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FOX AND LION

The fox was caught in the claws of a lion.
The cheat instantly found the words,
arrogantly declare,
What is she in the forest - to be held in high esteem,
Animals, they say, keep everyone in fear ...
And, suddenly, the lion does not know about it ?!
After all, whoever thinks to offend,
Retribution can not be avoided!

Already the hair on the mane stood up -
“We have seen such talkers.
At liars - spit in the eyes - dew!
Cunning everything, old fox!”

“Well, if you don’t believe me, make sure.
Walk through the forest with me
Not even a formidable roar is needed,
All the animals will scatter in an instant!

And here in the forest a lion with a fox
(This won't even happen)
They go like close friends.
Animals fled in fear
And the birds, in flocks that strayed -
It's time to fly over the seas!

The lion hesitated, however.
“The fox does not lie. And how to be here
After all, they all fled - out of fear ?!
Perhaps I should be friends with a fox!

But the truth of the story is...
They were not afraid of the fox, but of the lion!

CAT AND LION

What will not meet in fate ...
Walked on my own
Suddenly meeting on a forest path
Lion kitten, somehow, a cat.

Haven't learned to be angry yet
Having told, the lion cub, that the lioness mother
Hunters killed in a fight
He began to cry bitterly like a child.

It seemed like a little more
A cat is crying with a lion cub.
Listening with bated breath
Took in a child...

It's time to become a formidable lion.
There is not enough food for such an animal!
I wasn't fed up with what I had...
The lion decided to eat the mother cat.

Ready, it was already, and attack,
The cat climbed up the tree.
The lion, no matter how hard he tried to climb,
And, evil - remained under the tree.

“What happened all of a sudden?
You taught me a lot.
On a tree, did not show the lion -
Him to climb himself!”

“You are a lion, the master of all animals.
But, strong - my Angel, Guardian!
What can "on the chest of a snake"
I didn’t teach that!”

TWO MACAKES

Barely knowing the bliss of a moment,
Don't be in a hurry to teach others
Hurrying to give advice,
Find out if they are needed.

Morality is as old as the world, however.
Reminds us of her story
About how the first time macaque
I ate a ripe pineapple...

Delight knew no bounds!
It seemed that all dreams came true!
Grandfather decided to surprise me with this:
“Try, grandfather, and you!”

But the grandfather, waking up, got angry:
“Who wakes up the old ones in the morning?!
I was born with pineapples!
I'll die with pineapples! ..

Now, if sweet youth
You can bring grandfather -
And I don't think it's stupid
And you - wake me up ... Wake up!

OWL, FOX AND Hedgehog

The fox gave advice to the hedgehog:
"Listen to what I tell you,
Thorns are no longer in fashion,
That a fur coat in the heat is not according to the weather!
Would you go to the hairdresser
And asked him to shave

Your unfashionable needles
About which only - bad talk.
Let him cut his hair "under the turtle" ...
You will see how everyone around gasps!”

The hedgehog rushed from the forest to the city,
Ashamed of being left behind.
He rarely heard advice,
When I suddenly met an owl,
I asked her if the fox was right -
Thorns, they say, are they out of fashion?
The owl answered: "You yourself,
In appearance, the animal is not stupid, like,
In the world, tea, lived a lot.
You look, and you will live far ...
When you go to the hairdresser
Ask to refresh
He, after a haircut, all lotion -
Carrot, apple, honey…”

“Why should I be so honored?”

- "So that everything is tastier ... the fox to eat!"

TWO BADGERS

"If the friendship is over,
it means it ... was not!
Proverb

I suddenly saw a badger from the mountain -
From his own hole
A close friend came out with luggage
(Considered until now).

And how then, not feeling the legs,
With luggage quickly ran.
And he could also see
How a grief-friend fell into a trap ...

The thief began to scream loudly.
Well, you need to save a friend!

Forgiving a friend for a trick,
Thus helped two friends!
If you hold grudges against your friends,
What will we leave for the enemies?

WOLF AND FOX

Stole a red cheat
The man has a basket deftly,
That was full of fish.
I was about to eat it all by myself
She's been salivating,
When suddenly a wolf appeared before her,
(Koi knew a lot about fish).

“And how and what did you catch?”
“I only lowered my tail into the hole,
The basket was already full!

"Blimey! the wolf thought
As soon as the advice of the fox fell silent -
She doesn’t feel sorry for her tail!!!”

So the truth, gray, without recognizing
Having torn off the tail of the cheat,
Rushed to the pond ... fishing ...

If only the cheat shared,
You look, the tail would not have been lost!

hedgehog and fox

According to Plutarch*

The fox argued with the hedgehog.
Probably not a controversy
That boasting that only with a snake,
Compare tricks, match her!

And, as a diligent student,
Spreading his ears, he listened to the hedgehog.
Envying, his head drooped ...
“Oh, I would like that too!” And well:

Though the fox managed to manage
A trick to bypass the trap,
The hunter who followed
He threw a net on the cheat.

Only the nose saw the animal,
Anticipating your new catch -
“Come on - into the network! .. And who is that,
Well, I'll figure it out for sure!

The hedgehog curled up in fear,
What did not let the "student" down:
The hunter could not catch
And ... cursed the cactus-animal ...

What morality to be - I don’t know ...
One trick, but - WHAT-A-Y!!!

* Plutarch of Chaeronea (ancient Greek Πλούταρχος) (c. 45 - c. 127) -
Greek philosopher, biographer, moralist.

LION AND JACKAL

It is not enough for a jackal to be a jackal!
He would, jackal, be more modest.
An, no! I wanted fame to go
About him in the desert among the animals.

He decided to the lion, for the sake of vanity,
(Any animal - do not dream),
Say to pay attention:
“Well, you fight with me!”

The lion looked lazily, sleepily.
I couldn't understand it at all.
What disturbs - in his bosom!
Closing his eyes, he went to sleep.

The tongue of the jackal is long.
Again the lion's peace was disturbed:
“I will tell all the animals in the desert,
That the lion was afraid to fight with me!

“These speeches disturb my sleep!
Let the wind blow through the desert
How the lion suddenly turned out to be a coward,
Why, the king of beasts - he fought with a jackal!

LAZY BOA

Bathed in the sun tangerines
The long boa constrictor slept under them ...
It's time for the boa constrictor to start.
"Just reach out!" they shout at him.

Well, the snake had one goal -
Cut minutes for sleep.
He lazily swallowed the aphids -
“Perhaps I’ll sleep more!”

Thus was born a joke about laziness,
(Is she related to you?)
There is always a minute
To kill an hour, another!

WOLF AND MULE

According to Aesop

Not a wolf, but only pitiful "relics" ...
A little more and the wind blew away ...
I suddenly saw how near the grove
A mule grazes on the lawn ...

“... What breed do you belong to?
You are not a cow and you are not an ox!
You graze like a mare,
But at the same time - you're like a donkey!

The mule answered, breathing in through his nostrils:
"I've been an orphan since I was little...
Who am I by name - I do not know
But the name is not a secret at all ...

Look at the back hooves
(To you, we will not lie with them):
On them, (already washed in the river),
You will also read my name!

So bypassing the mule to the left,
The hungry wolf went to read ... (?)
There are "powers" - and without the wind it "blew away" ...
For kilometers, like, five ...

“Toli is a fool?! Tol - tired?!
Fool - and only! Miracles!!!" --
She exclaimed in surprise,
All watching, fox ...

It was given to the rogue to know
That this wolf... COULD NOT READ!

BRAVE HUNTER


The hunter decided to look for the lion's footprint.
And only lit up the dew with rays,
The hunter is already looking for a lion's footprint in the forest.

And somewhere in the evening, wearily crouching,
I saw a woodcutter walking through the clearing.
He called out: “Have you seen the lion's footprint?
In search of him, I went out into the forest a little light.

In response, they heard: “There is no need for a trace, believe me.
I am ready to show you where the beast itself is!
But the brave hunter, adjusting his sling,
He said: “Not a lion, but only a trace I am looking for!”

There lived a brave hunter - he is not braver!
That hunter decided to find the lion's trail...

OWL AND WOLF

Roamed the forest in search of animals,
Though well-fed, but terribly angry
Lone wolf (the world has not seen evil),
Not knowing where he will find peace.

I almost bit off a hare's paw,
And the squirrel was almost bitten ...
The whole anthill with paws in an armful
Without regret from the cliff - down.

What did the well-fed seem to lack?
To this question, the wolf said to the owl:
“I am my anger, if I already got it,
I decided to pluck the beast on everything!

Owl, yawning (since it only naps during the day):
“I hear somewhere on the right, there, in the bushes,
It must have been a living movement.
To know someone is hiding their fear from you!”

How I rushed into the bushes - it's not interesting,
But from the bushes - a battered wolf himself ...
“Who did this to me is not known,
But that anger, no matter how it happened ... Sense!

What was the secret, since she indicated, knowing? -
“To break evil on the weak, go, not ah!
There is no secret, but the truth is only this:
The bear took all the anger out of you in the bushes!”

Morality is not the one where among the sheep
The tail dissolves well done ...
In defense of the weak, remember us
That he himself is weak in front of someone!

(And, since someone's anger could "get it" -
On the strong, everything is more reliable, pluck!)

PARABLE OF TWO WOLVES

Between Truth and Falsehood
Known only to one
What is the opportunity for?
Make your own choice!

An Indian shared with his grandson
One ancient truth.
Granddaughter strove for knowledge
And ... to wisdom, as such.

Grandfather told that in a man -
The fight of hardened two wolves.
One - for kindness in the world,
The other is for the kingdom of sins!

Barely, for a while, they will scatter,
How they cling to each other again.
One - to serve revenge on a saucer,
The other is for peace and love!

Grandson, listening spellbound,
I felt for the story.
Asked a question casually -
"Which wolf wins?"

Satisfied with this question,
And with wise cunning in the eyes,
(Grandfather told, you see, not just
The story of two wolves

“Well, if you asked a question, then listen:
To be undefeated -
Only wolves want to eat
Whom do you choose to feed!

See you soon!

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  1. Vladimir Shebzukhov
  2. Vladimir Shebzukhov

    Fox cub and owl
    Vladimir Shebzukhov

    Clinging to the malicious burdock,
    When the road passed
    The fox cub was angry, it’s not easy to know,
    Kohl barked with all his might.

    Forest bird at the fox
    Asked if you need advice?
    Lai did not give, (and he was loud)
    Quite often, sleep owl!

    "Well, if it's not hard to give you
    Owl's wise advice,
    You see, he will help to avoid
    Prickly, everyday troubles!

    "You can't, admit it to yourself,
    Defeat these thorns
    Going on the road, try
    Bypass them!

    Forget about prickly troubles
    If you go around them once, twice ...
    You will give advice
    When will you appreciate my advice!

    The owl is right, I was convinced of that
    Little fox, because the advice helped ...

    Malicious burdock, no matter how angry,
    From anger and longing ... withered!

    Answered:
    August 8th, 2014 at 23:09

    Hi! Something already repeating!? This verse has already been published before.

  3. Vladimir Shebzukhov

    Irisha… I don’t remember.. I don’t think I sent it.. look how lovely (there are amazing illustrations for it, I’m sending it)

    COANY HUNTER

    A cowardly hunter came across a lair.
    In the eyes (unforeseen), instantly fright.
    The teddy bear was sitting alone at the threshold,
    He looked around with interest.

    The hunter, with fear, turned to him:
    “Are you at home, mom?” Suddenly, timidly - “No!”.
    Pleasant, cowardly, surprised again,
    Hearing about dad, the same answer.

    “Well, then, beast, do not expect mercy!
    For a long time I dreamed of going out on a bear!
    Anyone wishing for such an arrangement,
    When the bear itself appeared before you!

    The baby cried, he did not understand many words,
    But, the smell of danger - for sure!
    There was also a cry, out of habit, involuntarily ...
    The whole forest trembled from him - "Grandma-ah-ah-ah!!!"

    Not everyone can become a hero
    Able to offend the weak!

    Answered:
    December 3rd, 2013 at 21:49

    @Vladimir, there was no such poem yet. This entry is about the "Brave Hunter" And, by the way, look at the picture of him

    Vladimir Shebzukhov Answered:
    December 3rd, 2013 at 21:54

    @Irina, A.. yes yes yes ... how do you like this hunter? .. cool yes?

    Vladimir Shebzukhov Answered:
    December 3rd, 2013 at 22:01

    @Irina,
    The most interesting thing .. The brave hunter is written according to Aesop ... there I also have a moral (this is a fable)
    That's the talker (if the tongue is without bones),
    Only right in words - he is not a braggart at all!
    And touch things, surprise people with them,
    Find the reason. After all, that's what ... talker!
    …………..
    But when morality was not written .. we performed at school and there was a joke among high school students when I read it .. now with morality, an adult fable .. and without, for children (smile smile)

    Answered:
    December 3rd, 2013 at 22:07

    @Vladimir, I agree 200%. You almost agree (about morality) and adults may not understand
    And emoticons can be put in a comment by clicking on one of them at the bottom of the comment field

    Vladimir Shebzukhov Answered:
    December 3rd, 2013 at 22:13

    @Irina, I have a psychological trick ... sometimes I write intentionally (smile smile)

  4. Anna Kotsaba

    The fables made me very happy, I generally like Vladimir's writing style! Anna Kotsaba invites you to visit and offers to read the post Dolphinarium and its artists

    Vladimir Shebzukhov Answered:
    July 5th, 2013 at 19:46

    @Anna Kotsaba, Thank you, Anechka .. in the adult collection of fables, the FOX AND THE LION have such a moral

    Falling asleep under the whisper of this fairy tale,
    Children dream of benefits from friendship.
    A fairy tale is useful for adults
    Not to be confused: with the boss ... a shadow!

  5. Iryna

    Irisha! Wonderful illustrations for Vladimir's wonderful fables! I didn’t know that you also have such a wonderful godmother too! Iryna invites you to visit and invites you to read the post Kiwi Ice Cream - Cooking at Home

  6. Wladlena

    Wonderful stories and illustrations! It's just a treasure trove for parents with children. Thank you for your hard work.
    Wladlena invites you to visit and invites you to read the post Useful tips for tourists - choosing a tour operator, part 1

    Vladimir Shebzukhov Answered:
    July 5th, 2013 at 04:31 pm

    @Wladlena,
    I don’t even know who exactly to respond to the reviews, I can thank everyone for the reviews in the person of the author of the comment ... Happiness for the writer is the recognition of readers! Because we write something for people. With the acquisition of the Internet, I completely lost the desire to publish! I stayed in Moscow only one bookstore, where my Fables and Rubais are still lying. And I have enough books in the foyer for sale at my performances in the musical life of Moscow.
    It may be interesting how I became a fabulist ... I started with quatrains - switched to rubaiyat, then wrote and published a collection of Anecdotes from different countries and peoples in verse. A year before the departure of the Great Artist Yu.V. Nikulin gave him, for which he praised me for such an unusual folklore work (jokes are composed by the people). Further, literary friends brought me the works of Aesop, and said that more than half of his works were not written in verse .. So the collection of Fables according to Aesop came out.
    And now look what happens ... if you add morality to the joke (and it was already ready in my numerous ruby-quatrains), then it turns out to be a fable (hence the reader’s smile and serious thoughts at the end) and also, if you come up with a plot for ready-made ruby - also a fable!
    I was smiled in the comment - such a word “storehouse”, about two years ago on one site they also wrote this = “Your work is an inexhaustible storehouse of wisdom, dear author, I’m just reading it!” Summer makeup tips from NSP Vladimir Shebzukhov Answered (a):
    July 5th, 2013 at 04:33 pm

    @Elena Kartavtseva,
    Well .. "mother-Elena", we ourselves are glad and grateful to you !!!

    Elena Kartavtseva Answered:
    July 5th, 2013 at 20:41

    @Vladimir, you have no idea how glad I am that you and Irochka “sang together”. I have a golden rule not to leave any question unanswered, and if there is an opportunity to help or provide assistance, even more so. When the offer came from you, I couldn't brush it off. The topic of children's poems did not suit my theme of the site, but I have a wonderful virtual friend - Irina. She is well done for accepting your proposal, and it “spun” ... .. Continued success in your work! Elena Kartavtseva invites you to visit and invites you to read the post Men's problems: prostate inflammation. Prevention

    Vladimir Shebzukhov Answered:
    July 5th, 2013 at 23:05

    @Elena Kartavtseva, Spaiiiiiiiiiibo, Lenochka .. this is a very good human trait - do not leave requests aside! I am just as “restless”!

  7. Vladimir Shebzukhov

    they just brought me from the performance .. turn on the computer .. and on you ... Irisha is like those bees under "add a comment" Not to mention her exquisite taste (illustrations and construction of poems) Irina-a deep bow to you from me, the author !!! Even no words .. well, todas are my gentle, fraternal Chelomki !!!

    The fable was a LAZY BOA ...

    Zoya Answered:
    July 5th, 2013 at 23:12

    @Vladimir Shebzukhov,
    Vladimir, this is wonderful. I like children who read extracurricular literature outside the curriculum. and share their knowledge with classmates.
    I also remember that I read a fable about a lion and a fox a very long time ago, but I don’t remember where.

Fox, not seeing Leo's kind,
Having met him, with passions she remained a little alive.
Here, a little later, she again caught a lion,
But it didn't look so scary to her.
And then a third time
The fox started talking with the Lion.
We are also afraid of something else
As long as we don't look at him.

Chizh and Dove

Chizha was slammed by the villainess-trap:
The poor thing in it was torn and rushed about,
And the young Dove mocked him.
“Aren't you ashamed,” he says, “in broad daylight
Gotcha!
Wouldn't have taken me like this:
For this I vouch boldly.”
An, look, he immediately got himself entangled in a snare.
And business!
Do not laugh at someone else's misfortune, Dove.

Wolf and Shepherds

The wolf, closely bypassing the shepherd's yard
And seeing through the fence
That, having chosen the best ram in the herd,
Quietly Shepherds gutting lamb,
And the dogs lie quietly,
He himself said to himself, walking away in annoyance:
"What a fuss you all made here, friends,
When would I do it!”

Waterfall and Stream

Boiling Waterfall, overthrown from the rocks,
He said to the healing key with arrogance
(Which under the mountain was barely noticeable,
But he was famous for his healing power):
“Isn't it strange? You are so small, so poor in water,
Do you always have a lot of guests?
No wonder if someone comes to me to marvel;
Why are they coming to you?" - "treat" -
The brook murmured humbly.

Boy and snake

The boy, thinking to catch an eel,
He grabbed the Serpent and, looking up, from fear
He became as pale as his shirt.
The snake, calmly looking at the Boy:
“Listen,” he says, “if you don’t get smarter,
That insolence is not always easy for you to pass.
This time God will forgive; but watch out ahead
And know who you're joking with!

Sheep and Dogs

In a flock of sheep,
So that the Wolves could no longer disturb them,
It is supposed to multiply the number of Dogs.
Well? Divorced so many of them, finally
That the Sheep from the Wolves, it is true, survived,
But dogs also need to eat.
First, the wool was removed from the Sheep,
And there, by lot, the skins flew from them,
And there were only five or six Sheep left,
And those dogs ate.

Rooster and pearl grain

I will dung up a bunch of tearing,
The Rooster Found the Pearl Seed
And he says: “Where is it?
What an empty thing!
Isn't it stupid that he is so highly valued?
And I would really be much more glad
Grain of Barley: it is not so at least visible,
Yes, satisfying.
***
The ignoramuses judge exactly like this:
What's the point of not understanding, then everything is a trifle for them.

Cloud

Over the side exhausted from the heat
The Big Cloud has passed;
Not a drop of refreshing her alone,
She poured like a big rain over the sea
And she boasted of her generosity before the Mountain,
“What? did good
Are you so generous? -
Mountain told her. -
And it doesn't hurt to look at it!
Whenever you pour your rain on the fields,
You would have saved the whole region from hunger:
And in the sea without you, my friend, there is enough water.

The Peasant and the Fox (Book Eight)

The fox once said to the Peasant:
"Tell me, my dear friend,
How did a horse earn such friendship from you,
What, I see, is she always with you?
In contentment you keep her in the hall;
On the road, you are with her, and often with her in the field;
But of all the animals
She's hardly the dumbest of all." -
“Oh, gossip, the power is not in the mind! -
The peasant answered. - All this is vanity.
My goal is not the same.
I need her to drive me
Yes, to obey the whip.

Fox and grapes

Hungry godmother Fox climbed into the garden;
In it, the grapes were reddened.
The gossip's eyes and teeth flared up;
And brushes juicy, like yachts, burn;
The only problem is that they hang high:
Whence and how she comes to them,
Though the eye sees
Yes, the tooth is numb.
Breaking through the whole hour in vain,
She went and said with annoyance:
"Well!
Looks like he's good
Yes, green - no ripe berries:
You will immediately set the teeth on edge."

Falcon and Worm

At the top of a tree, clinging to a branch,
The worm swung on it.
Above the Worm the Falcon, rushing through the air,
So from a height he joked and scoffed:
“What you, poor thing, did not endure!
What profits that you crawled so high?
What is your will and freedom?
And with a branch you bend where the weather dictates. -

"It's easy for you to joke, -
The worm answers - flying high,
Then, that you are strong and strong with wings;
But fate gave me the wrong dignity:
I'm here on top
The only thing I hold on to is that, fortunately, I am tenacious!

Dog and Horse

Serving one peasant
The Dog and the Horse somehow began to be considered.
“Here,” says Barbos, “the big lady!
For me, if only you were completely driven out of the yard.
Great thing to carry or plow!
Not to hear of your remoteness:
And can you be equal in what with me?
Day or night I do not know peace:
During the day, the herd under my supervision in the meadow,
And at night I guard the house.
“Of course,” the Horse answered, “
Your truthful speech;
However, whenever I plow,
Then there would be nothing for you to guard here.

Mouse and Rat

“Neighbour, have you heard the good word? -
Running in, the Mouse said to the Rat, -
After all, the cat, they say, fell into the claws of a lion?
Now it’s time for us to relax!”
"Do not rejoice, my light, -
The Rat says to her in response, -
And do not hope in empty!
If it reaches their claws,
That's right, the lion will not be alive:
There is no beast stronger than a cat!

How many times have I seen, take it for yourself:
When a coward is afraid of whom,
That thinks that
The whole world looks through his eyes.

Peasant and Rogue

Peasant, starting a house committee,
I bought a pail and a cow at the fair
And with them through the oak
Quietly wandered home by a country road,
When suddenly the Robber got caught.
Robber Peeled off the Muzhik like sticky.
“Have mercy,” the Peasant will cry, “I am lost,
You totally got me!
For a whole year I was going to buy a cow:
I've been looking forward to this day."
"Good, don't cry at me, -
He said, complaining, Rogue.
And truly, after all, I can’t milk a cow;
So be it
Take your pail back."

frog and ox

The frog, seeing Ox in the meadow,
She herself ventured to catch up with him in stature:
She was envious.
And well, bristle, puff and pout.
“Look, wah, what, will I be with him?”
Girlfriend says. "No, gossip, far away!" -
“Look how now I swell up widely.
Well, what's it like?
Have I replenished? - "Almost nothing."
"Well, how now?" - "All the same." Puffed and puffed
And my entertainer ended on that
That, not being equal to the Ox,
It burst with an effort and - died.

***
There is more than one example of this in the world:
And is it any wonder when a tradesman wants to live,
As a distinguished citizen
And the fry is small, like a nobleman?

The Fables for Children section presents the best fables of famous fabulists (short fables in prose, fables in verse), which will be interesting for joint reading and discussion with children. Children like short fables in verse more, they are easier to perceive because of their rhythm. But with great pleasure they will listen to fables in prose. And animal characters, which are a generalization of human qualities, are easily perceived by children, since they already have experience in communicating with animals - characters in fairy tales.

The title of the first Russian fabulist rightfully belongs to Ivan Andreevich Krylov. For children, he wrote about 200 fables. Only Krylov, in a joking manner, could easily expose the shortcomings of people. The language of the fables is close to colloquial, so they are easy to remember, many expressions from Krylov's fables have become aphorisms and are widely used by writers, journalists, and have entered colloquial speech. Everyday live scenes, animal characters, laconic morality, subtle humor make Krylov's fables favorite works of adults and children. And the children really like to stage Krylov's fables.

The fables in Leo Tolstoy's prose are the author's adaptation of Aesop's popular fables. But Tolstoy's talent as a writer made small masterpieces of wisdom out of well-known plots, instructive stories that teach young readers lessons of mutual assistance and mercy, warn against arrogance, ignorance, greed, meanness, laziness.

Precisely because the poems of Sergei Mikhalkov are very loved by kids, are easy to remember, written in a simple, accessible language for children, and the images are bright and understandable for children's perception, Mikhalkov's fables also attract children. After all, each of them is a small instructive story, where Good and Evil are on the scales. Help your child with the help of amazing short fables with morals to comprehend wise life truths. Read for yourself, encourage children to read. Let many valuable discoveries help you and your children to make the best fables of famous fabulists. And their wisdom will teach children not only to see vices and virtues, but also to understand people, find the right decisions in life, and defend their point of view.

Legendary information, a collection of 400 fables and the artistic language of allegory, which was called the "Aesopian language" - this is what constitutes the legacy of the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop, who lived in the middle of the 6th century BC. It is he who is considered the creator of the fable genre. Xanthus, the owner of the obstinate slave, who composed witty moralizing stories, set him free. Aesop's name stuck with the fable genre. And the plots of his fables are often found in famous fabulists, so it is useful to introduce children to his best fables. By the way, many fabulists borrowed from Aesop the plot of his fable “The Wolf and the Lamb”: Phaedrus, Babriy, Krylov, Tolstoy. Aesop's fables can be read at any age.

In his fables, La Fontaine, in the form of animals, shows the behavior of people in various life situations, condemning the human shortcomings and vices of the society contemporary to the author. In some of the author's fables, morality is absent, the reader must himself come to the truth, hidden by the author behind deep philosophical reasoning, witty irony or subtle humor. The wise fables of Lafontaine are very relevant today: they will teach teenagers to better understand people. La Fontaine's fables for children will also be useful in that many stories are taken by the author from ancient Greek mythology, Indian legends, and French folklore.

Fables serve as confirmation of the popular expression “Wisdom is never too much”. They absorbed folk wisdom, honed and cut by the talent of the great fabulists of many centuries and generations. A fable is one of the oldest literary genres, an epic work, poetic or prose, with a brief morality. The characters of the fable are animals, things, plants, people. Often, fables have an allegorical form. In the images of animals, the authors of fables ridicule human shortcomings and vices of society. Short fables with morals make the reader think about life's values.

It is impossible to find a person who does not like to read and listen to fables in verse or prose, does not remember the ignorant Monkey or the cunning Fox from Krylov's fables, the lazy Fly and the hard worker Bee, the Elephant-painter, the narcissistic Amanita from Mikhalkov's fables. In childhood, reading Krylov's fable "The Wolf and the Lamb", we treated the defenseless Lamb with compassion and with indignation at the impunity of the impudent Wolf. Rereading funny, laid-back stories, you should think about what educational potential they contain.

Both children and adults love to read and listen to fables. The texts of the fables are ancient. They appeared a very long time ago. In ancient Greece, for example, Aesop's fables were known in prose. The most prominent and sensational fables of modern times were the fables of Lafontaine. In Russian poetry, many authors-fabulists have shown themselves, but the fables of Krylov, Tolstoy and Mikhalkov have become the most famous.

What is a fable and how does it differ from a fairy tale or a poem? The main difference between a fable and other literary genres is the moralizing and more often even satirical nature of writing. Although the main characters of the fables are animals or even objects, the story is still about people, and their vices are ridiculed. And of course, an integral part of the fable is its moral. More often pronounced, written at the end of the fable, and sometimes veiled, but in any case understandable.

As for the origin of fables, there are only two concepts. The first of them is German, and the second is American. The German one says that fairy tales about animals were born from myths, from which, in turn, children's fables began to stand out separately, the basis of which was the text, and morality was already an addition unusual for a fairy tale. The American school believes that the moral of the fable is the basis, but the text of the fable for children is an addition that might not exist.

The fables that have survived to this day, with rare exceptions, represent animals as the main characters. For example, a fox or a wolf behave like people and talk like people. At the same time, one or more human vices are attributed to each animal, which are condemned. The usual cunning of a fox, the wisdom of an owl, the cunning of a snake and other virtues or vices. The characteristic features of people are often clearly traced.

Fables for children are also good because they are very small in size, they are read quickly, regardless of whether they are in verse or prose, and therefore they are perceived better. You will not have time to lose the thread, but perceive the meaning on the fly, often even children immediately understand the morality and all the conclusions. You can read more than one children's fable at a time, but several at once, but you shouldn't be zealous either - the child's interest will be lost and the meaning of reading will disappear.

Sometimes there are unique fables for children, which are always well-known, and whose heroes are so characteristic characters that their names are often used as common nouns. In this section, we collect the fables of the best authors, those who really brought something new to this genre and are recognized fabulists of world literature.

CAT AND GIANT

The Cat shouted to the Giant, they say, I do not believe,
That you will take the form of any animal!
Only one thing will convince me -
You will immediately turn into a mouse!
To dispel the cat's doubts,
The Giant became a mouse in an instant.
But the Cat, alas, could not catch her,
Since she, flying up to the ceiling,
Fucked the cat with some bunch ...
As it turned out, the mouse was a bat!
Moral: As they say, in edification -
Correctly formulate the task!

ALMOST BY KRYLOV

Donkey, goat, naughty monkey,
Arctic fox, eagle and clumsy bear...
Badger and beetle, tiger cub and she-wolf,
Hamster, spider, kitten and tigress,
Fox, goat, yes 33 cows
Started to play an orchestra ...
And then everything was like Krylov's,
But more discordant and shitty ...

CAMEL - WINNER

One camel, even though it was humpbacked
Once became a laureate
And the role of a handsome trotter
He got high but
there was a camel ride
And there was no people in the district
to ride a camel
And again the camel began to spit...
spit so delicious... so rich...
On all the saliva of the laureate!

DO NOT FORGET

Wolf Hare called somehow to the "carpet".
He shouted that he was a slacker, a rogue and a thief.
And got a heart attack. There is no point in screaming.
Please, friends, do not forget about the Wolf.

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Already in the days of Krylov
The injustice of the world is visible:
To gain freedom of speech -
Lose a piece of cheese!

SPARROW COW AND CAT

Frost at thirty. Sparrow
Frozen, there was no urine to fly.
He landed on the ground
But suddenly warmed up, even very much.

The reason, as always, is simple:
One cow out of habit
Dropped a pancake from under the tail
And right on the poor bird.

In the heat, the prankster grew mad
And, frivolous from birth,
He chirped and sang
For the glory of a miraculous salvation.

And then the cat was heard
Walking nearby in the wild.
Not disdaining a bad smell,
Singer op swallowed without salt.

I'll repeat the moral for you:
Not every enemy is yours, who cheated on you,
But not every true friend to you,
Who drags you out of the heap boldly.

More moral on the road:
Remember - in this wild world,
When you're sitting in shit, my friend,
At least don't tweet!

LAMB LIKE A HANGUP

A lamb like a hangover
Went to the river for a drink.
And there must be trouble
It was like silence
But then the bushes stirred,
That's where the wolves came from...
One of them saw a lamb,
He squinted his eyes like a boa constrictor,
He approached the lamb with his mouth open
And he said everything, as in the good old fable
"How dare you, with your unclean snout
Here is my pure muddy drink"
The lamb seemed glad to be scared,
But here's the misfortune, you have to get drunk like that,
That instead of tearful cries for mercy
The lamb plunged into the water with its face
Then turned nose to nose to the wolf
And he quietly said: "No shit to yourself !!!
You yelled something, you stinky tattered dog"
Clouds began to gather over them.
From surprise, the wolf stumbled already ...
But the lamb began to take courage.
At the same time, my head hurt.
The lamb did not even take a bold step,
The wolf tried to show a grin
And then a lamb struck a bullock.
- "You call my face a snout!"
Well, the wolf did not expect such a thing.
Above them on one big pine
The crow watched that picture
And she opened her mouth as if in a dream.
The cheese fell out and landed on the wolf's back.
The wolf at that moment was already ready for a fight,
But getting that cheese on the back
Rushed forward, rearing lamb
And the wolf with a sweep of the nose of the lamb in the leg.
Broke his nose, bit off a piece of his lip
And I thought to myself, thank God
That I'm still living
"What is my fault?" the wolf asked lazily
"And it's your fault that I want beer"
Said the lamb spitting on the grass...
Morality:
How a husband wakes up with a hangover
Sparks in the eyes and lousy in the stomach
Don't bark like a pug at an elephant.
Only BEER can help him.

FABLE OF THE STOOL

Once a stupid sofa stuck to a stool:
“To lie on me is a delight, lafa! Not like at the banquet.
And on you, a chair without a back, is completely inconvenient.
You stand like a fool at your post. I'm better than you, better!!!"

And now the announced guests came to the hostess's house,
The sofa was stained with wine, torn with a fish bone.
I had to demolish it, give it to repair - more expensive.
This is what aplomb leads to when you boast of a mug.

And the stool - at least to hell. Serves as a handyman.
The cover was sewn to her knees, and without a sofa it is no worse.

Moral: Let them not be conspicuous and rustic in appearance,
For you in the service will be "for" and will not be offended.

ANT AND DRAGONFLY

When the end of the season came
The intoxicating Dragonfly crawled to the Ant:
- Madame, ash leaves fall from maple,
Let me in! I am exhausted and angry.

The stomach failed: lack of food,
And the cold pierces me to the core ...
And you, they say, are an ant queen -
Whether Teresa, Bosca, is a storehouse of goodness.

A cataclysm is coming: summer is ending,
Just a couple of weeks left.
I'm fired from the corps de ballet.
Please provide me with a table and a bed!

The hostess grimaced.
-What about the rent?
Over the summer, go, earned a penny!
You get fired - and I'm to blame?
Go past yourself - and dance on!

Tell me, why the hell do I have other people's problems?
Than kicking your legs - I would build a house!
- Yes, I'm, sorry, a servant of Bohemia ...
-Understood: frolic under every bush!

"Servant"! Yes, I know your habits!
You squeezed butterflies, smoked marijuana,
And it got a little hot, and then I remembered the uterus!
Painfully you are a greyhound, as I can see!

And, driven by the wind, the servant of Bohemia
Crawled, repeating: "God judge her!"
The moral of this fable, or maybe a poem:
Raising legs does not warm in winter!

BY MAGIC

Emelya somehow went for some water
(I wanted to get drunk from a hangover) ...
With a bucket deeper into the hole he put his hand
And he scooped up a big pike with water!
And she splashed her tail on the bucket
And speaks in human language:
"Release me, and I"ll make you a rich man!"
(How was she to know whose captive she was?)
Emelya did not understand a word...
He cooked an ear, ate it and ... climbed onto the stove.

Moral: To become rich and drink whiskey -
You still need to learn English!

One day the scarab, the beetle known to the world,
Rolled habitually a ball of manure.
Suddenly he hears a strange sound from above
And even the voice is somewhat nervous.

“How vile, disgusting, vile? Oh no no no.
How are you, my friend, not ashamed?!
Publicly roll such rubbish.
There is no taste, no conscience, as you can see ... "

The beetle subdued, afraid to raise his eyes,
He lies ashamed, as if flattened to the ground.
And the voice from the sky is louder and more combative
(Must not be in the mood of the Almighty):

“It would be better if I took examples from the hard work of bees,
Flowers, tea, better than a ball of dung
How would Tsokotuha find the money,
Ile would have accomplished a feat like a mosquito.

Just like you, ”the heavenly voice broadcast:
Don't care about cleanliness and hygiene.
You're worse than a bloodthirsty tick
A stinky bug killed against a wall…”

"What is he?" Take a look with one eye
The beetle decides. And that's what was in the spirit
Looked up. And there, circling over him
Dung by all signs of a fly.

COW AND BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL

God once sent a bottle of alcohol to a cow.
The cow is locked in the barn,
And I was about to drink a glass,
Yes, I thought about it - one is pretty boring!
And a herd of goats ran fatly past.
The cow is mooing and grumbling out the window,
Yes, the muzzle does not climb into the window anyway.
But somehow she invited two Kozlikov to her place ...
To that misfortune, the Goat ran close
And he sees here with slanting and sad eyes,
That her husband and brother are running, wagging their tails,
Go to the mean cow in the barn for nasty vodka!
And relatives are terribly greedy for freebies.
Creeping up to the window, I looked into the barn,
And she was stunned: there, despising decency,
Throw for three! Poured into glasses
So far, 40 (Forty) grams each.
"They're going to get drunk!"
The goat thought. Didn't wait. break in
Decided with a fight. Hit or miss!
The door swung open... and a glass fell...
... I will keep silent about what was in that barn ...
By morning, the drunken Goat was in a haystack.
He squinted the already slanting eye,
The sight of her empty bottle was ecstatic.
The cow and the goats were left with a nose.
I foresee legitimate questions:
What is the moral of such a fable?
If you want to sour,
No need to call Kozlov! And point!
Ride alone!

GIRAFFE COMPLEX

The giraffe was embarrassed by the long neck
And in order not to stand out in the crowd,
By a special trench
I could move around all day.

They took him to a psychologist.
Treated with a specific method.
And he wrote in his diary: “Give birth
Me an utter freak!"

From indignation good,
It used to be that he would be bent all over:
“There, a hippopotamus without a neck at all!
How well he lives!

I've been so embarrassed
Bad neck that I boldly
Ready to lather her for a long time,
Climb into the loop and ... finish the job!

Having exhausted the whole district for a long time,
The giraffe moaned and cursed.
He wandered darker than clouds
And beat his head against palm trees.

I noticed a strong rope.
Presented the lines in the obituary.
And at that moment I accidentally met
The horse that cried by the road.

And in the center of the palm alley
The horse whispered sadly to the giraffe:
“I envy your neck!
Well, how beautiful is she!

Why am I there! We all laughed -
Deer, lions, bison, horses,
You spit on problems from your neck,
Like from that high bell tower!

You - become yourself, beauty and strength!
You are lucky to be born like this!” -
Said bay and away dejectedly
Wandered from our lucky one.

And he seemed to be fading
From praise and throwing up the muzzle,
All gathered up, straightened up
And he walked lightly and proudly.

He left an entry in his diary.
I'll finish this comic with her:
"I was helped by someone else's envy
Overcome the stupid complex!