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Parable. Why be afraid?

One day there was a severe thunderstorm. All the children ran home. And there was no little girl.

Mom went to look for her. It was raining in the yard. Lightning flashed brightly. Thunder rumbled loudly.

Mom was scared. She closed her eyes from every lightning. And from every thunder - she covered her head with her hands.

Mom found her daughter on the street. The girl was all wet. She jumped and danced in the rain. And when lightning flashed, the girl lifted her face up. And smiled at the sky.

Mom was very surprised. She asked:

- Daughter! Are not you afraid? Are you scared?

But in surprise, the daughter replied:

- No, mom! I'm not scared! I don't know what is there to be afraid of?

And then she said:

- Mother! Look! I dance, and the sky photographs me!

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Two apples

A parable about not jumping to conclusions.

A little girl brought two apples from the street. Probably someone gave it.

- Mom, look how beautiful apples are!
- Yes, beautiful! Will you treat me? Mom asked.

The little girl looked at the apples. Then she took a bite out of one apple. I thought for a second and…” I took a bite of the second.

Mom was surprised. And thought:

- What a greedy girl I have. She began to eat both apples, but she never offered me a single one.

But to her surprise, the girl handed her mother one apple with the words:

- Mommy! Take this apple! It is sweeter! 🙂

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Fable for children

Fable Lion and Mouse

The lion was sleeping under a tree. And under this tree was the Mouse's mink. The mouse began to climb out of the hole and woke up the Lion. The lion woke up and caught the mouse. The mouse began to ask:

- Let go! I promise to help you when you ask me.

The Lion released the Mouse and laughed. He said:

– How can you help me? You are so small.

Time has passed. The hunters wounded the lion. They tied him with a rope and decided to sell him to the zoo.

The lion roared strongly, but none of the animals came to the rescue. All animals were also afraid of hunters.

But the Mouse came running. She gnawed through the rope at night. And Leo was free.

Then the Mouse said to the Lion:

“Remember, you laughed at me for being so small. You didn't believe that I could help you.

Leo said:

“Forgive me, Mouse, for laughing. I did not know that there is a benefit from small animals.

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Fable Dog and reflection

The dog walked along the plank across the river. She carried a bone in her teeth.

Suddenly the Dog saw her reflection in the water. She thought that another dog was carrying prey there. And it seemed to the dog that the dog's bone was much larger than hers.

The dog abandoned his prey and rushed to take the bone from the reflection.

As a result, the Dog was left with nothing. And she lost her own, and she could not take away someone else's.

This fable is about a cowardly heart.
No matter how much you help the cowardly, he will still be afraid.

Mouse heart

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Once upon a time there was a little Mouse, who was unhappy because he was afraid of everything. But most of all he was afraid of falling into the paws of a cat.

The little mouse came to the Wizard and began to ask him to make him a cat.

The wizard took pity on the mouse and turned it into a cat.

But then this cat became afraid of dogs.

The wizard turned the former mouse into a dog. But then he became afraid of wolves.

The wizard turned him into a wolf. But then he became very afraid of the hunters.

And then the Wizard gave up. He again turned him into a mouse and said:

“Nothing will help you. Because you have the heart of a cowardly mouse.

The Legend of King Solomon's Ring.

There is a legend about King Solomon.
This legend is about King Solomon and the magic ring. I think kids will understand it just as much as adults.

The wise man gave King Solomon a magic ring. He put this ring on the king's finger and said:

“Never take off the ring!”

This ring was inscribed:

"All will pass!"

When the king was sad, Solomon looked at the ring and read the inscription:

"All will pass!"

And the magic of the ring acted on the king. Solomon ceased to be sad.

The ring has always helped the king. Even when Solomon was angry, he also looked at the ring and read:

"All will pass!"

He smiled and calmed down.

But once there was a strong grief. Solomon looked at the ring and read the inscription. But he did not calm down, and even got angry. Then for the first time he took the ring off his finger and wanted to throw it away. But he saw that there was also an inscription inside the ring. He read:

“And this too shall pass!”

Solomon calmed down and smiled.

He never took off his magic ring again. And he made an expensive gift to the sage.

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Where do zebra stripes come from? African legend.

Once upon a time, the zebra was one-colored. She was brown as an antelope. And Zebra didn't like it. But she didn't know what color to be. She liked black and white.

Zebra took two brushes and two cans of paint: white and black.

Each time she painted herself, now black paint, now white. And so the stripes appeared. I haven't decided which one to be, white or black.

Then Zebra decided to swim to wash off the paint. But the paint was already so ingrained that it was impossible to get rid of it. Since then, the Zebras have become black and white stripes.

Legend of Narcissus.

It was a long time ago. Back when people didn't have mirrors.

One young man was very handsome. And to see his beauty, he went to the stream to look at his reflection.

He looked at his reflection for a long time, and admired himself. Then a Fairy appeared from the forest and made a young man beautiful flower. This beautiful flower stayed on the bank of the stream, admiring its reflection.

And people began to say to those who often look into their reflection:

- Do not admire yourself for a long time, so as not to turn into a flower, like Narcissus

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The legend of how the kangaroo got its name.

The famous navigator James Cook sailed to Australia. There he saw amazing animals that jumped with huge jumps on two legs.

The surprised captain asked local resident:

- What is the name of this animal?

The native shrugged his shoulders, because he did not understand anything.

Cook asked again:

- Who is this?- and pointed to the jumping animal.

The native replied:

- Kangaroo.

In the local language, this meant: "I do not understand you".

Cook asked:

- Kangaroo?

The native nodded his head.

– Kangaroo

Cook wrote in his journal that he saw amazing animals that run by jumping on two legs. And these animals are called: kangaroo.

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Dispute of Sun and Wind. Who is stronger?

The wind boasted how strong it was. The Sun decided to teach the Wind a lesson. It said:

- You see, there is an old man in a raincoat. Can you take off his cape?
“Of course I can,” Wind replied.

The sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow. Stronger and stronger, until finally it turned into a hurricane. But, the stronger the wind blew, the stronger the traveler wrapped himself in his cloak.

The sun said:

- Enough! Now it's my turn!

The wind died down and stopped.

And the Sun smiled at the traveler and warmed him with its rays. The old man cheered up, he felt warm - and he took off his raincoat.

And the Sun said to the Wind:

- You see! There is another power as well.

Since then, the Wind has ceased to brag about its power in front of the Sun.

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Parable. How to split equally?

Two brothers lived in the same village. Father will give them a field. And the brothers decided to divide the field in half.

We started to share. Either it seemed to one that the other got most of it ... then vice versa ... No way they could draw a border. We thought and guessed ... we almost got to the fight ...

And they decided to turn to the Sage.

- Tell me, Sage ... How can we equally and peacefully divide the field among ourselves?

And the wise man says:

- Do it. Let one brother divide the field in half as he decides to do it. And the second - let him choose from two halves: which part will be his, and which will go to his brother.

So they did. One brother divided the field in half. He tried very hard to make the halves the same. The second brother chose one half of the field. And he was also pleased. After this incident, the brothers began to share everything in this way.

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How to treat your work.

Three workers carried bricks. A boy came up to them and asked:

- What are you doing?

The worker wiped sweat from his forehead and replied:

- Don't you see that we carry bricks?
- But why?
“Baby, we have a job to do.

The boy did not understand why people carry bricks. He approached another worker and asked:

- What are you doing?

He rolled up his sleeves and said matter-of-factly:

- Can't you see? - We earn money.
- What for?
- What do you mean why? I need money, otherwise I didn't go to this job.

Then the boy went up to the third worker.

- What are you doing?

The man smiled and said:

- Like what? We are doing a good job. We are building a house for good people. People will live happily in it. I am glad that I have already built many beautiful houses.

The boy thought. People do the same job for different reasons. And with different moods.

Children's parables

Fight with a lion

The lion rested in the shade big tree after a hearty lunch. It was noon. Heat.

The Jackal approached the Lion. He looked at the resting Lion and timidly said:

- A lion! And let's fight!

But there was only silence in response.

The jackal began to speak louder:

- A lion! Let's fight! Let's arrange a battle in this clearing. You are against me!

The lion paid no attention to him.

Then the Jackal threatened:

- Let's fight! Otherwise, I’ll go and tell everyone that you, Lev, were terribly afraid of me.

The lion yawned, stretched lazily, and said:

- And who will believe you? Think! Even if someone condemns me for cowardice, it is still much more pleasant than the fact that they will despise me. To despise for a fight with some kind of Jackal ...

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Parables for children

Fly and bee

The mosquito asked Mukha:

– Are there any beautiful flowers nearby?

But the Fly answered Komaru:

- There are no flowers here. But there are many good garbage heaps. You definitely need to fly to them. There are so many interesting things.

The mosquito flew. And met a bee. He asked:

- Bee! Where are the trash cans? I can't find them anywhere.

And the bee replies:

- Don't know. I saw only beautiful flowers nearby. Let's fly together and I'll show you.

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Ghost tree.

Not far from the road stood a large withered tree.

One night a thief passed by on the road. He saw a tree in the dark. But this silhouette seemed to him in the form of a policeman. The thief got scared and ran away.

In the evening, a lover passed by. He noticed a graceful silhouette from a distance and thought that his beloved had been waiting for him for a long time. His heart beat with joy. He smiled and quickened his pace.

One day a mother with a child passed by a tree. The kid, frightened by terrible tales, thought that there was a ghost near the road and burst into loud tears.

But the tree has always remained only a tree!

The world around us is a reflection of ourselves.

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Who else could I be?

There lived two brothers. One brother was a successful man who achieved fame for his good deeds. The other brother was a criminal.

Once the police caught the criminal, and the case was taken to court. Before the trial, a group of journalists surrounded him, and one asked a question:

- How did it happen that you became a criminal?
- I had a difficult childhood. My father drank, beat my mother and me and my brother. Who else could I be?

After a while, several journalists approached the first brother, and one asked:

- You are known for your achievements and good deeds. How did it happen that you achieved all this?

The man thought for a moment and then replied:

- I had a difficult childhood. My father drank, beat my mother, my brother and me. Who else could I be?

Parables for children

ALL IN YOUR HANDS
Parable

Once upon a time, in one city, there lived a great sage. The fame of his wisdom spread far around him. hometown People from afar came to him for advice.

But there was a man in the city who envied its glory. Once he came to a meadow, caught a butterfly, planted it between his closed palms, and thought:

- I'll go to the sage and ask him: tell me, oh wisest, what kind of butterfly is in my hands - alive or dead? - If he says dead, I will open my palms, the butterfly will fly away. If he says alive, I will close my hands and the butterfly will die. Then everyone will understand which of us is smarter.

That's how it all happened. An envious person came to the city and asked the wise man: “Tell me, oh wisest one, which butterfly is in my hands - alive or dead?”

Gazing into his eyes, the sage said:

"All in your hands".

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Parable. TOY MASTER

Lived in a distant country an old man very fond of children. He constantly made toys for them.

But these toys turned out to be so fragile that they broke faster than the child had time to play with them. Having broken another toy, the children were very upset and came to the master to ask for new ones. He gladly gave them others, even more fragile ...

Finally, the parents intervened. They came to the old man with a question:

- Tell us, O Wise One, why do you always give our children such fragile toys that the children cry inconsolably when they break them?

And then the wise man said:

- It will take quite a few years, and someone will give these former children their heart. Maybe, having learned not to break fragile toys, they will be more careful about someone else's heart? ..

The parents thought for a long time. And they left, thanking the Teacher.

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Paper

The teacher called his students and showed them a sheet of white paper.

– What do you see here? the Sage asked.

"Point," answered one.

All the other students nodded their heads to indicate that they also saw the dot.

“Look closer,” the Master said.

But no matter how much the students peered, they saw nothing but a black dot.

And then the teacher said:

- You all saw a small black dot, and no one noticed a blank white sheet ...

So I have more to teach you.

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About trading methods

Once an ancient old man appeared in the bazaar in a skullcap and an oriental robe embroidered with an unusual ornament. The old man was selling watermelons.

Above his product was a sign:

“One watermelon - 3 rubles. Three watermelons - 10 rubles.

A bearded man comes up and buys a watermelon for three rubles...

Then another watermelon for three rubles ...

And in parting, he happily says to the seller:

- Look, I bought three watermelons, but paid only 9 rubles, not 10. You don't know how to trade!

The old man looks after him:

- Yes! They buy three watermelons from me instead of one, and then they teach me how to trade ...

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The Parable of the Two Wolves

Once upon a time, an old Indian revealed to his grandson one vital truth.

- You know, in each man goes struggle. This fight is very similar to the fight between two wolves. One wolf represents evil: envy, jealousy, regret, selfishness, greed, lies... And the other wolf represents goodness: peace, love, hope, care, kindness, loyalty... And others good qualities person.

The little Indian thought for a long time. And then he asked:

- Grandfather! Which wolf wins at the end? Bad wolf or good wolf?

The old Indian smiled almost imperceptibly, and answered:

- Remember: the wolf you feed always wins.

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A stupid boy

A little boy walks into a barbershop. The hairdresser immediately recognizes him and tells his clients:

- Look, this is the most stupid boy among all in the world! Now I will prove to you.

The barber takes $1 in one hand and 25 cents in the other. Calls the boy and invites him to choose:

– Do you choose 1 or 25?
- Twenty five!

Everyone laughs. The boy receives 25 cents and leaves.

Soon, one client catches up with the boy and asks:

- Boy! Tell me why did you choose 25 cents and not 1 dollar? Are you really that stupid that you don't understand that $1 is more than 25 cents?
- Fine! And what will I get for it?
You'll get another 25 cents.

The boy receives the coins and says:

- Because the day I choose $1, I think the hairdresser will stop being happy. Visitors will have nothing to laugh at. I will become "smart", I will no longer be "stupid". And I can't get 25 cents every time.

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The Legend of the Temple with a Thousand Mirrors

Many hundreds of years ago, high in the mountains, there was a Temple with a thousand mirrors. Many people went to him.

One day, a dog entered the temple. Looking around, the dog saw a thousand dogs in the mirrors and, frightened, bared his teeth.

At that moment she saw a thousand grinning dogs. The dog growled. And the echo answered with a growl..

With its tail between its legs, the dog ran out of the temple, confident that evil dogs live in this temple.

A month later, another dog came to the temple with a thousand mirrors.

She entered it and, looking in the mirrors, saw a thousand friendly and peaceful dogs. She wagged her tail. And I saw a thousand friendly dogs.

Barking joyfully, she left the temple with full confidence that this Temple is full of friendly dogs.

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Bucket with apples

The man bought new house- large, beautiful - and a garden with fruit trees near the house. And nearby in an old house lived an envious neighbor.

One day a man woke up good mood, went out onto the porch, and there is a pile of garbage.

What to do? Your porch needs to be cleaned. Also, find out who it was. And I found out - an envious neighbor.

I wanted to go and quarrel, but, after thinking, I decided to do it differently.

I went to the garden, picked up the most ripe apples and went to a neighbor.

The neighbor, hearing a knock on the door, thought maliciously: “Finally, my neighbor is angry!” Opens the door.

To his surprise, there was no one there, only apples. And on the apples a note:

Whoever is rich, he shares it!

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Bad words.

Two friends quarreled. And one began to speak to all his friends bad words about your friend.

But then he calmed down and realized that he was wrong. He came to a friend and began to ask him for forgiveness.

Then the second friend said:

- Fine! I will forgive you. Only under one condition.
- What?
“Take a pillow and release all the feathers into the wind.

The first friend did just that. He tore the pillow. And the wind carried the feathers all over the village.

A contented friend came to another and said:

- Completed your task. Am I forgiven?
Yes, if you put all the feathers back into the pillow.

But you yourself understand that it is impossible to collect all the feathers back. So the bad words that have already scattered throughout the village cannot be taken back.

Sincerely, Oleg Bolsunov, trainer of rhetoric.

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Every nation has beautiful and amazing legends. They are diverse in subject matter: legends about the exploits of heroes, stories about the origin of the names of geographical objects, horror stories about supernatural beings and novelistic tales of lovers.

Definition of the term

A legend is an unreliable account of an event. It is very similar to myth and can be considered its approximate counterpart. But legend and myth still cannot be called completely identical concepts. If we are talking about a myth, then there are fictional characters that have nothing to do with reality. The legend admits at its core real events, later supplemented or embellished. Since many fictional facts are added to them, scientists do not accept legends as reliable.

If we take as a basis classical meaning words, then a legend is a tradition set forth in art form. Such legends exist in almost all nations.

The best legends of the world - they will be discussed in the article.

Types of legends

1. Oral legends are the most ancient view. They spread through wandering storytellers.

2. Written traditions - recorded oral stories.

3. Religious legends - stories about events and persons from church history.

4. Social legends - all other legends that are not related to religion.

5. Toponymic - explaining the origin of the names of geographical objects (rivers, lakes, cities).

6. Urban legends are the newest type that has become widespread these days.

In addition, there are many more varieties of legends, depending on what plot underlies them - zootropomorphic, cosmogonic, etiological, eschatonic and heroic. There are very short legends and long narratives. The latter are usually associated with a story about the heroic deeds of a person. For example, the legend about or hero Ilya Muromets.

How did the legends originate?

From the Latin language legenda is translated as "what should be read." The history of legends goes into the deep past and has the same roots as the myth. having no idea about the causes of many natural phenomena occurring around him, he composed myths. Through them, he tried to explain his vision of the world. Later, amazing and interesting legends about heroes, gods and supernatural phenomena began to appear on the basis of mythology. Many of them have been preserved in the traditions of the peoples of the world.

Atlantis - the legend of the lost paradise

The best legends that arose in antiquity have survived to this day. Many of them still captivate the imagination of adventurers with their beauty and realism. The story of Atlantis suggests that in ancient times there was an island whose inhabitants reached incredible heights in many sciences. But then it was destroyed by a strong earthquake and sank along with the Atlanteans - its inhabitants.

It is necessary to express gratitude to the great ancient Greek philosopher Plato and the equally revered historian Herodotus for the story of Atlantis. An interesting legend excited the minds during the lifetime of these outstanding scientists ancient greece. It has not lost its relevance even today. A wonderful island that sank thousands of years ago is still being searched for.

If the legend of Atlantis turns out to be true, this event will be among the greatest discoveries century. After all, there was an equally interesting legend about the mythical Troy, in the existence of which Heinrich Schliemann sincerely believed. In the end, he managed to find this city and prove that there is some truth in ancient legends.

Founding of Rome

This interesting legend is one of the most famous in the world. The city of Rome arose in antiquity on the banks of the Tiber. The proximity of the sea made it possible to engage in trade, and at the same time the city was well protected from a surprise attack. sea ​​robbers. According to legend, Rome was founded by the brothers Romulus and Remus, fed by a she-wolf. By order of the ruler, they were to be killed, but a negligent servant threw the basket with the children into the Tiber, hoping that it would drown. She was picked up by a shepherd and became a foster father for the twins. Having matured and learned about their origin, they rebelled against a relative and took away his power. The brothers decided to found their city, but during the construction they quarreled, and Romulus killed Remus.

He named the city he built after himself. The legend of the origin of Rome belongs to toponymic legends.

The Legend of the Golden Dragon - The Path to the Heavenly Temple

Among the legends, stories about dragons are very popular. Many peoples have them, but traditionally this is one of the favorite topics of Chinese folklore.

The legend of the golden dragon says that there is a bridge between heaven and earth that leads to the Heavenly Temple. It belongs to the Lord of the World. It can only be entered pure souls. Two golden dragons stand guard over the shrine. They sense an unworthy soul and can tear it apart when they try to enter the temple. Once one of the dragons angered the Lord, and he expelled him. The dragon descended to earth, met other creatures, and dragons of various stripes were born from him. The Lord was angry when he saw them, and destroyed them all, except for those who had not yet been born. When they were born, they hid for a long time. But the Lord of the World did not destroy the new dragons, but left them on earth as their deputies.

Hoards and treasures

The legends of gold take no last place in the list of popular legends. One of the most famous and beautiful myths of ancient Greece tells about the search for the Golden Fleece by the Argonauts. For a long time the legend of the treasure was simply considered a legend until Heinrich Schliemann found a treasure of pure gold at the excavation site of Mycenae, the capital of the legendary king.

Kolchak's gold is another famous legend. In the years civil war in the hands was most of the gold reserves of Russia - about seven hundred tons of gold. It was transported in several trains. What happened to one echelon is known to historians. It was captured by the rebellious Czechoslovak Corps and given to the authorities (Bolsheviks). But the fate of the remaining two is unknown to this day. The precious cargo could have been dumped into a mine, hidden or buried in the ground in the vast territory between Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk. All the excavations that have been carried out so far (starting with the Chekists) have not yielded any results.

Well to hell and the library of Ivan the Terrible

Russia also has its interesting legends. One of them, which appeared relatively recently, is one of the so-called urban legends. This is a story about a well to hell. This name was given to one of the deepest man-made wells in the world - Kola. Its drilling began in 1970. The length is 12,262 meters. The well was created solely for scientific purposes. Now it is mothballed, since there are no funds to maintain it in working condition. The legend about appeared in 1989, when a story was heard on American television that sensors lowered to the very depths of the well recorded sounds similar to the groans and cries of people.

Another interesting legend, which may well turn out to be true, speaks of a library of books, scrolls and manuscripts. The last owner of the precious collection was Ivan IV. It is believed that she was part of the dowry of the niece of the Byzantine emperor Constantine.

Fearing that the precious books in wooden Moscow might burn in a fire, she ordered the library to be placed in the cellars near the Kremlin. According to the seekers of the famous Liberia, it may contain 800 volumes of priceless works of ancient and medieval authors. Now there are about 60 versions of where the mysterious library can be stored.

Modern man is unlikely to believe in myths and legends. However, despite the many reliable facts available, legends still do not lose their popularity. Each tour guide uses the most bright stories to grab the attention of the audience. After all, legends evoke a feeling of surprise and admiration, especially when the topic concerns unique and unlike places.

Giants Road, Northern Ireland

Giants Road, Northern Ireland. Despite the fact that scientists claim that the Giant's Road was formed as a result of an ancient volcanic eruption, there is a legend about the Celtic hero Finn MacCool, who decided to fight the one-eyed giant Goll. To do this, he drove a lot of columns into the bottom of the Irish Sea, from which a kind of bridge turned out. Having worked hard, the hero lay down to rest, and in the meantime, Goll himself crossed the bridge to Ireland. Finn's wife, sensing danger, ran out to meet the giant and assured the monsters that the sleeping Finn was a baby. She then served uninvited guest cakes in which pans were hidden, and her husband - ordinary ones. The first broke his teeth, and the second ate his portion without even grimacing. Frightened Goll, seeing the power of such a child, imagined his father and fled the country, breaking the bridge behind him.

Forbidden City palace complex in Beijing

This palace complex is considered the most extensive of its kind - 720 thousand m². Going back to the past, you would not be able to get inside without losing your head for it. To date, everyone has the opportunity to visit here and learn the legends that envelop this place. One of the most popular is that Emperor Zhu Di dreamed of four watchtowers never seen before. Waking up, he ordered for three months to build on the corners of the walls Forbidden City structures taken away in a dream. In case of failure to comply with the order, the builders were threatened with the death penalty. After a month, the chief architect could not develop a construction plan. Out of desperation, he went for a walk around the city, during which he came across a seller of cages with grasshoppers. For fun, he bought one of the cages and was amazed. It was her design that was the ideal model for towers. The emperor was as pleased as ever with the result; The old man who sold the grasshoppers turned out to be the god of carpenters, Lu Ban.

Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar. The island is famous not only for lemurs, but also for giant trees. The alley of baobabs is located in its western part. According to one of the legends, one day the god was in a bad mood and a baobab came under his arm. Throwing out his anger, he uprooted the tree and put it back into the ground with its crown down.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls. The facility is located on the border between the US and Canada. The guides' favorite legend is that of the Maid of the Mist; According to one version, the daughter of the leader of the Seneca tribe named Lelavala was chosen as a sacrifice to the god who lived in the abyss of the waterfall. Thus, the inhabitants of the tribe wanted to appease the angry god who poisoned the water. The selfless girl voluntarily went in a canoe to meet death, but she was saved by the god Khan, who told about a terrible snake that settled in the river and was the cause of all troubles. Lelavala returned to the village and told her father about the monster. Gathering the warriors, the leader entered into a fight with the serpent and defeated him.

Great Sphinx, Egypt

The sculpture, towering over the Giza plateau, is considered one of the oldest surviving to this day. It is a figure lying on the sand with the body of a lion and the head of a man. The history of the Great Sphinx is shrouded in many legends and speculations. One of the most spread is the legend of Crown Prince Thutmose, the son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. Once, while hunting in the desert, Thutmose recalled his guards to pray alone at the pyramids. Tired of the midday sun, he lay down to rest in the shade of the Sphinx, which in those days was covered with sand up to his shoulders. However, the statue came to life and spoke to the man. She told Thutmose about the future reign and ordered to clear her paws of sand. Then she looked at the prince with huge bright eyes and he lost consciousness. Waking up, the heir swore an oath to fulfill the request. Having become pharaoh Thutmose IV, he ordered the statue to be dug up and a granite stele to be installed.

the great Wall of China

One of the most romantic and heartbreaking legends about the construction of the Great Wall of China is the legend of Meng Jiang Nu. There lived in the neighborhood two married couples named Meng and Jiang, who did not have children. One day, Consort Jiang planted a lagenaria, which sent its vine over the wall to the neighbors. Over time, the plant gave a harvest in the form of a huge pumpkin. Friendly neighbors decided to divide it in half. When they cut open the fetus, they found a baby inside. The girl was named Meng Jiang Nu and began to be brought up together. She grew up a real beauty, which the world has not seen; she married Fan Xiliang, who was on the run from a government that forced all young people to build the Great Wall of China. The happiness of the young did not last long; Fan Silyan was found and forcibly sent to the construction site. The girl was waiting for her lover whole year without receiving any news. Then she went in search of him, but they were in vain. No one knew where her husband was, and later it turned out that he died from exhaustion and was buried in the wall. Meng Jiang Nu, unable to stop her pain, cried for three days and three nights. The part of the wall she was standing against collapsed. For the damage, the emperor intended to punish the widow, but when he saw her beautiful face, he offered to marry. Meng Jiang Nu agreed, but on the condition that her ex-husband be buried properly. The emperor complied with the demand, but after that Meng Jiang Nu committed suicide by drowning herself in the sea.

Mount Etna, Sicily

Mount Etna, Sicily. The volcano is one of the highest and most active in Europe. It has erupted more than 200 times throughout its history. In 1669, Etna erupted for four months, destroying 12 villages. According to legend, this eruption was caused by none other than the hundred-headed monster Typhon (son of Gaia), who was imprisoned by Zeus inside Etna. Every time Typhon got angry, there was an earthquake and an eruption.

Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu, Japan

The mountain is considered one of the country's most recognizable natural landmarks. The object is a popular topic in Japanese art; it can be found in songs, movies, and, of course, legends and myths. One of the legends tells of married couple who lived near Mount Fuji. The husband was a bamboo collector. One day, while slicing raw materials, he found a girl the size of a thumb in bamboo. Rejoiced, the couple took the child to their upbringing, since they had no children of their own. Then, continuing to work, the man found an ingot of gold in the bamboo. The suddenly wealthy family lived happily ever after. The girl, who was named Kaguya-hime, grew up to be a beautiful girl. Many tried to win her hand, even the emperor himself, but the beauty refused everyone, wanting to return to where she came from - to the moon. One day on a full moon, the subjects of the moon finally came to Kaguya-hime to take her home. The girl left the emperor a gift in the form of an elixir of life and a letter. He, in turn, ordered the gifts to be taken to the mountain and burned, as he did not want to live forever without love. So the flame of the elixir and the letter made Mount Fuji a volcano.

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Instruction

In the north of Moscow in Khovrino, an unfinished building has been standing for decades, resembling a ghost ship. It still inspires fear in the inhabitants of this Moscow region, since it has long had a bad reputation. This building is unfinished. Its construction began in 1980, but was never completed. In the people, this unfinished building was called the Khovrinsky abandoned hospital and is one of the ten most terrible places in the world! As soon as they do not call the Khovrinsky unfinished building: the house of horror, and the cradle of nightmares, and even the citadel of darkness.

According to urban legend, the construction of this hospital began on the bones, i.e. on the site where the old abandoned one once stood. Many people believe that this explains all the failures that accompanied the construction process. Old-timers generally say that earlier on the site of the Khovrinsky abandoned hospital there was a large bog. This is also evidenced by the fact that at present the foundation of the unfinished building is sinking lower and lower into the groundwater. Building this architectural structure was suspended in 1985. Since the last builder left the territory of this building, the Khovrinsky hospital has been living its own life, full of secrets and tragedies.

Another one Russian legend associated with the ghost train and, like the first, is urban. According to legend, every month in the Moscow metro some strange ghost train rushes along the rails at breakneck speed. According to eyewitnesses, sometimes he makes stops and opens the doors of his cars. People who claimed to have seen a sign are sure that the silhouette of a driver dressed in a pre-war construction uniform is clearly visible in his cabin, and all the other cars of this strange train are filled with the souls of builders.

To understand the meaning of this legend, it is necessary to remember exactly how the Moscow metro was built. Its construction began in the 40s of the last century. Old-timers say that it was exhausting and hard work for all those involved in the construction of the Metro Circle Line. The fact is that most of the builders were real prisoners convicted of certain crimes of a political or criminal nature.

Moreover, the construction of this subway was marked by bloody events: at that time, many workers allegedly died on the site. The fact is that from time to time unstable structures collapsed on them, and some people were generally driven into ventilation shafts and walled up without investigation or trial. After some time, at the cost of many human casualties, the “bloody” subway was nevertheless completed. In this regard, the legend of the Russian ghost appeared. Until now, people complain that sometimes the phantom of a rusty train supposedly scares them. Eyewitnesses say that this train always appears after midnight and only on the Circle Line.

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. But it seems that people gravitate more towards myths and mysteries than towards truth. Legends amaze and fascinate, especially when it comes to famous places or personalities. This article will tell you about ten popular attractions and the amazing stories associated with them.

Sphinx

The experts agreed on only a few facts about the Great Sphinx of Giza: it is one of the largest and most ancient statues in the world, as well as a creature with a lion's body and the head of a man similar to the Egyptian pharaoh. The rest comes down to conjecture and belief.

The legend of the prince of Egypt Thutmose, the grandson of Thutmose III, a descendant of Queen Hatshepsut, is a favorite story of the admirers of the Sphinx. The young man was the joy of his father, which caused the jealousy of his relatives. Someone even plotted to kill him.

Due to family troubles, Thutmose spent more and more time away from home - in Upper Egypt and the desert. He was a strong and agile fellow and amused himself by hunting and archery. Once, while spending his leisure time as usual, hunting down a wild beast, the prince left behind his two servants, languishing from the heat, and went to pray to the pyramids.

He stopped in front of the Sphinx, known in those days as Harmachis, the god rising sun. The massive stone statue up to the shoulders was covered with sand. Thutmose looked at the Sphinx, begging to save him from all problems. Suddenly, the huge statue came to life, and a thunderous voice was heard from its mouth.

The Sphinx asked Thutmose to free him from the sand that was dragging him down. The eyes of the mythical creature burned so brightly that, looking into them, the prince fell unconscious. When he woke up, the day was drawing to a close. Thutmose slowly rose to his feet before the Sphinx and swore an oath to him. He promised that he would clean the statue of the sand that covered it and immortalize the memory of this incident in stone if he became the next pharaoh. And the young man kept his word.

Fairy tale with good ending or a true story - Thutmose actually became the next ruler of Egypt, and his problems were left far behind. The story gained popularity only 150 years ago, when archaeologists cleared the Sphinx of sand and discovered a stone tablet between its paws describing the legend of Prince Thutmose and the oath given by him to the Great Sphinx of Giza.

The great Wall of China

Story about tragic love is just one of the many legends of the Great Wall of China. But the story of Meng Jianniu - perhaps the saddest of them all - is capable of touching from the very first lines. It talks about the Mengs who lived next door to another couple named Jiang. Both families were happy, but childless. So, as usual, the years went by until the Maines decided to plant a pumpkin vine in their garden. The plant quickly grew and bore fruit outside the Jiang fence.

Being good friends, the neighbors agreed to share the pumpkin equally. Imagine their surprise when, having cut it open, they saw a baby inside. tiny beautiful girl. As before, the two bewildered couples decided to share the responsibility of raising the little girl, who was named Meng Jianniu.

Their daughter grew up beautiful girl. She married young man named Fan Silyan. However, the young man was hiding from the authorities, who tried to force him to join the construction great wall. And, unfortunately, he could not hide forever: just three days after their wedding, Silyan was forced to join other workers.

For a whole year, Meng waited for her husband's return without receiving any news of his health or construction progress. Once Fang appeared to her in a disturbing dream, and the girl, unable to endure the silence any longer, went in search of him. She traveled a long way, crossing rivers, hills and mountains, and reached the wall, only to hear that Silyan had died of exhaustion and was resting at its foot.

Meng could not contain her grief and cried for three days in a row, which caused part of the structure to collapse. The emperor, who heard about this, considered that the girl should be punished, but as soon as he saw her beautiful face, he immediately changed his anger to mercy and asked for her hand. She agreed, but on the condition that the ruler fulfill her three requests. Meng wished to declare mourning for Silyan (including for the emperor and his servants). The young widow asked for her husband's funeral and expressed her need to see the sea.

Meng Jianniu never remarried. After attending Fang's funeral, she committed suicide by throwing herself into the deep sea.

Another version of the legend says that the grieving girl cried until the wall collapsed and the remains of the dead workers appeared from the ground. Knowing that her husband was lying somewhere below, Meng cut her hand and watched the blood drip onto the bones of the dead. Suddenly, she began to flock around one skeleton, and Meng realized that she had found Silyan. The widow then buried him and took her own life by jumping into the ocean.

forbidden city

In the past, there was no chance for an ordinary tourist to get into the Forbidden City. And if he could penetrate the walls, he would leave their heads. Literally. This is an ancient palace complex - the largest in the world and the only one of its kind. During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, it was closed to the public, for more than 500 years only the emperors and their entourage saw the city from the inside.

At least today, guests are allowed to explore the site and listen to the legends associated with it. One of them tells that the four watchtowers of the Forbidden City appeared in a dream.

Allegedly, during the Ming Dynasty, the city was surrounded only by high walls, without a hint of towers. The Yongle Emperor, ruling in the 15th century, once had a vivid dream about his residence. He dreamed of fantastic watchtowers decorating the corners of the fortress. Waking up, the ruler immediately ordered his builders to make the dream a reality.

According to legend, after the failed attempts of two groups of workers (and their subsequent execution by decapitation), the master of the third group of builders was very nervous when he got to work. But by modeling the tower on the model of a cage for grasshoppers he saw, he managed to make the lord happy.

He also tried to include the number nine - a symbol of the nobility, in the design of the structure, in order to further please the emperor. It is said that the old man who sold the cricket cages that inspired the watchtowers was Lu Ban, the mythological patron of all Chinese carpenters.

Niagara Falls

The legend of the Maiden of the Mist may have inspired the name idea for the Niagara Falls river cruise. As is the case with most legends, there are various versions of it.

The most famous - tells about an Indian girl named Lelavala, who was sacrificed to the gods. To appease them, she was thrown from Niagara Falls. The original version of the legend says that Lelavala was sailing down the river in a canoe, and she was accidentally carried away downstream.

The girl was saved from certain death by Hinum, the god of thunder, who finally taught her how to defeat the huge snake that lived in the river. Lelavala conveyed the message to her fellow tribesmen, and they declared war on the monster. Many believe that Niagara Falls took on its current form as a result of subsequent battles between humans and the monster.

Wrongly retold versions of this legend have appeared in print since XVII century, many attributed some of the errors to Robert Cavelier de La Salle, a European explorer North America. He claimed that he visited the Iroquois tribe and witnessed the sacrifice of a virgin - the daughter of the leader, and at the very last minute the unfortunate father fell victim to his own conscience and collapsed into the abyss of water after the girl. So Lelavala was called Maid of the Mist.

However, Robert's wife opposed her own husband and accused him of portraying the Iroquois people so ignorant only in order to appropriate their land.

Devil's Peak and Table Mountain

Devil's Peak is an infamous mountain slope in South Africa. He saw a lot, could tell so much: including the wonderful legend of how fog rises from the ocean and envelops the peak along with Table Mountain. Cape Towns and other residents South Africa still tell this tale to their children and grandchildren.

In the 1700s, a pirate named Jan van Hancks decided to leave his turbulent past behind him and settled in Cape Town. He got married and built a family nest at the foot of the mountain. Yang liked to smoke a pipe, but his wife hated this habit and drove him out of the house whenever he took up tobacco.

Van Hanks got into the habit of going to the mountains to smoke in peace in nature. One very ordinary day, he climbed the slope as always, only to find a stranger in his favorite place. Jan did not see the man's face, as he was covered by wide brim hats, and he was dressed in all black.

Before the ex-navigator could say anything, a strange man greeted him by name. Van Hunks sat down next to him and started a conversation that moved smoothly to the topic of smoking. Yang often boasted about how much tobacco he could handle, and this conversation was no exception after the stranger asked the pirate for a cigarette.

He told Van Hanks that he could easily smoke more than him, and they immediately decided to test it - to compete.

Huge clouds of smoke surrounded the men, swallowed the mountains - suddenly the stranger went into a cough. The hat fell off his head and Jan gasped. Before him was Satan himself. Angry that a mere mortal had unmasked him, the devil was transported along with van Hanks in an unknown direction, flashing like a flash of lightning.

Now, every time the fog covers Devil's Peak and Table Mountain, people say it's Van Hanks and the Prince of Darkness again taking their places on the slope and competing in smoking.

Mount Etna

Etna - located on the east coast of Sicily, one of the highest active volcanoes in Europe. The first recorded awakening occurred in 1500 BC. e., and since then he has spat fire at least 200 times. During the 1669 eruption, which lasted for four whole months, lava covered 12 villages and destroyed the surrounding areas.

According to Greek legend, the source of volcanic activity is none other than a 100-headed monster (looks like a dragon) that spits out pillars of flame from one of its mouths when angry. Apparently, this huge monster is Typhon, the son of Gaia, the goddess of the Earth. He was a rather naughty child, and Zeus sent him to live under Mount Etna. Therefore, from time to time, Typhon's wrath takes the form of boiling magma shooting straight into the heavens.

Another version tells of the terrible one-eyed giant Cyclops, who lived inside the mountain. One day, Odysseus arrived at its foot to fight a powerful creature. The Cyclops tried to pacify the king of Ithaca by throwing him from the top with huge boulders, but the cunning hero managed to get to the giant and win by thrusting a spear into his only eye. The defeated big man disappeared into the bowels of the mountain. Further, the legend says that the crater of Etna is in fact the wounded eye of the Cyclops, and the lava splashing from it is drops of the giant's blood.

Alley of baobabs

The island of Madagascar resonates with many people around the world, and it's not just the lemurs. The main local attraction is the delightful Avenue of the Baobabs, located on the west coast. "Mother of the Forest" - 25 huge trees lined up on both sides of a dirt road. That's where exactly the indigenous inhabitants of the island, in all meanings, and the largest representatives of your kind! Naturally, their amazing location gave rise to many legends and myths.

One of them says that the baobabs tried to escape while God was creating them, so he decided to plant the plants upside down. This could explain their root-like branches. Others tell a completely different story. Allegedly, initially the trees were unusually beautiful. But they became proud and began to boast of their superiority, for which God immediately turned them upside down so that only their roots became visible. It is said that this is the reason why baobabs bloom and release leaves only for a few weeks of the year.

Myth or not, six varieties of these plants are found only in Madagascar. However, deforestation poses a serious threat even against the background of all the activities carried out there and the efforts made to protect and restore forest areas. Unless more is done to protect them, the protagonists of these legends may disappear, most likely forever.

Giant's path

The unintentional creation of the Giant's Road, located in Northern Ireland, is what can happen if you get into a fight with a giant. At least that's what the legend tells us. While scientists believe the hexagonal basalt pillars are a 60-million-year-old accumulation of lava, the legend of Benandonner, the Scottish giant, sounds a little more intriguing.

It tells about the Irish giant Finn McCool and his long-standing feud with the Scottish big man Benandonner. One fine day, two giants started another squabble across the North Strait - Finn got so angry that he grabbed a handful of earth and threw it at his hated neighbor. The lump of mud landed in the water and is now known as the Isle of Man, and the place where McCool lies is called Lough Neagh.

The war flared up, and Finn McCool decided to build a bridge for Benandonner (the Scottish giant could not swim). That way they could meet and fight, settle the old dispute over who was the bigger giant. After the construction of the pavement, the tired Finn fell into a deep sleep.

While he was sleeping, his wife heard a deafening roar and realized that it was the sound of Benandonner approaching. When he arrived at the couple's house, Finn's wife was horrified - her husband's death came, because he turned out to be much smaller than his neighbor. Being a resourceful woman, she quickly wrapped a large blanket around McCool and put the biggest cap she could find on his head. Then she opened the front door.

Benandonner yelled inside the house for Finn to come out, but the woman hissed and said he would wake her "baby". The legend says that when the Scot saw the size of the "child", he did not wait for the appearance of his father. The giant immediately ran back home, destroying the passage through the strait along the way so that no one could follow him.

Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji is a huge volcano in Japan. It is not only a major attraction, but also an important part Japanese culture- the theme of many songs, movies and, of course, myths and legends. The story of the first eruption is considered the most ancient legend of the country.

An elderly bamboo gatherer was doing his daily task when he stumbled upon something very unusual. A tiny baby the size of a thumb looked out at him from the trunk of a plant he had just cut. Struck by the beauty of the baby, the old man took her home to raise her with his wife as his own daughter.

Soon after the incident, Taketori (that was the name of the collector) began to make other amazing discoveries while working. Every time he cut a bamboo stalk, he found a gold nugget inside. His family got rich very quickly. The little girl has grown into a young woman of stunning beauty. Adoptive parents over time, they learned that her name was Kaguya-hime and she was sent to Earth from the moon to protect herself from the war raging there.

Because of her beauty, the girl received several marriage proposals, including from the emperor himself, but rejected them all, as she longed to return home to the moon. When her people finally arrived for her, the ruler of Japan was so unhappy due to the imminent parting that he sent his army to fight with native family Kaguya. However bright Moonlight blinded them.

As a parting gift, Kaguya-hime (meaning "moon princess") sent the emperor a letter and an elixir of immortality, which he did not accept. In turn, he wrote her a letter and ordered his servants to climb the highest mountain peak in Japan and burn it along with the elixir, in the hope that they would reach the moon.

However, the only thing that happened during the fulfillment of the order of the master on Fujiyama was a fire that could not be extinguished. So, according to legend, Mount Fuji became a volcano.

Yosemite

Half Dome in national park USA Yosemite is a real challenge when we are talking about about the climb, but at the same time the place is considered a favorite among hikers and rock climbers. When the Native Americans lived here, they called it Split Mountain. At some point, as a result of repeated glaciation and thawing of the rock, most of the rock separated from it - this is how it acquired its current appearance.

The origin of the Half Dome became the subject of a marvelous legend still passed down by word of mouth, all of which are referred to as "Tales of Tees-sa-ak". The legend also explains the unusual silhouette in the shape of a face, which is visible on one side of the mountain.

The legend tells of an elderly Indian woman and her wife who traveled to the Auani Valley. Throughout the journey, the lady carried a heavy wicker cane basket while her husband simply waved the cane. Such was the custom in those days, and no one would think it strange that a man was in no hurry to help his wife.

By the time they reached the mountain lake, a woman named Tis-sa-ak was thirsty, tired of a heavy burden and a scorching sun. Therefore, without wasting a second, she rushed to the water to get drunk.

When her husband came there, he was horrified to find that his wife had drained the whole lake. But then everything only got worse: due to lack of water, drought hit the area, and all the greenery withered. The man was so angry that he swung his cane at his wife.

Tis-sa-ak burst into tears and rushed to run with a basket in her hands. At some point, she turned around to throw a basket at her husband who was chasing her. And when their eyes met great spirit who lived in the valley turned them both into stone.

Today the couple are known as Half Dome and Washington Column. They say that if you carefully look at the side of the mountain, you can see the face of a woman, on which tears silently flow.