Geese and Swans is a Russian folk tale. Russian folk tale Fairy tale geese swans fragment came running to the stove
There lived an old man and an old woman; they had a daughter and a little son.
- Daughter, daughter! - said the mother. - We’ll go to work, bring you a bun, sew a dress, buy a scarf; be smart, take care of your brother, don’t leave the yard.
The elders left, and the daughter forgot what she was ordered to do; I sat my brother down on the grass under the window, and she ran outside, started playing, and took a walk. Geese-swans swooped in, picked up the boy, and carried him away on their wings.
The girl came, and lo and behold, her brother was gone! She gasped, rushed back and forth - no! She called, burst into tears, lamented that it would be bad from her father and mother, but her brother did not respond!
She ran out into an open field; Geese-swans darted in the distance and disappeared behind the dark forest.
Geese-swans have long gained a bad reputation for themselves, they did a lot of mischief and kidnapped small children; the girl guessed that they had taken her brother away and rushed to catch up with them. She ran and ran, and the stove stood still.
- Stove, stove, tell me, where did the geese fly?
“Eat my rye pie,” I’ll say.
- Oh, my father doesn’t eat wheat!
- Apple trees, apple trees, tell me, where did the geese fly?
“Eat my forest apple,” I’ll say.
- Oh, my father doesn’t even eat garden vegetables!
- Milk river, jelly banks, where did the geese fly?
“Eat my simple jelly with milk,” I’ll say.
- Oh, my father can’t even eat cream!
And she would have spent a long time running through the fields and wandering through the forest, but, fortunately, she came across a hedgehog; She wanted to push him, she was afraid of getting hurt and asked:
- Hedgehog, hedgehog, did you see where the geese flew?
- Over there! - pointed.
She ran - there was a hut on chicken legs, standing and turning. A Baba Yaga sits in a hut, with a sinewy face and a clay leg; My brother is sitting on a bench, playing with golden apples. His sister saw him, crept up, grabbed him and carried him away; and the geese fly after her; the villains will catch up, where to go? A milk river runs along the banks of jelly.
- Mother River, hide me!
- Eat my jelly!
Nothing to do, I ate. The river planted her under the bank, the geese flew by. She came out and said: “Thank you!” - and again runs with his brother; and the geese have returned and are flying towards. What to do? Trouble! There are apple trees.
- Apple tree, mother apple tree, hide me!
- Eat my forest apple!
I ate it quickly. The apple tree shaded it with branches and covered it with leaves; the geese flew by. She went out and ran again with her brother, and the geese saw them and followed her; They swoop down completely, they’re already beating with their wings, and before you know it, they’ll rip you out of your hands! Fortunately, there is a stove on the road.
- Madam stove, hide me!
- Eat my rye pie!
The girl quickly put the pie in her mouth, and herself into the oven, sat down in the mouth. The geese flew and flew, screamed and shouted, and flew away with nothing.
And she ran home, and it’s good that she managed to run, and then her father and mother came.
There lived a man and a woman. They had a daughter and a little son.
“Daughter,” the mother said, “we’ll go to work, take care of your brother!” Don't leave the yard, be smart - we'll buy you a handkerchief.
The father and mother left, and the daughter forgot what she was ordered to do: she sat her brother down on the grass under the window, ran outside, started playing, and took a walk.
Geese-swans swooped in, picked up the boy, and carried him away on their wings.
The girl returned, and lo and behold, her brother was gone! She gasped, rushed back and forth - no!
She called to him, burst into tears, lamented that bad things would happen from her father and mother, but her brother did not respond.
She ran out into an open field and only saw: swan geese darted in the distance and disappeared behind the dark forest. Then she realized that they had taken her brother away: she had been talking about geese-swans for a long time bad reputation- that they were playing pranks, taking away small children.
The girl rushed to catch up with them. She ran and ran and saw that there was a stove.
- Stove, stove, tell me, where did the geese-swans fly?
The stove answers her:
“Eat my rye pie, I’ll tell you.”
- I’ll eat rye pie! My father doesn’t even eat wheat...
- Apple tree, apple tree, tell me, where did the geese-swans fly?
“Eat my forest apple, I’ll tell you.”
- My father doesn’t even eat garden vegetables...
- Milk river, jelly banks, where did the swan geese fly?
- Eat my simple jelly with milk - I’ll tell you.
- My father doesn’t even eat cream...
She ran for a long time through the fields and forests. The day is approaching evening, there is nothing to do - we need to go home. Suddenly he sees a hut standing on a chicken leg, about one window, turning around.
In the hut, the old Baba Yaga is spinning a tow. And my brother is sitting on the bench, playing with silver apples.
The girl entered the hut:
- Hello, grandma!
- Hello, girl! Why did she appear?
“I walked through mosses and swamps, got my dress wet, and came to warm up.”
- Sit down while you spin the tow.
Baba Yaga gave her a spindle and left. The girl is spinning - suddenly a mouse runs out from under the stove and says to her:
- Girl, girl, give me some porridge, I’ll tell you something nice.
The girl gave her porridge, the mouse said to her:
- Baba Yaga went to heat the bathhouse. She will wash you, steam you, put you in an oven, fry you and eat you, and ride on your bones herself.
The girl sits neither alive nor dead, crying, and the mouse tells her again:
“Don’t wait, take your brother, run, and I’ll spin the tow for you.”
The girl took her brother and ran. And Baba Yaga comes to the window and asks:
“Maiden, are you spinning?”
The mouse answers her:
- I'm spinning, grandma...
Baba Yaga heated the bathhouse and went after the girl. And there is no one in the hut. Baba Yaga shouted:
- Swan geese! Fly in pursuit! My sister took my brother away!..
The sister and brother ran to the milk river. He sees geese-swans flying.
- River, mother, hide me!
- Eat my simple jelly.
The girl ate and said thank you. The river sheltered her under the jelly bank.
The girl and her brother ran again. And the swan geese have returned, they are flying towards us, they are about to see you. What to do? Trouble! The apple tree is standing...
- Apple tree, mother, hide me!
- Eat my forest apple.
The girl quickly ate it and said thank you. The apple tree shaded it with branches and covered it with leaves.
The geese-swans did not see it, they flew past.
The girl ran again. He runs and runs, it’s not too far left. Then the geese-swans saw her, cackled - they swooped in, beat her with their wings, and look, they would tear her brother out of her hands.
The girl ran to the stove:
- Stove, mother, hide me!
- Eat my rye pie.
The girl quickly put the pie in her mouth, and she and her brother went into the oven and sat down in the stomata.
The geese-swans flew and flew, screamed and shouted, and flew away empty-handed to Baba Yaga.
The girl said thank you to the stove and ran home with her brother.
And then the father and mother came.
There lived one family: a father, a mother, and two children, a daughter and a small son.
"Daughter! - said the mother. “We’ll go to work, bring you gifts, be smart, take care of your brother, don’t leave the yard.”
The parents left, and the daughter sat her brother down on the grass under the window, and she ran into the street, started playing, took a walk, and forgot what she was ordered to do.
Geese-swans flew from the sky, picked up the boy on their wings and carried him away.
His sister came from the street, and lo and behold, his brother was gone! I looked here and there - nowhere to be found!
She called him and cried, and she herself lamented how bad it would be from her father and mother, but her brother never responded! The girl ran into the field and in the distance saw the geese and swans disappearing behind the dark forest. And there has long been a rumor about them that these birds played a lot of pranks and stole small children.
The girl thought that they and her brother were carried away, and rushed after them. She ran and ran, and there was a stove on the road.
- “Stove, stove, tell me where the geese-swans flew?”
- “Eat my rye pie, then I’ll tell you.”
- “Oh, my father doesn’t eat wheat, but you offer me rye!”
The stove was offended and did not say where the swan geese flew.
- “Apple tree, apple tree, tell me where the geese flew?”
- “Eat my forest apple, then I’ll tell you.”
- “Oh, my father doesn’t even eat garden vegetables, but you offer me forest products!”
The apple tree was offended and did not say where the geese-swans flew.
- “Milk River, jelly banks, tell me, where did the geese fly?”
- “Drink my simple jelly with milk, then I’ll tell you.”
- “Oh, my father can’t even eat cream, and you’re offering me simple jelly!”
The river was offended and did not say where the geese-swans flew.
And the girl would have had to run around searching for a long time, but, fortunately, she met a hedgehog on the road; She wanted to push him, but she was afraid of needles. The girl asks:
- “Hedgehog, hedgehog, didn’t you see where the geese flew?”
- “Right there!” - and indicated the direction.
I ran there - there was a hut on chicken legs, Baba Yaga was sitting in the hut, and her brother was on a bench, playing with golden apples. His sister saw him, crept up, grabbed him and carried him away; and the geese fly after her; the villains will catch up, where to go?
The milk river flows, the banks of jelly.
- “Mother River, hide us!”
- “Drink my jelly!” There was nothing to do, she had to drink, then the river put her and her brother under the bank, and the geese did not notice the children, they flew past.
A girl came out with her brother and said: “Thank you!” and again runs home with the little one; and the geese have returned and are flying towards. What to do? Trouble!
There is an apple tree on the way.
- “Apple tree, apple tree, hide us!”
- “Eat my forest apple!” The girl quickly ate the apple, and the tree obscured her and her brother with branches and covered her with leaves; The swan geese, meanwhile, did not notice the children and flew past.
The brother and sister came out and ran again, and the swan geese saw them and began to chase them; They just swoop in, they’re already beating with their wings, and the next thing you know, they’ll snatch your little brother out of your hands!
Luckily, there was a stove along the way.
- “Madam stove, hide us!”
- “Eat my rye pie!”
The girl quickly put the pie in her mouth, and herself into the oven, sat down at the mouth. The geese-swans flew and flew, screamed, screamed, and flew away with nothing.
And the children ran home, and it’s good that they managed to run, and then both father and mother returned.
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Once upon a time there lived a husband and wife. They had a daughter, Mashenka, and a son, Vanyushka.
Once father and mother gathered in the city and said to Masha:
- Well, daughter, be smart: don’t go anywhere, take care of your brother. And we will bring you some gifts from the market.
So the father and mother left, and Masha sat her brother down on the grass under the window and ran outside to her friends.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, swan geese swooped in, picked up Vanyushka, put him on his wings and carried him away.
Masha returned, lo and behold, her brother was gone! She gasped, rushed here and there - Vanyushka was nowhere to be seen. She called and called, but her brother did not respond. Masha began to cry, but tears cannot help her grief. It’s her own fault, she must find her brother herself.
Masha ran out into the open field and looked around. He sees geese-swans darting in the distance and disappearing behind the dark forest.
Masha guessed that it was the swan geese that carried away her brother and rushed to catch up with them.
She ran and ran and saw a stove standing in the field. Masha to her:
- Stove, stove, tell me, where did the geese-swans fly?
“Throw some wood at me,” says the stove, “then I’ll tell you!”
Masha quickly chopped some firewood and threw it into the stove.
The stove told me which way to run.
He sees an apple tree, all hung with ruddy apples, its branches bent down to the ground. Masha to her:
- Apple tree, apple tree, tell me, where did the geese-swans fly?
- Shake my apples, otherwise all the branches are bent - it’s hard to stand!
Masha shook the apples, the apple tree raised its branches, and straightened its leaves. Masha showed the way.
- The Milk River - the banks of jelly, where did the swan geese fly?
“A stone fell into me,” the river answers, “it prevents the milk from flowing further.” Move it to the side - then I'll tell you where Swan geese flew.
Masha broke off a large branch and moved the stone. The river began to gurgle and told Masha where to run, where to look for geese and swans.
Masha ran and ran and came running to a dense forest. She stood at the edge of the forest and doesn’t know where to go now, what to do. He looks and sees a hedgehog sitting under a tree stump.
“Hedgehog, hedgehog,” asks Masha, “have you seen where the geese and swans are flying?”
Hedgehog says:
- Wherever I swing, there you go too!
He curled up into a ball and rolled between the fir trees and birches. It rolled and rolled and rolled towards the hut on chicken legs.
Masha looks - Baba Yaga is sitting in that hut, spinning yarn. And Vanyushka is playing with golden apples near the porch.
Masha quietly crept up to the hut, grabbed her brother and ran home.
A little later, Baba Yaga looked out the window: the boy was gone! She called to the geese and swans:
- Hurry, geese-swans, fly in pursuit!
The swan geese took off, screamed, and flew.
And Masha runs, carrying her brother, but can’t feel her feet under her. I looked back and saw geese and swans... What should I do? She ran to the milk river - the banks of jelly. And the geese-swans scream, flapping their wings, catching up with her...
“River, river,” Masha asks, “hide us!”
The river planted her and her brother under a steep bank and hid her from the swan geese.
The geese-swans did not see Masha, they flew past.
Masha came out from under the steep bank, thanked the river and ran again.
And the swan geese saw her - they returned and flew towards her. Masha ran up to the apple tree:
- Apple tree, apple tree, hide me!
The apple tree covered it with branches and covered it with leaves. The geese-swans circled and circled, did not find Masha and Vanyushka and flew past.
Masha came out from under the apple tree, thanked her and started running again!
She runs, carrying her brother, and it’s not far from home... Yes, unfortunately, the geese-swans saw her again - and well, after her! They cackle, fly, flap their wings right over their heads - and just look, Vanyushka will be torn out of his hands... It’s good that the stove is nearby. Masha to her:
- Stove, stove, hide me!
The stove hid it and closed it with a damper. The swan geese flew up to the stove, let’s open the damper, but that didn’t happen. They stuck their heads into the chimney, but didn’t get into the stove; they only smeared their wings with soot.
They circled, circled, shouted, shouted, and came up empty-handed, and returned to Baba Yaga...
Russian fairy tales are useful for learning the native language, developing a vivid imagination in children and for soothing bedtime reading. WITH beautiful pictures from recognized folk masters, the narration becomes even more vivid, fascinating and memorable.
Black lacquer miniature from the village of Kholui clearly demonstrates how robber geese carry away a little boy to the lair of the evil Baba Yaga. Needlewomen from Fedoskino painted boxes with a high level of skill, which clearly depicted the hard work of peasants and their modest canvas clothes.
Only with original illustrations and works by artists from the village of Mstera do children's books become truly interesting and remain etched in the memory for many years. Heroes from children's literature serve as role models, and their adventures in fairy tales are worth taking a closer look at:
Simple peasants are the parents of the main characters. As befits villagers, they worked tirelessly. They worked in the fields all day from morning until late at night, and on Sundays they went to church or rode on a cart to the city to buy gifts.
Sister – a little girl 7-8 years old. A cheerful and playful girl, who was reluctant to look after her brother, but when trouble happened and the geese carried away the baby, she boldly rushed to his rescue.
Brother – boy 3-4 years old. He was playing on the grass and did not notice how the white swans carried him to the lair of the evil witch.
Sister's assistants - river , stove And apple tree . They helped the girl out great and hid her and her brother from the swan hunters under their covers.
Baba Yaga - a forest witch who feeds on human flesh. She planned to evaporate the babies in a bathhouse, fry them in the oven and eat them, but the little mouse warned the children, and they escaped from the evil witch in time.
Swan geese - servants of Baba Yaga. Enchanted birds that flew through villages and villages and brought small children to the witch for lunch.
The courage and perseverance of the main character of the fairy tale are worthy of emulation. Few girls will dare to do such an act and go into the forest to help out their brother. Many wild animals are waiting for the kids in the forest and you need to show real courage in order to meet face to face with the real sorceress, the guardian of the world of the dead, Baba Yaga herself.
For children and their parents to spend time together
Russian folktale“Geese and Swans” with colorful drawings is intended for children and for reading together with the family. Large print and easy-to-follow narration will help young curious listeners learn letters, new words and develop good memory.
The tale is recommended for reading in kindergartens and schools, and also as original Russian literature for studying national history and the Russian language. A light fairy tale is perfect for staging exciting performances in amateur children's theaters.
Every child should know the fairy tale about the evil, thieving geese, so that they never leave their younger brothers and sisters on the street unattended!