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 prefer short fables in verse; they are easier to understand 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 communicating with animals - characters from fairy tales.
The title of the first Russian fabulist rightfully belongs to Ivan Andreevich Krylov. He wrote about 200 fables for children. Only Krylov, in a humorous manner, could easily expose people’s shortcomings. 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 into colloquial speech. Lively everyday scenes, animal characters, laconic morality, and subtle humor make Krylov’s fables the favorite works of adults and children. Children also really like to dramatize Krylov’s fables.
Fables in prose by Leo Tolstoy are the author’s adaptation of Aesop’s popular fables. But Tolstoy’s talent as a writer turned well-known stories into small masterpieces of wisdom, instructive stories that teach young readers lessons of mutual assistance and mercy, and warn against arrogance, ignorance, greed, meanness, and laziness.
Precisely because Sergei Mikhalkov’s poems are very loved by children, are easy to remember, written in a simple language accessible to 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 learn the wisdom of life with amazing short fables with morals. Read for yourself and encourage your children to read. Let the best fables of famous fabulists help you and your children make many valuable discoveries. And their wisdom will teach children not only to see vices and virtues, but also to understand people, to find right decisions in life, defend your point of view.
Legendary information, a collection of 400 fables and an artistic language of allegories, which was called “Aesopian language” - this is 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 an obstinate slave who wrote witty moralizing stories, set him free. Aesop's name is attached to the fable genre. And the plots of his fables are often found among 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 images of animals, shows the behavior of people in various life situations, condemning the human shortcomings and vices of the author’s contemporary society. In some of the author's fables there is no moral; the reader must himself come to the truth, hidden by the author behind deep philosophical reasoning, witty irony or subtle humor. La Fontaine's wise fables are very relevant today: they will teach teenagers to better understand people. La Fontaine's fables for children will also be useful because many of the plots are taken by the author from ancient greek mythology, Indian legends, French folklore.
Fables confirm the popular expression “You can never have too much wisdom.” They absorbed folk wisdom, honed and polished by the talent of 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 moral teaching. The characters in the fable are animals, things, plants, and people. Often, fables have an allegorical form. In the images of animals, the authors of the fables ridicule human shortcomings and the vices of society. Short fables morally make the reader think about life values.
It is impossible to find a person who does not like to read and listen to fables in poetry or prose, who 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 Fly Agaric from Mikhalkov’s fables. As a child, reading Krylov’s fable “The Wolf and the Lamb,” we treated the defenseless Lamb with compassion and indignation at the impunity of the arrogant Wolf. Re-reading funny, casual stories, it’s worth thinking about what educational potential they contain.
We love reading Krylov's fables since childhood. Krylov’s images are stored in our memory, which often pop up in our heads in various life situations; we turn to them and each time we never cease to be amazed at Krylov’s insight.
It happens that I remember the Pug, who barks at the Elephant in order to give the impression of being brave and fearless, or suddenly the Monkey pops up before my eyes, who mocked himself, not recognizing the reflection in the Mirror. Laughter, and that's all! And how often do encounters occur that are involuntarily compared to the Monkey, who, out of her own ignorance, not knowing the value of the Glasses, broke them on a stone. Krylov's little fables are short in size, but not in meaning, because Krylov's word is sharp, and the morals of the fables have long turned into idioms. Krylov's fables accompany us through life, have become close to us and at any time will find understanding in us and help us re-realize our values.
Read Krylov's fables
| Fable title |
| Kite |
| Wolf and Crane |
| Wolf and cat |
| Wolf and Lamb |
| Wolf at the kennel |
| A Crow and a fox |
| Two Barrels |
| Two dogs |
| Demyanova's ear |
| Mirror and monkey |
| Quartet |
| Cat and cook |
| Kitten and Starling |
| Cat and nightingale |
| Cuckoo and rooster |
| Chest |
| Swan, pike and crayfish |
| Leo and Leopard |
| Fox and grapes |
| Leaves and roots |
| Monkey and glasses |
| Convoy |
| Donkey and nightingale |
| Rooster and Pearl Seed |
| Pig under the oak tree |
| Starling |
| Elephant and Moska |
| Elephant in the voivodeship |
| Dragonfly and ant |
| Trishkin caftan |
| Hardworking bear |
| Siskin and pigeon |
Krylov is a famous writer. Of all the children's poems and fables, Krylov's works are always the best, they are etched in the memory and emerge throughout life when encountering human vices. It is often said that Krylov did not write for children, but isn’t the meaning of his fables clear to children? Usually the moral is clearly written, so even the smallest child can read Krylov’s fables with benefit.
On our website we post the best works of the author in their original presentation, and also highlight morality separately for convenience and better memorization of sometimes philosophical thoughts. Both children and adults will find a lot of meaning in these little life stories, in which animals symbolize people, their vices and ridiculous behavior. Krylov's fables online are remarkable because they contain not only text, but also a remarkable picture, easy navigation, educational facts and reasoning. After reading, the author will probably become your favorite, and his life essays in the form of humorous fables will be remembered for many years.
The fabulist led absolutely open life, communicated a lot, published books one after another and did not at all shy away from his obesity and laziness. The oddities that happened to Krylov were expressed by him in instructive scenes, the simplicity of which is deceptive. He was not a fabulist, he was a thinker-philosopher, capable of, with childish unobtrusiveness and ease, comically describing the shortcomings of people in a stunning form accessible only to him. There is no need to look only for satire in Krylov’s fables; their value does not end there. The content and meaning are more philosophical than humorous. In addition to human vices, they are served in mild form the truth of existence, the basis of behavior and relationships between people. Each fable is a combination of wisdom, morality and humor.
Start reading Krylov's fables to your child from an early age. They will show him what to watch out for in life, what behavior others condemn and what they can encourage. According to Krylov, the laws of life are natural and wise; he despises artificiality and self-interest. Morality, cleared of any impurities and trends, is clear and concise, containing the division between right and wrong. The remarkable manner of writing led to the fact that every moral became a folk proverb or a cheerful aphorism. The works are written in such a language that, although they look like literary forms, they actually carry intonations and ridicule inherent only in the great national mind. Krylov's little fables changed the general view of this genre. Innovation manifested itself in realism, a philosophical note and worldly wisdom. Fables became small novels, sometimes dramas, in which the accumulated wisdom and cunning of the mind over centuries was revealed. It is remarkable that with all this, the author did not turn the fable into a satirical poem, but managed to preserve the deep meaningful part, consisting of a short story and morality.
Krylov's fable penetrated into the essence of things, the characters' characters, and became a genre practically unattainable by other authors. Despite the satire, the fabulist loved life in all its manifestations, but he would really like simple and natural truths to finally replace base passions. The fable genre under his pen has become so high and refined that, after re-reading the fables of other authors, you will understand that there is no other like it, and there is unlikely to be one.
In the section of Krylov's fables online, we invite you to get acquainted with folk wisdom. Short philosophical works will not leave either children or adults indifferent.
CAT AND GIANT
The Cat shouted to the Giant, saying, I don’t believe it,
That you will take the form of any animal!
You can only convince me with one thing -
You'll 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,
Because she, having flown up to the ceiling,
She shit the cat with some kind of...
As it turned out, the mouse was a bat!
Moral: As they say, for edification -
Formulate the task more correctly!
ALMOST 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, and 33 cows
They started playing an orchestra...
And then everything was like Krylov’s,
But more discordant and shitty...
CAMEL - WINNER
One camel, although it was humpbacked
Once became a laureate
And the role of the handsome trotter
He got it, but it's high
there was a camel boarding
And there were no people in the area
to ride a camel
And the camel began to spit again...
spit so tasty... so rich...
The laureate's saliva is on everyone!
DO NOT FORGET
The Wolf once called the Hare to the carpet.
He shouted that he was a slacker, a rogue and a thief.
And got a heart attack. There's no use in screaming.
Please, friends, do not forget about the Wolf.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Already during the time of Krylov
The injustice of the world is visible:
To gain freedom of speech -
You need to lose a piece of cheese!
SPARROW COW AND CAT
Frost is below thirty. Sparrow
Frozen, no longer able to fly.
He ended up on the ground
But suddenly he became warm, even very warm.
The reason, as always, is simple:
One cow out of habit
Got the pancake out from under my tail
And straight at the poor bird.
In the warmth the prankster grew soft
And, frivolous from birth,
He chirped and sang
In honor of the miraculous salvation.
And then the cat heard
Walking nearby in the open air.
Not disdaining the bad smell,
He swallowed the singer without salt.
I will repeat the moral for you:
Not everyone is your enemy who cheated you,
But not everyone is your true friend,
Who is boldly dragging you out of the heap?
More morals for the road:
Remember - in this wild world,
When you're sitting in shit, my friend,
By at least, don't tweet!
LAMB SOMETHING FROM A HANGOG
The lamb is like a hangover,
I went to the river to drink.
And something bad must happen,
It was like there was silence,
But then the bushes began to move,
That's where the wolves came from...
One of them saw a lamb,
He narrowed his eyes like a boa constrictor,
He approached the lamb with his mouth open
And he said everything, as in a good old fable
"How dare you, with your unclean snout
Here my pure drink is muddied"
The lamb seemed glad to be scared,
But it’s a misfortune, you have to get so drunk,
What instead of tearful cries for mercy
The lamb plunged its face into the water
Then he turned nose to nose to the wolf
And he quietly said: “No shit!!!
You blurted out something, you stinking, tattered dog."
Clouds began to gather above them
The wolf stumbled in surprise...
But the lamb began to take courage.
At the same time, my head hurt badly.
The lamb did not even take a bold step,
The wolf tried to show a grin
And then the lamb struck the bull.
- “You call my face a snout!”
Well, the wolf didn’t expect this.
Above them on one large pine tree
The crow watched that picture
And she opened her mouth as if in a dream.
The cheese fell out and fell on the wolf's back.
The wolf at that moment was already ready for a fight,
But having received that cheese in the back
He rushed forward, the lamb reared
And the wolf bumps his nose into the lamb's foot.
Broke my nose, bit off a piece of my lip
And I thought to myself, thank God
That I'm still alive at all
"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 from a hangover
The eyes sparkle and the stomach feels lousy
Don't bark like a pug at an elephant.
Only BEER can help him.
FABLE OF THE STOOL
One day a stupid sofa stuck to a stool:
“Lying on me is a delight, lafa! Not like on the banquette.
And on you, a chair without a back, is completely awkward.
You stand like a fool at your post. I’m more beautiful than you, better!!!”
And then the announced guests came to the hostess’s house,
The sofa was stained with wine and torn with a fish bone.
I had to scrap it and send it for repairs - it was more expensive.
This is what aplomb leads to when you show off your face.
And the stool is damned. Serves as a helper.
They sewed a cover up to her knees, and it would be no worse without the sofa.
Moral: Don't be conspicuous or simple in appearance,
They will be in favor of you in the service and will not give you offense.
ANANT AND DRAGONFLY
When the end of the season came,
A drunken Dragonfly crawled to the Ant:
-Madam, ash leaves are falling from the maple tree,
Let me in! I'm exhausted and angry.
The stomach has failed: there is a shortage of food,
And the cold pierces me to the core...
And you, they say, are the queen ant -
Teresa or Boska is a storehouse of goodness.
A cataclysm is coming: summer is ending,
Just a couple of weeks left.
I am 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, I guess I earned a pittance!
You get fired - is it my fault?
Walk past - and continue dancing!
Tell me, why do I care about other people's problems?
Instead of kicking your feet, I would build a house!
- Yes, I’m, excuse me, a servant of bohemia...
-It’s clear: he was frolicking under every bush!
"Servant"! Yes, I know your habits!
You squeezed butterflies, smoked marijuana,
And when it got a little hot, I remembered the uterus!
You're such a greyhound, as I can see!
And, driven by the wind, a servant of bohemia
He crawled, repeating: “God judge her!”
The moral of this fable, or maybe poem:
Raising your feet in the winter does not keep you warm!
BY MAGIC
Emelya once went to get some water
(He wanted to get drunk from a hangover)...
With a bucket, he stuck his hand deeper into the hole
And he scooped up a big pike with water!
And she splashed the bucket with her tail
And says in human language:
"Release me, and I"ll make you a rich man!"
(How was she supposed to know whose captivity she was in?)
Emelya didn’t understand a word...
He cooked the fish soup, ate it and... climbed onto the stove.
Moral: To become rich and drink whiskey -
You still need to learn English!
One day a scarab known to the world bug,
He rolled a ball of manure as usual.
Suddenly he hears a strange sound from above
And even the voice is somewhat nervous.
“How disgusting, disgusting, vile? Oh no no no.
Why, my friend, aren’t you ashamed?!
You publicly roll such rubbish.
There is no taste, no conscience, as you can see..."
The beetle became subdued, afraid to raise its eyes,
He lies ashamed, as if flattened to pieces.
And the voice from the sky is louder and more combative
(Probably not in the mood Almighty):
“It would be better to take examples from the hard workers of bees,
Flowers, tea, better than a ball of dung,
How would Tsokotukha find the money?
Or he would have accomplished a feat like a mosquito.
People like you,” the heavenly voice said:
Doesn't care about cleanliness and hygiene.
You are worse than a bloodthirsty tick,
A stinking bug, killed against the wall..."
“What is he like?” Take a peek
The beetle decides. And that's what was in the spirit
Looked up. And there, circling above him
A dung fly by all appearances.
COW AND BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL
God once sent a bottle of alcohol to a cow.
The cow locked herself in the barn,
And I was just about to have a glass,
Yes, I thought about it - it’s quite boring alone!
And a herd of goats ran past.
The cow is mooing and grumbling out the window,
Yes, the muzzle doesn’t fit into the window anyway.
But somehow she invited two Kozliks to her place...
To that misfortune, the Goat ran close
And he sees here with slanted and sad eyes,
That her husband and brother are running, wagging their tails,
To the vile Cow in the barn for nasty vodka!
And relatives are terribly greedy for freebies.
I crept up to the window and looked into the barn,
And she was stupefied: there, despising decency,
They drink for three! Poured into glasses
For now there are still 40 (Forty) grams each.
“They intend to get drunk!” -
The goat thought. I didn't wait. Break in
I decided to fight. Hit or miss!
The door swung open... and a glass fell...
...I won’t say anything about what happened in that stable...
By morning the squishy Goat was in the haystack.
He squinted his already slanted eye,
The sight of the empty bottle filled her with ecstasy.
The Cow and the Goats were left with their noses.
I foresee legitimate questions:
What is the moral of such a fable?
If you want to ferment,
No need to call Kozlov! And period!
Drink only alone!
GIRAFFE COMPLEX
The giraffe was embarrassed by its long neck
And so as not to stand out in the crowd,
On a special trench
I could move around all day.
They took him to a psychologist.
They treated with a specific method.
And he wrote in his diary: “They gave birth
I’m an incredible freak!”
Good from indignation,
It happened that he would bend all over:
“Look, the hippopotamus has no neck at all!
How good his life is!
I've already gotten so sick of it
Bad neck that I boldly
I've been ready to soap her for a long time,
Climb into the noose and... finish the job!”
Having exhausted the whole area for a long time,
The giraffe moaned and swore.
He wandered around darker than a cloud
And he hit his head on the palm trees.
I noticed a strong rope.
Submitted 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 she is!
Why am I there? We all realized -
Deer, lions, bison, horses,
You spit on problems,
Like from that high bell tower!
You - become yourself, beauty and strength!
You were lucky to be born this way!” -
Said the bay and walked away sadly
Wandered away from our lucky man.
And he seemed to have become shiny
From praise and throwing up his muzzle,
All pulled himself together, straightened up
And he walked lightly and proudly.
He left an entry in his diary.
I'll finish this comic with her:
“Other people’s envy helped me
Overcome this stupid complex!”
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