The Fox and the Black Grouse is a short instructive Russian folk tale about a cunning fox and a resourceful black grouse who did not succumb to fox flattery. The tale of the Fox and the black grouse can be read online or downloaded in PDF and DOC formats.
The tale of the Fox and the black grouse tells how the fox approached the black grouse that was sitting on the tree and sang in an affectionate voice: Black grouse, my friend! As soon as I heard your voice, I came to visit you. The black grouse said thanks to the fox, but the fox pretended not to hear anything. The fox asked the black grouse to go down from the tree to the grass, take a walk with her, then she would definitely hear him. But the black grouse does not agree to any and says: It is dangerous for us birds to walk on the ground. The fox is a master of lies, she invented that such a decree was issued, according to which the animals do not touch each other. The black grouse approved the law, and immediately added: And now the dogs are running; if it were the old way, you would have to leave, but now you have nothing to fear. The fox heard about the dogs, prepared to run, and the black grouse followed her and said: How? Today, the law came out, the dogs will not be touched, And who knows, maybe they have not heard the law! With these words, the fox ran away.
Despite the fact that the tale about the fox and the black grouse is very short, it contains a deep meaning and morality. Firstly, the fairy tale teaches that you should not believe unverified information, especially from a dubious source. Secondly, you should not succumb to flattery and praise, and allow yourself to be manipulated. Also, before you deceive someone, you need to know that there may be someone smarter and more cunning than you a hundred times. As the saying goes: Don't try to play with me, what if I play better. The cunning fox, always confident in his abilities, obviously did not expect such a turn in this tale, was put by the black grouse in an uncomfortable position, from which he fled.
Read the fairy tale Fox and black grouse can be used by children of any age, especially kids will like it. The story is light, simple, easy to remember by heart. In the process of reading, you can discuss the heroes of the fairy tale with the children, find out their opinion about the current situation. The tale very clearly indicates human vices that can be recognized in animals, in this case, the fox and the black grouse. It's an easy and fun way to teach kids about life's lessons, to explain that there are people like foxes who shouldn't be trusted.
The tale of the Fox and the black grouse is a good example of folk proverbs Don’t dig a hole for another, you’ll get there yourself, You won’t fool an old sparrow on the chaff, You won’t go far on deceit, Don’t say that a cunning one will run into a more cunning one, A simpleton in appearance, but a sly one at heart, Don’t be surprised at conversations, don’t get caught by cunning, No matter how cunning, everything will come out, The villain has miscalculated, the enemy is cunning, but we are cunning, With a cunning fellow - look into both eyes, Cunning Mitka, and Vanka is not a fool, At a cunning beginning, a scandalous end, Cunning and take care of the tail.
The black grouse was sitting on a tree. The fox came up to him and said:
- Hello, grouse, my friend! As soon as I heard your voice, I came to visit you.
“Thank you for your kind words,” said the grouse.
The fox pretended not to hear, and says:
— What are you talking about? I can not hear. You, black grouse, my friend, would go down to the grass for a walk, talk to me, otherwise I won’t hear from the tree.
Teterev said:
- I'm afraid to go to the grass. It is dangerous for us birds to walk on the ground.
Or are you afraid of me? - said the fox.
“Not you, I’m so afraid of other animals,” said the black grouse. - There are all kinds of animals.
- No, black grouse, my friend, yesterday the decree was announced so that there would be peace throughout the earth. Now the animals do not touch each other.
“That’s good,” said the black grouse, “otherwise the dogs are running over there.” If everything was the same, you would have to leave. And now you have nothing to fear.
The fox heard about the dogs, pricked up her ears and wanted to run.
— Where are you? - said the grouse. - After all, there is a decree, the dogs will not be touched.
“And who knows,” said the fox, “maybe they didn’t hear the decree.”
In fairy tales, the rogue fox often achieves its goal using flattery, cunning and deceit. But not all characters of fairy tales succumb to her tricks. So the black grouse from A.N. Tolstoy's fairy tale "The Black Grouse and the Fox" skillfully turned the fox's cunning against her. And how it was, we learn by reading a fairy tale.
Fairy tale "Black grouse and the fox"
The black grouse was sitting on a tree. The fox came up to him and said:
Hello, grouse, my friend! As soon as I heard your voice, I came to visit you.
- Thank you for your kind words, - said the black grouse. The fox pretended not to hear and said;
- What are you saying? I can not hear. You, black grouse, my friend, would go down to the grass for a walk, talk to me, otherwise I won’t hear from the tree. Teterev said:
- I'm afraid to go to the grass. It is dangerous for us birds to walk on the ground.
Or are you afraid of me? - said the fox.
- Not you, I'm afraid of other animals, - said the black grouse. - There are all kinds of animals.
- No, black grouse, my friend, now the decree has been announced so that there will be peace throughout the earth. Now the animals do not touch each other.
- That's good, - said the black grouse. - And then the dogs are running. If it were the old way, you would have to leave, but now you have nothing to fear.
The fox heard about the dogs, pricked up her ears and wanted to run.
Where are you? - said the grouse. - After all, now the decree, the dogs will not be touched.
- Who knows! - said the fox. Maybe they didn't hear the order.
A short tale about a cunning fox and a smart black grouse ... (in the retelling of L.N. Tolstoy)
Fox and black grouse read
The black grouse was sitting on a tree. The fox came up to him and said:
- Hello, black grouse, my friend, as soon as I heard your voice, I came to visit you.
“Thank you for your kind word,” said the black grouse.
The fox pretended not to hear, and says:
- What are you saying? I can not hear. You, black grouse, my friend, would go down to the grass for a walk, talk to me, otherwise I won’t hear from the tree.
Teterev said:
- I'm afraid to go to the grass. It is dangerous for us birds to walk on the ground.
- Or are you afraid of me? - said the fox.
“Not you, I'm afraid of other animals,” said the black grouse. - There are all kinds of animals.
- No, black grouse, my friend, today the decree has been announced so that there will be peace throughout the earth. Now the animals do not touch each other.
- That's good, - said the black grouse, - otherwise the dogs are running; if it were the old way, you would have to leave, but now you have nothing to fear.
The fox heard about the dogs, pricked up her ears and wanted to run.
- Where are you? - said the grouse. - After all, now the decree, the dogs will not be touched.
- And who knows! - said the fox. Maybe they didn't hear the order.
And she ran away.
(Ill. V. Dudarenko, ed. New knowledge, Minsk, illustrators.ru)
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The black grouse was sitting on a tree. The fox came up to him and said:
Hello, Teterevochek, my friend! As soon as I heard your voice, I came to visit you.
Thank you for your kind words,” Teterev said.
The fox pretended not to hear and said:
What are you saying? I can not hear. You would have Grouse, my friend, come down to the grass for a walk, talk to me, otherwise I won’t hear from the tree.
Teterev said:
I'm afraid to go to the grass. It is dangerous for us birds to walk on the ground.
Or are you afraid of me? - said the Fox.
Not you, so I'm afraid of other animals, - said the Grouse. - There are all kinds of animals.
No, Teterevochek, my friend, today the decree has been announced so that there will be peace throughout the earth. Now the animals do not touch each other.
That's good, - said the black grouse, - otherwise the dogs are running; if it were the old way, you would have to leave, but now you have nothing to fear.
The fox heard about the dogs, pricked up her ears and wanted to run.
Where are you? - said the grouse. - After all, now the decree, the dogs will not be touched.
And who knows! - said the fox. Maybe they didn't hear the order.
