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Equipment: the teacher has a computer, a multimedia projector, a screen; Students have workbooks and the text of the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful” on their desks.

The literature course in the 5th grade, taking into account the gymnasium component, provides for the initial acquaintance of students with the artistic world of the work. In the lessons, definitions are given to the following literary concepts: artistic world, artistic space, artistic time, the hero of a work.

When working on the “Fairy Tales” section, students’ understanding of the artistic world of fairy tales deepens. Based on the book by Tamarchenko N.D. and Streltsova L.E. “Journey to a “foreign” country,” the teacher introduces students to a special artistic space in which there is the hero’s “own” world, the hero’s “alien” world and the border between these worlds .

At the beginning of the lesson, the teacher talks about fairy tale collectors and recalls the types of fairy tales in literature. The entire main content of the lesson is aimed at studying the artistic world of the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful”. The teacher draws attention to the peculiarity of all fairy tales, where all the heroes make a journey from their home. Thus, the world of fairy-tale space is divided into the world of the hero and the “alien” world in which the main character finds himself.

During the lesson, a description of Vasilisa is given, it is found out why she ends up with a Doll and why the main character is forced to leave home to get fire. All this information at the beginning of the tale relates to the heroine’s world. The guys summarize the work and find out the features of the hero’s world, which is characterized by the following: at the beginning of the fairy tale, a description of the world where the hero lives is given, indicating a mysterious place; the hero leaves his home and finds himself in a world alien to him, crossing a mysterious border; The hero must pass tests, which the hero, the assistant, helps him complete.

When working on the “alien” world of the hero, attention is drawn to the image of Baba Yaga. She is the main representative of the “alien” world, because only she knows secret knowledge. Having tested Vasilisa, Baba Yaga sends the heroine home with a gift (fire). Analyzing these episodes, students characterize the hero’s “alien” world. It is characterized by the following: magical events, forbidden places and amazing characters await the hero; the hero knows how to behave with representatives of the “alien” world, although he has to go through difficult tests; the hero always returns back to his familiar world, and is rewarded with gifts for his courage and hard work.

Summing up the artistic world of the fairy tale, it should be noted that Vasilisa is really the heroine of the fairy tale, because she managed to find her way to the next world and return from where no one had ever returned alive. For such trials, a reward awaits her - a wedding. During the conversation, the character qualities of the heroine are formulated, and the concept of “folk ideal” is introduced.

Hence, this lesson pursues not only the goal of identifying the features of the artistic world of a fairy tale, but also an educational goal, namely: the formation moral values for fifth graders.

Goals lesson in accordance with the state standard for literature for primary schools:

development

literary text

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development

mastery of skills

works of art

upbringing

Lesson Objectives

Knowledge of collectors of Russian folk tales;
Understanding the intra-genre classification of fairy tales;
Knowledge of the concept of “artistic world” of a fairy tale and its components;

4. Formation information competence:

the ability to extract primary information: perceive the main content of a fairy tale, highlight episodes, compare them with elements of the artistic world of a fairy tale;
ability to process information: highlight the main thing, summarize.

Formation communicative competence:

the ability to briefly write down conclusions about working on a fairy tale in a notebook;

mastery of rhetorical norms for conducting dialogue in the classroom.

6. Fostering the need for independent reading of fiction and interest in folklore;

7. Using the example of the content of a fairy tale, understand and accept the moral values that constitute the folk ideal of a Russian woman;

Equipment:

The teacher has a computer, a multimedia projector, and a screen.

Students have workbooks and the text of the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful” on their desks.

During the classes

Organizing time. ( slide 1 and 2.“Russian folk tales”)

Introduction to the topic.

Teacher: “In a certain kingdom...” or “Once upon a time there were...” - this is how almost all fairy tales begin. They become our first books. First, we listen carefully to them from the lips of our mother or grandmother. Later, having learned to read, we ourselves plunge into the mysterious magical world of princes, koscheis and many other characters living on the pages of fairy tales.

Fairy tales existed in ancient times, but they began to be recorded and collected not so long ago. In Ancient Rus', it never occurred to anyone to write down fairy tales, because... everyone knew them.

Teacher: Who collected all the fairy tales together?

(slide 3. “Collectors of Fairy Tales.”

Explanation for the slide: The children see for the first time portraits of fairy tale collectors: Afanasyev and Khudyakov. This slide allows you to create a special emotional mood, which will subsequently help you work on the content of the fairy tale).

What types of fairy tales do you know? Why does this division occur?

(slide 4.“Types of fairy tales”

Explanation to slide: In a weak class it is possible to use additional material through hyperlinks on slides 5 - 6).

Today we are starting to study the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful”

(slide 7.“Intro to a fairy tale”)

3. Studying a new topic.

There is a conversation about the content of the fairy tale. Students answer the following questions:

Did you like the fairy tale? Why is she so interesting?

What type of fairy tale can this fairy tale be classified as? Why?

(This is a fairy tale, because it involves magical heroes: Baba - Yaga, Doll...)

Teacher: Everything is correct. But it turns out that a fairy tale is not limited to the presence of magical heroes. There are many interesting points in its content and construction that we have to discover.

How does it work? fairy world? What parts does it consist of? How are they related to each other? - here is a range of questions for discussion in class.

Teacher: Scientists have discovered an amazing feature: all the heroes of fairy tales travel from their home. And if so, then let’s draw a map of the hero’s journey when discussing a fairy tale.

What can we say about the heroine after reading the first lines of the fairy tale? Tell us about the world in which the heroine lives?

Possible student answers:

She is a very kind and hardworking girl.

Does any housework.

She was left without a mother, and after her father’s marriage, a stepmother and her children appeared in the house.

The stepmother and children do not like Vasilisa and, when the opportunity arises, sends her to Baba Yaga for fire.

The girl is helped in all matters by the Doll, which her mother gave her before her death.

(slide 8. “The hero is a helper.”

Explanation for the slide: When referring to the image of the Doll, you must first look at the illustration on the slide, then comment on the word “blessing”, ask the children about fairy-tale characters who help the main characters in a difficult situation. Only after this, click on the mouse to highlight the title of the slide and introduce the concept of “hero - helper”)

Teacher: Have you ever thought about the fact that in many fairy tales the main character’s name is Vasilisa? Is this a coincidence? ( slide 9)

(students' answer options)

In the very word “Vasilisa” you can hear the word “strength”. She is strong by nature, which is why she copes with any work, any difficulties that come her way.

Teacher: Let's return to the content of the fairy tale. How did it happen that the girl ended up with Baba Yaga?

Students: There was no fire in the house. Baba Yaga was considered its guardian. It is to her that Vasilisa goes, leaving her home.

Teacher: So, the hero is forced to say goodbye to his familiar world and go on the road. Thus begins the hero's journey.

Let's summarize the work. What artistic features of the hero’s “own” world can you highlight?

(slide 10. “The hero’s own” world.”

Explanation for the slide: Before showing the slide to students, it is necessary to collect general information about “your” world of the fairy tale hero. After listening to the students’ answers, show the slide.)

Teacher: The road to the “alien” world also becomes strange and mysterious.

How did you understand how this mystery manifests itself? Find evidence in the text.

(While working on the fairy tale, we pay attention to the images of the horsemen with whom Vasilisa meets).

Teacher: Look how these horsemen were depicted by the wonderful illustrator of Russian folk tales, Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin. They were completed by him back in 1900.

(slide 11."Border".

Explanation for the slide: When viewing illustrations, pay attention to the color scheme of the images, their gestures and position in the saddle. After describing the horsemen, introduce the concept of “border” between worlds during the hero’s journey.)

Teacher: In the “alien” world, Vasilisa is met by Baba Yaga. Meeting her is an obligatory element of the artistic world of a fairy tale. What do we know about this character?

She lives in a dense forest in a house on chicken legs.

She is always angry and cruel.

The description of the house evokes fear in the characters.

(When describing Baba Yaga’s home, we use commented reading and think about the questions:

Why is her house always surrounded by dead bodies and human bones?

Why is Vasilisa sent to her?)

“In the evening, Vasilisa came out into the clearing. He looks - the hut is standing. A fence around the hut made of human bones. On the fence there are human skulls, instead of gates there are human legs, instead of locks there are hands, instead of a lock there are sharp teeth.”

Possible responses by students:

She lives in another world, where there is death.

She is a representative of another other world.

She knows many secrets of the afterlife.

And in other fairy tales we learn that she knows everything about Koshchei the Immortal or the Serpent Gorynych.

Teacher: Now you understand why, when meeting a hero, Baba Yaga always says the same phrase: “Fu-fu-fu, it smells like the Russian spirit!”

(slide 12)

(Analyzing the image of Baba Yaga, we come to the conclusion: she is a representative of the “alien” world and only she knows secret knowledge. In “her” world, she tests the main character and rewards him (Vasilisa is given fire) or destroys him (The stepmother and her daughters die from the look to the fire).

Teacher: So, the hero, finding himself in another “alien” world for some time, leaves it not only alive, but also with a gift (fire). Thus begins the hero's journey home.

(slide 13."Way home".

Teacher: Let's summarize the work. What artistic features of the hero’s “alien” world can you highlight?

(slide 14. “Alien” world of the hero.”

Explanation for the slide: Before showing the slide to students, it is necessary to collect general information about the “alien” world of the fairy tale hero. After listening to the students’ answers, show the slide.)

Teacher: Look, Vasilisa has crossed the border between “there” and “back”. She is literally a heroine. She managed to find her way to the next world and return from where no one returns alive. Such a journey in the world of a fairy tale is allowed only to those who are initially connected with their parents and ancestors. And we remember that Vasilisa was blessed by her mother before her death.

(slide 15. "Hero's Journey"

Explanation for the slide: Before showing the slide, we recall the hero’s “journey” “there” and “back” and draw the students’ attention to the fact that the path is not the same in complexity. The heroine walks “there” slowly, encountering obstacles along the way, but the way back is faster and easier. This road is marked on the slide with different arrows.)

Teacher: How does the story end? How do you understand why? fairy tales usually end with the main character's wedding?

(slide 16)

(Commenting on the final lines of the fairy tale, students come to the conclusion that a wedding is the hero’s reward for all the difficult moments in his life, for certain qualities of character.)

Teacher: What main qualities of Vasilisa’s character would you note? Do the heroines of all fairy tales have such character traits?

(During the conversation, it is necessary to formulate the character qualities of the heroine of the fairy tale and explain to the students the expression “folk ideal”. Particularly note that the fairy tale is called “Vasilisa Beautiful" This word is very important, because... absorbed all the wonderful qualities of the heroine.)

(slide 17. “The People's Female Ideal.”

Explanation of the slide: Before showing the slide, you need to listen to the students' answers. The slide is the result of a conversation on this issue.)

Teacher: So, our acquaintance with the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful” is coming to an end. Was the lesson interesting? What do you tell your parents and loved ones at home?

(After listening to the students’ answers, we return to the topic of the lesson and formulate conclusions related to the features of the artistic world of the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful.”

After the conversation, we show the students slide 18. "Peculiarities of a Fairy Tale").

We determined the topic of the lesson, set goals, outlined a plan of action.

Let's read the story and find out if our assumptions were justified.

Vocabulary work:

Before reading the fairy tale, let's do vocabulary work:

Pay attention to the slide and read what words you will meet in the fairy tale.

Who can explain the meaning of these words himself?

Bless

Merchant

Widow

Resignedly

Closet

treat

Let's check:

Bless- cross, conveying patronage, wishes of happiness, good luck.

Merchant - a person (trader) engaged in trade, buying and selling.

Widow- This is a woman whose husband died.

Resignedly submissively, humbly, obediently.

Closet- utility room for utility purposes.

treat - treat. feed

I invite you to get acquainted with the fairy tale. The teacher and students read.

Primary perception:

Were our assumptions justified?

What mood is conveyed in the fairy tale? (words on pieces of paper)

Jubilant

Enthusiastic

Playful

Sad

Merry

Festive

Joyful

Calm

dreamy

Sad

Justify your choice.

What feelings arose in your heart?

Amazement

Joy

Delight

Sadness

Calm

Regret

Sadness

Rejoicing

Justify your choice.

Did you like the fairy tale?

What type of fairy tales can be classified as? Why?

What's magical about a fairy tale?

What lesson can be learned from this fragment of a fairy tale?

Look at the blackboard. What have we already done?

What is the 2nd goal?

To begin with, you and I

We only turn our heads.

(Rotate your head.)

We also rotate the body.

Of course we can do this.

(Turns right and left.)

Finally we reached out

Up and to the sides.

We caved in.

(Stretching up and to the sides.)

Flushed from warming up

And they sat down at their desks again.

(Children sit at their desks.)

Read question 1:

- Who became the most dear creature for Vasilisa after the death of her mother?

- Find and read about how her doll took care of Vasilisa.

- Why was Vasilisa called the Beautiful?

Was Vasilisa only beautiful in appearance?»

How did Vasilisa’s stepmother and her daughter treat her?

Support with words from the text.

Answer the main problematic question:

Why did mom give Vasilisa a doll before her death?

You see, guys, even after death, my dear mother helped her daughter.

What proverbs do you know about mom? (slide)

What is the next item on our action plan?

I invite you to work in pairs to create a filmstrip based on the part of the story you read.

- Look at the picture plan in the textbook on page 18

Only the most important things are reflected in the picture.

Please tell us for each frame what happened in the fairy tale.

Picture plan: (Slide)

2.Gift.

3.Death of mother.

4. Father's marriage to someone else.

Are all the events of the fairy tale conveyed by the illustrations of the picture plan, or do they need to be supplemented?

The filmstrip should be more detailed; it conveys not only the main events, but the entire plot of the fairy tale.

You will work in groups:

You have a template of the filmstrip on your desk. In this template, the main points of the picture plan are already included in the first four frames.

Read them. (slide)

1. The merchant had a beautiful daughter.

2.Gift.

3.Death of mother.

4. Father's marriage to someone else.

Your task:

Select words from the text in order for each picture and write them down. In order for words to fit in the frame, there should be few of them, and they should reflect the main content of the work

Use cards to show how you understood the task.

Let's check what you got?

At home, students read the fairy tale to the end and complete two tasks in the TVE notebook.

Let's summarize the lesson

What fairy tale did you read?

What is the main idea of the part of the fairy tale you read?

Remember the most interesting parts of the lesson and share with us.

Will this lesson be useful to you later in life? How? Where?

There are signal cards on the tables.

The red circle is very pleased with their work.

Green circle - I can work better.

Yellow circle - you need to be more careful.

Thank you for the lesson!

Russian folk tale"Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Genre: folk fairy tale

The main characters of the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and their characteristics

Vasilisa Beautiful, beautiful, kind and hardworking. A true jack-of-all-trades. Compliant, polite, obedient.
Stepmother and her daughters. Evil and ugly.
Vasilisa's father, a merchant, is always on the move
Baba Yaga. Scary, magical, but fair.
Old lady. Kind, dear.
Tsar. Romantic.

Plan for retelling the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Mother's death
Mother's gift
Stepmother and her daughters
The doll helps Vasilisa
Extinguished candle
To the forest to Baba Yaga
Horsemen
Skulls and gates
Baba Yaga
First task
Help dolls
Second task
Doll again
Questions about the rider
We don't need blessed ones
Baba Yaga Skull
Death of a stepmother
Old lady and flax
Shirts
The king and the wedding.

The short summary of the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" for reader's diary in 6 sentences

Vasilisa's father marries a widow, and the stepmother forces her stepdaughter to work, and the doll helps her.
Vasilisa is sent to the forest to Baba Yaga for fire.
Vasilisa sees horsemen in the forest and meets Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga gives Vasilisa tasks and she, with the help of a doll, completes them.
Baba Yaga gives Vasilisa a skull and he burns her stepmother and her daughters
Vasilisa spins, weaves, makes shirts and marries the Tsar

The main idea of the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful"
Those who are not afraid of work, are not lazy, and do not harm anyone will still be happy.

What does the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" teach?
The fairy tale teaches not to be lazy, to work, to be obedient and kind. Teaches not to be afraid of difficulties, teaches to obey parents. Teaches that you can achieve everything in life through your own work. Teaches that evil punishes itself.

Review of the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful"
I really like this fairy tale, which has a lot of magic and a lot of adventure. The girl Vasilisa was a real Russian beauty - white-faced, plump, a skilled craftswoman, she was distinguished by a meek and kind disposition. That’s why everything worked out for her and she became the king’s wife, and those who unjustly offended her died a terrible death.

Proverbs for the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful"
Don't dig a hole for someone else, you will fall into it yourself.
You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty.
A good deed has lived for two centuries.
An evil man is more evil than a wolf.
Day and night - day away.

Read summary, brief retelling fairy tales "Vasilisa the Beautiful"
Once upon a time there was a merchant and he had a daughter, Vasilisa the Beautiful. The girl’s mother died when she was 8 years old, and when she died she left her daughter a doll, telling her to always keep it with her, and in case of danger, feed it, and do what the doll said.
The merchant grumbled, and married the widow. And that same one has two daughters. The stepmother turned out to be evil, she began to burden Vasilisa with work, and wanted to drive her out of the world. And Vasilisa only became more beautiful. After all, her stepmother will give her a task, Vasilisa will feed the doll, she will do all the work for her, and Vasilisa will only lie on the grass.
The stepmother sent Vasilisa into the forest, thinking that Baba Yaga would catch her there, but the doll took Vasilisa away from Baba Yaga’s house.
And then one day the stepmother gave all the girls tasks and left them one candle. And the daughter took it and put out the candle, seemingly inadvertently, but in fact on the orders of her mother.
And they sent their daughter Vasilisa to Baba Yaga for a candle. Vasilisa comes to the doll, tells her, and she advises her not to be afraid of anything, but to take it with her.
And so Vasilisa went through the forest. A white horseman galloped past. Immediately dawn came. Then the red horseman galloped away - the sun rose. Vasilisa walked all day and reached Baba Yaga’s house. And the house is surrounded by a fence, and there are skulls hanging on the fence. A gate with hands and a lock on it with sharp teeth. A black horseman galloped past and night fell.
But the eyes of the skulls lit up, it became as bright as day. Baba Yaga appears in the mortar. She saw Vasilisa and asked what he was doing here. And she says that her stepmother sent her for a candle. Baba Yaga left Vasilisa with her and began giving her tasks. Clean the house, sweep the yard, cook dinner, separate the wheat from the peas.
The next morning, as the red horseman rode, Baba Yaga flew away. Vasilisa wanted to get to work, but everything was already done by the doll. She began to wait for Baba Yaga. Baba Yaga appeared, she had nothing to complain about. She called the servants, three pairs of hands appeared, and ground the wheat. She ate and the next day she told me to do the same. Just peel the poppy seeds from the ground, one grain at a time.
Again Vasilisa and the doll did everything. Baba Yaga appeared, called the servants, and they squeezed the oil out of the poppy seeds. Baba Yaga ate and Vasilisa began asking questions. The first thing I asked was about the riders. Baba Yaga answered about the white one that it was a clear day, about the red one - like the sun, and about the black one - like night. But Vasilisa didn’t ask about the three pairs of hands. Baba Yaga praised her for this. She herself began to ask how Vasilisa managed to get all the work done. And Vasilisa says that this is mother’s blessing.
Baba Yaga got angry. She pushed Vasilisa out of the gate, saying she doesn’t need the blessed here. She gave Vasilisa a skull and fire for her stepmother and sisters.
Vasilisa ran home. Already at the gate she wanted to throw away the skull, but he told her not to throw it. She brought the skull into the house, and the fires from its eyes began to burn her stepmother and daughters. They burned and burned, only three piles of ashes remained.
Vasilisa left with an old neighbor and began to wait for her father. In the meantime, the essence of the matter, I decided to straighten it. She asked the old woman for flax, and spun the yarn, thin and fluffy. But there are no combs suitable to turn that yarn into a canvas.
But then the doll helped her and made her look wonderful. Vasilisa wove cloth and gave it to the old woman. He tells her to sell the canvas and take the money for herself. The old woman took the linen to the king himself, who was delighted and began to demand that shirts be made from the linen. Not a single craftswoman takes on the job.
The king called the old woman and gave her a task - she knew how to weave, she knew how to sew a shirt. Vasilisa sewed shirts, gave them to the old woman, and sat down at the king’s window to wait. The king's servant comes and says that the king requires a craftswoman to come to him.
Vasilisa went to the king, the king saw her and fell madly in love. They got married.
Then the father returned, was happy for his daughter and began to live with her. And Vasilisa took the old lady in with her, but she still carries the doll in her pocket.

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Topic: “FOLK TALES”

Lesson 7

Folk tales

While reading an article about folk tales, students identify the main ideas noted at home. Then we reflect on the questions on p. 22. After this, we move on to a vocabulary warm-up that precedes the Russian folk tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful.”

Children select synonyms for the proposed words. They turn to the dictionary only after independent attempts to solve the problem. In the second task, students continue a series of definitions for the word forest. Characteristics may relate to the species of trees, the size of the forest, the mood it evokes, the time of year in which we see it, the sounds that fill the forest, etc.

Then we begin to read the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful.”

At home, students read a fragment of a fairy tale on p. 23–29, divide it into parts and title them. Select lines of text to caption the illustrations on p. 25 and 27.

Lesson 8

"Vasilisa the Beautiful"

(Russian folktale)

We discuss the plan for part of a fairy tale read at home.

Possible variant:

1. Gift from mother.

2. The appearance of the stepmother and daughters in Vasilisa’s house.

3. Father's departure. Bullying of stepmother's daughters.

4. Vasilisa hit the road.

5. Meeting with Baba Yaga.

6. First task.

7. The second task.

8. Chernavka tips.

The plan is written on the board and in notebooks.

At home, the children finish reading the fairy tale and sign the illustrations on p. 31, 32.

Make a plan for this part of the fairy tale.

Lesson 9

"Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Students retell the first part of the fairy tale according to the plan drawn up in the previous lesson.

Let's read the story to the end. The conversation of Baba Yaga with a cat, dog, birch can be read by roles.

Children read the captions to the illustrations on p. 31, 32.

Then we discuss and write down the plan for the part of the story we read.

Let's think about question No. 1 on p. 34. Schoolchildren explain the meaning of the word “bright” in the sentence: “They lived well, lightly, and grief came to them.” “Light” in this context means joyful, calm, good.

At home, fourth-graders prepare answers to questions No. 2–6, and answer question No. 4 in writing. Questions 7a or 76 are completed as desired.

Lesson 10

"Vasilisa the Beautiful"

Students read their favorite parts of the story and explain their choice. Then they show what “came” from the myths in the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful”.

After this, they tell how the technique of triple repetition is used in this work.

Children read out expressions and combinations of words written in notebooks that are also used in other Russian folk tales (question No. 4, p. 34) - “white hands”, “dark-dark”, “Baba Yaga - bone leg”, “morning the evenings are wiser”, “apparently invisible”, “smells of the Russian spirit”, “black night, thick forest”, “evil wind”, “kind word”, “in a certain kingdom”, “once upon a time”, “let’s eat” , “neither to say in a fairy tale, nor to describe with a pen.”

Children must name the corresponding human qualities and actions in which they are manifested.

“Good,” the guys say, “is the mother’s love for Vasilisa: she made sure that her daughter would not disappear even after her death.”

“Goodness is her modesty and hard work. Vasilisa wove wonderful fabric and sewed a wonderful shirt.”

“Goodness is the fact that Vasilisa knows how to speak politely and kindly to people and animals.”

“Evil is cruelty, injustice of the stepmother and her daughters in relation to Vasilisa.”

“The cruel Baba Yaga brings one evil to everyone. But the good that Vasilisa’s mother left defeated Baba Yaga.”

Reflection on question No. 7a (p. 34) encourages the student, firstly, to do work in the library; secondly, having found illustrations by different artists for a fairy tale, understand that the perception of one work by different readers (and illustrators are primarily readers) can be different; thirdly, analyze your own attitude to the found illustrations and explain it reasonably.

Task 76 encourages students to connect literary impressions with their visual embodiment. Students can draw several scenes from the cartoon they are designing and accompany them with recorded remarks from the characters.

At home, children read the fairy tale “The Resourceful Soldier.”

Those who wish to join in the information search, prepare a story about Peter I. The teacher can recommend a children's historical encyclopedia or other source accessible to children.

Lesson 11

"The Resourceful Soldier"

(Russian folktale)

The next group of tales from different nations - “The Resourceful Soldier”, “The Man and the Tsar”, “The Tailor and the Tsar”, “Kola-Fish” - examines the problem of the relationship between the ruler and the common man. What determines the attitude of the people towards the characters of this fairy tale is one of the central tasks that the teacher solves when working on them.

We start with a vocabulary exercise. All three phrases: “simple solution”, “simple person”, “simple dress” - relating to different aspects of human life, are united by a common concept - ordinary, understandable.

The lesson can begin with the stories of the students who prepared information about Peter I. The children talk about what they found especially interesting about the great Russian emperor. You can listen to this message later, before reflecting on question No. 3 (p. 37).

We read a fairy tale. The dialogue between the king and the soldier can be read by roles.

After reading the tale, we ask you to briefly tell about the actions of the soldier.

Fourth grade student's story:

“The soldier was sitting in a drinking establishment. A man sat down next to him. He turned out to be his fellow countryman. The soldier wanted to treat him, and since he had no money, he pawned his broadsword.

The next day, during the inspection, he put a wooden splinter into its sheath. Peter 1, who was conducting the inspection, ordered the soldier to take out his broadsword and chop it down. The soldier loudly asked God to turn the broadsword into a wooden one. Then he pulled out his torch and hit the king.”

Let's turn to question No. 2. Children combine words into semantic groups: 1) savvy, resourceful, inventive; 2) cunning, resourceful. Let's find out what the semantic difference is between these groups of words.

The guys decide which of them can be used to characterize the soldier (question No. 2). Students can find other words to describe this character.

Fourth graders named the following words: “courageous”, “sociable”, “decisive”. And they justify the conclusions drawn. Let's move on to question number 3:

“What did you learn about Peter I from the fairy tale “The Resourceful Soldier”? What qualities of the king are revealed in the words: “Well, well done! I love these. Sit in the guardhouse for three days, and then go to navigation school.”

Students talk about Peter's cunning, his ability to find a common language with ordinary people, his ability to punish and forgive, about justice, and about the fact that the king values resourceful people. The people who composed the fairy tale treat Peter I with sympathy and respect.

After this, we move on to comparing the soldiers described in two folk tales: “Porridge from an Ax” and “The Resourceful Soldier.”

The heroes of these fairy tales are like siblings. Students give reasons for the conclusions drawn from comparing these characters.

The people have always treated the defenders of the fatherland with sympathy and sincere sympathy - soldiers who for a long time had to serve for 25 years.

At home, schoolchildren read the fairy tale “The Peasant and the Tsar” and reflect on questions No. 1, 2 (p. 37).

Lesson 12

"The Man and the Tsar"

(Russian folktale)

After vocabulary warm-up, we read a fairy tale, possibly reading by role.

Question: what was the man like before he went to the king to tell a fairy tale? Children describe his financial situation, lifestyle, appearance, and read out the corresponding fragments of the text on p. 38, 39.

Question: “Why did the man go to the king to tell a fairy tale?” The students say that the man did not intend to marry the king’s daughter. “He just wanted to eat. After all, he was hungry all the time.” The guys think about question No. 2 in pairs.

Here is an example of a statement from students whose opinions did not coincide when working in pairs.

“The man concluded his story with a story about the chest, of course, in order to get rich, he wanted to receive some income from the king, to profit from something, perhaps the man was greedy.” “It's not about greed. He simply overheard the king’s conversation with his courtiers, found out that they wanted to deceive him, and decided to teach them a lesson. Of course, he won in this case.”

The children find words and expressions found in other folk tales (“once upon a time,” “to tell fairy tales,” “I overlooked my eyes,” etc.), explain the meaning of the saying “What is written with a pen cannot be cut out with an ax,” and talk about how how it relates to the content of this work.

Then we proceed to compare the kings described in the fairy tales “The Resourceful Soldier” and “The Peasant and the Tsar” (question No. 5, p. 41).

The answer can be based on the plan proposed in the textbook. Speaking about the attitude of the creators of fairy tales to these heroes, students note the following:

“Peter I is smart, businesslike, he is not indifferent to people; the people who wrote the tale about this king respect him, they like him”;

“The king from the fairy tale “The Man and the Tsar” is lazy, a slacker, he does not know how to entertain himself. This king does not care about people, he is also a swindler. Those who composed this fairy tale laugh at him and do not respect him.”

At home, children read the Armenian fairy tale “The Tailor and the Tsar” and prepare to answer questions No. 1, 2 (p. 46). Those who wish turn to information search: prepare a story about Armenia.

Lesson 13

"The Tailor and the Tsar"

(Armenian folk tale)

After vocabulary warm-up, we listen to children’s messages about Armenia, or the teacher himself gives detailed information.

We read the fairy tale “The Tailor and the Tsar.” The boys read the dialogue between the king and the tailor by role. To the first question: “Why did the king come up with the blanket test?” - the children answer: “He wanted to get free slaves.” Students confirm their answer with a fragment of text (p. 43).

Question: “Why did the tailor decide to participate in the task?” Working in pairs, students find the answer in the text of the fairy tale (p. 43).

Reflecting on the third question: “How did the writers of the tale express their attitude towards the king in individual words, in the description of the palace, in the speech of the king?” - children look through the text and underline the necessary words with a pencil: “the king is greedy and cruel” (p. 42), a rumor about the atrocities of the king (p. 43), a palace decoration depicting a dragon (p. 44), words hurled at the tailor (pp. 44–45).

After this, the children determine their attitude towards the king and justify it.

Reflecting on question No. 4 (p. 46), students explain the meaning of the saying “When caught in a trap, a fox bites off its own paw” and explain how its meaning is revealed in a fairy tale.

Theme: "EPIC"

Lesson 18

“How Ilya from Murom became a hero”

You can start the lesson by having children remember the plots of folk tales about defenders of the homeland from enemies. Give characteristics to the heroes of these works. We can talk about this at the end of the lesson.

We read the article “Epics” (pp. 65–66).

Questions: “What did you find particularly interesting in this article?”; “Define the features of the epic in the words of the article.”

Students highlight the following fragments: in epics “fiction and reality are intertwined historical events"; “Epic stories told about the life and exploits of heroic heroes.”

After the vocabulary warm-up, we begin reading the epic “How Ilya from Murom became a hero”, and we finish reading until we say goodbye to the Kaliki passers-by (pp. 66–68).

Children answer the following questions with the words of the text: “What did Ilya feel, what did he think about, sitting on the stove for 30 years? Why did the wanderers send Elijah several times to fetch water? Why did the wanderers give Ilya heroic strength?” (question No. 1, p. 71)

At home, students finish reading the epic and reflect on questions No. 2, 3, 4 (p. 71)

Lesson 19

We reread the first part of the epic by role (Ilya, wanderers, narrator). The children talk about the deeds of Elijah after he received great power. After that, we finish reading the epic.

Then the guys determine main idea this work, using the words of the epic. Children read the following lines: “Defend our Russian land not for gold, not for self-interest, but for honor, for heroic glory”; “I will serve Rus' with my native faith and truth, protect the Russian land from enemy enemies”; “...I bless you for good deeds, but for bad deeds... there is no blessing.”

The work on the epic story of the children about the heroes of folk tales similar to Ilya is being completed. If there is time left, the teacher begins reading the epic “Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber.”

At home, students read the epic before Ilya’s arrival in Kyiv, prepare for expressive reading of the work, and reflect on questions No. 1, 2 (p. 81).

Lesson 20

We start with a vocabulary warm-up.

The series of words continues:

The force is powerful, evil, invincible, cruel...

The road is straight, curved, long, short, wide, narrow, rocky, paved...

Explain the meaning of the word “soft”.

Select synonyms and antonyms for it. In addition to the antonyms proposed in the textbook - “hard”, “hard”, one should add “severe”, “sharp”.

The guys read a fragment of the epic, which ends with the words: “He took him across the glorious open field.”

They read the epic slowly, taking a short pause at the end of each line. We pay attention to the peculiarities of the pronunciation of individual words in a work created by the people.

After this, we turn to task No. 1 (p. 81). Students explain the meaning of the words: “the forces are caught up in black and black.” What picture do you imagine when reading these words?

Response options received: “... there are so many enemies that the white light is not visible, everything seems black,” “the eyes darkened with horror, the black clothes of the enemies covered the entire earth to the horizon.”

Then we read out the characteristics of this force given in the epic.

Having defeated this force, Ilya refuses the offer of grateful townspeople to become the governor of Chernigov. The teacher asks: “Why didn’t Ilya Muromets accept this offer?”

Answers received:

“Ilya Muromets defeated the enemies not because he wanted power in Chernigov”; “Ilya wanted to liberate Rus' from enemies, and not sit as governor in one city” etc.

Let's move on to question number 2 (p. 81).

Students read the residents’ story about the “straight path” and answer the question why Ilya went along this road.

Answers received:

“He wanted to free people from the Nightingale the Robber”; “Ilya decided to prove to the Nightingale that he is not the strongest” and etc.

If the children brought the full text of the epic, they can read a fragment about the family of Nightingale the Robber. This passage can be read by the teacher.

We ask questions: “Why didn’t Nightingale allow his family to fight Ilya, but ordered them to invite him to visit? What qualities of Elijah were revealed in this fragment?

Responses received:

« Nightingale realized that it was impossible to defeat Ilya Muromets. He probably wanted to be treated, persuaded to let the Nightingale go ”; "Ilya is an incorruptible person, he has a goal."

At home, children finish reading the epic, reflect on questions No. 3, 4, 5 (p. 82). Those who wish learn a fragment of the epic by heart.

Lesson 21

"Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber"

You can start the lesson with the question: “What events happened in the life of Ilya Muromets after he left his native village of Karacharov. What qualities of Ilya were revealed during his trip to Kyiv?”

Let's read the epic to the end.

We ask students to tell us how Ilya behaved when he arrived at the princely court and entered the white stone chambers. Then answer the question: “What qualities of the hero were revealed in his behavior?”

It should be noted that Ilya places the horse “in the middle of the yard”, and does not leave it outside the gate and does not tie it modestly in the corner. He enters the dining room, throwing the door wide open (“he swung the door on his heel”), there is no timidity in his behavior.

We turn to question No. 3 (p. 82).

In the words of the prince addressed to Ilya after the hero informed him about his journey to Kyiv, there is distrust and disgusting contempt: “A peasant hillbilly.”

One may ask what meaning the prince puts into these words.

For example, it emphasizes ignorance, low origin, primitiveness of Ilya. Further, he reproaches him for boasting and deceit.

We conclude the lesson by comparing the Nightingale’s attitude towards Ilya and Prince Vladimir. Let’s think about question number 4: “How does Vladimir’s behavior change after he saw the Nightingale in his yard?” Vladimir recognizes Ilya's superiority. He obeys the words of Muromets: he himself goes to get green wine for Nightingale the Robber. The people say that the prince’s arrogance has disappeared, and when the Nightingale whistles, Vladimir will begin to “cover himself with a fur coat.”

At home, students reread the epic and complete task No. 8 (p. 82), draw up a plan for the epic and prepare a retelling of one of the parts using the epic speech.

Lesson 22

"Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber"

You can start the lesson by reading fragments of the epic, learned by heart.

The names of the parts into which the children divided the epic are written on the board. These names can be expressed in your own words or in the form of quotes.

Plan option:

1. “...A good fellow was leaving the city from Murom.”

2. “...He drove up to the glorious city of Chernigov.”

3. “He beat... all the great power.”

4. “The peasants... the Chernigov people call him a commander in Chernigov.”

5. “The straight path is blocked.”

6. “He took the straight path.”

7. “He shot that Nightingale the Robber.”

8. “He arrived in the glorious capital city of Kyiv.”

9. “Then Vladimir the Prince began to question the young man.”

10. “Ilya said...: “... whistle halfway like a falcon.”

11. “Ilya Muromets cut down the Nightingale “let the wild head.”

You can increase or decrease the number of parts.

Children choose one of the sections of the plan and retell the corresponding part of the epic using epic vocabulary.

After this, we turn to the questions and tasks contained in section No. 7 (No. 82). You can divide the class into groups, each of which prepares an answer to one of the questions.

The first group of students finds definitions (constant epithets) that are “attached” to the words indicated in section No. 7a:

onion - explosive;

bowstring – silk;

the road is straight;

horse - kind;

Kyiv is a capital city.

The second group finds repeated descriptions in the text.

The third group finds exaggeration and hyperbole in the epic: this is both the characteristic of black power in the city of Chernigov and the power of the Nightingale the Robber’s whistle. Students can be introduced to the terms “constant epithet” and “hyperbole”. But children are not required to remember and use them.

At home, schoolchildren read A.K. Tolstoy’s poem “Ilya Muromets”, an article about the poet’s life (p. 83) and reflect on questions (p. 85).

Lesson 23

A. K. Tolstoy “Ilya Muromets”

Children talk about Alexei Konstantinovich Tolstoy, highlighting the details that particularly interested them.

The vocabulary warm-up task asks you to find synonyms for several words. Students can expand the range of words suggested in the textbook. Thus, for the word “enclose”, synonyms are suggested: “surround”, “pass”, “bypass everyone”. You can encourage students to include individual words in sentences.

We read the poem “Ilya Muromets”. You can read the work by role.

When asked why Ilya Muromets left the court of Prince Vladimir, the children answer in their own words, supporting them with quotes.

First of all, Ilya is offended. He says that at Vladimir’s feast he was “surrounded by a spell.” Children clarify the meaning of the word “enclose” in this context. In addition, Ilya generally does not feel well in the “rich entryway,” among the “marble slabs” and “Constantinople smoking.”

Then we turn to question No. 2. Students explain the meaning of the words: “And the old man’s stern face brightened again.” They talk about what was happening at that moment in Ilya’s soul, they talk about the reasons for the changes that took place. Ilya again found himself in his native element - in the vastness of Russian nature: “Again the wild will is blowing upon him.”

After this, the students compare Ilya of Muromets in a work created by the people and a poem by A.K. Tolstoy.

The poet preserves in his work the feelings of dignity, independence of the protagonist, his connection with his native land, which were revealed to children in the epic “Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber.”

You can complete the lesson by reading N. Aseev’s poem “Ilya”, placed in the “Reading Room” section (p. 88–89)

Children explain the meaning of the expression: “So he traveled through time.” You can reflect on the sixth stanza of the poem (p. 88):

So he passed through time,
across the country to all ends;
at his steel stirrup
new fighters stood up.

Aseev claims that the best traits of the people's hero have passed through time, remained close to the Russian people, and united them in their readiness to defend the Motherland.

At home, children are preparing for an extracurricular reading lesson, relying on the article “Extracurricular Reading” on p. 82.

Lesson 24

Extracurricular reading of epics about Russian heroes

Children present books containing epics about Dobrynya Nikitich and Alyosha Popovich. Show the illustrations included in them. They read the fragments they especially liked from the epics they read. They talk about the exploits of heroes and their opponents.

Then they compare them with Ilya Muromets. They explain which of the heroes they liked best and what.

At home, students read the epic “At the Bogatyrskaya Outpost”, reflect on the questions on p. 93.

Lesson 25

extracurricular reading

Students should be reminded that events take place in Kievan Rus, which united the Slavic peoples before the invasion of the Tatar-Mongols. To the question: “Why did the heroes gather at the outpost?” - they answer with the words of the text: “For three years the heroes have been standing at the outpost, not allowing either foot or horse to enter Kyiv.” We learn that at the outpost all those traveling to Rus' must “beat the ataman with their foreheads, pay taxes to the captain.”

The guys talk about the individual qualities of the heroes standing at the outpost and explain why Ilya Muromets sent Dobrynya to battle. Answering question No. 2: “What qualities of Ilya showed up during the battle?” - the guys should note their understanding of their comrades, courage, connection with their native nature (earth), and generosity.

The conversation ends with student statements about how the enemy’s attitude towards Ilya Muromets has changed.

It all starts with contempt, a feeling of superiority, and ends, probably (since these states are not described in the epic), with surprise, admiration and gratitude. After this, we turn to the reproduction of the painting “Bogatyrs” by V. M. Vasnetsov. The conversation is conducted on the questions on p. 87.

The heroes are depicted against the backdrop of endless expanses: hills covered with forests, steppes spreading behind them. Heavy clouds float across the sky, there is no bright sunlight. Anxiety and internal tension are felt in nature. The heroes are in a state of tension and internal anxiety.

Children should talk about the poses, gestures, and facial expressions of the heroes. What matters is how much they talk about the characteristics of their character and internal state.

Dobrynya, sitting on a white horse, his horse with a flowing mane and tail, is already ready for action, half took his sword out of its sheath, and pressed his red helmet to his chest.

You can tell the children that the artist gave Dobrynya a resemblance to his own appearance. Ilya peers quite intensely into the distance, he is still resting, his leg has been taken out of the stirrup, the rider and horse are not alarmed yet. Alyosha Popovich, the most cunning of the heroes, seems relaxed, his shoulders are lowered, but his hands are tightly gripping his bow, his eyes are carefully peering in the same direction. And his horse seems to be looking at the grass, but at the same time, internal tension is felt in him.

At home, students select books in which fairy tales by A. S. Pushkin are printed, prepare a retelling of the content and read their favorite fragments by heart or from the text.

Every fairy tale is unique and inimitable in its own way. Story line exciting, original. As children, parents repeatedly read to their children a story called “Vasilisa the Beautiful.” Russian folk tales taught kindness, understanding, respect and endurance.

If we analyze all Russian fairy tales, the conclusion suggests itself that in any of them you can find a certain idea. Initially, the fairy tale goes in one direction, but suddenly the idea changes, although the essence remains the same, unchanged.

Fears of humanity

A child is afraid of monsters living under his bed, of the dark, but an adult has more serious fears, overcoming which, you move to a new stage in life. “Vasilisa the Beautiful” is a Russian folk tale, the basis of which is the fear experienced by a person almost every day and day after day throughout his life. It is present everywhere, even though sometimes it may seem that there is no reason for it. It takes up a lot of space in a person’s life, regardless of age.

For example, it begins to creep into our hearts when the child is far from us and we do not know what is currently happening to him. How can you help your baby and suggest the right path in life?

Mystical amulet doll

The fairy tale says that before her death, Vasilisa’s mother called her daughter to her and gave her a doll, which, according to her, should protect the girl from misfortunes and troubles. How did the mother try to protect her daughter, what could she do after she left? To convey to her a piece of yourself, your kindness, soul and love, embodying all these honors in a doll that you made with your own hands.

By the way, they also had dolls that helped them in everything, Vasilisa had such a doll, she didn’t just lie there, but came to life, ate and gave practical advice, showed the way, helped to quickly and smoothly do certain work that was assigned by her stepmother, with Vasilisa the Beautiful managed it. A brief summary will help you understand why there is so much cruelty, hatred and anger in the world and how to deal with it.

Our ancestors had in their arsenal various dolls created to help a woman, for example, do everything around the house, give birth to healthy and beautiful children, get rid of moral garbage, envious people, and gossips. The fairy-tale girl Vasilisa had a similar amulet.

In ancient times, people created amulets, the main function of which was to help and guide. When such a doll was created, the woman seemed to convey her kindness, she read a prayer - and it acquired mystical power.

These dolls were not used for play. They had to be kept away from prying eyes. Mostly they were given on the wedding day or, for example, in a fairy tale, before death. There was an opinion that such a doll would help preserve the family hearth and bring love, kindness, and warmth into the house. This doll was given to Vasilisa by her mother.

Everyone could not make such a talisman; initially it was necessary to learn a whole science. This was done exclusively for another person; if you make it for yourself, then it will not acquire magical power. It is important to observe a special ritual, that is, the secrets and purity of the soul and thoughts.

“Vasilisa the Beautiful” is a Russian folk tale, and, as you know, the people have always kept certain secrets and riddles that not many knew about. For example, the same amulets. Mothers and grandmothers knew how to create them, what rituals to observe.

The amulets made by blood relatives had enormous power. At the time of creation, it was necessary to think only about the person for whom such a talisman was being made; in addition, the use of piercing and cutting objects was prohibited; it had to be wound with threads and made from straw or scraps of fabric. It was believed that sharp scissors or a needle would kill the pure and immaculate soul that had entered the doll. There was also a custom of passing this amulet by inheritance from great-grandmother to granddaughter and so on.

“Vasilisa the Beautiful”: summary and main characters of an instructive story

The name Vasilisa means strength, courage, ingenuity. What are the characteristics of Vasilisa the Beautiful, did the girl have honesty and positive qualities? In herself, she is a persistent, strong girl who is not afraid of either the hardships of fate or hard and backbreaking work. She is left without her mother early, and she dies of illness. The father is a man whose fate is also not easy. He is forced to work hard from dawn to evening so that his beloved daughter has a piece of bread.

But morally, it’s difficult for him alone without a woman’s shoulder and help, so after the death of his wife, he decides to tie the knot with another woman, who, it seems to him, is a kind and good mother.

So, the girl’s mother dies, her father decides to marry another woman, Vasilisa the Beautiful suffers. A Russian fairy tale tells that the stepmother also had daughters of her own, so she disliked her adopted daughter. The girl was much kinder and more beautiful than her own daughters, and her stepmother in every possible way infringed on her, humiliated her and forced her to work until she was tired in order to destroy the girl’s beauty and break her firmness and determination in everything.

And so, one fine day she decided to get rid of her hated stepdaughter. While the husband was not at home, he instructs the girl to go into the forest and bring fire, since all the candles in the house ran out and it became dark, it was impossible to do anything. The girl has no choice but to go to the dark, scary place where Baba Yaga lives, because only she has fire.

Baba Yaga as a mystical force of justice and goodness

In fairy tales, Baba Yaga has always been considered a mysterious creature. It’s a little strange, but an evil and cruel woman, if we look at her in more detail, looks morally much better than Vasilisa’s named mother.

Our ancestors believed that Yaga is the guardian of the world of the dead and the living, she is in the middle and does not allow either side to cross such a border. To understand, it will not be enough to just interpret this one fairy tale; it is necessary to carefully analyze other Russian fairy tales and draw a parallel between the rituals and beliefs of our great-grandfathers. Let's think, after all, this grandmother is not so evil, she can be kind, and cunning, and at the same time fair. Vasilisa the Beautiful is the same. A summary of a fairy tale cannot reveal the essence and understanding of all the characters; it is necessary to read every detail, try to understand the inner world of each individually.

Baba Yaga knew how the girl lived with her stepmother, and therefore could not watch, turning a blind eye to the blatant injustice, she decided to punish the culprit of Vasilisa’s suffering, but more on that a little later.

The eternal struggle between Christianity and paganism

So, the girl, before going into the dark, scary, huge forest, full of mystical creatures and angry animals that were ready to tear apart the lost traveler without delay, takes the doll given by her mother, crosses herself and puts it in her coat pocket.

Here the question immediately arises: how is the simultaneous coexistence of Christianity and paganism possible? Of course, but since ancient times Christianity, at any cost, has tried to completely eradicate paganism and destroy it, burying it under the shadow of years.

Strange, but the ancestors also made sacrifices, at the same time they were baptized and asked for help from God. The explanation is simple: everything began from somewhere, took its origins, the truth is inseparable and it was very difficult to say goodbye to what you are used to, what you have believed in since childhood. And in this fairy tale, grains of the past are preserved in order to convey to the current generation the real and unshakable truth, without which present life is impossible.

Do the hut on chicken legs, the broom and the mortar really exist?

So the girl, thanks to her doll, which showed her the way, got to Baba Yaga’s hut so that she would give her fire. The house in which the old woman lives is already familiar to us, but how did the broom and the mortar end up here and what is their role?

Our ancestors had an interesting ritual, which consisted of burying the body of the deceased in a special house installed on a tall ancient tree. Such a dwelling was considered the dwelling place of the soul of a person who had died.

In order for her to eventually find peace, a small doll was placed in such a grave to help the soul pass between the world of the living and the dead. In addition, in such a house there were no windows and doors, just like in Baba Yaga’s hut. This can be explained by the fact that windows and doors were made in the house of the living, but the dead had no use for it; only one entrance hole was enough for the soul to eventually find shelter.

Don’t forget about the porch that was present in Baba Yaga’s house. Everything is connected with the fact that in real, not fairy-tale life, there were no steps in such a house for the deceased; it was located high on a tree. Relatives who came to visit the deceased took a piece of log with them, placed it, thus getting to the hole and paying tribute to the deceased.

The folk tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful” also refers to ancient magic. Let's try to understand what a stupa with a broom was like. For example, in the everyday life of the ancient Slavs there was a custom when the midwife took a mortar and a special large oak stick and began to pound water in it.

Such actions spoke of the origin and union of the masculine with the feminine, and water was used because it was believed that what was happening in it. In our fairy tale, Baba Yaga famously copes with these details, it turns out that she is considered the goddess and patroness of women, which means , always ready to advise, help and direct you on the right path in difficult times.

Life balance between good and evil

Why did she go to Baba Yaga? Of course, in order to receive protection and justice. In fact, the old woman was not a villain, she did not destroy human lives, she did not eat children. She was fair, did not tolerate atrocities, and she punished the guilty, they died before reaching home, and their skulls were decorated with a fence, but they did not stop suffering for the atrocities that they committed during life, it is something like hell and heaven, an eternal fork in the road for those who deserve universal peace or punishment.

Baba Yaga acted like a goddess of justice, who did not compromise on anything. If a person proved that his thoughts and soul were pure, she would let him go, and destroy evil and cruelty, thus creating a balance on Earth, without which it is impossible to exist.

Not everyone who went to the witch for help could return from her alive, and the road to the kingdom of darkness was not open to everyone. Everyone who could not complete her tasks was evil, callous and cruel, and did not make it out of the forest alive. This is evidenced by the skulls that hang on the fence near the hut on chicken legs, and who escaped a similar fate is none other than Vasilisa the Beautiful, a brief summary of the tale tells about this.

Vasilisa the Beautiful as a symbol of purity, integrity and hard work

Before realizing what fate awaited the girl Vasilisa, Baba Yaga gave her a difficult task, which was supposed to decide what to do next. After this, the qualities of the witch were revealed; she was either fair and kind, or, conversely, evil and cruel.

Vasilisa completed all of Baba Yaga’s tasks perfectly, proving that she is an innocent creature who deserves peace and joy. She, in turn, gave her wisdom and punished the offenders. The mother and daughters, after Vasilisa left, sat for a long time without fire in the house, the father returned and also suffered without the presence of a life flame.

The girl worked, and those who work are revered. On the instructions of the witch, Vasilisa wove an exceptional fabric (possibly silk), which was distinguished by its lightness and transparency. The old woman took it to the father-tsar and sold it, he was indescribably delighted, because he had never seen anything like it in his life.

An order was received in the kingdom to sew the same stunning shirt from this unique fabric, but, unfortunately, no one could do it except Vasilisa. While the girl was working, the king fell in love with the hardworking beauty and married her. “Vasilisa the Beautiful” is a Russian folk tale that will teach children justice and kindness.

Before getting married, our great-grandmothers locked themselves in a room and worked on sewing a shirt for their betrothed; no one was supposed to know how the process itself happened, otherwise they could jinx it, and future married life would be fraught with disagreements and scandals between the couple. The secret lies in the embroidery of special enchanted signs, symbols that had mystical powers and helped the spouses throughout their lives.

Three horsemen as a symbol of life

Thanks to Baba Yaga, Vasilisa changed a lot, she became unrecognizable, and most importantly, she found true happiness in life - a family. The qualities of Vasilisa the Beautiful speak volumes: she is pure in soul, believes in mystical powers, respects her elders and will not contradict them.

Walking along the path, the girl met three horsemen whom she had never seen before, and interestingly, they were galloping towards Baba Yaga’s hut.

No one had the courage to admit that the sun, night and day are his servants, but the old woman with a hooked nose said that these were her faithful companions and helpers. Or perhaps Baba Yaga is actually not as simple as it seems, and acts as one of the ancient gods and is considered the mother of humanity, born before the creation of the whole world?

Well done girls and women in their quest for truth.

If you dig even deeper, and this can be seen from the fairy tale, the good fellows, the girls, did not just go to this old woman through dense forests and rivers, but were looking for truth, consolation and help, which is what happened to the girl. Such young people include Vasilisa the Beautiful and Ivan Tsarevich. As in most fairy tales, the story of the life of Vasilisa the Beautiful ended with a wedding ceremony. She found her way to Baba Yaga, who helped her become wiser and smarter. The summary of the fairy tale tells how wise Vasilisa the Beautiful is, because the girl knows exactly what will happen next, she has the gift of guessing events, because, she says, after she has created delicate material, she will have to sew shirts for the king, since no one else will knows how to do it.

So, we can conclude that it was not the gaze of the skull that killed the envious mother and her daughters, but their anger and cruelty, from which Vasilisa suffered. A fairy tale is still capable of instilling empathy for a girl in the reader’s soul, allowing him to feel injustice, cruelty and indescribable delight and joy that, finally, all the difficulties are on the way main character crowned with success and happiness.

"Vasilisa the Beautiful"! What a fairy tale! How instructive there is in it! The girl, in turn, was able to pass all the tests of Baba Yaga thanks to her compliance, ingenuity, and soul, embodied in a doll donated by a loved one.

Due to the fact that the story is exciting and interesting, the cartoon “Vasilisa the Beautiful” was created, from which not only children, but also adults were delighted. The characters reflect the depth and moral teachings of the Russian people. This is the content of the fairy tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful”.