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Welcome to the world of fairy tales. Here you will find the best selection of fairy tales list, that will enchant the young minds with positivity of the most popular fairy tales. These fables and fairy tale characters have been collected from different cultures, and you will always find something new for the kids,including the ubiquitous king, prince and princess fairy tales. So, just scroll down and enjoy these English fairy tales. Happy Reading!

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10 Fascinating Fairy Tale Stories for Kids

Mermaids, fairies, magic, and talking animals are what come to mind when thinking of Fairy Tales. These tales are so much more than just stories. They can also be used to teach your children about values, such as kindness and endurance, as seen below, and are one of the best tools for intricate learning.

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10 Fascinating Fairy Tales For Children

Here are some short fairy tale stories to share with your children:

1. Cinderella

The story of Cinderella tells of a kindhearted young woman who was treated cruelly by her stepmother and sisters, but, never the less, kept a humble attitude.

One day, the king decided to throw a ball and invited all the young maidens in the kingdom. While Cinderella’s sisters made her help them get ready for the ball, not once did they ask her if she would like to go with them.

Once they left, her Fairy Godmother appeared and helped Cinderella go to the ball with a bit of magic that would only last until midnight. At the ball, Cinderella caught the eye of the prince, as she was the most beautiful girl there, and they danced all night.

When midnight came, Cinderella had to leave the ball, and in her hurry, one of her glass slippers fell off her feet. The prince found this slipper and vowed to marry the girl who the slipper belonged to.

The prince went from house to house, looking for the girl who’s foot fit the slipper, and he reached Cinderella’s house. Though Cinderella’s stepsisters and stepmother tried to keep her from trying it on, the glass slipper was a perfect fit, and she was soon married to the prince and lived happily ever after.
This is a wonderful story that captures how keeping a humble attitude will reap its rewards.

2. Beauty and the Beast

Originating in France, this is the story of Belle, a beautiful peasant girl who took the place of her father, when he was taken prisoner by a fierce beast.

While things were uncomfortable and frightening for Belle at first, she soon grew fond of the beast, as he had done nothing but treat her with kindness. When Belle found out her father was sick, she begged the beast to let her go to him and promised to return, but she was held up by the evil Gaston, a famous hunter from the village who wanted to marry Belle. When the village found out about the beast, they vowed to kill him and stormed his castle. Though he nearly died, he was saved and turned into a handsome prince because of Belle’s love for him. It turns out that he had been a prince who, along with his entire household, was cursed by a witch because he did not treat her with kindness. Belle and the Prince marry, and live a happy and peaceful life together.

From the prince’s curse, children can learn about the importance of being kind and that if they do not, they will suffer bad consequences. From Belle, we learn to value what is in a person’s heart, rather than their outward appearance.

3. Sleeping Beauty

This is the story of Princess Aurora, the much-awaited daughter of the king and queen, who was cursed by an evil witch, to die by the prick from the spindle of a spinning wheel because her parents did not invite the fairy to her Christening.

Fortunately, one of the good fairies who had been invited to the Christening was able to help. Though the princess would still have to be pricked, she would not die, but sleep for a hundred years. She was blessed by the other good fairies, and so grew up to be a beautiful, kind and obedient young girl who was often called Briar Rose.

As predicted, on her sixteenth birthday, Aurora was pricked on her finger by a spinning wheel and fell into a deep sleep, along with every man, woman, child and animal in the castle.

A hundred years later, a young prince tried to get to the castle, in order to see the famous beauty that had been asleep for so long. When he found her, he was stunned by her beauty and leaned in for a kiss. This broke the curse, and soon everyone in the castle was awoken from their long, hundred year sleep. The prince and princess were married, and the kingdom was happy and peaceful once again.

Sleeping beauty teaches us that even though evil can sometimes interrupt our lives, when good intervenes, it can soften the blow and eventually, evil will be overcome.

4. Rapunzel

A poor couple got themselves into big trouble when they stole fruit from their neighbour’s garden The neighbour, who was a witch, found out about the theft and demanded that they give her their child when she was born, to which the couple accepted.

The young girl, named Rapunzel by the witch, grew up to be very beautiful, but was kept locked away in the tower by the wicked witch, from which there was no way in or out. When the witch wanted to go in and see her, she would say “Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so that I might climb the golden stair.”

One day, when Rapunzel was singing to pass the time, she happened to catch the attention of a young prince, who was so enchanted by her voice that he learned the secret of how to get to her. While Rapunzel was startled by him at first, they soon fell in love. It so happened that Rapunzel accidentally told the witch, “My, you are much heavier than my prince!” after which the witch, infuriated, chopped off her hair and threw her out into the wilderness. The prince was blinded by thorns and roamed the land, lamenting his beloved Rapunzel.

When they found each other again, the prince being lured by a beautiful voice, they cried for joy, and the tears which fell from Rapunzel’s eyes went into the prince’s, and cleansed them, enabling him to see again. The two lived together in peace for the rest of their lives.

The important thing to take away from this story is that one should never steal because it can have bad consequences, as in the case of Rapunzel’s parents, who lost their beautiful daughter because they were greedy and stole fruits.

5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

A fair princess indeed, Snow White was named for the colour of her skin, which was white as snow, hair as black as ebony, and lips as red as a rose. Her father, having lost his wife, married again, and this new queen was as beautiful as she was proud. She would often consult her mirror and ask “Mirror Mirror, on the wall; Who is the fairest of them all?”

As Snow White began to grow, she became more and more beautiful, and the queen’s magic mirror soon began to say so. Enraged and filled with jealousy, the queen sent a huntsman to kill Snow White and bring her her heart.

The Huntsman, pitying the innocent Snow White, told her to run away and never come back. He, instead, delivered to the queen the heart of a pig. When the queen consulted her mirror and found that she had been tricked, she determined to kill Snow White herself and so began to prepare her poisoned apple.

Snow White, in the meantime, found a place with seven dwarfs, whom she lived with and cared for. One day, when they were at work in the mines, the queen went to see Snow White, disguised as an old peasant woman selling apples. Snow White was convinced to take a bite out of the apple and instantly fell down, as if dead. When the dwarfs found her, they were distraught and laid her in a glass coffin.

One day, as a prince was passing by, he noticed the dwarfs mourning over a beautiful sleeping girl (for she remained as beautiful as she ever was) and was mesmerised by her beauty. He kissed her hand to bid her farewell, and at that moment, the apple dislodged itself, and Snow White opened her eyes. The prince was so happy that he asked for her hand in marriage and she accepted. There was a grand celebration, and they lived and reigned happily together. The evil queen became sick from her envy and eventually died.

We must always remember, from the fate of the queen, that if you lust after physical beauty, you will, indeed lose your peace, and be quite unhappy when you are not considered the most beautiful. On the contrary, kindness and gentleness win the hearts of many.

6. The Little Mermaid

In the underwater kingdom of Atlantica, the home of the mer-people, lived a little mermaid who loved nothing more than to look at things on the surface and observe how the humans lived. She longed to be human, and when she ended up rescuing a handsome prince from drowning, she decided that she must become human at any cost, as she wanted to be with him. This led her to visit a sea witch who asked the mermaid to sacrifice her voice, in exchange for human legs, on the condition that the mermaid would return as a slave if the prince did not marry her. The mermaid then went to her prince, but faced a series of challenges, ranging from the prince not recognising her to other suitors coming forward to marry him. However, at the end, both, the mermaid and prince reunite, defeating the witch and living happily ever after.

Children can learn about being brave enough to step into a life that is different from yours in order to get what your heart longs for.

7. Goldilocks and the Three Bears

This one is sure to teach your children to be mindful and respectful of others, as it tells of a curious little girl called Goldilocks, who trespassed on the property of a family of three bears, who had gone out into the woods while their porridge cooled. She had been lost in the woods when she stumbled upon the cottage, and noticed through the window, that there were three bowls of porridge on the table and that there was nobody home. If she had been more respectful, she would have waited for the bears to come home, but, instead, she let her curiosity get the better of her, and let herself into the house. In fact, not only does Goldilocks trespass, but she also ate baby bear’s porridge, broke his chair, and slept in his bed. When they found her, she woke up and was so frightened by them that she jumped out the window and ran away.

Had Goldilocks been more respectful, the bears would have treated her with kindness, and she would have made new friends. Instead, she did not respect other’s space.

8. The Princess and the Pea

There was once a prince who was determined to only marry a princess. Though he travelled far and wide to seek eligible princesses, he could never make out if they were real princesses or just saying so. One stormy night, he and his mother were at home, when they heard a knock on the door. The prince opened the door, and there stood a girl, drenched, asking to seek shelter. His mother decided to test if she was indeed a princess. She kept a pea under 10 mattresses, asking the princess to sleep there. The next morning, the princess woke up complaining that the mattresses had been uncomfortable and she couldn’t sleep all night. Instantly, they knew this girl was indeed a princess, for how else would she have been so sensitive to feel the pea under the mattresses? Hence, the prince and princess got married and lived happily ever after.

Children can learn the value of unique thinking, as only a creative mind could come up with the ingenious test of the ‘pea’ to determine if the girl was truly a princess.

9. The Ugly Duckling

This heart-warming tale, penned by Hans Christian Anderson, tells of a little duckling that was called ugly by everyone at the farm where he lived. He was bullied and mistreated by everyone, until one day he was forced to run away. The miserable little duckling was mocked and scorned by everyone who met him, and found himself wandering through the frozen winter, alone and barely managing to survive. When he flew to a lake to swim, he met three beautiful swans who greeted him cheerfully. He was confused by their friendly greeting, for all this time he had been chased away. When he looked down at his reflection in the water, he was surprised to see that he had grown into a beautiful swan! A little girl who was throwing breadcrumbs for the noble swans even said that he was the most beautiful of all.

We should never judge others by their appearances because it is not appearances that matter. Not only can one develop beauty over time, but true beauty is that which lies within, so if we endure and keep moving forward in life, as the little duckling did, then we may, one day, find ourselves to be considered the most beautiful of all.

10. The Frog Prince

There was once a king who had beautiful daughters. The youngest often liked to play with a golden ball near a pond, in the middle of a forest near the palace. One day, her ball fell into the pond, and it was much too deep for the princess to get, but she was given help by a kind frog who told her that her tears would even melt the stones. He told her that he would get her ball for her, if she allowed him to be her playmate and eat from her plate, drink from her cup and stay with her. She agreed, but she did not keep her word when the frog returned her ball to her. Instead, she ran home and left him behind.

The next morning the frog showed up at her home, and he asked that she, please keep her end of the bargain. The king, upon hearing what happened, ordered his beloved daughter to keep her promise. So, she was forced to allow the frog to eat from her plate, drink from her cup and stay with her.

The morning after, the frog told the princess that he would leave her forever if she did one last thing for him, which was to give him a kiss. She, being glad to be rid of him, agreed and kissed him immediately. At once, the frog turned into a handsome young prince. He had been cursed, and the only thing that could break the curse was the kiss of a princess.

Another lesson in not judging anyone by their appearance, this story also has the added benefit of teaching your children that it benefits to keep your promises.

Benefits of Fairy Tales for Your Child

Here are some of the benefits of fairy tales for your children:

1. Fuels Imagination

Fairy tales help to fuel the imagination of children, as it takes them into another world that is so different from ours, where there are, fairies, mermaids and magic.

2. Enhances Understanding of the Abstract

An abstract concept is the concept of an idea or thought,. For example, the concept of free will is an abstract concept. It is because these fairy tales most often involve things that do not happen in reality, it helps children learn to understand the concepts of things that are not concrete.

3. Teaches Values

We can see from the actions of the antagonists, that wickedness, pride, and greed all have their consequences. Goldilocks is a good example of why we should have respect for others. In fairy tales, the concept of good conquers evil is prevalent and one worth holding on to.

4. Solving Problems

Most of the characters will go through something, and it is their quick thinking and ingenuity that helps them to prevail. Young children need to learn this, as they will also follow these examples and learn how to solve problems.

5. Introduces Psychological Understanding

When reading the stories out to your children, you can always engage with them and ask them why they think certain people behave the way they do. For example, in beauty and the beast, we see that the beast was cursed for being cruel, but later, he was transformed into a handsome prince. Your children can have a good mental work out, discussing what changes in his character enabled Belle to develop feelings for him and eventually break the curse.

6. Fuels Incidental Learning

Your child will learn new words, phrases, and other aspects of life as he/she reads the fairy tales. This is a form of incidental learning, which is when people learn without actually intending to learn anything. For example, when reading about the ugly duckling, one is introduced to the life of animals and learns about how swans migrate every winter, even though that was not the aim of reading the story.

8. Exposes the Harsh Realities of Life

Children often learn through fairy tales that the world is not such a beautiful and wonderful place, and that in order to do the right thing and be a good person, you need to be able to endure and keep a good attitude. Any parent would rather their child learn the reality of good and evil from stories, so that they can be strong when they experience difficult situations in their own lives.

9. Imbibes Cultural Literacy

Children are introduced to various cultures and lifestyles in different stories, as the authors would have been from different places and have different cultures and traditions. The Beauty and the Beast are French, while Hansel and Gretel are German.

As you read stories to your child, his/her listening and linguistic skills develop better and faster. Added to that is enriched vocabulary from an early age! These enthralling stories are perfect for ever-curious, word smart-oriented kids. To know more on other ‘smarts’ of your child, get FirstCry Intellikit – active learning for little ones.

Reading fairy tales to or with your kids is one of the best gifts you can give them, the earlier you start, the more likely it is that the habit will stick.

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Short fairy tales for children, instructive fairy tales

This page contains instructive short tales and stories for children that teach children kindness, courage, honesty. Small, original, instructive tales allow children to form a harmonious personality.

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Instructive fairy tale for children "Why do wolves howl at the moon"

It was a long time ago. There lived one woman in the world, she had a lot of good things, but there were no children. nine0004

She wanted more than anything to have a baby. Every evening a woman came out onto the porch, looked at the starry sky and dreamed:
- I wish I had a daughter as beautiful as the moon, or a son as bright as the stars.

Luna heard all this, she took pity on the poor woman and she sent her two of her most beautiful little stars.

In the morning a woman woke up from a child's crying, went out onto the porch and saw two children of unearthly beauty.

How delighted she was at this find! She quickly took them to the house and began to raise them in affection and care. nine0004

As time went on, the children grew up and every day became more and more beautiful. Mother could not stop looking at them, but only one thing upset her. There was no warmth, no kindness, no affection in the children, they thought only of themselves and admired only their beauty, not noticing anything around. To all people, these children seemed cold and distant, like stars in the night sky.

So they lived. The mother did all the housework, took care of her children, and the brother and sister did nothing but look in the mirror and dress up. nine0004

And then, one day, disaster struck. From hard work, the mother fell ill and died, it became cold and hungry in the house: there was no one to melt the stove and cook food.

Brother and sister began to quarrel and swear, who should do the work. And before that they shouted that they could no longer speak in human language, but only growled at each other.

Soon they were covered with hair, turned into wolves and fled into the forest.

Since then, wolves have been prowling through the forest, looking for their way back to their mother Moon, and howling long, looking into the night sky. nine0004

Author: Bobyleva Tatyana Viktorovna,
Kozmodemyansk village.

A short fairy tale for children aged 5-7 “What is more important?”

It was a long time ago. Somehow Strength, Mind and Beauty met, got into a conversation. Everyone decided to praise themselves.

“I am the most necessary, important for a person,” Force said. “Who is the strongest on earth? Of course, man! It was I who awarded him such a quality.

“Why does a person need strength if there is no mind?” Mind objected, “how many troubles and misfortunes can happen to a person without my gift!?”. nine0004

“No, I don't agree with you, Strength is an important and main quality in a person!”.

Beauty heard all this and objected indignantly: “You argue in vain. And what about strength and intelligence? If there is no beauty, all these qualities are not needed. Only my gift is needed by a person and will make him truly happy!”

Mind, Strength and Beauty argued for a long time until Health heard them. It timidly approached the arguing and quietly said: “All of you are very necessary for a person, and each, in his own way, is right and simply necessary for him!” nine0004

But no one wanted to listen to Health, everyone tried to prove his own. And they decided to give the man a test. The first was Strength: she turned to the Cold North Wind with a request to measure strength with a man.

The wind rejoiced, overtook black cold clouds, whistled, rustled, began to fell trees. Seeing this, Health became worried: “A man will die, he will not stand against such a wind. We must help him!”

Health has got into the human body, penetrated into the most secluded corners. And he survived! Subdued the elements. Health breathed a sigh of relief and left the human body. And Mind has already prepared a real test. Rain followed the north wind. At first, timidly, as if testing his strength, and then stronger and stronger, until he turned into a downpour that began to flood the Earth. nine0013 What should a person do? The water rose higher and higher. The man gathered all his strength and came up with the idea of building a raft from wind-blown trees.

He labored for a long time in the pouring rain, trying to build a solid raft. But the more he worked, the harder it became for him, and now, exhausted, he fell. "He'll die without me!" - Health was again worried - "He must be saved!" And again, Health penetrated into the human body, spread, boiled. And this time the man resisted, applied his strength and showed intelligence. nine0004

Before he had time to cope with the second test, Beauty came up with another one for him - an insidious one. While he was sailing on a built raft, the rain stopped, the sun came out, and in the calm water the man saw his reflection. He liked it.

I admired my beautiful face and body for a long time and suddenly exclaimed: “This is what I need! I already have strength and mind, and now I am young and handsome, what else do you need? Hearing this, health sighed softly, “Well, if this is what you need, I will hide and not disturb you. When you remember me, you will search!” nine0004

This is how people live for a long time, trying to find their health, but not everyone can find and save the priceless gift of nature!

Author: Sychevskaya Nadezhda Aleksandrovna
Position: educator of the highest qualification category
Place of work: MBDOU "Kindergarten of the combined type No. 81"
Location: Saratov region, Engels

Fairy tale for children "Kind" 9008

Mom, mom, Diana shouted, stamping her little feet down the corridor. Mom tell a story, only a good one. Okay go to bed, listen:

— Far, far beyond the city, in the forest, there is a lake as round as a plate and flowers grow around it: yellow, red and purple. Little fairies live in these flowers, when they fly from flower to flower, the ringing of bells is barely audible. They live in flowers and enjoy every new day.

And one day a man came to this lake.

— Don't be afraid, he was a kind person, an artist. He came to draw: this forest, this lake is round like a plate and the flowers are yellow, red and purple. nine0004

He painted. Not noticing anything around.

All the fairies hid in their flower houses. But one of the most curious baby flew up to the artist and sat right on the tip of the brush. The artist continued to draw and only hearing the ringing of bells drew attention to the sitting beauty. He did not scare her, but asked if she liked it? Of course I like it, I also want to learn. The time was late and the artist said goodbye to the fairy, but promised to return and teach her how to draw.

Returning home, the artist thought about where to get such a small brush so that a little fairy could hold it in her hands. He cut some hairs from his cat's tail and tied them to the tip of a toothpick. nine0004

The artist returned to the lake and the fairy greeted him with joy. He set up his easel and gave a tiny brush to the fairy, so together they painted this forest, and the lake as round as a plate, and yellow, red and purple flowers.
The artist often came to the lake, and the fairy was always waiting for him.

- Sleep, sleep - said my mother. And in a dream you will dream of a forest, and a lake and flowers yellow, red and purple.

Author: Travnikova Elena Vladimirovna
Kozmodemyansk village, Yaroslavl region

A short story “The History of Forgotten Things”

In the garden in the attic of the house there were old things, long forgotten by everyone.

In a suitcase, with which we used to go on vacation, now not at all fashionable, shirts, skirts, dresses.

Old shoes in boxes: some with zippers and large buckles, others with snap fasteners.

There was a painted chest against the wall. It kept embroidered towels, tablecloths, napkins, embroidered sundresses, and shirts.

A carved shelf hung on the wall, on which stood a cast-iron, a samovar and an iron, long covered with dust. nine0004

There was a clock hanging nearby, with a key on a string to wind the movement.

There will be enough exhibits for the whole exposition.

Sometimes objects came to life and carried on a conversation:
“No one needs me now,” the iron sighed.
“The owners bought a new electric one with lots of buttons. And what am I, a piece of iron ... ”he was indignant.

Chugunok supported the conversation: “Before, without me, it was like without hands. The owner needed it. We cooked porridge and noodles, soups and potatoes, and now I’m standing idle, covered with dust.” nine0013 “Everyone forgot about me,” said the cast iron sadly.
“No one needs us now,” added the iron.

The samovar groaned, saying: “Yes, there were times before, we faithfully served people, but now everyone has long forgotten about us.”

It was raining in the morning and everyone was in a sad mood. Thunder rumbles were well heard. The house was cold and damp. The hostess lit the fireplace. And suddenly a loud crack, lightning flashed and the lights went out in the house.

There was silence.

The creak of the stairs leading to the attic broke the silence. The hostess remembered the long-forgotten things and went up to the attic.

Lighting the attic with a candle, she took a samovar and a cast-iron from the shelf, and, grabbing an iron, began to go down the stairs back.

After washing the potatoes and filling them with water, she put the pot in the fireplace. The samovar took its place on the terrace. Having filled the samovar with water, poured pine cones, began to kindle the samovar with wood chips. I had to work hard to kindle the samovar. Either the samovar was stubborn, or the hostess eventually forgot how it was done. Finally, the samovar caught fire. Water was already gurgling in the cast-iron, the potatoes were boiling. nine0004

“What about me?” - the iron was indignant.

Soon the turn came to the iron.

“Come on, my friend, let's get to work,” said the hostess and filled the iron with hot coals from the fireplace.

"We need to work hard!" - waving the iron, the hostess said. And now the iron was gliding over the tablecloth, smoothing crease after crease, feeling a sense of pride that it had been useful. Having finished work, the hostess covered the table with a tablecloth. Then she put her shiny old samovar on the table and began laying out potatoes from cast iron. nine0004

“Dinner is ready,” the hostess said.

“Thank you, my dears, for your service!” she continued.

"What would I do without you?".

Soon the rain passed and there was light.

Author: Dorofeeva Marina Viktorovna
Position: educator of the highest category
Place of work: MADOU D / S No. 339
Location: Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk region

In preschool childhood, the development of creative abilities and imagination plays an important role in the development of the child. One of the effective means in solving these problems is to invent fairy tales and stories with children, for example, using a set of toys. nine0004

The child takes out a toy from the bag, which becomes the hero of the story (fairy tale), the children invent a character for the main character. And then the next character from the bag appears in the plot, his attitude to the main character, the line of behavior, etc. is determined. And so on, until the toys run out in the bag.

A set of toys and their number are determined by the teacher in accordance with the age of the children. I propose a story that turned out in the joint activity of a teacher and children of the middle group (4-5 years old). nine0004

Fairy tale “How the hut on chicken legs became kind”

Once upon a time in the forest there was a hut on chicken legs. She was very evil. It happens that he sees someone in the forest and let's run to scare him, or even kick him with his feet. And if he catches it, he will certainly eat it.

Once the hut ran so hard that it fell into a pond and began to sink. She screamed, “Aaaah! Save! Help!" A cockerel came running to the cries of the Hut. "We must save!" - the cockerel decided and ran after the rope. When the rope was already in the cockerel's beak, he flew up, hooked the rope on the Cabin and pulled it to the ground. The hut was saved, but the cockerel didn’t hear words of gratitude from her, got offended and left. nine0004

And the hut ran again! She ran and ran and did not notice a deep hole and fell into it. To cries for help "Help anyone!" a cheerful hare came running with an accordion. He looked at the Hut sitting in the pit and thought: “We need a ladder! But where can I get it? And then he remembered that he had seen the stairs of his friend the rabbit in the barn. The hare took off running. When the hare returned, the Hut was still sitting in the hole. He lowered the ladder down and pulled it out. The hut did not even thank the hare, he got upset and left. nine0004

How many adventures fell on the head of the Hut today: she almost drowned in a pond, fell into a hole. And from all these troubles, she completely forgot that she had not eaten anything. She knew that a squirrel always had supplies in its hollow. Izba thought: “While the squirrel is not at home, I’ll climb into the hollow and eat.” She climbed, but got stuck, only her legs stick out on the street. No matter how much the Hut screamed, no matter how much it called for help, no one came, because it was not heard from the hollow.

Morning has come. An angry, hungry wolf went hunting. And suddenly I saw chicken legs sticking out of the hollow. “This is luck! - thought the wolf, - now I'll eat a chicken! nine0004

The wolf couldn't climb trees, so he started jumping up and grabbing the Hut by the legs. The hut sneezed from the tickling and flew out of the hollow. “This is not a chicken,” the wolf was upset. And the Hut sang a song with joy: “Grandma Ezhka, look out the window.”

Then Baba Yaga appeared: “Who called me? Hello!" The hut didn't reply. She was not only evil, but also ill-mannered. "Why don't you say hello to me?" Baba Yaga asked. And the wolf said: “Baba Yaga, I pulled her out of the hollow, but she didn’t say thank you to me.” nine0004

A hare and a cockerel passed by and complained that the Izba didn't thank them either. Baba Yaga got angry and said: “Now I’ll bewitch you, and you won’t be able to run anymore.” The hut cried and asked everyone for forgiveness and said: “Thank you!”. The hut became kind and invited everyone to visit her for tea and cakes, the hare played the harmonica and everyone danced.

This is where the fairy tale ends, and whoever listened was done!

Author: Shoshina Natalia Anatolyevna
Position: teacher of the highest category
Place of work: MDOU No. 19 "Beryozka" NMR,
Location: Kozmodemyansk village, Yaroslavl district, Yaroslavl region

A short tale about how sugar and salt argued

The hostess has a lot of different utensils in the kitchen: shiny pots, pans stand on the shelves in the closet, dishes and plates, cups for tea and coffee, jars for bulk products and spices. Salt and sugar are poured into beautiful carved birch bark jars. Once, salt and sugar argued among themselves which of them is more necessary, which of them is more important. Sugar boasted: “I am loved by both old and young. All the most delicious can not do without me: cakes, pastries, ice cream, desserts. Kids love gingerbread, cookies, waffles. And sweets: sweets, caramel, toffee, chocolate, lollipops. They put me in tea, kids in kefir. For the winter, berries are sugared and fragrant jam is made, jam, jelly and marmalade are made. They also prepare delicious, fragrant compotes and drinks. As you can see, you can't go anywhere without me. " nine0004

Who needs salt? Sugar held.

Who benefits from you? he continued.

Sol listened to the sugar and was seriously indignant: “You shouldn't think so. Everyone needs me, both the forest beast and man.

There used to be times when I was more precious than gold. Yes, and now you can’t do without me. In reserves and sanctuaries, huntsmen put pieces of salt for deer and elk. You can’t cook dinner without me, you can’t cook cabbage soup and porridge. Look what a rich harvest of vegetables our hostess has. It's hot now and the vegetables will start to spoil quickly. Our hostess will make various preparations for the winter: salt tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash. If you salt them, then you will save the harvest, and you will be full until spring. And you can also salt the mushrooms to fry with potatoes in the winter, bake pizza or pies with mushrooms. Crispy salted cabbage can be made into a healthy vinaigrette. The peoples of Chukotka and Kamchatka salt fish and meat to keep it for a long time. Dead Sea salts are used to treat various diseases, make masks and cosmetics. And here, as you can see, you can’t do without me.” nine0004

The hostess heard a dispute between salt and sugar and said: “Stop arguing in vain. Why an empty argument? It's not good to quarrel. You are equally important to me, I need you very much. Without you, I'm like without hands. That's why you stand next to me on my table, always at hand. I even put you in birch bark jars so that salt and sugar do not get damp, they are always dry. Live together, serve people."

Since then, salt and sugar no longer quarreled. They carried their mission with pride. They were always needed and useful to the hostess in the preparation of various dishes, pastries and preparations. nine0004

Author: Dorofeeva Marina Viktorovna
Position: educator of the highest qualification category
Place of work: MADOU "Kindergarten No. 339"
Location: Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk region

Short fairy tale for children

Fairy tales live in the world. Different fairy tales: kind, instructive, funny, inverted, boring, life, but most of all we love good fairy tales, magical ones.

So:
Once upon a time, in the simple village of Kozmodemyansk, there were two sisters Diana and Katya. They lived like everyone else, swearing and putting up, arguing over trifles. And the story that happened to them brought them together forever.

Mom is at work in the kindergarten, dad is in the city, brother is at school, and the girls are at home. They argue over who should wash the dishes and lay out the clothes in the closets. In this noise, they did not notice that a terrible dark forest had already grown at home from the linen scattered by them and the mountains of unwashed dishes. And in this "dark forest" terrible devils settled: Gremlin, Volosan, Kokos and the evil leader Macha. nine0004

Gremlin was gray and impudent, Volosan was shaggy and always thought for everyone, Kokos was very similar to Volosan, but big as a giant and very strong, and Maha was the most cunning, most impudent and decisive, so she was the main one.

Previously, these devils lived behind a refrigerator, but when dirt reigned in the house, forests and mountains grew, the devils decided to conquer it all and drive out all the superfluous. That's what Maha shouted.

The devils caught the girls, tied them up, and decided to give Cherry to be eaten. Cherry was angry and always hungry, but most importantly she ate little girls and boys. nine0004

While the villains were thinking how to drag Diana and Katya wrapped in sheets to Cherry and get rid of them forever, brother Slava returned from school. I saw what was happening. He began to quietly make his way to the girls, raking thickets of toys on his way.

Having reached the sisters, he managed to unravel them from the sheets.

The little sisters climbed a mountain of dishes and quickly washed everything. When the mountains disappeared, the forest seemed not so dark, and the trees and sticks disappeared after the girls laid out all the linen in the wardrobes. nine0004

The forest and mountains turned into a beautiful and cozy house, the girls no longer argued, and the evil devils, frightened by the sunlight, ran back behind the refrigerator and never came again.

Author: Travnikova Elena Vladimirovna
Position: Educator
Place of work: MDOU No. 19 “Breyka” Yamr,
Location: Yaroslavskaya, Yaroslavl district, village Kozmodemyansk

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