Read long interesting stories. Bedtime stories

If you close your eyes and go back in time for a moment, you can imagine how ordinary Russian people lived. They lived in large families in wooden huts, stoked stoves with wood, and they were given light by home-made dry torches. The poor Russian people had neither television nor the Internet, and what were they to do when they did not work in the field? They rested, dreamed and listened to good fairy tales!

In the evening, the whole family gathered in one room, the children sat on the stove, and the women did their homework. At this time, the turn of Russian folk tales began. In every village or hamlet there lived a woman storyteller, she replaced the radio for people and beautifully sang old legends. The kids listened with their mouths open, and the girls quietly sang along and spun or embroidered to a good fairy tale.

What did the respected storytellers tell the people about?

Good prophets kept in their memory a large number of folk tales, legends and tales. All their lives they brought light to ordinary peasants, and in old age they passed on their knowledge to the next talented storytellers. Most of the legends were based on real life events, but over the years, fairy tales acquired fictitious details and acquired a special Russian flavor.

Note to readers!

The most famous storyteller in Rus' and Finland is a simple serf peasant woman Praskovya Nikitichna, in the marriage of Vaska. She knew 32,000 poems and fairy tales, 1152 songs, 1750 proverbs, 336 riddles and a large number of prayers. Based on her stories, hundreds of books and poetry collections were written, but with all her talents, Praskovya Nikitichna lived in poverty all her life and even worked as a barge hauler.

Another well-known storyteller throughout Russia is Pushkin's nanny Arina Rodionovna. It was she who from early childhood instilled in the poet a love for Russian fairy tales, and on the basis of her old stories, Alexander Sergeevich wrote his great works.

What are Russian fairy tales about?

Fairy tales, invented by ordinary people, are an encyclopedia of folk wisdom. Through uncomplicated stories, workers and peasants presented their vision of the world and transmitted information in encrypted form to the next generations.

Old Russian fairy tales are divided into three types:

Animal Tales. In folk stories there are funny characters who are especially close to ordinary Russian people. The clubfoot bear, the sister fox, the runaway bunny, the lamb mouse, the frog-frog are endowed with pronounced human qualities. In the fairy tale "Masha and the Bear" Potapych is kind, but stupid, in the story about the Seven Kids the wolf is cunning and gluttonous, and in the fairy tale "Bunny-brag" the hare is cowardly and boastful. From 2-3 years old, it's time for children to join good Russian fairy tales and, using the example of funny characters with pronounced characters, learn to distinguish between positive and negative characters.

Magic mystical tales. There are many interesting mystical characters in Russian fairy tales that could outshine the famous American heroes. Baba Yaga Bone Leg, Serpent Gorynych and Koschei the Immortal are distinguished by their realism and have lived in good folk tales for several centuries. Epic heroes and brave noble princes fought with mystical heroes who kept the people in fear. And the beautiful needlewomen Vasilisa the Beautiful, Marya, Varvara Krasa fought evil spirits with their mind, cunning and ingenuity.

Tales about the life of ordinary Russian people. Through wise fairy tales, the people told about their existence and passed on the accumulated knowledge from generation to generation. A striking example is the fairy tale "Gingerbread Man". Here an old man and an old woman bake an unusual kalach, and call on the clear sun to warm our native Earth forever. The hot sun-bun goes on a journey and meets a hare-winter, a wolf-spring, a bear-summer and a fox-autumn. A tasty bun dies in the teeth of a gluttonous fox, but then it is reborn again and begins a new life cycle of eternal mother nature.

The page of our site contains the most beloved and popular best Russian fairy tales. Texts with beautiful pictures and illustrations in the style of lacquer miniatures are especially pleasant to read. They bring to children the invaluable wealth of the Russian language, and drawings and large print allow you to quickly memorize plots and new words, instill a love of reading books. All fairy tales are recommended for reading at night. Parents will be able to read aloud to their child and convey to the child the meaning of the wise old fairy tales.

The page with Russian folk tales is a collection of children's literature. Teachers can use the library for reading lessons in kindergarten and at school, and in the family circle it is easy to play performances with the participation of heroes from Russian folk tales.

Read Russian folk tales for free online with your children and absorb the wisdom of bygone generations!

Love for literature begins with a fairy tale familiar from childhood. At the same time, it is very important to help the baby choose the right work, which, perhaps, will become one of his favorites. Read the best fairy tales for preschool children in the selection posted on the page of our website.

The game of a preschooler and the role of a fairy tale in it

In the life of a child there is always a place for a game and a fairy tale. At preschool age, these concepts are especially closely intertwined due to story games - the most important stage in the development of the child. We read fairy tales to children, and their stories are reflected in children's play.

Around the age of four, the baby is imbued with an interest in staging mini-performances, in which his toys act as actors. Later, he learns to try on various roles for himself and friends, turning alternately into a brave warrior or an unfortunate stepdaughter, then into a ferocious tiger or a cunning fox.

Fairy tales for children, offered to your attention on this service for free, will help to enrich this fairy-tale world and expand the boundaries of the child's creative possibilities.

What fairy tales to read to preschoolers

The choice of a fairy tale for children 4 years and older largely depends on the interests and preferences of the child himself. However, parents can gently guide these interests by offering the best best-selling works to the baby.

Russian folk tales introduce the baby to the national traditions and features of the life of the native people. Copyright - contribute to the development of imagination and creative thinking.

Why illustrations are needed

The main feature of children's attention is its involuntary nature. It is difficult for a kid to keep attention on one object for a long time, even if it is a book with an interesting fairy tale. Using only hearing in this case is not enough. In order for the child to remain focused, it is important to connect other types of perception - visual (pictures), and in some cases tactile (toy books, puzzle books, etc.).

When it comes to a fairy tale for children 5 years old online, it is even more difficult to perceive the text on the monitor of an electronic device.

That is why on our site special attention is paid to drawings for children's books, and in this section you will find exceptionally high-quality illustrations.

Getting ready to read on your own

Listening to fairy tales is an excellent preparation for independent reading. By instilling a love of books, you awaken in your child the desire to learn to read for himself.

When he is old enough to master independent reading, short fairy tales for children of 6 years old, specially printed in large print, will come to your aid.

Until that time, the little reader can enjoy the fascinating stories and colorful pictures of the books posted on our page.

Popular children's authors on our site

We have prepared for children of preschool age a selection of books by the best children's authors who have earned recognition among many generations of children.

Here you will find simple instructive tales by M. Plyatskovsky and G. Tsyferov, lyrical deep works by G.Kh. Andersen, the fantastic adventure of the heroes of J. Rodari and D. Bisset.

The little reader will certainly find a fairy tale to his liking, which means he will take the first step into the wonderful world of Literature. Welcome!

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Tales online

In this section of the site you can read children's fairy tales online for free and without registration. It is enough to select the author of the fairy tale you need in the right menu and you can immerse yourself in fascinating reading about the magical adventures of fairy-tale heroes. All fairy tales on our website are with colorful illustrations and brief content, so we recommend that you first read the summary of the fairy tale before reading it to children at night. Fairy tales for children on our website are presented in the form of an alphabetical list, so that it would be more convenient for you to find the necessary fairy tale and read it online. Reading fairy tales online is not only interesting, but also very useful - this activity perfectly develops a child's imagination.

Children's fairy tales

Remember your childhood. Each of us in childhood loved bedtime stories. At first, when we still could not read, our parents and grandparents did it to us, showing colorful illustrations in the book. When we learned to read on our own, we already began to read interesting fairy tales ourselves. On our site, fairy tales are selected for children of any age: from 2 years old to the age until children stop believing in fairy tales)) Each author's or folk tale carries a certain meaning that the author or people put into this fairy tale under the influence of the appropriate time .Fairy tales contain the basic principles of morality. It is from fairy tales that the child begins to understand what is good and what is bad. He learns to empathize with the characters, tries to imitate them, so correctly selected children's fairy tales will play an important role in the upbringing of children.

Our site presents fairy tales of the best authors of all times and peoples. The list of author's fairy tales is constantly expanding and supplemented by new arrivals. In the right menu you can see the list of authors whose fairy tales are published on the site. If you don't see the author you're looking for, use the site search.

Folk tales

The site for children collects and publishes folk tales with colorful illustrations and summaries. In the right menu you can see a list of folk tales that are presented on our website. This list is constantly updated with interesting folk tales.

The best fairy tales

The best fairy tales that are most in demand among our readers are placed in a separate block on the right. There are materials that have the highest rating - the maximum number of views and the highest ratings from readers.

Heroes of fairy tales

Each character in a children's fairy tale can be attributed to one of two types: good or bad. In almost any fairy tale, there is a struggle between good and evil, and, most often, good wins.

In addition, the heroes of fairy tales can be divided into the following categories:

Magical heroes (Gingerbread Man, Thumbelina, Little Mermaid, Kashchei the Immortal, Baba Yaga, Vodyanoy, Monster,Serpent-Gorynych, Dragon, Chippolino, Gulliver...)

magical animals(Puss in Boots, Chicken Ryaba, Fox, Bear, Cheshire Cat, Ugly Duckling, Golden Cockerel,Gray Wolf, Crane, Traveling Frog...)

social heroes(princess, prince, king, queen, master, boyar, peasant, peasant...)

Professions(blacksmith, forester, swineherd, soldier, chimney sweep, priest, bishop...)

People of different ages(grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, mother, father, brother, sister, groom, bride...)

Bogatyrs (Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich, Nikita Kozhemyaka, Ilya Muromets...)

Each fairy tale has its own atmosphere, characteristic of a certain people and the era to which the author of the fairy tale belonged.

Free fairy tales

All fairy tales that are contained on our website are collected from open sources on the Internet and published on our website for informational purposes only. Any story can be read for free.

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Any fairy tale you like can be printed using the button at the bottom of the material and read it at another time.

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We wish you a pleasant reading of children's bedtime stories!

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The unique identity of the Russian people and its traditions have long been passed down from generation to generation. Through oral folklore, people comprehended the knowledge and customs of distant ancestors. Thanks to fairy tales, children at a very early age began to join the roots of their own kind. The wisdom of the ages, embedded in magical and instructive stories, helped the child grow up as a worthy person.

Now kids do not have to wait for adults to tell them amazing stories - they can read Russian folk tales on our website on their own. Having got acquainted with them, children learn more about such concepts as intelligence, friendship, courage, resourcefulness, dexterity, cunning. Not a single story can end up without a wise conclusion that will help the child better understand the realities of the world around him. The heritage of ancestors in the 21st century is of great value for lovers of folk traditions.

Russian folk tales read online

Russian folk tales occupy an important place among oral folk art and open up an amazing and magical world for young readers. Folk tales reflect the life and moral values ​​of the Russian people, their kindness and sympathy for the weak. The main characters at first glance seem simple-minded, but they manage to overcome all obstacles and achieve their goal. Each story captivates with unforgettable adventures, colorful descriptions of the life of the main characters, fantastic creatures and magical phenomena.

Fairy tales are poetic stories of extraordinary events and adventures involving fictional characters. In modern Russian, the concept of the word "fairy tale" has acquired its meaning since the 17th century. Until that moment, the word "fable" was supposedly used in this meaning.

One of the main features of a fairy tale is that it is always based on a fictional story, with a happy ending, where good triumphs over evil. The stories contain a certain hint, which enables the child to learn to recognize good and evil, to comprehend life on illustrative examples.

Children's fairy tales read online

Reading fairy tales is one of the main and important stages on the way of your child to life. A variety of stories make it clear that the world around us is quite contradictory and unpredictable. Listening to stories about the adventures of the main characters, children learn to appreciate love, honesty, friendship and kindness.

Reading fairy tales is useful not only for children. Having matured, we forget that in the end, good always triumphs over evil, that all adversity is unimportant, and the beautiful princess is waiting for her prince on a white horse. To give a little good mood and plunge into the fairy-tale world is quite simple!