A fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it .... The secret meaning of chicken ryaba

About the fairy tale

The fairy tale "Ryaba the Hen" is a classic of folk tales

Who does not know the famous Russian fairy tale about the chicken Ryaba? From early childhood, grandmothers or grandfathers, mothers or fathers tell this interesting story about a magical ryabushka chicken to all the kids.

On a page with vivid illustrations, text and images of real works of art are laid out. They accompany the story, and children will be able to vividly imagine acting characters and scenes from a Russian fairy tale. The beginning of the story is decorated with an egg, on which a richly dressed merchant and merchant's wife proudly hold a golden hen with a basket of her precious gifts. The picture marks the Easter holiday, when all Orthodox paint eggs in bright golden colors.

The heroes of the fairy tale are familiar to parents, and now it's time to introduce them to children:

Grandfather - according to a fairy tale, a simple peasant, whose wealth is only a grandmother and a pockmarked chicken. Grandpa loves his little crotch very much, cares for it and cherishes it. When the mouse broke the golden egg, he cried and lamented, but the magic hen consoled him and promised to lay a new simple egg.

Woman - grandfather's wife, also loves a good ryabushka. Feed her with selected barley, and water her with spring water so that the hen will lay large testicles. Without eggs, the grandmother will not be able to knead the dough and bake a tall ruddy loaf.

Hen Ryaba - a magic wand. She lays eggs not simple, but golden. Only such testicles cannot be broken and not put into the dough, there is little sense from them when you want to eat. And you can’t sell it, it’s fragile like glass and, when it breaks, it turns into small fragments. Ryaba wanted to give wealth to her grandfather and grandmother, but it turned out that simple eggs in the household are much more important!

Gray mouse - a small pest. She climbs into barns and haylofts, drags everything that is badly lying and gnaws at bags with winter supplies. The mouse let down the grandfather and grandmother when she brushed off the testicle with her tail. She deprived the old people of wealth, for which she received a big grandfather's boot.

The finale of a fairy tale with a deep meaning! The hen gave the old people a simple, not a golden egg. Because happiness in the house is not built on wealth, but on harmony, love and respect.

More about illustrations and Russian folk crafts

Children's fairy tale about Ryabushka is intended for family discussion and reading at night. Through each line of the book there are images with Gzhel coasters, nesting dolls from Fedoskino, a black lacquer miniature from Mstera and figurines from the village of Kholuy. Parents will be able to acquaint children with ancient works of folk art and plunge into the richness of Russian literature for a few minutes.

In conclusion, you can put headphones on your baby and give them. A measured narrative will allow the imagination to run wild, calm the child after a hard day and inspire a good healthy sleep. with slides will demonstrate a peasant hut and all the events that took place in an old fairy tale. Acquaintance with Russian folk art will strengthen your knowledge of the language and love for your native land!

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Fairy tale Hen Ryaba about the golden egg has more than one hundred and fifty variants of texts, but we offer you the nine most, in our opinion, remarkable and diverse: from the textbook, which is customary to read to children (it was originally included in Ushinsky's book "The Native Word"), to the farcical and grotesque Tex Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl.

Which of these options fairy tales Hen Ryaba considered canonical is not clear. Ushinsky preferred the former, and perhaps some of you will follow his preferences. At least, it is this option that occurs in the head at the mention of the phrase Kurochka Ryaba.

Tale Hen Ryaba (original)

There lived a grandfather and a woman. And they had a Ryaba Hen.

The chicken laid an egg, but not a simple one - a golden one.

Grandfather beat - did not break.

Baba beat - did not break.

And the mouse ran, waved its tail, the testicle fell and broke.

The grandfather is crying, the woman is crying, and Hen Ryaba says to them:

Do not cry, grandfather, do not cry, woman: I will lay you a new egg, not golden, but simple!

Fairy tale Hen Ryaba in the processing of A. N. Tolstoy

Once upon a time there was a grandfather and a woman,

They had a chicken ryaba.

The hen laid an egg:

She planted an egg in a hornet's hollow,

In kut, under the bench.

The mouse ran, returned with its tail,

Broken egg.

Grandfather began to cry about this testicle,

Grandmother to cry, faith to laugh,

Litter underfoot lit up,

Doors pobutusilis, tyn crumbled,

The top of the hut shook...

And the ryaba hen says to them:

Grandfather, do not cry, grandmother, do not cry,

Chickens don't fly

Gate, do not creak, rubbish under the threshold,

Don't smoke

Tyn, don't fall apart

Top on the hut, don't stagger

I'll lay you another testicle:

Motley, vostro, bone, tricky,

The testicle is not simple - golden.

Notes by A.N. Tolstoy:

Kut - corner.

Verei - pillars at the gate.

Pobutusilis - bulged out, swelled up.

Fairy tale Hen Ryaba (Hen) in the processing of A. N. Afanasiev (2 versions of the fairy tale)

Option 1

Once upon a time there was an old man with an old woman, they had a Tatar hen, she laid an egg in a kuta under the window: colorful, vostro, bone, tricky! She put it on the shelf; the mouse walked, shook its tail, the shelf fell, the testicle broke. The old man cries, the old woman weeps, she burns in the oven, the top of the hut staggers, the granddaughter girl strangled herself with grief. There is a mallow, asking: why are they crying like that? The old people began to retell: “How can we not cry? We have a Tatar hen, she laid an egg in a kut under the window: colorful, vostro, bone, tricky! She put it on the shelf; the mouse walked, shook its tail, the shelf fell, the testicle broke! I, an old man, cry, the old woman sobs, burns in the oven, the top of the hut staggers, the granddaughter girl strangled herself with grief. As she heard the prosvirnya, she broke all the prosvirs and threw them away. The deacon comes up and asks the prosvira: why did she leave the prosvira?

She told him all the grief; The deacon ran to the bell tower and broke all the bells. The priest comes and asks the sexton: why did you interrupt the bells? The deacon retold all the grief to the priest, and the priest ran, tore up all the books.

Option 2

Like our grandmother in the backyard

There was a ryabushechka chicken;

The hen planted an egg,

From shelf to shelf

In an aspen hollow,

In the hood under the bench.

The mouse ran

Tail returned -

Broken egg!

About this testicle build

Baba weep, faiths laugh,

Chickens fly, gates creak;

Litter under the threshold lit up,

The priest's daughters walked with water,

The tub was broken

Popadye said:

“You don’t know anything, mother!

After all, in the grandmother's backyard

There was a ryabushechka chicken;

The hen planted an egg,

From shelf to shelf

In an aspen hollow,

In the hood under the bench.

The mouse ran

Tail returned -

Broken egg!

About this testicle, the system began to cry,

Baba weep, faiths laugh.

Chickens fly, gates creak,

Litter under the threshold lit up,

Doors pobutusilis, tyn crumbled;

We walked with water - the tub was broken!

Popadya kneaded sourdough -

She scattered all the dough on the floor;

I went to church, I said to my ass:

"You do not know anything...

After all, in the grandmother's backyard

(The same story is repeated again.)

Tyn crumbled;

Our daughters walked with water -

The tub was broken, I was told;

I kneaded the dough

I swept all the dough!

Pop began to tear the book -

Scattered all over the floor!

Tale Hen Ryaba from some areas (4 versions of the tale)

Expensive testicle (Saratov region)

An old man lived with an old woman. And they had a chicken ryabushechka, an old old woman. She laid an egg in the porch on a shelf, on a rye straw. No matter where the mouse came from, it cracked this testicle. The grandfather is crying, the woman is grieving, she has broken her leg, the tyn has become loose, the oak tree has knocked off its leaves. Popov's daughter went for water, broke buckets, came home without water. Popadya asks: "Why are you a daughter, did you come without water?" She says: What a grief for me, what a great one for me: “The old man and the old woman lived. And they had a chicken, an old old woman, an old woman. , the woman is grieving, she broke her leg forty, the tyn was loosened, the oak tree was knocked off its leaves. And I went for water, broke the buckets, broke the yoke. Popadya with grief and threw the pies out the window. Pop goes: "What are you doing, popadya?" And she replies: “What a grief for me, what a great one for me. An old man lived with an old woman. And they had an old old woman’s chicken ryabushechka. she's crying, the woman is grieving, the magpie's leg is broken, the tyn is loosened, the oak tree is knocked off its leaves. Our daughter went to fetch water, broke the buckets, broke the yoke. hurt yourself!" The pop ran away, but how he hit the jamb! Here he died. They began to bury the priest and celebrate the wake. What an expensive egg!

Chicken ryabushka (Voronezh region)

There lived a grandfather and a grandmother. And they had a chicken ryabushka. The hen was not simple, which means that she laid golden eggs. Here the ryabushka laid a golden egg, such a large one, it's a pleasure to look at. Grandfather saw an egg and calls his grandmother. They began to praise the chicken ryabushka. And then the grandfather says: “Put a testicle in a good place so that you can see it. Well, they put it. They put it and they don’t stop admiring it. when my grandfather and grandmother went to bed, the purr began to run after the mouse. fell on the floor and broke. Grandfather and grandmother get up in the morning. Let's think, let's admire the testicle. Look, there is no testicle on the shelf. Lying on the floor and everything is broken as it is. Grandfather and grandmother began to wail and went to complain to the ryabushka. And the chicken to them and says: "Don't cry, grandfather, don't cry, grandmother! The chicken ryabushka will lay you another golden egg, better than the previous one.

Hen-tatator (Vologda region)

A tatator hen Laid eggs In the corner on a shelf, On an oatmeal straw. A mouse came, wagged its tail, pushed the testicle, the testicle rolled under the tyn into the garden. Tyn buckled, Soroka broke his leg.

She began to jump: Chiki, chiki, magpie! Where have you been?

- Far.

- I'm at my grandmother's on a spin. What did you eat?

- What did you drink?

- Brazhka. Butter porridge, Good old lady, And sweet mash.

Belarusian version of the fairy tale Hen Ryaba

There lived a grandfather and a woman. And they had a chicken ryaba. And the hen laid an egg. Grandfather beat, beat, beat - not breaking. Baba beat, beat, beat - did not break. It is necessary to put the eggs in a basket, and won - in a basket. They didn’t wrap up the trapitza, they put it on the police. A mouse ran (and how much their passion was!) across the police, twisted its tail (hand gesture), touched the testicle. The testicle rolled, rolled - bang, rumble! And crashed. Baba cries: "Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah!" (high voice). Grandfather cries: "Whoo! Woo! Woo! (bass voice). And the chicken run: Where-where! Where-where! Don't cry, grandfather and woman! I'll lay you an egg like that , is: "Not a simple egg - a golden one! And laid down a golden egg. Grandfather Iago sold and bought a stove so that there was somewhere to lie down. And to the stove - a pipe, and to the pipe - a hut, and to the hut - lavas. They brought the guys - everyone is sitting on the benches, eating porridge, ruining bread, and listening to fairy tales.

Fairy tale Hen Ryaba (OLD GREAT WORN) in the processing of V. I. Dahl

There was an old man and an old woman, they had a little ryabushka chicken; the ravioli laid the first egg in the kuta in front of the stove, under the very window; motley brightly bone tricky.

The old woman put the testicle on the shelf, the mouse ran, wagged its tail, turned the shelf, the testicle rolled down, crashed on the floor. The old man is crying, the old woman is sobbing, the hen is clucking, the fire is burning in the stove, the doors are creaking, the rubbish is swirling under the threshold, the tyn is squinting, the gates are slamming, wood chips are flying into the field. Neighbors came running: what, what?

The old man says: like this and this, our hen ryabushechka laid an egg, colorfully brightly bone tricky. The old woman put the testicle on the shelf, the mouse ran, wagged its tail, turned the shelf, the testicle rolled down, crashed on the floor; I am an old man crying, an old woman is crying, a hen is clucking, a fire is burning in the stove, the doors are creaking, rubbish has swirled under the threshold, the tyn has squinted, the gates are slamming, wood chips are flying in the field! As the neighbors heard about the old man's grief, they shrugged and yelled at the whole village.

The village fled: what, what?

The old man says: like this and this, our chicken ryabushechka, laid an egg, motley, vostro, bone, tricky. They put the testicle on the shelf, the mouse ran, wagged its tail, turned the shelf, the testicle rolled down, crashed on the floor! I am an old man crying, an old woman is crying, a hen is clucking, a fire is burning in the stove, doors are creaking, rubbish has swirled under the threshold, the tyn has squinted, gates are slamming, wood chips are flying in the field, neighbors are crying all over the village, waving their hands! Then the whole village began to cry out loud, it began to tear its hair, to grieve over the old man's great grief.

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The Tale of Ryaba the Hen

There lived a grandfather and a woman. And they had a chicken ryaba.
The chicken laid an egg, but not a simple one - a golden one.

Grandfather beat, beat - did not break.

Baba beat, beat - did not break.

And the mouse ran, waved its tail, the testicle fell and broke.

The grandfather cries, the woman cries, and the hen cackles:

Do not cry, grandfather, do not cry, woman: I will lay you an egg, not a golden one - a simple one!

This is a simple children's tale about a chicken ryaba. The smallest child knows the fairy tale Ryaba Hen. A story that is easy to read. But, there are other options for Hen Ryaba fairy tale. We offer to read the fairy tale Hen Ryaba in a modern way here!

Testicle (Ryaba Hen)

Russian folktale

There lived a grandfather and a woman, they had a hen Ryaba; she laid a testicle under the floor - colorful, bright, boney, tricky! The grandfather beat - did not break, the woman beat - did not break, and the mouse ran and crushed it with its tail. The grandfather is crying, the woman is crying, the chicken is cackling, the gates are creaking, chips are flying from the yard, the top is staggering in the hut!

The priest's daughters went for water, they asked the grandfather, they asked the woman:

What are you crying about?

How can we not cry! - answer the grandfather and the woman. - We have a chicken Ryaba; she laid a testicle under the floor - colorful, bright, boney, tricky! The grandfather beat - did not break, the woman beat - did not break, and the mouse ran and crushed it with its tail.

When the priest's daughters heard this, out of great grief they threw the buckets to the ground, broke the yokes, and returned home empty-handed.

Ah, mother! they say to the popadye. “You don’t know anything, you don’t know anything, but there is a lot of work in the world: a grandfather and a woman live for themselves, they have a hen Ryaba; she laid a testicle under the floor - colorful, bright, boney, tricky! The grandfather beat - did not break, the woman beat - did not break, and the mouse ran and crushed it with its tail. That is why the grandfather is crying, the woman is crying, the hen is cackling, the gates are creaking, chips are flying from the yard, the top is staggering in the hut. And we, going for water, abandoned the buckets, broke the rockers!

At that time, the priest was crying, and the hen was cackling, and immediately, out of great grief, knocked over the sourdough and scattered all the dough on the floor.

The pope came with a book.

Ah, father! the priest tells him. “You don’t know anything, you don’t know anything, but there is a lot of work in the world: a grandfather and a woman live for themselves, they have a hen Ryaba; she laid a testicle under the floor - colorful, bright, boney, tricky! The grandfather beat - did not break, the woman beat - did not break, and the mouse ran and crushed it with its tail. That is why the grandfather is crying, the woman is crying, the hen is cackling, the gates are creaking, chips are flying from the yard, the top is staggering in the hut! Our daughters, going for water, abandoned the buckets, broke the rocker arms, and I kneaded the dough and, out of great grief, scattered everything on the floor!

The pope grumbled and grieved, tore his book to shreds.

About the chicken

who laid the golden eggs

Ukrainian folk tale

There lived a grandfather and a woman, they had a pockmarked chicken. For three years they fed the hen, from day to day they expected eggs from her.

Exactly three years later, a hen laid a testicle on them, and that testicle was not simple, but golden. Grandfather and woman rejoice, they don’t know what to do with this testicle, they don’t believe with their eyes that the chicken laid a golden egg.

We tried to break it, but it is so strong that it does not break. Grandfather beat-beat, did not break, the woman beat-beat, did not break. They put the egg on the shelf; a mouse ran, touched it with its tail, an egg fell on the table and broke. The grandfather cries, the woman cries, and the hen cackles:

Do not cry, grandfather, do not cry, woman, I will bring you another, not simple, but golden, just wait three years.

The grandfather and the woman picked up the golden shells and sold them to the Jews. Little money was received. They wanted to build a new hut, but there was not enough money, they had to wait another three years for the hut to get enough. They waited a week, waited a second, waited a third, it seemed to them painfully long, they were tired of waiting.

So the grandfather says to the woman:

You know what, old woman? Instead of waiting for three whole years, let's immediately slaughter a chicken and get a golden egg out of it. Yes, there it is, apparently, not one, maybe there are three of them, or even four. So we’ll live then, we’ll have a new hut, we’ll buy land, and we won’t bow to anyone.

Oh, really, grandfather, let's slaughter! They slaughtered a chicken, but not a single one was found in the middle of the testicle. The grandfather and the woman began to cry again.

The mouse stuck its head out of the hole and says:

Do not cry, grandfather, do not cry, woman, bury your chicken in the garden, at the crossroads, wait three years, and then dig up a treasure in that place. Yes, cut it on your nose so that you remember until your death that everything you wish is not immediately obtained.

The woman buried the chicken near the garden at the crossroads, just near the undergrowth, stuck a stick for signs. They are waiting for a year, waiting for the second - they do not have enough patience, they wanted to quickly dig up the treasure. The third year has already come, and they are all waiting. Here the woman says to the grandfather:

And let's go, grandfather, let's see.

Don't hurry, old woman, we'll wait a little, there's not much left. Longer wait, now there is less to wait.

No, old man, we won’t touch anything, we’ll just see if our treasure is pecking there.

Look, old woman, so as not to spoil the whole thing.

Do not be afraid, grandfather, nothing bad will happen.

They went with a spade into the garden. They dug and dug and dug up a whole bunch of golden bugs. Beetles hummed and scattered in all directions.

And so the grandfather and the woman remained to live in the old hut, they did not have a chance to put up a new one.