Krylov's fable "SNAKE"
The snake of Jupiter asked
To give her a nightingale a voice.
“And then,” he says, “my life has disgusted me,
Wherever I appear
Everyone is mad at me
Who is weaker;
And who is stronger than me
God forbid from those alive get out.
No, I can’t bear such a life anymore;
And if I sang like a nightingale in the forest,
That, arousing surprise,
Would win love and, perhaps, respect.
And I would become the soul of cheerful conversations.
Jupiter Snake fulfilled the request;
Her vile hiss was gone.
I crawled up a tree, the snake sat on it,
My snake sang like a beautiful nightingale,
And a flock of birds from everywhere sat down to her;
But, looking at the singer, everything rains from the tree.
Who would like this approach?
“Does my voice disgust you?” —
The Snake speaks in annoyance.
“No,” answered the starling, “he is sonorous, wondrous,
Eat, of course, you are no worse than a nightingale;
But, I confess, our hearts trembled,
When we saw yours, we sting.
We are scared to be with you.
So, I'll tell you, not for annoyance:
We are happy to listen to your songs -
Yes, only you sing away from us.
The snake of Jupiter asked.
To give her a nightingale a voice.
“And then,” he says: “my life has disgusted me.
Wherever I appear
Everyone is mad at me
Who is weaker;
And who is stronger than me
God forbid from those alive get out.
No, I can’t bear such a life anymore;
And if I sang like a nightingale in the forest,
That, arousing surprise,
Would win love and, perhaps, respect.
And I would become the soul of cheerful conversations.
Jupiter Snake fulfilled the request;
Her vile hiss was gone.
I crawled up a tree, the snake sat on it,
My snake sang like a beautiful nightingale,
And a flock, it was, of birds sat down to her from everywhere;
But, rising into a singer, everything rains from the tree.
Who would like this approach?
“Does my voice disgust you?”
The Snake speaks in annoyance.
“No,” replied the starling, “he is sonorous, wondrous,
Sing, of course, you, no worse than a nightingale;
But, I confess, our hearts trembled,
When we saw your sting:
We are scared to be with you.
So, I'll tell you, not for annoyance:
We are happy to listen to your songs -
Yes, only you sing away from us.
Krylov's famous fable "The Kite" is a moralizing story about arrogance, stupidity and true freedom. The main characters here are the freedom-loving Moth and the arrogant Serpent - although flying high, but meaningless and empty.
Fable kite read
Launched under the clouds
Paper kite taking down
In the valley of the moth
“Would you believe it!” he shouts, “I can barely see you;
Admit you're jealous
Look at my high so flying."-
"Enviable? Really, no!
In vain do you dream so much about yourself!
Though high, but you fly on a leash.
Such a life, my light,
Very far from happiness;
And I, though, really, not high,
But I'm flying
Where I want;
Yes, I'm just like you, for fun for another,
empty
I haven't cracked for a whole century."
Moral of the fable The kite
The moral of Krylov's fable "Kite" is concentrated in the words "although it's true, it's not high, but I'm flying wherever I want." The author puts freedom in the first place, while personal achievements (“flight altitude”) are not so important. Perhaps it was from this fable that the slang word “crack” took root among the people - “to idle talk, it’s pointless to chat” - snakes used to be equipped with a special ratchet.
Fable of the Kite - Analysis
Perhaps the author did not in vain embodied the main character in an inanimate object - a meaningless toy created only for human entertainment. We meet such people every day: those who live easily, do not think about the meaning of their existence and, in addition, do not miss the opportunity to mock those who do something worse. This inanimateness is the key to a correct analysis of Krylov's fable "The Kite". Even the Moth - an insect, not a very intelligent creature by nature - looks wise against the background of the Serpent. After all, it was he who noticed that the hero was tied with a rope to his master - the Serpent did not even suspect this!
