Как вы уже знаете, сказка – это прозаическое или poetic work of folk oral creativity (folklore) or fiction. Basically fairy tales are designed for children. Ask any child: "Write the names of Russian folk tales." Most likely, he will fulfill this kind of request with pleasure and joy. But, of course, there are also fairy tales for an adult audience.
The names of Russian folk tales to manybecome familiar from early childhood when parents tell these magical stories to their children for the night. Then - a kindergarten, where teachers and nannies can also continue the tradition. And in school, some such works are included in the program for the study of Russian literature. So, we can say, the fairy tale is near us all our lives: as adults, we already read fairy tales to our children and grandchildren.
General classification
Russian fairy tales have a pretty clearclassification invented by scholars of literature for a more complete study and understanding. The largest division: the works of folklore and copyright, literary.
Folk tale is transmitted from mouth to mouth (byat least, it was so before, before the mass appearance of books). Its author is a collective, his name is the people. The plots of such folklore are based on fiction and are present in the folk art of all countries of the world.
Literary (author's) fairy tale written byspecific author. It can be created based on the folk art, and it can be used a revised or original story. A vivid example of copyright tales in verses is the creation of Pushkin, the greatest storyteller who, in his works, created an extravaganza of images and plots based on popular sources and even on the names of Russian folk tales themselves (compare “About the Priest and His Worker Balde”, “About the Fisherman and fish ").
Classification of folk tales
These works of the Russian people, in turn,They are divided into fairy tales about animals, magic, everyday, legendary, boring, and others (they include jokes and fictions here). Some scholars and researchers believe that the tales of the people are based on myths that have lost their original meaning of faith, their sacred and practical ritual application. And in the fabulous work of fiction and artistic plot come to the fore. By this they are primarily distinguished from epics. And folklore tales are characterized by anonymity, oral and collective.
Household Russian folk tales
Their names since childhood, as they say, at the hearing.Household tales occupy a significant place in folk art. What is characteristic of them? They narrate about plots, as a rule, from everyday life (as opposed to magical ones, for example). The heroes of the works are real characters: husband, wife, soldier, master, pop, merchant, worker and others. The plots are also not intricate and tell about fooling a rich gentleman or about teaching a stupid and careless wife.
Russian folk fairy tales
We also remember their names from childhood.The general atmosphere of magic and all kinds of miracles is a characteristic feature of this type. Plunging into it, each child is brought up on the global principles of the struggle between good and evil (ultimately the victory of the first over the last), with great ease perceives the system of the existing universal morality.
Волшебные персонажи, присутствующие в сказках:Koschey the Immortal, Baba Yaga, Leshy and Water - sometimes good, sometimes evil. They help or prevent the main character to carry out his plans with the help of various magic items. The names of Russian folk tales about magic for children of different ages: “Sivka-Burka”, “Marya Morevna”, “Vasilisa the Beautiful”, “Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf”, “The Frog Princess”, “The Scarlet Flower”, “Alyonushka Sister and brother Ivanushka "and many others.
