Readers really like it, primarily because of the main character and the magic doll that helped her in everything. They are especially attracted by Vasilisa’s journey to Baba Yaga and the description of her possessions.
Vasilisa is seen as a Russian beauty with a long brown braid, blue eyes, ruddy, and friendly. She is wearing a green sundress, decorated with intricate embroidery, a treasured doll in her pocket, and some kind of needlework in her hands. But the girl is good not only with her face: she is hardworking, patient, and respects her elders. In addition, she is also a needlewoman: she has woven such a thin fabric that you can thread it through a needle, and no one but her can sew shirts from this fabric... This means that they called her that not only for her beauty.
The stepmother and her daughters did not like Vasilisa. She is more beautiful than them and suitors constantly woo her, but no one pays attention to her stepmother’s daughters. Vasilisa easily copes with any work, and it only benefits her. She humbly accepts everything that is entrusted to her and does not contradict anything. This is what pisses off envious women.
According to the text: "...the stepmother and sisters were jealous of her beauty, tormented her with all kinds of work, so that she would lose weight from work, and turn black from the wind and sun - there was no life at all!"
Analysis of the fairy tale "Ivan the Peasant Son and Miracle Yudo"
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Let us remember the main characters of the fairy tale “Ivan the Peasant Son and Miracle-Yudo”: Ivan, brothers, Miracle-Yudo.
Why do you think, if there are three brothers, only one is mentioned in the title, only he has a name?
Only one of the brothers fought with Chud-Yud, which is why he is named in the title.
And it is no coincidence that he alone has a name. In ancient times, a name had to be earned by some deed, and until a certain time children did not have names; only after reaching the age of 11-12 years were tests arranged for them in which everyone could prove themselves. That's when they got names. In the fairy tale we probably find a reflection of this ancient custom. The older brothers did not show themselves to be anything special, so they remain nameless...
The hero of the fairy tale, in addition to his name, also has a nickname - a peasant son. And this nickname sounds almost like a patronymic. After all, this is how people used to introduce themselves: Ivan, Petrov’s son, or Andrei, Sergeev’s son, etc. From here, by the way, the surnames later appeared. Ivan is called a peasant's son - which means it is important that he is from the peasants.
In legends, two main thematic groups can be distinguished: historical and toponymic legends. The first tells about events and persons who left a mark on people's memory, the second tells about the founding of cities, the origin of the names of settlements, places, and rivers.
Fairy tale "Moth"
He looked around: the flowers sat quietly on their stems, as befits young ladies who have not yet been betrothed. But it was terribly difficult to choose, there were so many of them growing here.
The moth got tired of thinking, and he fluttered to the field daisy. The French call her Margarita and claim that she knows how to cast a spell, and she really knows how to cast a spell. The lovers take it and tear off petal by petal, saying: “Does he love you? Doesn’t he love you?” - or something like that. Everyone asks in their native language. So the moth also turned to the chamomile, but did not pick off the petals, but kissed them, believing that it is always better to take them with affection.
Outside the city, by the road, there was a dacha. You must have seen her? In front of it is another small garden, surrounded by a painted wooden lattice.
Not far from the dacha, right next to the ditch, a chamomile grew in the soft green grass. The sun's rays warmed and caressed it along with the luxurious flowers that bloomed in the flower beds in front of the dacha, and our chamomile grew by leaps and bounds. One fine morning she completely blossomed - her yellow, round heart, like the sun, was surrounded by the radiance of dazzling white small rays-petals. Chamomile didn’t care at all that she was such a poor, simple flower that no one sees or notices in the thick grass; no, she was happy with everything, greedily reached out to the sun, admired it and listened to the lark singing somewhere high, high in the sky.
Chamomile was so cheerful and happy, as if today was Sunday, but in fact it was only Monday; while all the children sat quietly on school benches and learned from their teachers, our chamomile also sat quietly on its stem and learned from the clear sun and from all the surrounding nature, learned to know the goodness of God.
The capercaillie is one of the largest birds living in forests. Its weight reaches 5 kg. The common wood grouse has several popular names: moss-grouse, wood-grouse, moss-grouse. This bird is from the pheasant family (order Galliformes).
A little about the types of wood grouse
The common capercaillie is a representative of one of the largest species of game birds. The common capercaillie species is divided into 3 subspecies: the white-bellied capercaillie, which lives in the eastern and central regions of Russia; dark taiga, living in the eastern and northern regions of the country; Western European black-bellied (in the forests of the western territories of the country).
Common capercaillie: photo, description
The capercaillie is the largest bird of the grouse (subfamily).
It differs from other representatives by its highly rounded tail and unusual elongated feathers on the throat.
The plumage of the capercaillie is dark with a metallic tint, a bright red eyebrow, and the feathers under the beak look like a “beard.” The female capercaillie is more variegated in color (a mixture of rusty yellow, rusty brown, rusty red and white). And her throat, part of the upper chest and part of the wing are rusty red.
The common capercaillie is a bird whose size differs greatly between males and females. Males reach 110 cm or more, their wingspan has a span of 1.4 m. Females are much smaller - 1/3. The male's head is blackish. The back of the neck is ash-gray with black spots, and the front is gray-black. The color of the back is blackish with gray and brown spots. The chest is steel-green in color, its underside covered with white and black spots. The tail is black with white spots, the wings are brown. The beak is white and pink.
Distribution, habitat
The common capercaillie usually lives in coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests of Eurasia.
In practice, this bird leads, but it happens that sometimes it makes seasonal migrations.
A long time ago, wood grouse were found in all the forests of Eurasia, in the east of Siberia up to Transbaikalia (the western part). In the 18th-20th centuries, the number and habitat of wood grouse decreased greatly, and in some places these birds even disappeared. By the mid-18th century in Great Britain, these birds were completely exterminated. But subsequently, in 1837, the common wood grouse was again brought there from Sweden and took root perfectly.
In Russian territories, due to the deforestation of numerous forests, capercaillie populations began to retreat to the northern part of the country, and in some southern regions in their forest zones (Tula, Voronezh, Kursk, etc.) these birds disappeared completely. In addition to Russia and Sweden, wood grouse can also be found in Greece, Spain, the Alps, the Carpathians, Asia Minor and the Central German Mountains.
The capercaillie prefers more remote places in forests.
This bird is characterized by spring mating, which mostly occurs in trees. The common capercaillie has many unique features.
Description of behavior and habits
In summer, wood grouse moult is observed. At this time they fly to particularly dense forest areas.
During this period, these birds exhibit a peculiar behavior: they periodically raise their tail and lower it, they also raise and throw their head back, while slowly moving along the branch.
Usually the capercaillie sings so enthusiastically at this time that for a certain period he becomes deaf. This is where its name comes from: capercaillie. The female, in turn, flies to the lek, where mating occurs, after which they leave it together and settle in the most remote and impassable places of the forest, where they molt.
The common capercaillie periodically appears in mixed and deciduous forests. These birds love them and they are rich in a variety of berries.
The bird flies rather heavily, noisily, often flapping its wings loudly, and mainly makes short flights.
The capercaillie spends the daytime on the ground and spends the night on tree branches. Sometimes he becomes overly aggressive when other animals appear. There are cases where wood grouse sometimes tried to attack dogs and other small domestic animals (stories from residents of Norway).
The common capercaillie is quite cautious, has excellent hearing and good eyesight. Therefore, hunting it is considered difficult.
Offspring
The main care for the offspring falls on the female. She makes a nest on the ground, often under the cover of bushes or fallen trees, where she subsequently lays eggs. A complete clutch usually consists of approximately 5-16 eggs.
The female incubates the eggs herself. She also continues to take care of the hatched chicks: warms them and protects them from predators.
Nutrition
The main type of food of wood grouse in the spring and summer consists of plant shoots, various flowers, tree buds, leaves, grass, forest berries, seeds and insects. In autumn, these birds feed mainly on larch needles, and in winter they are attracted to spruce and pine needles and buds. Chicks have a special diet: spiders and insects.
Conclusion
The common capercaillie is one of the most valuable objects of hunting for hunters. In this regard, in many areas of both Russia and other countries of the world, it has become a rather rare inhabitant, and in some places it has completely disappeared, and now various measures are being taken to protect this species.
The common capercaillie is listed in the Tula region. This should be remembered by everyone who is interested in hunting.
To further clarify the number, concentration and status of this bird on the territory of Russia, detailed and lengthy studies are needed.
In nature, there are many species of birds from the pheasant family. One of the most famous species in our country is a bird called the wood grouse. This bird is quite large - in size it is comparable to a turkey. The male's head and tail are black, while the female has variegated plumage with shades of yellow, red and brown.
The capercaillie lives in coniferous forests of both the European and Asian parts of our country. In winter, these birds prefer spruce forests, because the main type of their winter food is spruce needles.
Sing, wood grouse, sing
Wood grouse hide from frost in snowdrifts, but prefer to sleep in trees. Their strong paws are able to hold securely on icy spruce branches. In winter, wood grouse live alone, rarely gathering in small flocks. But closer to spring they begin to gather on the leks. Tokovishche is a special place in the forest for wood grouse, where males sing songs for females and perform dances for them. If a female finds one of the males attractive, she calls him with a response song. Mating among wood grouse usually takes place peacefully, but it happens that two males simultaneously accept the female’s call and then a fight begins between them. They jump on each other, flap their wings and scream loudly, not noticing anything around them. And the female at this time leaves the mating area with the third chosen one. She's not into fighting!
Deaf grouse
During mating, the capercaillie, at a certain moment in the performance of its song, completely loses its hearing for a few seconds, for which this bird was nicknamed the capercaillie. Hunters use this feature of the bird to get closer to their prey. Hunting for wood grouse has always been very popular. It got to the point that in Great Britain this bird was completely exterminated. And only after some time, it was possible to restore the population of wood grouse in this country due to individuals brought from other countries.
Grow up, kids.
Male wood grouse do not take any part in raising chicks. After a period of mating, they begin to molt, the plumage changes, and the bird cannot fly for some time. Therefore, during the molting period, males reliably hide in remote places of the forest.
Only the female capercaillie is engaged in raising offspring. She herself looks for a place for a nest, lays eggs and patiently incubates them. Moreover, she takes this process so responsibly that at the last stage of hatching she can be picked up with her bare hands.
After the chicks appear, mommy’s worries increase. She often has to take her family in search of food. Little wood grouse need animal food - bugs, worms and various forest insects. To quench their thirst, they eat succulent plant stems. As the chicks grow older, they switch to plant foods. They really like berries, especially lingonberries. When all the offspring master the art of flight, young wood grouse begin to get their food in the fields and aspen forests, plucking leaves from the aspen trees.
Mature capercaillie chicks eventually leave their family and begin an independent life. Ahead of them is the first winter of their lives, which they will spend in deep spruce forests, eating only pine needles.
We present you interesting facts about wood grouse.
The wood grouse searches for food mainly on the ground, and if it has to fly, it turns out to be quite difficult for it. This is explained by the weight of the wood grouse, although the female wood grouse weighs much less than the male. Males grow up to 6 kg, and females up to 2 kg. Therefore, females are more nimble, although this bird is considered a little shy and slightly clumsy.
In appearance, the male is superior to the female, as he has a very beautiful plumage of black, gray, white, and brown feathers. The female capercaillie is small with gray and red plumage.
This coloration of males allows them to compete with each other in choosing a female. They have a very beautiful crop, which shimmers black and green.
The name "grouse" comes from the structure of this bird's auditory system. He loses his hearing only for a while, this happens during the period of mating, that is, during singing, when the capercaillie opens its beak, pressure occurs with one bone of the skull and the ear canal closes. Its deafness comes to the advantage of hunters, since the bird does not hear shots.
In the summer, the capercaillie feeds on green grass, seeds, ripe berries, and in the winter, aspen buds and pine needles. Despite the fact that wood grouse sit in trees, they make nests on the ground from small twigs. The diameter of the nest is 25 cm.
The capercaillie lays up to 8 eggs in a nest; the eggs have brown spots on their surface. She hatches strictly by day and exactly 24 days. Leaves the nest only early in the morning, in the middle of the day and in the evening.
The chicks hatch in mid-June and during the first days of their lives feed on very small insects, such as ants. The chicks also swallow small pebbles so that the stomach can grind the food entering it. They grow very quickly and after a month they are already flying well.
If a capercaillie notices a predator or a person, then it seeks to take it away from its offspring. While the chicks are small, they hide at the first danger under the wing of their mother, and when they grow a little, they hide in the thick and tall grass, in which it is very difficult to find them, even for dogs.
In autumn, first the young males separate from their mother, and then the females. Wood grouse overwinter in small flocks, and during severe frosts they hide in snowdrifts and only come out to eat. Before winter, wood grouse stock up on pebbles, because during this period the food is very hard and rough, and they help the stomach digest food. If the wood grouse does not stock up on such stones, it will die.
Since the capercaillie lives in nature in small numbers, it deserves great interest from people for breeding it in zoos or nature reserves. Such a small number of wood grouse in nature is associated primarily with hunters, and secondly with the placement of nests.
Since the nests are located on the ground, there is a high probability of their destruction by other animals or during forest fires.
Other interesting facts about wood grouse can be found on the Internet.
Among the many fairy tales, it is especially fascinating to read the fairy tale “The Greedy Wood Grouse (Altai Fairy Tale)”; you can feel the love and wisdom of our people in it. Everyday issues are an incredibly successful way, with the help of simple, ordinary examples, to convey to the reader the most valuable centuries-old experience. The main character always wins not through deceit and cunning, but through kindness, kindness and love - this is the most important quality of children's characters. Folk legend cannot lose its vitality, due to the inviolability of such concepts as friendship, compassion, courage, bravery, love and sacrifice. The desire to convey a deep moral assessment of the actions of the main character, which encourages one to rethink oneself, was crowned with success. Rivers, trees, animals, birds - everything comes to life, is filled with living colors, helps the heroes of the work in gratitude for their kindness and affection. Thanks to children's developed imagination, they quickly revive colorful pictures of the world around them in their imagination and fill in the gaps with their visual images. The fairy tale “The Greedy Wood Grouse (Altai Fairytale)” is certainly useful to read for free online; it will instill in your child only good and useful qualities and concepts.
In late autumn, birds flew to the edge of the forest.
It's time for them to go to warmer climes. For seven days they gathered, calling out to each other:
Is everyone here? Is everything here? Is everyone here?
It turns out that there is not enough wood grouse. The golden eagle tapped the dry branch with its humped nose, tapped again and ordered the young grouse to call the wood grouse. Whistling with its wings, the black grouse flew into the thicket of the forest. He sees a wood grouse sitting on a cedar tree, shelling nuts from cones.
Dear wood grouse! We all want to go to warmer climes. We've been waiting for you alone for seven days.
Well, well, don't chat in vain! There is no hurry to fly to the warm land. How many more nuts are there left? Is it really necessary to give up all this?
The grouse returned to the edge of the forest.
The wood grouse, she says, eats nuts and is in no hurry to fly away.
Then the golden eagle sent a fast hawk. A hawk circled over a large cedar. And the capercaillie still sits, creaks its beak, selects nuts from the cones.
Oh, wood grouse, the birds have been waiting for you for fourteen days, it’s time to fly to warmer lands!
There’s no need, there’s no need to rush,” the wood grouse creaked. - We'll make it. You need to eat before going on the road.
The golden eagle got angry and, ahead of all the birds, flew to the warm lands.
And the capercaillie spent another seven days choosing nuts. On the eighth he sighed and cleaned his beak on his feathers:
“No, apparently I don’t have the strength to eat it all. We’ll have to leave it to the squirrels.”
And he flew to the edge of the forest.
What's happened?
The cedars' needles fell off. The branches wave their bare twigs. These birds waited for the capercaillie for two weeks and ate all the needles. The bases of the trees stand white, as if covered with snow. These are birds, waiting for the capercaillie, preening their feathers.
The capercaillie wept bitterly and creaked:
Of all the birds, I’m the only one left in the forest! How can I spend the winter alone? The wood grouse's eyebrows turned red from tears. Since then, all his children, grandchildren, and nephews, listening to this story, cry bitterly. And all the wood grouse’s children, and grandchildren, and nephews have red eyebrows like rowan.
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