Russian folk tale

Every thing in the world is going on, everything is said in a fairy tale. There lived a grandfather and a woman. They had plenty of everything - a cow, a sheep, and a cat on the stove, but there were no children. They were very sad, they all grieved. Once in winter, white snow fell knee-deep. The neighbor's children poured out into the street - to ride on a sled, throw snowballs, and they began to sculpt a snowman. The grandfather looked at them from the window, looked and said to the woman:

What, wife, you sit in thought, you look at other people's children, let's go and we will take a walk in our old age, we will also blind a snowman.

And the old woman, it’s true, also had a merry hour. - Well, let's go, grandfather, to the street. But why should we sculpt a woman? Let's fashion the daughter of the Snow Maiden.

No sooner said than done.

The old people went to the garden and let's sculpt a snowy daughter. They fashioned a daughter, inserted two blue beads instead of eyes, made two dimples on her cheeks, and a mouth from a scarlet ribbon. How good is the snow daughter Snegurochka! Grandfather and woman look at her - they don’t see enough, they admire - they don’t stop admiring. And the Snow Maiden's mouth smiles, the hair curls.

The Snow Maiden moved her legs and arms, moved from her place and went through the garden to the hut.

Grandfather and woman seem to have lost their minds - they have grown to the place.

Grandfather, - the woman screams, - yes, this is our living daughter, Dear Snow Maiden! And she rushed into the hut ... That was some joy!

The Snow Maiden is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day - the Snow Maiden is more and more beautiful. Grandfather and woman will not see enough of her, will not breathe. And the Snow Maiden is like a white snowflake, her eyes are like blue beads, a blond braid to the waist. Only there is no blush on the Snow Maiden’s face, and there is not a blood in her lips. And the Snow Maiden is so good!

Here came the spring-clear, the buds swelled, the bees flew into the field, the lark sang. All the guys are happy, welcome, the girls sing spring songs. But the Snow Maiden got bored, she became sad, she kept looking out the window, shedding tears.

So the red summer has come, flowers have bloomed in the gardens, bread is ripening in the fields ...

More than ever, the Snow Maiden frowns, she hides everything from the sun, everything would be in her shade and in the cold, and even better in the rain.

Grandfather and woman all gasp:

Are you well, daughter? - I'm healthy, grandma.

And she hides everything in a corner, she doesn’t want to go out into the street. Once the girls gathered in the forest for berries - for raspberries, blueberries, scarlet strawberries.

They began to call the Snow Maiden with them:

Let's go, let's go, Snow Maiden! .. - Let's go, let's go, girlfriend! And then grandfather and grandmother say:

Go, go, Snow Maiden, go, go, baby, have fun with your girlfriends.

The Snow Maiden took a box, went into the forest with her friends. Girlfriends walk through the forest, weave wreaths, dance round dances, sing songs. And the Snow Maiden found a cold stream, sits near it, looks into the water, wets her fingers in fast water, plays with drops, like pearls.

So the evening has come. The girls played out, put wreaths on their heads, kindled a fire of brushwood, and began to jump over the fire. The Snow Maiden is reluctant to jump ... Yes, her friends stuck to her. The Snow Maiden came up to the fire ... She stands, she trembles, there is not a blood in her face, her blond braid crumbled ... The girlfriends shouted:

Jump, jump, Snow Maiden!

The Snow Maiden ran up and jumped ...

It rustled over the fire, moaned plaintively, and the Snow Maiden was gone.

White steam stretched over the fire, twisted into a cloud, a cloud flew into the sky.

The Snow Maiden melted ...

You can either write your own.

My grandfather and grandmother had no children. Once they blinded a girl from the snow, called her Snegurochka, and began to call her daughter. But you can’t escape fate, the Snow Maiden went with her friends to meet spring ...

Every thing in the world is going on, everything is said in a fairy tale. There lived a grandfather and a woman. They had plenty of everything - a cow, a sheep, and a cat on the stove, but there were no children. They were very sad, they all grieved. Once in winter, white snow fell knee-deep. The neighbor's children poured out into the street - to ride on a sled, throw snowballs, and they began to sculpt a snowman. The grandfather looked at them from the window, looked and said to the woman:

What, wife, you sit in thought, you look at other people's children, let's go and we will take a walk in our old age, we will also blind a snowman.

And the old woman, it’s true, also had a merry hour. - Well, let's go, grandfather, to the street. But why should we sculpt a woman? Let's fashion the daughter of the Snow Maiden.

No sooner said than done.

The old people went to the garden and let's sculpt a snowy daughter. They fashioned a daughter, inserted two blue beads instead of eyes, made two dimples on her cheeks, and a mouth from a scarlet ribbon. How good is the snow daughter Snegurochka! Grandfather and woman look at her - they don’t see enough, they admire - they don’t stop admiring. And the Snow Maiden's mouth smiles, the hair curls.

The Snow Maiden moved her legs and arms, moved from her place and went through the garden to the hut.

Grandfather and woman seem to have lost their minds - they have grown to the place.

Grandfather, - the woman screams, - yes, this is our living daughter, Dear Snow Maiden! And she rushed into the hut ... That was some joy!

The Snow Maiden is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day - the Snow Maiden is more and more beautiful. Grandfather and woman will not see enough of her, will not breathe. And the Snow Maiden is like a white snowflake, her eyes are like blue beads, a blond braid to the waist. Only there is no blush on the Snow Maiden’s face, and there is not a blood in her lips. And the Snow Maiden is so good!

Here came the spring-clear, the buds swelled, the bees flew into the field, the lark sang. All the guys are happy, welcome, the girls sing spring songs. But the Snow Maiden got bored, she became sad, she kept looking out the window, shedding tears.

So the red summer has come, flowers have bloomed in the gardens, bread is ripening in the fields ...

More than ever, the Snow Maiden frowns, she hides everything from the sun, everything would be in her shade and in the cold, and even better in the rain.

Grandfather and woman all gasp:

Are you well, daughter? - I'm healthy, grandma.

And she hides everything in a corner, she doesn’t want to go out into the street. Once the girls gathered in the forest for berries - for raspberries, blueberries, scarlet strawberries.

They began to call the Snow Maiden with them:

Let's go, let's go, Snow Maiden! .. - Let's go, let's go, girlfriend! And then grandfather and grandmother say:

Go, go, Snow Maiden, go, go, baby, have fun with your girlfriends.

The Snow Maiden took a box, went into the forest with her friends. Girlfriends walk through the forest, weave wreaths, dance round dances, sing songs. And the Snow Maiden found a cold stream, sits near it, looks into the water, wets her fingers in fast water, plays with drops, like pearls.

So the evening has come. The girls played out, put wreaths on their heads, kindled a fire of brushwood, and began to jump over the fire. The Snow Maiden is reluctant to jump ... Yes, her friends stuck to her. The Snow Maiden came up to the fire ... She stands, she trembles, there is not a blood in her face, her blond braid crumbled ... The girlfriends shouted:

Jump, jump, Snow Maiden!

The Snow Maiden ran up and jumped...

It rustled over the fire, moaned plaintively, and the Snow Maiden was gone.

White steam stretched over the fire, twisted into a cloud, a cloud flew into the sky.

The Snow Maiden has melted...

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Snow Maiden
Russian folktale

1
Once upon a time there lived a grandfather and a woman. They lived, lived and grew old.
And they had no children. And they were very upset about it. It snowed knee-deep in winter. The kids ran outside to play. Sledding, throwing snowballs. And then they began to sculpt a snowman.
The old man looked at them from the window, looked and said to the woman:
“Well, old woman, shouldn’t we go for a walk on the young snow?”
And the old woman answered:
- Well, old man, let's go. Let's fashion our daughter Snegurochka out of the snow.
So they did. Let's go to the garden and let's make a Snow Maiden. They molded the arms, legs, head. Eyes were made from light ice floes, eyebrows were brought out with coal. Good Snow Maiden! The old people look at her - they can’t see enough.
And suddenly the Snow Maiden smiled, lifted an eyebrow, raised her hand, took a step or two and walked quietly across the snow to the hut.
It was then that the grandfather and the woman were delighted, ran after her to the hut, they do not know where to plant, what to treat.
So the daughter Snegurochka remained to live with her grandfather and woman.

2
The Snow Maiden is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day - everything is smarter and sweeter.
Grandfather and grandmother are not overjoyed at her. They bought her morocco boots, a satin ribbon in a braid.
Day and night - day away. Winter has passed, spring has come. The sun began to warm up. Streams flowed from under the snow. It dripped from the roof. All the guys are happy. One Snow Maiden is sad - she sits in a corner, does not look at the light.
She has only joys, as dark clouds will run into the sky and die with a chill. The old woman looks at her, shakes her head.
- Who hurt you, daughter?
- No one offended, mother.
- Maybe unwell?
The Snow Maiden is silent, and tears are rolling down her white cheeks.

3
Here the summer has come. The sun is shining, the earth is blooming. The girls gathered in the forest for a walk and the Snow Maiden is called:
- Go with us!
The Snow Maiden is afraid to go beyond the threshold.
- It's hot, - he says, - the sun will bake his head.
- And you tie a scarf on your head, so it won’t bake.
The Snow Maiden would not go, but the old people persuaded her:
- Go, daughter. What do you want to sit alone?
The Snow Maiden obeyed, went with the girls. They pick flowers in the forest, weave wreaths, and she sits in the shade by a cold stream, put her legs into the water, waits for the sun to go down.
Here comes the sun. Evening has come.
The girls cheered, lit a fire and decided to jump over the fire. One jumped, followed by another, and a third.
- Why don't you jump? her friends tell her. - Are you afraid?
The Snow Maiden gathered her courage, ran up and jumped. The girls are watching - where is the Snow Maiden? There is none. Only white steam curls over the fire. It twisted into a thin cloud, and the cloud flew high, high - to catch up with other clouds.
The Snow Maiden melted.

1. Indicate ⇒ the beginning of each fairy tale.

"Snegurochka" ⇒ Once upon a time there were in the world
Russian folk tale grandfather and woman ...

V. Dahl. ⇒ Once upon a time there was an old man with
"Girl Snow Maiden" by an old woman ...

2*. Find a paragraph that describes how the grandfather and the woman sculpted the Snow Maiden. Write in the missing words.

So they did. Let's go to the garden and let's make a Snow Maiden. They molded the arms, legs, head. Eyes were made from light ice floes, eyebrows were brought out with coal. Good Snow Maiden! The old people look at her - they can’t see enough.

3. Compare fairy tales about the Snow Maiden. Fill in the table.

4*. What do you imagine the Snow Maiden? Write it down.
Snow Maiden (what?)white as snow; smart, kind, beautiful.

Every thing in the world is going on, everything is said in a fairy tale. There lived a grandfather and a woman. They had plenty of everything - a cow, a sheep, and a cat on the stove, but there were no children. They were very sad, they all grieved. Once in winter, white snow fell knee-deep. The neighbor's kids poured out into the street - to ride on a sled, throw snowballs, and they began to sculpt a snowman. The grandfather looked at them from the window, looked and said to the woman:

- What, wife, you sit in thought, you look at other people's children, let's go and we will take a walk in our old age, we will also blind a snowman.

And the old woman, it’s true, also had a merry hour. - Well, let's go, grandfather, to the street. But why should we sculpt a woman? Let's fashion the daughter of the Snow Maiden.

No sooner said than done.

The old people went to the garden and let's sculpt a snowy daughter. They fashioned a daughter, inserted two blue beads instead of eyes, made two dimples on her cheeks, and a mouth from a scarlet ribbon. How good is the snow daughter Snegurochka! Grandfather and woman look at her - they don’t see enough, they admire - they don’t stop admiring. And the Snow Maiden's mouth smiles, the hair curls.

The Snow Maiden moved her legs and arms, moved from her place and went through the garden to the hut.

The grandfather and the woman seemed to have lost their minds - they have grown to the place.

- Grandfather, - the woman shouts, - yes, this is our living daughter, dear Snow Maiden! And she rushed into the hut ... That was some joy!

The Snow Maiden is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day - the Snow Maiden is more and more beautiful. Grandfather and woman will not see enough of her, will not breathe. And the Snow Maiden is like a white snowflake, her eyes are like blue beads, a blond braid to the waist. Only there is no blush on the Snow Maiden’s face, and there is not a blood in her lips. And the Snow Maiden is so good!

Here came the spring-clear, the buds swelled, the bees flew into the field, the lark sang. All the guys are happy, welcome, the girls sing spring songs. But the Snow Maiden got bored, she became sad, she kept looking out the window, shedding tears.

So the red summer has come, flowers have bloomed in the gardens, bread is ripening in the fields ...

More than ever, the Snow Maiden frowns, she hides everything from the sun, everything would be in her shade and in the cold, and even better in the rain.

Grandfather and woman all gasp:

“Are you well, my daughter?” - I'm fine, grandma.

And she hides everything in a corner, she doesn’t want to go out into the street. Once the girls gathered in the forest for berries - for raspberries, blueberries, scarlet strawberries.

They began to call the Snow Maiden with them:

- Let's go, let's go, Snow Maiden! .. - Let's go, let's go, girlfriend! And then grandfather and grandmother say:

- Go, go, Snow Maiden, go, go, baby, have fun with your friends.

The Snow Maiden took a box, went into the forest with her friends. Girlfriends walk through the forest, weave wreaths, dance round dances, sing songs. And the Snow Maiden found a cold stream, sits near it, looks into the water, wets her fingers in fast water, plays with drops, like pearls.

So the evening has come. The girls played out, put wreaths on their heads, kindled a fire of brushwood, and began to jump over the fire. The Snow Maiden is reluctant to jump ... Yes, her friends stuck to her. The Snow Maiden came up to the fire ... She stands, she trembles, there is not a blood in her face, her blond braid crumbled ... The girlfriends shouted:

- Jump, jump, Snow Maiden!

The Snow Maiden ran up and jumped ...

It rustled over the fire, moaned plaintively, and the Snow Maiden was gone.

White steam stretched over the fire, twisted into a cloud, a cloud flew into the sky.

The Snow Maiden melted ...

Every thing in the world is going on, everything is said in a fairy tale. There lived a grandfather and a woman. They had plenty of everything - a cow, a sheep, and a cat on the stove, but there were no children. They were very sad, they all grieved. Once in winter, white snow fell knee-deep. The neighbor's children poured out into the street - to ride on a sled, throw snowballs, and they began to sculpt a snowman. The grandfather looked at them from the window, looked and said to the woman:

What, wife, you sit in thought, you look at other people's children, let's go and we will take a walk in our old age, we will also blind a snowman.

And the old woman, it’s true, also had a merry hour. - Well, let's go, grandfather, to the street. But why should we sculpt a woman? Let's fashion the daughter of the Snow Maiden.

No sooner said than done.

The old people went to the garden and let's sculpt a snowy daughter. They fashioned a daughter, inserted two blue beads instead of eyes, made two dimples on her cheeks, and a mouth from a scarlet ribbon. How good is the snow daughter Snegurochka! Grandfather and woman look at her - they don’t see enough, they admire - they don’t stop admiring. And the Snow Maiden's mouth smiles, the hair curls.

The Snow Maiden moved her legs and arms, moved from her place and went through the garden to the hut.

Grandfather and woman seem to have lost their minds - they have grown to the place.

Grandfather, - the woman screams, - yes, this is our living daughter, Dear Snow Maiden! And she rushed into the hut ... That was some joy!

The Snow Maiden is growing by leaps and bounds. Every day - the Snow Maiden is more and more beautiful. Grandfather and woman will not see enough of her, will not breathe. And the Snow Maiden is like a white snowflake, her eyes are like blue beads, a blond braid to the waist. Only there is no blush on the Snow Maiden’s face, and there is not a blood in her lips. And the Snow Maiden is so good!

Here came the spring-clear, the buds swelled, the bees flew into the field, the lark sang. All the guys are happy, welcome, the girls sing spring songs. But the Snow Maiden got bored, she became sad, she kept looking out the window, shedding tears.

So the red summer has come, flowers have bloomed in the gardens, bread is ripening in the fields ...

More than ever, the Snow Maiden frowns, she hides everything from the sun, everything would be in her shade and in the cold, and even better in the rain.

Grandfather and woman all gasp:

Are you well, daughter? - I'm healthy, grandma.

And she hides everything in a corner, she doesn’t want to go out into the street. Once the girls gathered in the forest for berries - for raspberries, blueberries, scarlet strawberries.

They began to call the Snow Maiden with them:

Let's go, let's go, Snow Maiden! .. - Let's go, let's go, girlfriend! And then grandfather and grandmother say:

Go, go, Snow Maiden, go, go, baby, have fun with your girlfriends.

The Snow Maiden took a box, went into the forest with her friends. Girlfriends walk through the forest, weave wreaths, dance round dances, sing songs. And the Snow Maiden found a cold stream, sits near it, looks into the water, wets her fingers in fast water, plays with drops, like pearls.

So the evening has come. The girls played out, put wreaths on their heads, kindled a fire of brushwood, and began to jump over the fire. The Snow Maiden is reluctant to jump ... Yes, her friends stuck to her. The Snow Maiden came up to the fire ... She stands, she trembles, there is not a blood in her face, her blond braid crumbled ... The girlfriends shouted:

Jump, jump, Snow Maiden!

The Snow Maiden ran up and jumped...

It rustled over the fire, moaned plaintively, and the Snow Maiden was gone.

White steam stretched over the fire, twisted into a cloud, a cloud flew into the sky.

The Snow Maiden has melted...