Number 1 in fairy tale titles. Numbers in Russian folk tales. V. Joking questions

Do you know magical meaning numbers in fairy tales? Orally folk art and works of authorship, the numbers 1, 3, 7 are often found, but do they carry some kind of semantic meaning or are they not filled with any symbolic meaning?

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The meaning of numbers in fairy tales is the number 1

Numbers surround every person every day. We see them in telephone numbers, bus numbers, bank cards and so on. Since ancient times, people have endowed numbers with special magical meaning.

Kuzma Skorobogaty

But what did our ancestors think about certain numbers and how sacred meaning were they filled? If we return to oral folk art, we will see that all fairy tales, epics and legends were permeated with numerical symbolism. The number 1 appears very often in fairy tales. For example, one and only Kuzma, soon rich, one little orphan, Kroshechka-Khavroshechka.

Often the number 1 symbolizes one person, the main character, who will have to fight circumstances, his fears, fictional or real villains. Such a figure is very holistic, self-sufficient. This becomes clear if we turn to numerological meaning of number 1 and we will see that it is identified with unity, the concentration of power in one source.

Symbolic meaning of number 2

Swan geese

How often does the number 2 appear in fairy tales? For example, in the fairy tale “Geese and Swans” there was a daughter and a son (two children), in “Morozko” there was a stepdaughter and dear daughter, in the fairy tale “About the Lazy and the Careful” the main characters are two daughters. Almost always, this figure is a symbol of pairing, showing the reader two completely opposite characters.

The wolf and the seven Young goats

If we turn to numerology, we will find that such a number in fairy tales could symbolize holiness, intelligence, good health. This figure meant the victory of wisdom over evil.

Number 12

The number 12 is very important in numerology. This figure is mentioned in ancient mythology, in the Old and New Testaments, in various religions. Among the most common tales that mention this number is "The Twelve Months."

Everyone has encountered numbers that are called magic. In fairy tales, legends, proverbs and sayings, in calendars and on dials, in rituals and cults we meet the Holy Trinity, three wishes, seven days of the week, seven kids, 12 months.

The number “three” is found in many proverbs and sayings: “in three pines”, “in three streams”, “in three boxes” and so on.

Numbers in Russian folk tales

For the first time we encounter numbers in the very early childhood when we read our first fairy tales.

Fairy tale "The Frog Princess"

The king had 3 sons. 3 The king gave tasks to the brides: bake bread, weave a carpet and show the brides. Frog 3 times turned into a princess. A spell was cast on the princess: 3 years to be a frog.

Fairy tale "3 bears"

Main characters - 3 . All items according to 3 (beds, bowls, chairs).

Fairy tale "Khavroshechka"

The owner had 3 daughters: One Eye, Two Eyes and Three Eyes. 3 Khavroshechka fell asleep once.

Fairy tale "Ilya Muromets"

Horse 3 fed wheat for a month, after 3 dawn walked his horse on a silk field. IN deep forest there was an oak tree in 3 girths, 30 heroes and 30 horses. The holy hero was sleeping 300 years. Ilya Muromets lived in Kyiv 200 years.

Having analyzed only a small part of Russian folk tales, one can be convinced that the most common numeral is"3".

The number “3” has been considered magical since ancient times. In fairy tales, wishes are always fulfilled only the third time.

The number “3” in fairy tales makes the reader think about magic, about perfection.

SIVKA-BURKA

“Once upon a time there was an old man, and he had three son. Everyone called the youngest Ivanushka the Fool."

Each son, in turn, went out at night to guard the wheat that was being destroyed by the thief. On third night Ivanushka caught Sivka-burka.

Sivka-burka: “...whistle three once with a valiant whistle... I’ll be here.”

Three In the afternoon, the brothers and Ivanushka went to the city on Sivka-burka to look at Helen the Beautiful.

Ivanushka, in his first attempt at Sivka-Burka to remove the ring from the hand of Elena the Beautiful, sitting in the mansion, did not jump to the princess three logs

WITH third attempts, Ivanushka removed the ring from the hand of Elena the Beautiful.

"Through three day the king called out a cry”: so that all the people in the kingdom would come to him for a feast.

PRINCESS FROG

“In a certain kingdom... there lived a king, and he had three son. The youngest was called Ivan Tsarevich.”

Three the brother is shot with an arrow from a bow in search of a bride.

Ivan is looking for his arrow three day.

Played three weddings

Stylistic device - three homogeneous members: Vasilisa the Wise decorated the loaf with patterns: “on the sides there are cities with palaces, gardens and towers, on top there are flying birds, on the bottom there are prowling animals...”

Three times The Tsar-Father gives a task to his daughters-in-law: bake a loaf, weave a carpet, appear at the feast to see which of them dances better. IN three stage, accordingly, accepts the task.

Vasilisa the Wise's carriage is harnessed three bay horses.

Vasilisa the Wise: “Ah, Ivan Tsarevich... If only you three I waited a day, I would have been yours forever. Now goodbye, look for me beyond distant lands, beyond distant seas, in the thirtieth kingdom, in the sunflower state, from Koshchei the Immortal. How three you'll wear out a pair of iron boots like three If you gnaw the iron bread, only then will you find me...”

Ivan is hysterical on the way three pairs of iron boots, chewed three iron bread.

The old man he met told Ivan that Vasilisa the Wise had been cursed by her father Koshchei to be a frog. three of the year.

During the journey, Ivan regretted four times and did not kill: a bear, a drake, a hare and a pike.

And they, in turn, helped Ivan get Koscheev's death: igloo in an egg, egg in a duck, duck in a hare, hare in a casket, casket on the top of an oak tree, oak tree in a dense forest (6 positions).

Let's remember the fairy tale A.S. Pushkin “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”:

« Three the girls are under the window..."

Gvidon saving the swans from the kite (initiation with the prospect of reward)

Swan: “You are a prince, my savior, my mighty deliverer, don’t worry that you won’t eat for me three day."

Three the arrival of merchants in the city of Guidon.

Three provocations three testers - “weavers with a cook and their matchmaker Babarikha.” Provocations - ascending tasks - a requirement for a miracle from Buyan Island.

Three miracle: a squirrel with golden nuts, thirty-three (eleven by three!) hero, Swan Princess. Only the third miracle becomes the final, crowning, key, opening perspective, since it was it that brought Saltan to the island of Guidon, which then gave the whole - everyone ended up with everyone, that is, they achieved the Whole.

"The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish"

The old man and the old woman lived together for many years:

“They lived in a dilapidated dugout

Exactly thirty years and three of the year…".

Threeonce the old man threw his net into the sea.

" Once he threw a net into the sea, -

A net came with only mud,

Another time he cast a net, -

A net came with sea grass,

IN thirdonce he threw the net, -

A net came with one fish,

With a difficult fish - golden..."

FOSSIL KINGDOM

A soldier guards the king's garden three year, in the third year half of the trees in the garden are broken.

A soldier wounded a bird that was destroying trees in the wing, and the birds fell from its wing. three pen.

The soldier withstood everything three night and married the princess.

This sign also exists for children who must understand one little truth. Don't give up if something doesn't work out the first time. You should think and try again. It is not for nothing that they say that God loves the Trinity. Anyone who tries to “break through a wall with his head” is not always destined to walk around with a bandage on his head after that. This sign is a reference to another - “water wears away stone.” That is, if it didn’t work out once, it will definitely work out another time. And if not for the second time, then for the third time.

Having analyzed the use of various numbers in Russian folk tales and Pushkin’s tales, we can safely say that the choice of numbers in fairy tales is not accidental.

The choice of numerals in fairy tales is based on the popular idea of ​​the meaning of numbers.

Fiction

Collective work of students of class 3 "A"

Our acquaintance with numbers begins in early childhood. We don’t yet know how to read and count, but we already know “...there lived two brothers,” “... Mashenka met three bears,” “... and the Goat had seven kids.” Fairy tales - favorite literary genre all children. We decided to re-read the fairy tales we know and find out what numbers “live” in Russian folk tales.

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Our acquaintance with numbers begins in early childhood. We don’t yet know how to read and count, but we already know “...there lived two brothers,” “... Mashenka met three bears,” “... and the Goat had seven kids.” Fairy tales are the favorite literary genre of all children. We decided to re-read the fairy tales we know and find out what numbers “live” in Russian folk tales.

Hypothesis: Can’t even literature do without numbers?

Target: find out what numbers live in Russian folk tales.

Research objectives:

• collect information about the symbolism of numbers by analyzing literary sources;
• find examples of the use of numbers in Russian folk tales;
• analyze the frequency of use of numbers in these works;

The research method is the analysis of fairy tales and special literature on the topic.

History of numbers

By studying the literature on the topic, we learned that a long time ago, many thousands of years ago, our ancestors lived in small tribes. They wandered through fields and forests, along river and stream valleys, looking for food. Sometimes they fished and hunted. They dressed in the skins of killed animals. Life primitive people not much different from the life of animals. Watching surrounding nature, on which his life completely depended, our distant ancestor first learned to isolate individual objects from many different objects. From a pack of wolves - the leader of the pack, from a herd of deer - one deer, from an ear of grain - one grain. At first they defined this ratio as “one” and “many”.

Frequent observations of sets consisting of a pair of objects (eyes, ears, horns, wings, hands) led man to the idea of ​​number. Our distant ancestor, talking about seeing two ducks, compared them to a pair of eyes. And if he saw more of them, he said: “Many.” Every time something unknown and mysterious began after the deuce. When they counted “one, two, many,” then after two there was “everything.” Therefore, the number 3, which should have followed the number 2 when counting, meant “everything.” Only gradually did man learn to identify three objects, and then four.

Then the man began to count in fives, tens and twenties (toes were also used!). Counting in tens is also preserved in our decimal number system. The names of some numbers associated with the first “computing machine” - fingers and toes - have also been preserved. For example, the word “five” in Russian comes from the ancient Slavic word “pyast” - hand (“wrist”). And among some tribes the number “twenty” was called “the whole person”!

Symbolism of numbers

What place did numbers occupy in the destinies of the Russian people?

We re-read the following Russian folk tales:

• "Little Khavroshechka"
• "Kuzma Skorobogaty"
• "Morozko"
• "Swan geese"
• "Masha and the Three Bears"
• "Princess Frog"
• "Kolobok"
• "Seven-year-old daughter"
• "The Fox, the Hare and the Rooster"
• "Bubble, Straw and Shoe"
• "The wolf and the seven Young goats"
• "Elena the Wise"
• "Koschei the Deathless"
• “About the lazy and the carefree”
• "Three sisters"
• "War of the Mushrooms"

We found out that numbers in fairy tales are used to represent:

Number of main characters;

The number of tests that heroes must pass;

The number of objects involved in the actions;

Magical qualities inherent in objects;

Distances to the kingdom in which fabulous events take place (far away lands, the thirtieth kingdom);

Age of heroes;

Number 1.

The number “one”, as a rule, denotes the beginning, something unique, something very small, but at the same time very significant. His characteristic features are strength, energy, will, activity, initiative.

In general, the use of the number one is uncharacteristic of Russian folk tales. This is probably due primarily to family traditions Russian people. The number one in fairy tales most often indicates choice (one of the few) or the orphanhood of the hero (“all alone”).

We came across the number 1 in fairy tales:

• “Kuzma Skorobogaty” - “Kuzenka lived and lived alone, in a dark forest...”;
• “Little Khavroshechka” - “...she remained a little orphan...”.

Number 2.

The number 2 often symbolizes pairing, evenness, doubling. It embodies something transitory, unstable, divisible. In some sources it is interpreted as “indecisive, passive, subordinate, soft, plastic, feminine.” In fairy tales it occurs most often to denote the pairing of heroes and circumstances. This is due to the fact that in life there are always two opposites: good and evil, black and white, light and darkness, warm and cold, wealth and poverty, and many fairy tale plots are based on opposition.

• “Geese-swans” - “They had a daughter and a little son...”;
• “Morozko” - “...the stepmother had a stepdaughter and her own daughter”;
• “About Lazy and Lazy” - “An old man and an old woman had two daughters. ...and the people called the older one Radiva, and the younger one Lazy.”

Number 3.

The number three appears in almost every fairy tale. "Three" is the most common number in fairy tales. Very often you can find in Russian legends and epics three wishes, three attempts, three from a casket, a stone by three roads, three heads by a monster.

In fairy tales we usually find: a stone at a crossroads, which offers the hero three paths, three choices, three kingdoms that must be passed through - copper, silver and gold, a father has three sons or three daughters.

• “Three Sisters” - “Three married sisters lived in one village”;
• “A bubble, a straw and a bast shoe” - “Once upon a time there was a bubble, a straw and a bast shoe”;
• “Masha and the Three Bears” - “...she went out to the house where the three bears lived.”

From the fairy tale “Little Khavroshechka”: “And the mistress had three daughters. The eldest was called One-Eyed, the middle Two-Eyed, and the smaller Three-Eyed.” Three times the owner directed her three daughters to take turns watching who was helping Tiny Khavroshechka “spin, weave and roll into pipes.” “And on the third day the old woman sent her third daughter, Three-Eyes, and to the orphan more work I asked!” Khavroshechka put two of Three-Eyes' eyes to sleep, and forgot about the third. “Two eyes fell asleep, and the third sees everything: how Khavroshechka climbed into one of the cow’s ears, and came out into the other and picked up the finished canvases.”

From the fairy tale “The Frog Princess”: “In the old days, one king had three sons.” One of which, as usual main character- Ivan Tsarevich or Ivan the Fool went to the distant kingdom, in the thirtieth state. Where is it? It turns out that it is nearby, because 3 x 9 = 27, 27 days is exactly the lunar month - the time of the Moon’s revolution around the Earth. Let's go further: 3 x 10 = 30, and this is the period between two new moons.

Here is an indication of where the “Far Far Away Kingdom, Thirtieth State” is located - at a distance equal to a month’s journey.

Here is an example of fabulous mathematics.

Number 4.

The number four is a symbol of maximum stability. The Greeks believed that first of all there appeared: earth, water, air and fire. To orient themselves in space, people used knowledge of the four cardinal directions (north, south, east, west), and the calendar year was divided into four seasons: winter, spring, summer, autumn. The number 4 symbolizes universal stability, order, completeness, reliability, stability and strength. The meaning of the number 4 is associated with the symbolism of a square. Also in prehistoric times the number 4 was used to indicate stability. Human life is divided into 4 periods: childhood, adolescence, maturity and old age.

• “Kolobok” - 4 characters met Kolobok (hare, wolf, fox, bear)

“I left the hare,

I left the wolf

Left the bear

It’s easy to get away from you, fox!”;

• “Seven-year-old daughter” - the Tsar asked 4 riddles: “The fourth riddle: what is the cutest thing in the world?”
• “The Fox, the Hare and the Rooster” - 4 times the animals came to the hare’s aid: “They chased the dogs - they didn’t drive them out, the bear chased them - they didn’t drive them out, the bull chased them - they didn’t drive them out, and you, rooster, won’t drive them out!”

Number 5.

The number 5 is considered lucky number. It symbolizes constant search and self-improvement. Five symbolizes order and perfection and represents the five human senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste.

• “War of Mushrooms” - The number of mushrooms that the boletus called to war (white mushrooms, saffron milk caps, mushrooms, honey mushrooms, milk mushrooms): “Come, milk mushrooms, to my war!”
• “Kuzma Skorobogaty” - “...he had a thin house, but one cockerel, and five hens.”

The numbers 4 and 5 are rare in Russian folk tales.

Most likely, the creators of fairy tales used them only as simple numerals to indicate quantity; it is no coincidence that these numbers are rarely used not only in fairy tales, but also in proverbs and sayings.

Number 7.

The number, which almost always denotes positive moments in people’s lives, was considered a symbol of holiness among many peoples. The number 7 consists of two perfect numbers 3 and 4, and therefore 7 is not only holy number, but also a symbol of reason. In the Bible, 7 is a symbol of the union of God and man.

Even in ancient times, 7 was considered a lucky number. The person perceived the world(light, smells, sounds, taste) through seven “holes” in the head (two eyes, two ears, two nostrils, mouth). It is no coincidence that there are seven colors in the rainbow, there are seven wonders of the world, and there are 7 days in a week. There are 7 notes in music.

It is interesting to note that our memory is particularly good at retaining only up to seven different impressions or objects. With a greater load, errors in memorization increase sharply.

The number seven appears in such tales as:

• “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats” - “Once upon a time there lived in beautiful house a goat with her seven kids."
• “Seven Simeons” - “...he left behind seven twin sons, which are called the Seven Simeons,”
• “Seven-year-old daughter” - “I have a seven-year-old daughter And letka, she taught me.”

Number 12

This is the number of the highest perfection, as it is considered throughout the world. A dozen is made up of the multiplication of two perfect numbers 3 and 4, therefore it is the height of perfection. In most languages, dozen means hefty, i.e. strong, healthy.

The symbolism of 12 is used not only to indicate quantity (“twelve brothers are great fellows”), but also to enhance mystery and enigma: at exactly 12 o’clock the incredible transformations and magic, which is why the symbolism of the number 12 is most often used in fairy tales.

• “Elena the Wise” - “At exactly twelve o’clock the soldier hears someone shouting from this tower,”
• “Koschei the Immortal” - “...here a heroic horse is chained with twelve chains.”

Conclusion

To summarize, we can say that Russian folk tales are riddled with numbers. The presence of numbers is observed everywhere and almost always they appear as sacred and deeply symbolic.

Even numbers - two, four, six, eight - are much less common in oral folk art. It's connected withsuperstitious idea that even number associated with death, the number of the “devil”.

The number 3 is most often used in Russian folk tales.

Three is:

• man, with his body, soul, spirit;
• birth, life, death;
• three periods of any entity: beginning, middle and end;
• past, present and future.

The number 3 makes the reader think of magic, of perfection. The constant tripling of the motif creates a measured rhythm of the narrative.

Thus, the choice of numerals in fairy tales is based on the popular idea of ​​the meaning of numbers.

We came to the conclusion that numerals play literary text an important role, and their study helps to penetrate into the thought laid down by the people, to better understand the history of their people.

Man came up with a lot of interesting things, and he also came up with fairy tales. And in fairy tales, heroes study and work, think and decide, are surprised and learn new things. Who doesn't live in fairy tales? Even the numbers we encounter every day.

Fairy tale “Once upon a time there were numbers”

Once upon a time there were numbers. Beautiful, with tails and curves, with straight and inclined sticks, slender and even. Their names were very different: Two, Four, Six and others. The written symbols for designating numbers were numbers: 2, 4, 6...

Numbers lived for themselves, they didn’t bother, but one day the number 5, one of our most beloved numbers, became indignant: “Letters live in the kingdom of the Alphabet, but what is the name of the kingdom in which numbers live?”

- Really, how? - shouted other numbers running up to number 5. And they made such a noise and uproar that the Learned Owl flew in from the forest in response to their loud sounds.

- What's the matter,

- What's that noise?

- And why do numbers

- Boom?

It was explained to the learned Owl that numbers want to know the name of the kingdom to which they belong.

Without hesitation, the Scientist Owl answered:

- The kingdom in which numbers live is called: “The Kingdom of Mathematics.”

The numbers rejoiced. They really liked the beautiful and long name of the kingdom in which they live.

Questions for the fairy tale “Once upon a time there were numbers”

Which your favorite number?

What is the name of the kingdom in which letters live?

What is the name of the kingdom where numbers live?

I’ll also tell you that the branch of mathematics that studies numbers and their properties is called Arithmetic.

In which fairy tales does the number (digit) 1 appear?

Number 1 is very important. It’s not for nothing that he got first place among the numbers. To be the first is honorable and respected. First-born, pioneer, primrose - first, means special.

Tale "About a Soldier"

As soon as the service ended, the soldier received a reward for his efforts - three kopecks, but he couldn’t save them, he gave them away along the way... The soldier - he’s not greedy. But what do you bring to your native village? Apparently empty-handed...

“The soldier served with the Tsar for three years, and the Tsar gave him three kopecks for his service. Well, he went home..."

Fairy tale “The First Smile” by E. Permyak

The mood in which you do a thing is how it comes out. And this is true not only in fairy tales. You smile and the thing smiles. Be sad - and the thing gives off an icy chill. One day, the sweetest girl in the world gave the amazing vase maker his first smile. Do you know, dear readers, what the first smile is? It's like the smile of the sun...

“In a country whose name no one remembers, there lived an amazing vase-maker. If, while minting a vase, he was cheerful ... "

Fairy tale "Dashing One-Eyed"

Do you think Dashing One-Eyed brings joy or causes trouble? Of course there are troubles. That's why it's dashing. When we find ourselves in a difficult situation, we say: “Oh, how bad I feel, what a waste!”

“The blacksmith lived happily, he didn’t know any trouble.

- “What is this,” says the blacksmith, “I have never seen any dashing thing in my life!”

“Fisher Cat” V.G. Suteev

Who among us has not heard about the cunning fox manager from V. G. Suteev’s fairy tale “The Fishing Cat”? Who gets the first fish and who gets the second? The first one, of course, should go to the red-tailed one. That's how it goes in fairy tales.

“The fox runs, whispering to himself: “My first fish, my first fish!”

The wolf behind is hobbling, muttering..."

And here is a clever story about the first fish. It was invented by the Ural writer E. Permyak, and is called “The First Fish”. The first fish is the most valuable, the most important. Everything big starts from small things.

Cunning story “The First Fish” by E. Permyak

“Yura lived in a large and friendly family. Everyone in this family worked..."

The fairy tale “About one one-sided ram”, adapted by A.N. Afanasyev

And how wonderful everything was at first for the animals who ran away from the master’s yard, made a hut in the forest, and got used to living in it! Warm and comfortable. Nobody skins them. And then the gentleman over there tore the skin off one side of the ram...

Together the animals fought off the wolf. Yes, we got caught doing something simple...

“One gentleman had a lot of animals. He just accepted five lambs..."

Fairy tale "One stupid woman"

Women can be cunning and cunning, quick-witted and shrewd. Only this is not about the woman from the fairy tale “One Stupid Woman.” There is a trick in the fairy tale, but the woman did not recognize it...

“One stupid woman came to the fair to buy the image of Temporary Friday. Comes to the booth..."

The story “First Watch” by E. Permyak

For some, the first watch may have passed unnoticed, but not for Nakhimov resident Alexander Berestov. He grew up without a father or mother and had great difficulty mastering everything in life. For him, the first watch (to protect the ship’s flag) is a responsible and happy event. And who treats any work so responsibly - big man will increase…

“Sasha spent his holidays on a large ship. On a cruiser..."

In what fairy tales does the number (digit) 2 appear?

The number 2 entered the world of fairy tales, stories, fables a long time ago. And firmly settled there. There are many fairy tales in which the number 2 is present.

Fairy tale "Two from the Bag"

“There lived two brothers; one was good and the other was evil. The good brother went to the city on his business, and he came across an old man on the road. The old man says..."

Fairy tale "Two Brothers" Brothers Grimm

“Once upon a time there lived two brothers - one rich, the other poor. He was a rich goldsmith, but he had an evil heart. And the poor man lived by knitting brooms..."

Fairy tale "Two Old Women and a Bishop"

“A bishop comes to one parish, and in the village where the parish was, two old women lived. They had never seen the bishop. Old women tell their sons..."

Fairytale story “The life and suffering of Ivan Semenov, a second-grader and a repeater” L. Davydychev

“Ivan Semyonov is an unhappy, and perhaps the most unhappy person in the whole world. Why? Yes, because, between you and me, Ivan doesn’t like to study, and life for him is sheer torment...”

Fairy tale "Two friends"

“Once upon a time there were two such fellows that even though it was the most beautiful day, one would say: “It’s raining outside,” and the other would shout: “What rain - snow!” If one says: “I have such a thing...”

The fairy tale “Cat and Mouse Together” by the Brothers Grimm

“Once a cat met a mouse and told her so much about her great love and friendship that the mouse finally agreed to live with her in the same house and run the household together...”

Fairy tale “Two Ivans - soldiers’ sons”

“In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a man. Time passed - they signed him up as a soldier; He leaves his wife, begins to say goodbye to her and says:
- Look, wife, live well...”

Fairy tale "Two Thieves"

“There were two thieves. One says:

- It’s hard for me, a thief, to live!

But the second one did not agree:

- And I live easily..."

"Walked around clean field two Morozs, two brothers, jumped from foot to foot, beating him hand in hand. One Frost says to another..."

Fairy tale “Two Proverbs” by E. Permyak

“Kostya grew up a thrifty boy. His mother gives him a penny or even a penny. Kostya will definitely put the money in the piggy bank. And his friend Fedya is the opposite..."

The fairy tale “Two Plows” (arranged by K.D. Ushinsky)

“Two plows were made from the same piece of iron and in the same workshop. One of them fell into the hands of a farmer and immediately went to work, while the other spent a long time and completely uselessly in the merchant’s shop...”

“Two and Three” B.V. Zakhoder

“Seryozha went to first grade.

Don't joke with Seryozhka!

He can do it with us

Almost

To ten!.."

In the titles of which fables by I.A. Krylov does the number 2 appear?

"Two Barrels"

"Two Doves"

"The Lady and the Two Maids"

"Two boys"

"Two Men"

"Two dogs"

In what fairy tales does the number (digit) 3 appear?

The number 3 is probably the most popular, fabulous number. It occurs quite often in Russian folk tales and in fairy tales of the peoples of the world. How many sons does the old man have? Three. How many bears lived in the house Masha ended up in? Of course, three. How many girls were spinning under the window in A.S. Pushkin’s fairy tale? We all know from childhood that there are three.

Fairy tale "Three Bears"

How everything is cleverly arranged in the house three bears. Everyone has their own: dishes, bed, chair. But then a stranger appears in the bears' house. This person is the girl Masha. Oh, how the bears didn’t like the uninvited guest...

“Three bears lived in this house. One bear had a father, his name was Mikhail Ivanovich. He was big and shaggy. The other was a bear. She was smaller, and her name was Nastasya Petrovna. The third was a little bear cub, and his name was Mishutka...”

Fairy tale "The Bear and the Three Sisters"

The three sisters live not in a mansion or a mansion, not in a house or in a hut, but in a bear’s den. They thought and thought, how could they return home to their father and mother? And they came up with...

“Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three daughters. He went into the forest to chop wood and said: “You, daughters, bake some bread, bring me lunch...”

Fairy tale "Three Little Forest Men" by the Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm are great storytellers. They not only collected fairy tales, but also processed them in such a way that for several centuries they have been read and reread, studied and remembered.

“...The girl went into the forest and went straight to that little hut. Three little people, just like that time, looked out of the window, but she didn’t greet them...”

"The Three Spinners" Brothers Grimm

“Once upon a time there was a girl who was lazy and not keen on spinning, and no matter what her mother told her, she just couldn’t get her to work.”

"Three Feathers" Brothers Grimm

“Once upon a time there was a king; he had three sons. Two of them were smart and intelligent, and the third didn’t speak much...”

And the number three also appears in the following tales:

"Three kingdoms - copper, silver and gold"

"Three piglets"

"Three Fat Men"

The number 3 is one of our favorite fairy numbers. But it is present not only in fairy tales. In poems, the number three is also not a rare guest.

"The troika is rushing, threesome jumps,

Dust swirls from under the hooves.

The bell is crying loudly,

Now he laughs, now he rings...”

How many wise men do you think are from the English nursery rhyme (translated by S.Ya. Marshak ) went traveling by sea, not in clear weather, but in a thunderstorm? Well, of course, three. If the basin (in the original version, the trough) had been stronger, then the story about the journey of three simple-minded people, Gotham smart guys, would have been longer.

"Three wise men in one basin"

We set off across the sea in a thunderstorm.

Be stronger than the old basin,

My story would have been longer."

In which fables by I.A. Krylov does the number (digit) 3 appear?

"Three Men"

Three men went into the village to spend the night.

Here, in St. Petersburg, they made a living as a driver...;

And now they were on their way home to their homeland...

"An Old Man and Three Young People"

The old man was getting ready to plant a tree.

“Let them build; how to plant in those summers -

Three adult youths nearby were discussing...”

"Swan pike and crayfish"

Who among us has not heard about the famous trio, who “took to carrying a load of luggage,” but never brought the matter to its logical conclusion. “When there is no agreement among comrades, their business will not go well...”

And we will return to fairy tales, and remember in which fairy tales the number 3 still appears.

"Emelya" Russian folk tale

Once upon a time there lived an old man. He had three sons: two smart, the third - the fool Emelya. The brothers work, but Emelya lies on the stove all day, doesn’t want to know anything...

“The Tale of Tsar Saltan...” A.S. Pushkin

"Three maidens by the window,

Spinning late in the evening..."

In which fairy tales does the number 4 appear?

The number 4 is tightly woven into our lives. And in fairy tales, the number 4 is no stranger.

“Four Artists” G. Skrebitsky

Georgy Alekseevich Skrebitsky is an amazing writer. Since childhood, his imagination painted pictures of exciting travels and unusual hikes. How infinitely he loved Russian nature, he was on first name terms with it. Any leaf could tell the writer incredible story. And how Skrebitsky loved animals! Forest guests always lived in his house...

“Four wizard-painters somehow came together: Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn. They got together and argued: which of them draws better? They argued and argued and decided to choose Red Sun as the judge...”

Fairy tale “Four Wishes” by K.D. Ushinsky

How wonderful winter is! There are so many interesting and exciting things to do in the frosty, snowy season. And summer never ceases to amaze. And autumn! Where did she get so much bright colors? The unique and long-awaited ringing spring...What time of year is the best? Each is beautiful in its own way...

“Mitya went sledding down an icy mountain and skating on a frozen river, ran home rosy, cheerful and said to his father:

- How fun it is in winter! I wish it were all winter..."

Fairy tale “Four Brothers” E. Permyak

“One mother had four sons. All of them were successful sons, but they didn’t want to recognize each other as brothers. We didn’t see anything similar to each other...”

The story “The Fourth Height” by E. Ilyin

Dear children! If you haven’t read the story “The Fourth Height,” then be sure to read it. It is written well in clear language. In the center of the story is the girl Gulya, with beautiful surname Queen. How her character was tempered, how she overcame difficulties, acted in a real movie, and simply lived and grew up - all this is very interesting and unforgettable, because the girl Gulya is unusual. E. Ilyina’s book was published in 1946, and since then it has been reprinted many times.

How many characters are there in I.A. Krylov’s fable “Quartet”? Four: the naughty Monkey, the Donkey, the Goat and the Clubfoot Bear. Quartet is a term usually used in musical world. A quartet is a piece for four musicians.

In what fairy tales does the number (digit) 5 appear?

The number 5 is one of our favorite numbers. There are five fingers on each hand and on one foot, “five” is the favorite grade among schoolchildren. The five-pointed star is a widely used symbol. Humans have five basic senses.

Could the fifth one be superfluous? Maybe. The cart doesn't need a fifth wheel. “Get back to the gelding on your fifth leg,” says the proverb. And the gelding, as you know, has four legs.

In what fairy tales does the number (digit) 5 appear?

“Five from one pod” G.-H. Andersen

“There were five peas in the pod; they themselves were green, the pod was also green, well, they thought that the whole world was green: that’s how it should be! The pod grew, and so did the peas..."

Fairy tale “Five grains” by E. Permyak about the Moldavian Ion and the Russian Ivan, about agricultural culture, amazing and omnipotent...

“It happens in this world: a fairy tale is born, lives among people and dies. Or he will fall asleep. He sleeps for a year, then another... He sleeps for a hundred years. She sleeps until life wakes her up..."

“Five funny little bears” by V. Bondarenko

"Five funny little bears" is fairy tales about bears with real, human names. You will find out what Potap and Ilya, Ivashka and other heroes did by reading V. Bondarenko’s book “Five Funny Little Bears”.

"Five weeks to hot-air balloon"(J. Verne)

Traveling in a hot air balloon is so romantic! You can look at the real Sahara desert, find the sources of the Nile, save strangers and save yourself. And the main thing is to return to England. “Five Weeks in a Balloon” is the first adventure novel by a French geographer, writer, one of the “fathers” science fiction Jules Verne.

In what fairy tales does the number (digit) 6 appear?

The number 6 has been traveling along the roads of fairy tales for a long time. What fairy tales “sheltered” the number 6? First, let's remember the old one, good fairy tale famous German storytellers.

Fairy tale "Six Swans", Brothers Grimm

It's a tale of good and evil, oh great power work, perseverance and the ability to achieve your goals. At the center of the story is a girl and her six swan brothers. The brothers got into trouble due to the unrighteous actions of their stepmother. And only thanks to her sister, her strong character, perseverance, and hard work, they managed to free themselves from the witchcraft spell.

"Six Ivans - six captains" - puppet cartoon, filmed Creative Association puppet films of the Soyuzmultfilm film studio in 1967 based on the book by Anatoly Mityaev.

Who will help a girl who dreams of painting a picture of multi-colored summer nature get paint? Of course, six well done, six Ivans. Where did the colors the girl used to paint go? The fact is that the dog licked the old paints off the palette with his tongue. And so six captains visited colorful seas and rivers and obtained the necessary paints for the girl. In return they received a bouquet of wildflowers.

Fairy tale “Six brothers - all Agathons”

“How in our village Luka and Peter got into an argument, the water and sand were confused, the daughter-in-law and her sisters-in-law had a big fight: in that fight they injured the porridge, the jelly was filled to the brim, they dug up turnips and carrots, they put cabbage under the sword. But I didn’t have time for the battle, I sat on the bench...”

“The eccentric from 6 (sixth) B”, author V.K. Zheleznikov

There is such a boy, Boris Zbanduto, he is a student of the sixth “B” grade of one of the Moscow schools. One day he decided on a bold experiment: he agreed to become a first “A” class counselor. Becoming a counselor is a serious matter. Education is generally a very serious activity. Unexpectedly, at some point, it dawned on counselor Boris that it was thanks to the first “A” that he “lived a life that made him happy.

And in conclusion - a little poem about the number (digit) 6

You know, six -

Such a dancer

Spinning, spinning,

Like in a gallery.

And the six will remember,

- She's an acrobat

And it will arise in a new way,

Look - nine.

In what fairy tales does the number (digit) 7 appear?

The number 7 has been in fairy tales for a long time, and has no intention of leaving them. And there are a lot of fairy tales with the number (digit) 7. Children listen to such tales with pleasure, remember the number 7 well, and do not confuse it with other numbers...

Fairy tale “Seven Kings and One Queen” E. Permyak

There are beautiful and kind queens, but there are also scary and evil ones. In the fairy tale “Seven Kings and One Queen,” the queen was unusually unattractive and unkind. Hardworking people that he lived in the kingdom, suffered and was tormented. The people dreamed that some kind sorceress would be found who would perform magic. And a miracle happened...

Fairy tale "The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats"

The goat is a rich mother. She gave birth to seven kids. Similar to each other, handsome. And obedient. And what a song the mother goat sang - tender, drawn-out. But it just happened that one day the kids didn’t recognize their mother’s voice and got into trouble...

Fairy tale “Seven hundred and seventy-seven masters” E. Permyak

The boy Ivan from the fairy tale of the Ural writer E. Permyak “Seven hundred and seventy-seven masters” was not known as a smart boy. When the time came for him to choose the skill according to his heart, the lad was so confused. And unexpectedly he found himself on a name day in the forest (and the forest celebrated its name day once every hundred years). Everything was decided there...

Tale "Seven Simeons"

Seven Simeons - seven workers. Six of them are noble, hardworking. And the seventh is so-so. But he turned out to be cunning and smart. He helped his brothers and didn’t hurt himself. It was with the help of the seventh, younger brother that the princess was able to be brought to the king.

Fairy tale "The Wise Maiden and the Seven Thieves"

“Once upon a time there was a peasant, he had two sons: the youngest was on the road, the eldest was at home. The father began to die and left the entire inheritance in the house to his son, but gave nothing to the other...”

It happens differently in fairy tales: some are lucky in the beginning, and some begin to live richly and happily in the end.

Fairy tale "Ivan" peasant son and the peasant himself is as big as a finger, with a mustache that stretches seven miles.”

“In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king; this king had a pillar in his courtyard, and in this pillar there were three rings: one gold, another silver, and the third copper. One night the king had such a dream..."

It happens that the son of a peasant lives for himself and has no idea about his abilities. And how will a fairy tale put him in difficult situation, so he will show such skills...

Fairy tale “The Seven-Flower Flower” by V.P. Kataev

The fairy tale tells us about a girl, Zhenya, who purchased seven bagels in a store for the whole family. But then something bad happened... and Zhenya got upset. A magic flower fell into Zhenya’s hands, with the help of which wishes come true. The flower has seven petals. What happened next with the girl Zhenya and the magic flower?..

"Seven Underground Kings" - a fairy tale written by Alexander Volkov, from it we learn about the unusual adventures of the girl Ellie Smith.

…In the Country of Underground Miners, seven kings and seven rulers reign. And the people are forced to work as laborers for everyone at once. This is, of course, difficult. But the situation could have been even more tense: after all, in the original version of the fairy tale there were not seven, but twelve kings. The reduction in the number of reigning persons occurred at the suggestion of the illustrator Leonid Vladimirsky.

Fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" Brothers Grimm is familiar to everyone. It has been filmed more than once, there are theatrical performances this wonderful fairy tale.

magical power Almost everyone recognizes numbers. An entire science is devoted to numbers – numerology. Today we'll talk about the number (digit) 8.

The number 8 has become firmly established in our lives. Eighth in the music world musical interval– octave; a tilted figure eight is a symbol of infinity; in spring and autumn, according to Russian popular saying, there are eight weather conditions per day; We congratulate mothers, sisters, grandmothers on March 8; There are eight planets in the solar system. Eighth Planet solar system Neptune is the farthest from us. It was not seen through a telescope; the existence of the planet was proven using mathematical calculations.

In what fairy tales does the number (digit) 8 appear?

Fairy tale “The Multi-Colored Family”, author Eduard Uspensky

"Once upon a time there lived an octopus

With my octopus

And they had

There are a few octopuses.

They were all

Different color…»

How many tentacles does an octopus have? Of course, eight, his wife also has eight. And even small octopuses have eight tentacles. But an octopus has three hearts and two jaws.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" - an adventure novel by a famous French writerJules Verne , which tells about the wanderings around the world of the Englishman Phileas Fogg and his French servant Jean Passepartout.

There is a well-known work in children's literatureSofia Mogilevskaya “Eight Blue Paths” - a story about little swimmers of a children's sports school.

INRussian folk tale “Teremok”, adapted by L.N. Tolstoy , number of characters – 8. The essence of the fairy tale is as follows: a man was traveling around with pots and lost one. Here, out of nowhere, a firefly came from and began to live there. And over time, new residents appeared - a squeaking mosquito, a gnawing mouse, a croaking frog, a bandy-legged bunny, hopping along a hill, a fox - a beauty when talking, a wolf - a wolf - grabbing from behind a bush. Animals appeared in the mansion for a reason. Each new newcomer was larger than the previous one. Moreover, the wolf-wolf is clearly larger than any pot. But the fairy tale does not pay attention to such “little things”. But then the eighth character appears - a bear and crushes the pot, thereby depriving the animals of a home.

How many pieces of luggage were there in the fairy tale?S.Ya. Marshak “The lady checked it in as luggage” ?

"Sofa,

Suitcase,

Travel bag,

picture,

cart,

Cardboard

And a little dog."

Answer: Seven 7. But upon arrival in the city of Zhitomir, it turned out that the dog was lost, and in its place an eighth character was drawn - also a dog, but of a completely different breed. The lady was terribly upset and did not recognize big dog. But she was absolutely calmly answered, “that the dog could have grown up during the journey.”

In which fairy tales does the number 9 appear?

The number 9 did not appear in the fairy tale by accident. The magical, mysterious power of the number 9 was known to our distant ancestors, probably since the time of Tsar Gorokh, and maybe earlier.

"Vovka in the Far Far Away Kingdom" - popular, beloved by millions, hand-drawn animated fairy tale film directed byBoris Stepantsev .

Student Vovka dreams of a fairy-tale life. After all, in fairy tales you don’t have to work or study, everything is solved there with the help of fairy-tale powers: for example, two fellows (“Two from the Casket”) or pike command. And so Vovka finds himself in the Far Far Away Kingdom, where he meets the fairy-tale king and its other strange inhabitants, and understands that this fairy-tale life is not so simple. Follow amazing adventures Vovki is extremely interesting and exciting.

The expression “Far Away Kingdom” is often found in fairy tales. They also often say: “To distant lands.”

And here's another fairy tale -"The Nine Lives of a Cat" by Gerard Moncomble , translation by Svetlana Petrova.

Since time immemorial, cats have been considered special and amazing creatures. They feel what many do not feel, sometimes they heal with just their touch. It is even known that cats can live not one, but 9 lives. Why 9? The vestibular apparatus of cats is rare. Falling from high altitude, they rarely break. As a rule, they land on their paws.

“The Nine Lives of a Cat” is an interesting, original, original tale about the nine lives of Thomas the cat, the hero of an old English folk tale.

If we turn to a fairy taleK. Chukovsky "Aibolit" and count its heroes, we will see that 8 animals came to see Aibolit. The ninth character is Aibolit himself. Aibolit is a reliable doctor. And it’s okay that his medications are a little strange, the main thing is the result. And the result is excellent. Almost all of Africa is happy miraculous healing sick.

"9" - fantastic short computer animated filmdirected by Shane Acker , shown to the general public in 2005. Based on this cartoon it was made feature film, which is also called "9". Russian audiences saw the film “9” for the first time on September 9, 2009. The film tells about events taking place in a world similar to ours, in an alternative reality.

100 to 1. Which fairy tale has a number in its title?

To the question: Which fairy tale has a number in its title? there will be such answer options

For 40 points - the number is in the title of the fairy tale 12 months

For 80 points - the number is in the title of the fairy tale 3 little pigs

For 120 points - the number is in the title of the fairy tale 1000 and one night

For 160 points - the number is in the title of the fairy tale About the seven heroes

For 200 points - the number is in the title of the fairy tale Masha and the three bears

For 240 points - the number is in the title of the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

There are many fairy tales and different nations, which have numbers in their names, everyone read these fairy tales in childhood, and then again to their children, and the most famous of them

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

twelve months

three piglets

seven semiions, seven workers

the tale of the sleeping princess and the seven heroes

the wolf and the seven Young goats

There are so many fairy tales with numerals in their titles that you can remember a sufficient number of them even offhand. It would have been possible to compile a more extensive list, but players 100 to 1 limited themselves to the following:

1 (40) - Twelve months;

2 (80) - Three little pigs;

3 (120) - One Thousand and One Nights;

4 (160) - The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights;

5 (200) - Masha and the Three Bears;

6 (240) - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The question about fairy tales was a little more difficult, the players suggested several names of fairy tales that contain a number, and the correct answers to this question are:

The first correct name of the fairy tale is 12 months

The second fairy tale, where there is a number in the title - The Three Little Pigs

The third guessed option is 1000 and one night

The fourth clue, the tale - About the Seven Knights

The fifth line on the scoreboard was filled fairy tale - Masha and three bears

Finished the game fairy tale - Snow White and the seven dwarves

You can quickly name the most famous and beloved fairy tales:

1 - 12 months 15 points,

2 - Three Little Pigs 30 points,

3 - 1001 and one night 60 points,

4 - The Tale of the Seven Knights 120 points,

5 - Masha and the Three Bears 180 points,

6 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 240 points.

The answers to the game, on the contrary to the television version, 100 to 1, were distributed as follows:

12 months - 15 points;

three little pigs - 30 points;

1001 and one night - 60 points;

about seven heroes - 120 points;

Masha and three mezhvezhs - 180 points;

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 240 points.

So many fairy tales in the title of which numbers are mentioned, but players 100 to 1 chose the following answers:

Twelve months - 15 points, this is the most common answer;

Three little pigs - already 30 points;

One Thousand and One Nights - 60 points;

The Tale of the Seven Knights - 120 points;

Masha and the Three Bears is already 180 points;

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - this answer will be assessed to the maximum, you can get 240 points for it.

Which fairy tale has a number in its title:

1. 12 months - the most popular answer 15 points.
2. Three little pigs - the cost of the answer is 30 points.
3. 1001 and one night - answering this way will earn 60 points.
4. About the seven heroes - we earn 120 points for the answer.
5. Masha and the Three Bears - the score is 180 points.
6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - we get 240 points.

• Fairy tales are the favorite genre of my childhood, and probably not only mine. I have no doubt that the players easily and quickly gave answers to this question. In this game it is important to indicate the answers correctly. The order is:

  12 months - this fairy tale earned 15 points

  The Three Little Pigs - 30 points rated this answer

  1001 and one night - 60 points for fairy tales for adult audiences

  The Tale of the Seven Knights - 120 points and I don’t remember the content at all

  Masha and the Three Bears - 180 points for this famous fairy tale

  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - the last answer earned 240 points.

  I’ll try to remember offhand what came to mind first.

  1. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
  2. Seven Simeons.
  3. The wolf and the seven Young goats.
  4. Three piglets.
  5. Twelve months.
  6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
  7. The Tale of the Sleeping Princess and the Seven Knights.

• In fact, it appears in many fairy tales. In the game, people responded as follows:

  1 - 12 months - for such a name in the game they will give exactly 15 points,

  2 - Three Little Pigs - for such a name in the game they will give exactly 30 points,

  3 - 1001 and one night - for such a name in the game they will give exactly 60 points,

  4 - The Tale of the Seven Knights - for such a name in the game they will give exactly 120 points,

  5 - Masha and the Three Bears - for such a name in the game they will give exactly 180 points,

  6 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - for such a name in the game they will give exactly 240 points.