow.
- Hey, old man! - shouted the young man. - You will thresh the air! You still can't beat even a child!
The old man shouted back that he should first try to defeat him, and then laugh. The young man accepted the challenge.
Ten times he tried to attack the old man and ten times the old man knocked him down with the same blows of the hand. The blow that he had worked tirelessly before. After the tenth time, the young man could no longer continue the fight.
- I could kill you on the first blow! - said the old man. - But you are still young and stupid. Go your way.
Ashamed, the young man reached his father's house and handed him a letter. The father unwrapped the scroll and returned it to his son:
- This is for you.
It was inscribed in the teacher's calligraphic handwriting: "One blow perfected is better than a hundred half-trained."

Parable: Envy and Lemons

Once my wife sent me to the store for lemons. Hy gripp, you know. And she said - kypi big, but not rotten, as usual. Hy I went to the tray with lemons, I'm going over it. All cool, rotten, thick-skinned.
I look out of the corner of my eyes: there is another tray to the right, and in it another man is shuffling lemons. And he has big, ripe, delicious lemons. Hy think, right now, the man will go away - I will immediately pick up lemons from the right.
So, for the sake of appearance, I change the structure, and I myself glance sideways at the muzhikovy pyky - waiting for him to finally take what he needs and roll it off. And he, the brute, is poking around and poking around. He waited about five minutes - and he doesn't like that, and this, even though he has lemons, is like a selection. Hy could not stand it - I turn to him to say what I think about him, but to the right ... a mirror.

Parable: The Wise Pig and Manners

The Wise Pig was asked:
- Why do you kick with your feet while eating?
“I love to feel food not only with my mouth, but also with my body,” answered the Wise Pig. - When I, while being full, feel the touch of food on my feet, I get double pleasure from it.
- But what about the manners inherent in a decent upbringing?
- Manners are for those around you, and pleasure is for yourself. If the basis of pleasure comes from my nature, then pleasure itself is beneficial.
“But manners are also useful!
- When manners bring me more benefit than pleasure, I do not put my feet in the food, - Pig answered proudly and went about her business.

The Parable of Work: Mathematician George Danzig

When the future mathematician George Danzig was still a student, the following story happened to him. George took his studies very seriously and often stayed up late into the night.
One day he slept a little because of this and came to Professor Neumann's lecture 20 minutes late. The student quickly copied two tasks from the blackboard, assuming it was homework. The task was difficult, it took George several days to solve them, he brought the solution to the professor.
He said nothing, but a few weeks later broke into George's house at six in the morning. It turned out that the student had found the correct solution to two previously unsolvable problems in mathematics, which he did not even suspect, since he was late for the lesson and did not hear the preamble to the problems on the blackboard.
In a few days he managed to solve not one, but two problems over which mathematicians have been tormented for a thousand years, and even Einstein could not find a solution to them.
George was not limited by the glory of these problems as insurmountable, he just did not know that it was impossible.

The Parable of Motivation: Get Up!

One student asked his Sufi mentor:
Teacher, what would you say if you knew about my fall?
- Get up!
- And next time?
- Get up again!
- And how long can it last - everything to fall and rise?
- Fall and rise as long as you live! After all, the one who fell and did not rise is dead.

Parable about truth and parable

Earlier, Pravda walked the streets naked. This, of course, did not please people, and no one let her into his house. One day, when the sad Truth wandered the streets, she met Proverb, dressed in beautiful clothes, pleasing to the eye.
The parable asked the Truth:
- Why do you walk the streets naked and so sad?
Truth lowered her head sadly and said:
- My sister, I am sinking lower and lower. I am already old and unhappy, so people are moving away from me.
- It cannot be, - said the Parable, - that people are moving away from you because you are old. I, too, are not younger than you, but the older I get, the more they find in me. I'll tell you a secret: people don't like simple, open things. They prefer things to be a little hidden and embellished. Let me lend you some of my beautiful dresses, and you will immediately see how people will love you.
Truth took the advice of Proverbs and dressed in her beautiful clothes. And here's a miracle - since that day, no one has run away from her, and she was received with joy and with a smile. Since then, Truth and Parable have not parted.

Krivin Felix Davidovich

Tales with morality

Felix Krivin

Tales with morality

Hey, you are falling behind, you are falling behind! - says Big Arrow Small. - I have already passed how many years, and you are still marking time! You badly serve our time!

Little Arrow is stomping, does not have time. Where can she keep up with the Big Arrow!

But it shows hours, not minutes.

TWO STONES

At the very shore there were two stones - two inseparable and old friends. All day long they basked in the rays of the southern sun and, it seemed, were happy that the sea was rustling on the sidelines and did not disturb their calm and peaceful comfort.

But then one day, when a storm roamed the sea, the friendship of two friends ended: one of them was picked up by a wave that had run ashore and carried away with it far into the sea.

Another stone, clinging to a rotten snag, managed to stay on the shore and for a long time could not recover from fear. And when he calmed down a little, he found new friends. They were old, dry and cracked lumps of clay from time to time. From morning till night they listened to the Stone's stories about how he risked his life, which he was in danger during a storm. And, repeating this story to them every day, Stone finally felt like a hero.

Years passed ... Under the rays of the hot sun, the Stone itself cracked and was almost no different from its friends - lumps of clay.

But then the oncoming wave threw ashore a brilliant Flint, which has not yet been seen in these parts.

Hello buddy! he shouted to Cracked Stone.

Old Stone was surprised.

Sorry, this is the first time I see you.

Oh you! I see it for the first time! Have you forgotten how many years we spent together on this shore before I was carried out to sea?

And he told his old friend what he had to endure in the depths of the sea and how it was still very interesting there.

Come with me! - offered Flint. - You will see real life, you will recognize real storms.

But his friend. The cracked Stone, looked at the lumps of clay, which at the word "storm" were ready to completely crumble from fear, and said:

No, this is not for me. I am perfectly arranged here too.

Well, as you know! - Flint jumped on the surging wave and rushed into the sea.

All those who remained on the shore were silent for a long time. Finally, Cracked Stone said:

He was lucky, so he became arrogant. Was it worth risking your life for him? Where is the truth? Where's the justice?

And the lumps of clay agreed with him that there is no justice in life.

NEEDLE IN DEBT

Do not give the Hedgehog rest.

Only he will curl up, settle down in his hole to nap for a month or two, while the cold will recede, and then there is a knock.

May I come in?

The Hedgehog will look out of the threshold, and there is a furrier Hamster, a fur coat master.

Sorry to bother you, - Apologizes Hamster. - Could you borrow a needle?

What will you answer him? The Hedgehog crumples - and it's a pity to give, and it's ashamed to refuse.

I would be glad - he says - I would love to. Yes, I myself have not enough of them.

I have only for the evening, - asks the Hamster. - The customer needs to finish the fur coat, but the needle broke.

Painfully, the Hedgehog pulls out a needle for him:

I only ask you: finish the work - return it immediately.

Of course, but of course! - assures the Hamster and, taking the needle, hurries to finish the fur coat for the customer.

The hedgehog returns to the burrow, fits. But as soon as he begins to doze, there is another knock.

Hello, are you still awake?

This time Liska the milliner appeared.

Borrow a needle, - asks. - Somewhere mine is lost. I was looking, looking, I can’t find it.

Hedgehog this and that - nothing happens. Lisa also has to borrow a needle.

After that, the Hedgehog finally manages to fall asleep. He lies, looking at his dreams, and at this time the Hamster has already finished his fur coat and hurries to the Hedgehog, brings him a needle.

The Hamster came up to the mink Hedgehog, knocked once, twice, and then looked inside. He sees: The hedgehog is sleeping, snoring. “I’m not going to wake him up,” thinks Hamster.

I found more space on the hedgehog's back and stuck the needle in there. And how the hedgehog will jump! I didn’t figure it out, of course, from sleep.

Save! - shouts. - They killed, stabbed!

Don't worry, the Hamster says politely. - I returned the needle to you. Many thanks.

The Hedgehog tossed and turned for a long time, could not sleep from the pain. But all the same, he fell asleep and, forgetting about the Hamster, again took up his dreams. Suddenly...

Ay! - the Hedgehog yelled. - Save, help!

He came to his senses a little, looked - next to him Liska the milliner was standing, smiling.

I think I scared you a little. I brought this needle. I was in such a hurry, in such a hurry that you would not worry.

The Hedgehog is curled up in a ball, grumbles to himself on the sly. Why grumble something? With pain he gave, with pain and receives back.

"DROP HISTORY",

I wrote and put a blot on the paper.

It's good that you decided to write about me! - said the Blot. - I am so grateful to you!

You're wrong, I replied. - I want to write about a drop.

But I am also a drop! - Blot insisted. - Only ink.

There are different ink drops, ”I said. - Some write letters, exercises in the Russian language and arithmetic, these are stories like this one. Others, like you, only take up space on paper. Well, what can I write good about you?

The blot ponders.

At this time, a small Ray appears near her. The leaves of the trees outside the window try to keep him out of the room. They rustle after him:

Don't you dare get along with this slob! You will get dirty!

But Ray is not afraid to get dirty. He really wants to help the ink drop, which so unsuccessfully sat on the paper.

I ask Blots:

Do you really want me to write about you?

I really want to, - she admits.

Then you have to deserve it. Trust Luchik. He will take you away, free you from ink, and you will become a pure, transparent drop. There is a job for you, just be careful not to give up any work.

Okay, - Kaplya agrees. Now it can already be called that.

I stand at the window and look at the clouds that float away into the distance.

Somewhere out there, among them, and my Drop. And I wave my hand to her:

Goodbye, Drop! Bon Voyage!

And far, far away, in the sultry steppe, the Kolos sways in the wind. He knows he has to grow big and that for that he needs moisture. He knows that without rain he will dry out in the sun and will not thank the people who take care of him so carefully. Only Kolos does not know about one thing: about our agreement with Kaplya.

And the Drop flies to his aid, and hurries, and urges the wind:

Rather, rather, we may not be in time!

What a joy it was when she finally arrived at the place! The drop did not even think that it could break, falling from such a height. She immediately rushed down to her Kolos.

Coming up with a fairy tale is a creative task that develops speech, imagination, imagination, creative thinking in children. These tasks help the child create a fairy-tale world where he is the main character, forming in the child such qualities as kindness, courage, courage, and patriotism.

Writing independently, the child develops these qualities. Our children really like to invent fairy tales themselves, it brings them joy and pleasure. The fairy tales invented by children are very interesting, they help to understand the inner world of your children, a lot of emotions, the invented heroes seem to have come to us from another world, the world of childhood. Drawings for these compositions look very funny. The page contains short fairy tales that schoolchildren came up with for a literary reading lesson in grade 3. If the children are unable to compose a fairy tale by themselves, then invite them to come up with the beginning, end or continuation of the fairy tale on their own.

A fairy tale should have:

• introduction (outset)
• main action
• denouement + epilogue (desirable)
• a fairy tale should teach something good

The presence of these components will give your creative work the correct finished look. Please note that in the examples below, these components are not always present, and this serves as a reason for lowering the ratings.

Combat against an alien

In a certain city, in a certain country, there was a president and a first lady. They had three sons - triplets: Vasya, Vanya and Roma. They were smart, brave and brave, only Vasya and Vanya were irresponsible. One day an alien attacked the city. And no army could handle. This alien destroyed houses at night. The brothers came up with a stealth plane - a drone. Vasya and Vanya were supposed to be on duty, but fell asleep. And Roma could not sleep. And when the alien appeared, he began to fight with him. It turned out to be not so easy. The plane was hit. Roma woke up the brothers and they helped him fly the smoking drone. And together they defeated the alien. (Kamenkov Makar)

Dots appeared like a ladybug.

Once upon a time there was an artist. And he once thought of drawing a fabulous picture of the life of insects. He drew, drew, and suddenly he saw a ladybug. She seemed not very beautiful to him. And he decided to change the color of the back, the ladybug looked strange. Changed the color of the head, it looked strange again. And when I painted spots on the back, it became beautiful. And he liked her so much that he drew 5-6 pieces at once. The artist's picture was hung in the museum for everyone to admire. And ladybirds still have dots on their backs. When other insects ask, "Why do you have ladybugs on the back?" They answer: "It was the artist who painted us" (Surzhikova Maria)

Fear has big eyes

There lived a grandmother and a granddaughter. They went to fetch water every day. Grandmother had big bottles, granddaughter had smaller ones. Once our water carriers went to fetch water. They have collected water and are going home through the area. They walk and see an apple tree, and under the apple tree a cat. The wind blew, and the apple fell on the cat's forehead. The cat got scared, but ran straight to our water carriers under our feet. They got scared, threw the bottles and ran home. The grandmother fell on the bench, the granddaughter hid behind the grandmother. The cat ran scared, barely carried away his legs. They say rightly: "Fear has large eyes - what is not, and that is what they see"

Snowflake

Once upon a time there was a king with a daughter. Her name was Snowflake, because she was made of snow and melted in the sun. But, despite this, my heart was not very kind. The king did not have a wife and he said to the snowflake: “Now you will grow up and who will take care of me?” The snowflake saw the suffering of the king-father and offered to find him a wife. The king agreed. After a while, the king found a wife for himself, her name was Rosella. She was angry and jealous of her stepdaughter. The snowflake was friends with all animals, as people were allowed to see her, for the king was afraid that people might harm his beloved daughter.

Every day the Snowflake grew and bloomed, and the stepmother figured out how to get rid of her. Rosella learned the secret of Snowflake and decided to destroy her by all means. She called Snowflake to her and said: "My daughter, I am very sick and only the decoction that my sister is brewing will help me, but she lives very far away." Snowflake agreed to help her stepmother.

The girl set off in the evening, found where Rosella's sister lived, took her broth and hurried back. But dawn began and it turned into a puddle. Where the Snowflake melted, a beautiful flower grew. Rosella told the king that she let Snowflake go to look at the white light, but she never returned. The king was upset, he waited day and night for his daughter.

A girl was walking in the forest where the fairy flower grew. She took the flower home, began to look after him and talk to him. One spring day the flower bloomed and a girl grew out of it. This girl turned out to be Snowflake. She went with her savior to the palace of the unfortunate king and told everything to the priest. The king got angry with Rosella and drove her out. And he recognized the savior of his daughter as the second daughter. And they have lived together very happily ever since. (Veronica)

Magical forest

Once upon a time there was a boy named Vova. One day he went to the forest. The forest turned out to be magical as in a fairy tale. Dinosaurs lived there. Vova walked and saw frogs in the clearing. They danced and sang. Suddenly a dinosaur came. He was awkward and big, and he also began to dance. Vova laughed and the trees too. that was the adventure with Vova. (Boltnova Victoria)

The tale of the good hare

Once upon a time there was a hare and a hare. They huddled in a small dilapidated hut at the edge of the forest. One day the hare went to pick mushrooms and berries. I collected a whole bag of mushrooms and a basket of berries.

He goes home, towards the hedgehog. "What are you carrying a hare?" The hedgehog asks. "Mushrooms and berries" - the hare is responsible. And he treated the hedgehog with mushrooms. He went on. A squirrel gallops towards. I saw a squirrel berries and says: "Give me a bunny of berries, I will give them to my squirrels." The hare treated the squirrel and went on. A bear is walking towards. He gave the bear some mushrooms to taste and went on.

Towards the fox. "Give me your hare's harvest!" The hare grabbed a bag of mushrooms and a basket of berries and ran away from the fox. The fox took offense at the hare and decided to take revenge on him. She ran ahead of the hare to his hut and destroyed it.

The hare comes home, but there is no hut. Only the hare sits and cries with bitter tears. The local animals learned about the hare's misfortune, and came to help him build a new house. And the house turned out to be a hundred times better than the previous one. And then they got rabbits. And they began to live and live and take forest friends to visit.

Magic wand

Once upon a time there were three brothers. Two strong and weak. The strong were lazy, and the third was hardworking. They went into the forest for mushrooms and got lost. The brothers saw the palace all of gold, went inside, and there the riches are innumerable. The first brother took a sword of gold. The second brother took a cudgel of iron. The third took the magic wand. Out of nowhere appeared the Serpent Gorynych. One with a sword, the other with a club, but the Serpent Gorynych does not take anything. Only the third brother waved his wand, and instead of the kite, a boar became, which ran away. The brothers returned home and have been helping the weak brother ever since.

Bunny

Once upon a time there was a little bunny. And once the fox stole him, carried him far, far away, beyond the distant lands. She put him in a dungeon and locked him up. A poor bunny sits and thinks: "How to be saved?" And suddenly he sees stars falling out of a small window, and a small fairy squirrel appeared. And she told him to wait for the fox to fall asleep and get the key. The fairy gave him a parcel, told him to open it only at night.

Night has come. Bunny untied the bundle and saw a fishing rod. He took it through the window and swung it. The hook hit the key. He pulled the bunny and took the key. He opened the door and ran home. And the fox looked for him, looked for him, and never found him.

The tale of the king

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, a king and a queen lived. And they had three sons: Vanya, Vasya and Peter. One day the brothers were walking in the garden. In the evening they came home. The king and queen meet them at the gate and say: “The robbers attacked our land. Take troops and drive them out of our land ”. And the brothers drove off, began to look for the robbers.

For three days and three nights they rode without rest. On the fourth day, a heated battle is seen near one village. The brothers galloped to help. There was a battle from early morning until late at night. Many people were killed on the battlefield, but the brothers won.

They returned home. The tsar and tsarina rejoiced at the victory, the tsar became proud of his sons and made a feast for the whole world. And I was there, and I drank honey. It flowed down the mustache, but did not get into the mouth.

Magic fish

Once upon a time there was a boy named Petya. Once he went fishing. The first time he threw the line, he caught nothing. The second time he threw the line and again caught nothing. For the third time, he threw the line and caught a goldfish. Petya brought her home and put her in a jar. He began to make invented fabulous wishes:

Fish - fish I want to learn math.

Okay, Petya, I'll do the math for you.

Fish - fish I want to learn Russian.

Okay, Petya, I'll do Russian for you.

And the boy made a third wish:

I want to become a scientist

The fish did not say anything, only splashed its tail in the water and disappeared into the waves forever.

If you do not study and work, then you cannot become a scientist.

Magic girl

There was a girl in the world - the Sun. And they called the Sun because it smiled. The Sun began to travel across Africa. She wanted to drink. As she spoke these words, a large bucket of cool water suddenly appeared. The girl drank some water, and the water was golden. And the Sun became strong, healthy and happy. And when it was difficult for her in life, these difficulties went away. And the girl understood about her magic. She thought of toys, but it did not come true. The Sun began to be capricious and the magic was gone. They say rightly: "You want a lot - you will get little."

A fairy tale about kittens

Once upon a time there was a cat and a cat, and they had three kittens. The eldest was named Barsik, the middle one was Murzik, and the youngest was Ryzhik. One day they went for a walk and saw a frog. The kittens chased her. The frog jumped into the bushes and disappeared. Ginger asked Barsik:

Who is it?

I don’t know - answered Barsik.

Let's catch him - suggested Murzik.

And the kittens climbed into the bushes, but the frog was no longer there. They went home to tell their mother about it. Mother cat listened to them and said that it was a frog. So the kittens found out what kind of animal it was.

All adults read fairy tales to their children. And this is a very correct decision, since it is with the help of fairy tales that it is easiest to explain to a child what is good, what is bad. Classic children's stories are often funny and instructive, with many colorful illustrations and can be purchased at any bookstore.

It is not surprising that adults also like fairy tales, and they enjoy spending time reading a book, plunging headlong into the world of fairy tales. Below are the most popular classic fairy tales that each of us probably read in childhood:

1. The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling is a tale written by Hans Christian Anderson (1805-1875), a Danish novelist and poet, author of world famous fairy tales for children and adults. The tale tells about a little duckling who is constantly offended by other inhabitants of the poultry yard. But this does not last long, as over time the little duckling turns into a beautiful white swan - the most beautiful bird of all. This tale is liked by both adults and children, because it shows personal growth, transformation, change into a wonderful, better side.

The tale, along with three other works by Anderson, was first published on November 11, 1843 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was highly critical of the public. However, the fairy tale was immediately included in the repertoire of the opera house, a musical based on the fairy tale was staged, and an animated film was also shot. This work does not belong to folklore or folk tales, as it was invented by Hans Christian Anderson.

This is one of those fairy tales, after reading which, we understand that we are not what we seem at first glance. We are all different, we are all different from each other, but it is one thing to know that you are not like the others, it is another to be surprised at your own, unexpected, beautiful reincarnation. Each of us must learn to forgive ourselves past mistakes, learn to change for the better and strive for self-development and self-knowledge.

2. "The Boy Who Shouted Wolf"

The entertainment for the boy, the main character of this tale, was to lie to the people from his village about the wolf, which is supposedly going to eat the flock of sheep that the boy grazed. He shouted: "Wolf!", But in reality there was no wolf when people from the village came to the rescue. The boy was amused by this situation and he laughed at those who came to his aid. It so happened that one day a wolf did come to profit from a flock of sheep. When the boy began to call for help, no one from the village paid attention to this, as everyone decided that the boy was lying again. Ultimately, he lost all of his sheep. The moral of this tale is this: Never undermine people's trust, as it is sometimes very difficult to restore it.

3. "Thumbelina"

The fairy tale "Thumbelina" (date. Tommelise), written by Hans Christian Anderson, was first published on December 16, 1835 by K.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark. Together with the fairy tales "Nasty Boy" and "Sputnik", "Thumbelina" was included in the second collection called "Tales Told for Children." In his fairy tale, the author tells about the adventures of a tiny girl Thumbelina, about her acquaintance with the family of toads, the May beetle, and marriage with a mole. Thumbelina goes through a lot of trials and at the end of the tale she marries the king of the flower elves, who was as small as Thumbelina herself.

This tale is one of the most famous in the world. Children like to read about the adventures of a little girl, about her difficult journey. With his fairy tale, the author wanted to convey to us that the most important thing is not what awaits you at the end of your journey, but what happens to you during your journey.

4. "Elves and the Shoemaker"

Be always friendly and helpful! Remember to say, “Thank you,” and really be grateful. These are the main tips that the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Elves and the Shoemaker" gives us.

Fairy elves helped the shoemaker to make very beautiful shoes that many wealthy people were madly fond of. Ultimately, the Shoemaker became very rich selling wonderful pairs of shoes to the townspeople, but he was not arrogant and always said words of gratitude and was very respectful of the little creatures who once helped him make his cherished dreams come true. Never forget to say "Thank you" to the people around you, and you will be rewarded for your respect hundreds of times more than you expected.

5. "Hansel and Gretel"

This is a tale about young Hansel and Gretel, brother and sister, about their bravery and how they overcame the spell of the old witch - the cannibal. But the lesson that this tale bears most likely applies to adults, namely to fathers. The moral is as follows: a man, if he marries a second time, should be very responsible when choosing a second wife, especially if he has children from his first marriage; the wife-to-be should not want to get rid of the children.

6. "Puss in Boots"

"Puss in Boots" is a very famous European fairy tale, in which we are talking about a cat with unusual abilities and a sharp mind. The cat, with the help of cunning and thanks to his business acumen, helps his poor and rootless owner to get what he wanted: power, wealth and the hand of a princess. The tale was written in the late seventeenth century by the French author of fairy tales for children Charles Perrault, a retired civil servant and also a member of the French Academy.

Another version of the tale, called "Caliuso", was published in 1634 by Giovani Battista Basile. This version of the tale, in print and with illustrations, appeared two years before the 1967 version of Perrault was published, included in a collection of eight fairy tales entitled Histoires ou contes du temps passé. Charles Perrault's version was published by Barbin. The collection of fairy tales was a great success, and the fairy tale about the puss in boots itself remains one of the most beloved in the world to this day.

Everything can be obtained with the help of charm and a drop of cunning - this is the main idea that the author wanted to convey to the reader. The tale speaks of a cat that a poor young man inherited from his father. Through intelligence, dexterity and ingenuity, the cat helped its owner live a better, richer life. He found new clothes for the young man, helped to impress the king, the cat even coped with the man-eating giant, fooling him and turning him into a mouse.

7. "The new dress of the king"

"The King's New Dress" (Dan. Keiserens nye Klæder) is a short tale by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promised the King to sew for him a dress that would be invisible to people who do not correspond to the King in rank - people are stupid, incompetent, poor ... When the King walked in his new outfit among ordinary people, one little boy said: "The King is naked!" The tale has been translated into hundreds of languages ​​around the world.
When you need advice or opinion on something, ask your child. The child will answer you honestly, tell the truth without concealment. In fact, the King was not wearing any new dress, but the people on the street preferred to feign admiration for the new outfit, everyone was afraid to appear foolish. Only one small child sincerely told the truth.

We all come from childhood and we perfectly understand that children need fairy tales for a better perception of the world and development. The use of fairy tales is simply invaluable, as the child is immersed in the world of magic and miracles, together with his favorite characters he experiences every situation, every adventure, this is what allows him to develop imagination and memory.

PUSS IN BOOTS

And they also assured me, - said Puss in Boots to the Giant, - but this I just can't believe - that you seem to know how to transform even into the smallest animals. Well, for example, become a mouse. I must say, right, that I think this is completely impossible.

Oh, that's how! Impossible? - asked the Giant. - Come on, look!

And in the same blink of an eye, the Giant turned into a mouse. The cat chased after her, but the mouse, giggling maliciously, flew away to the ceiling, because it turned out to be flying.

MORAL: If you want to achieve the correct execution of the order, formulate the terms of reference as accurately as possible.

CINDERELLA, or CRYSTAL SHOE

The prince ordered to announce publicly, to the sound of trumpets and fanfare, that the girl, who would fit a crystal slipper, would become his wife.

Of course, first the slipper was given to the princesses to measure, then to the duchesses, then to the court ladies, but it was all in vain: it was cramped for both the duchesses, and the princesses, and the court ladies.

While it was Cinderella's turn, the nimble daughter of a lady-in-waiting tried on a slipper, and ... that's how it is! He suited her just right.

The prince was about to, reluctantly, fulfill his promise, but could not: the maid of honor's daughter had just turned ten years old.

MORAL: There are many A all girls and many B girls of marriageable age. It is clear that B is a non-empty set, that is, it is a correct part of the set A. Those who do not know this, it is simply too early to marry.

BY MAGIC

Emelya went to fetch water. He just threw the bucket into the hole when he came across a large pike. Emelya was delighted:

I'll make fish soup out of this pike. Glorious ear will be, fat!

And the pike splashed its tail in the bucket and speaks in a human voice (how could she know where she had drifted into):

Release me, youngster, and I "ll make you a rich man!

Emelya, of course, did not understand anything and ate the pike.

MORAL: Knowledge of foreign languages ​​can sometimes be of great benefit.

Grandfather planted a turnip. The turnip has grown big, very large. Grandfather began to pull a turnip from the ground. Pulls-pulls - cannot pull. Grandfather called Grandma, Granddaughter, Bug, Cat and Mouse. Mouse for Cat, Cat for Bug, Bug for Granddaughter, Granddaughter for Grandma, Grandma for Grandpa, Grandpa for a turnip, grabbed, pulled, - the tops came off, and they all fell on each other. The turnip is not on the spot.

MORAL: It is possible to predict how a real solid body will behave under load only if there is a compression-tensile test diagram, using calculation methods developed in the science of the strength of materials.

The Soldier opened the first door and entered the room. There is a chest in the middle of the room, a dog sits on the chest. Her eyes are like two tea saucers ...

What a monster, - said the Soldier, grabbed the dog and instantly put it on the witch's apron.

Then the dog calmed down, the Soldier opened the chest and let’s carry money from there. He filled his pockets full of copper money, closed the chest and put the dog on it again, while he went into another room.

His pockets were large, soldier's - each with a capacity of about two liters (that is, cubic decimeters). And the uniform was pretty worn out. Therefore, before he had time to step, the pockets broke through under the weight (the density of copper is still 8.8 kg / cubic dm), and everything spilled out ...

The other room was full of silver. The Soldier could no longer fill his pockets, he filled his satchel. The satchel was neither large nor small: something about 20 cubic dm. Grunting, he barely carried his load into the third room (note - the density of silver is 10.5 kg / cubic dm, and the satchel weighed a good 200 kg) ...

Father, how much gold there was! The soldier poured silver money from his knapsack and began to fill it with gold. And not only a knapsack: he piled gold in both his hat and boots. The knapsack included a centner that way three and a half (the density of gold - 19.3), and a hat, which had a volume of seven liters - one hundred and thirty kilograms. Some forty kilograms fit behind the tops of the boots ... Add the Soldier's own weight - he will gain six hundred kilograms.

The Soldier, of course, could no longer move on his own. One was the hope - for the superhuman strength of the Witch, which should have pulled him out of the dungeon with a rope.

The witch pulled herself up and pulled out ... would (after all, a witch), but the rope was not at all calculated to find a centner of the load and burst at the most crucial moment.

So the Soldier remained in the dungeon.

MORAL: To obtain rational profit, it is not enough to know the basics of political economy (the soldier was well aware of the monetary function of metals): basic information from their natural sciences is also necessary.

Gingerbread man and Grandmother left, and left Grandfather. From the Bear and the Wolf - even more so he left. Only it was not possible to leave Lisa so easily.

The Fox lured him by cunning right into her mouth and set out to eat it. He took a bite of the Gingerbread Man ... and spat it out: while the Gingerbread Man ran from Grandmother, Grandfather, Bear and Wolf, it became completely stale.

MORAL: If you need to freshen up a stale baked product, wrap it in a damp cloth and put it in a hot oven for a few minutes.