Do you know why the Chow Chow dog has a blue tongue? If such a question had been asked to a resident of Ancient China, he would not have had any difficulty answering. There is an interesting Chinese legend that says: “In very ancient times, when God had already created the Earth and populated it with animals, birds, insects, and fish, he was engaged in the distribution of stars in the sky. During this work, quite by accident, a piece of his sky fell off and fell to Earth. All the animals and birds, in horror, ran away and hid in secluded places. And only the bravest Chow Chow dog was not afraid to approach the fragment of sky, sniff it and lightly lick it with his tongue. Since then, the Chow Chow dog, and all its descendants, have had a blue tongue.” Thanks to this beautiful legend, the Chow Chow is still called “the dog that licked the sky.”
The Austrian city of Salzburg is known not only for its picturesque surroundings and famous resorts, but also for its many historical attractions. And, perhaps, the main one is the Mirabell Palace with a complex of fabulous gardens. The pink stone from which the palace is built gives it lightness and airiness. Of course, this is a beautiful creation of architecture, but it is not considered the main highlight, namely the Mirabell Gardens. Fountains, a garden of dwarfs, stone lions, trees and flower beds - very fancy shapes, graceful balustrades, a theater with hedges - it’s impossible to describe everything. This is a must see. The real pride of Austria.
Venice, a city shrouded in a light haze, seems almost ephemeral and exists only in our imagination. But you can still see it not only in pictures and in movies, it actually exists with all its squares, canals, bridges, cathedrals. I think that everyone who has not been there dreams of taking a romantic trip to Venice in order to capture the mysterious and enigmatic essence of this unusual and magnificent city. The gondola is rightfully considered one of the main symbols of the city. Perhaps someone noticed that they are all the same color and, like black swans, cut through the waters of the canals of Venice. There is a legend that answers the question: Why are all the Venetian gondolas in the “city of love” black?
Salzburg is one of the most beautiful and unusual cities in Austria. Located at the very foot of the Alpine mountains, literally 5 kilometers from the border with Germany. The name of the city itself is associated with a nearby deposit of table salt. They have been mining it since time immemorial. According to legend, a fortress was built here to control the export of salt. This is how the name Salzburg appeared, which means Salt Fortress.
If anyone has ever visited Krakow, they will never forget the enchanting atmosphere of this city. Complex history, unique culture, unique architecture make Krakow a real paradise for poets, musicians, artists and just anyone. The city, covered in legends, gladly reveals its secrets to everyone who visits it. If you are not lucky enough to visit there, I highly recommend reading the book by N.G. Frolova "Old Krakow". One of the parts of this book is called “Characters of a City Play.” Who does not participate in this eternal Krakow performance: musicians, poets, warriors, kings, artists, adventurers...
This monument first appeared in St. Petersburg in 1999 on Malaya Sadovaya Street 3. The work of sculptor V.A. Sivakova. The exact name is “Monument to the Stray Dog Gavryusha.” But as soon as he was not called a monument to a good dog, and Gavryusha, and even just Nyusha. After sitting there for 8 years, the dog gave birth to either a rumor or a legend. The teenagers really loved the dog. And so they came up with the idea that if you write a wish to a dog, it will definitely come true. Since then, the courtyard on Malaya Sadovaya, where the dog stood, has become a place of pilgrimage for tourists and city residents.
Saint John of Nepomuk is one of the most revered Czech saints by the residents of Prague. He is considered the patron saint of Prague and the entire Czech Republic. He lived in the 14th century, during the reign of King Wenceslas IV, and was a priest. It is not known exactly what John of Nepomuk did wrong before the king, but one of the most plausible assumptions is the following. As the queen's confessor, he refused to reveal the secret of his wife's confession to Wenceslas IV. For what, after much torture and torment. the king ordered his execution. The priest was put in a sack and thrown from the Charles Bridge into the Vltava.
Charles Bridge is one of the main attractions of Prague. It was built by order of King Charles IV in 1357. For five centuries it was the only bridge across the Vltava. Later in the 17th century it began to be decorated with sculptures, the number of which reached 30. So the bridge turned into a real open-air art gallery. Nowadays, the bridge is a pedestrian bridge and is favored by artists, souvenir sellers, street musicians and, of course, tourists. Many legends of Old Prague are associated with the Charles Bridge. Here is one of them.
Modern people are unlikely to believe in myths and legends. However, despite the many reliable facts available, the legends still do not lose their popularity. Each guide uses the most striking stories to attract the attention of listeners. After all, legends evoke a feeling of surprise and admiration, especially when the topic concerns unique and unlike anything else places.
Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland
Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland. Although scientists claim that the Giant's Causeway was formed as a result of an ancient volcanic eruption, there is a legend about the Celtic hero Finn McCool, who decided to fight the one-eyed giant Goll. To do this, he drove many columns into the bottom of the Irish Sea, which formed a kind of bridge. Having worked hard, the hero lay down to rest, and in the meantime Goll himself crossed the bridge to Ireland. Finn's wife, sensing danger, ran out to meet the giant and assured the monster that the sleeping Finn was a baby. Then she treated the uninvited guest to flatbreads in which the frying pans were hidden, and her husband to ordinary ones. The first broke his teeth, and the second ate his portion without even wincing. Frightened Goll, seeing the power of such a child, imagined his father and fled from the country, breaking the bridge behind him.
Palace complex Forbidden City in Beijing
This palace complex is considered the most extensive of its kind - 720 thousand m². If you went back in time, you would not be able to get inside without losing your head for it. Today, everyone has the opportunity to visit here and learn the legends that envelop this place. One of the most popular is that Emperor Zhu Di dreamed of four watchtowers that had never been seen before. Having woken up, he ordered that the structures taken away in a dream be erected in three months at the corners of the walls of the Forbidden City. In case of failure to comply with the order, the builders faced the death penalty. After a month, the chief architect was unable to develop a construction plan. Out of despair, he went for a walk around the city, during which he came across a seller of cages with grasshoppers. For fun, he bought one of the cages and was amazed. It was her design that was the ideal model of towers. The Emperor was more pleased than ever with the result; the old man selling grasshoppers turned out to be the god of carpenters, Lu Ban.
Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
Alley of Baobabs, Madagascar. The island is famous not only for lemurs, but also for giant trees. The Alley of Baobabs is located in its western part. According to one legend, one day God was in a bad mood and a baobab came across his hand. Spilling out his anger, he uprooted the tree and inserted it back into the ground, crown down.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls. The facility is located on the border between the United States and Canada. The guides' favorite legend is that of the Maiden of the Mist; According to one version, the daughter of a Seneca tribe leader named Lelawala was chosen as a sacrifice to a god who lived in the depths of the waterfall. In this way, the inhabitants of the tribe wanted to appease the angry god who was poisoning the water. The selfless girl voluntarily went in a canoe to meet death, but she was saved by the god Hanu, who told about a terrible serpent that settled in the river and was the cause of all troubles. Lelavala returned to the village and told her father about the monster. Gathering warriors, the leader entered into battle with the serpent and defeated him.
Great Sphinx, Egypt
The sculpture, overlooking the Giza plateau, is considered one of the oldest surviving to this day. It represents a figure lying on the sand with the body of a lion and the head of a man. The history of the Great Sphinx is shrouded in many legends and speculations. One of the most popular is the legend of Crown Prince Thutmose, the son of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and Queen Tiya. One day, while hunting in the desert, Thutmose recalled his guards to pray alone at the pyramids. Tired of the midday sun, he lay down to rest in the shadow of the Sphinx, which at that time was covered shoulder-deep in sand. However, the statue came to life and spoke to the man. She told Thutmose about the future reign and ordered him to clean his paws of sand. Then she looked at the prince with huge bright eyes and he lost consciousness. Having woken up, the heir swore an oath to fulfill the request. Having become Pharaoh Thutmose IV, he ordered the statue to be dug up and a granite stele installed.
the great Wall of China
One of the most romantic and heartbreaking legends about the construction of the Great Wall of China is the tale of Meng Jiang Nu. Living next door were two married couples named Meng and Jiang, who had no children. One day, Wife Jiang planted a lagenaria, which sent its vine through the wall to the neighbors. Over time, the plant produced a harvest in the form of a huge pumpkin. Friendly neighbors decided to divide it in half. After cutting the fruit open, they found a child inside. The girl was named Meng Jiang Nyu and began to be raised together. She grew up to be a real beauty, the likes of which the world has never seen; She married Fan Xiliang, who was hiding from the government, which forced all young people to build the Great Wall of China. The happiness of the young did not last long; Fanya Silyan was found and forcibly sent to a construction site. The girl waited for her beloved for a whole year without receiving any news. Then she went in search of him, but they were in vain. No one knew where her husband was, and it was later discovered that he died of exhaustion and was buried in the wall. Meng Jiang Nu, unable to relieve her pain, cried for three days and three nights. Part of the wall she was standing against collapsed. The emperor intended to punish the widow for the damage, but when he saw her beautiful face, he proposed marriage. Meng Jiang Nu agreed, but on the condition that she bury her ex-husband properly. The emperor complied with the demand, but after this Meng Jiang Nu committed suicide by drowning herself in the sea.
Volcano Etna, Sicily
Volcano Etna, Sicily. The volcano is one of the highest and most active in Europe. Throughout its history, it has erupted more than 200 times. In 1669, Etna's eruption lasted four months, destroying 12 villages. According to legend, this eruption was caused by none other than the hundred-headed monster Typhon (son of Gaia), who was imprisoned by Zeus inside Etna. Every time Typhon was angry, there was an earthquake and eruption.
Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu, Japan
The mountain is considered one of the most recognizable natural attractions in the country. The object is a popular theme in Japanese art; it can be found in songs, movies, and, of course, legends and myths. One of the legends tells about a married couple who lived near Mount Fuji. The husband was a bamboo collector. One day, while cutting raw materials, he found a girl the size of a thumb in the bamboo. Rejoicing, the couple took the child into their care, since they did not have any children of their own. Then, continuing his work, the man discovered a gold bar in the bamboo. The suddenly rich family lived happily. The girl, who was named Kaguya-hime, grew up to be a beautiful girl. Many tried to win her hand, even the emperor himself, but the beauty refused everyone, wanting to return to where she came from - to the Moon. One day during a full moon, Luna's subjects finally came to Kaguya-hime to take her home. The girl left the emperor a gift in the form of the elixir of life and a letter. He, in turn, ordered the gifts to be taken to the mountain and burned, since he did not want to live forever without love. So the flame of the elixir and the letters turned Mount Fuji into a volcano.
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Every nation has beautiful and amazing legends. They are varied in theme: legends about the exploits of heroes, stories about the origin of the names of geographical objects, scary stories about supernatural creatures and novelistic tales about lovers.
Definition of the term
A legend is an unreliable account of an event. It is very similar to the myth and can be considered its approximate analogue. But legend and myth still cannot be called completely identical concepts. If we are talking about myth, then there are fictional heroes who have nothing to do with reality. The legend is based on real events, later supplemented or embellished. Since many fictitious facts are added to them, scientists do not accept legends as reliable.
If we take the classical meaning of the word as a basis, then a legend is a legend presented in artistic form. Such legends exist among almost all nations.
The best legends of the world - they will be discussed in the article.
Types of legends
1. Oral legends are the most ancient type. They spread through wandering storytellers.
2. Written traditions - recorded oral stories.
3. Religious legends - stories about events and persons from church history.
4. Social legends - all other legends that are not related to religion.
5. Toponymic - explaining the origin of the names of geographical objects (rivers, lakes, cities).
6. Urban legends are the newest type that has become widespread these days.
In addition, there are many more varieties of legends, depending on the plot that underlies them - zootropomorphic, cosmogonic, etiological, eschatonic and heroic. There are very short legends and long narratives. The latter are usually associated with a story about the heroic achievements of a person. For example, the legend about the hero Ilya Muromets.
How did legends arise?
Legenda is translated from Latin as “that which must be read.” The history of legends goes back a long way and has the same roots as myth. having no idea about the causes of many natural phenomena occurring around him, he composed myths. Through them he tried to explain his vision of the world. Later, based on mythology, amazing and interesting legends about heroes, gods and supernatural phenomena began to arise. Many of them have been preserved in the traditions of the peoples of the world.
Atlantis - the legend of the lost paradise
The best legends that arose in ancient times have survived to this day. Many of them still captivate the imagination of adventurers with their beauty and realism. The story of Atlantis says that in ancient times there was an island whose inhabitants achieved incredible heights in many sciences. But then it was destroyed by a strong earthquake and sank along with the Atlanteans - its inhabitants.
We must express gratitude to the great ancient Greek philosopher Plato and the no less revered historian Herodotus for the story of Atlantis. An interesting legend excited the minds of these outstanding scientists of ancient Greece during their lifetime. It has not lost its relevance even today. The search for the wonderful island, which sank thousands of years ago, continues to this day.
If the legend of Atlantis turns out to be true, this event will rank among the greatest discoveries of the century. After all, there was an equally interesting legend about the mythical Troy, the existence of which Heinrich Schliemann sincerely believed. In the end, he managed to find this city and prove that there was some truth in the ancient legends.
Founding of Rome
This interesting legend is one of the most famous in the world. The city of Rome arose in ancient times on the banks of the Tiber. The proximity of the sea made it possible to engage in trade, and at the same time the city was well protected from a sudden attack by sea robbers. According to legend, Rome was founded by the brothers Romulus and Remus, who were suckled by a she-wolf. By order of the ruler, they were supposed to be killed, but a careless servant threw the basket with the children into the Tiber, hoping that it would drown. She was picked up by a shepherd and became the foster father for the twins. Having matured and learned about their origin, they rebelled against a relative and took away power from him. The brothers decided to found their own city, but during construction they quarreled, and Romulus killed Remus.
He named the built city after himself. The legend about the emergence of Rome belongs to toponymic legends.
The Legend of the Golden Dragon - The Path to the Heavenly Temple
Among the legends, stories about dragons are very popular. Many nations have them, but traditionally it is one of the favorite themes of Chinese folklore.
The legend of the golden dragon says that between heaven and earth there is a bridge that leads to the Heavenly Temple. It belongs to the Lord of the World. Only pure souls can enter it. Two golden dragons stand guard over the shrine. They sense an unworthy soul and can tear it apart when trying to enter the temple. One day one of the dragons angered the Lord, and he expelled him. The dragon descended to earth, met other creatures, and dragons of different stripes were born from him. The Lord became angry when he saw them and destroyed everyone except those not yet born. Having been born, they hid for a long time. But the Lord of the World did not destroy the new dragons, but left them on earth as his governors.
Treasures and Treasures
Legends about gold occupy not the last place in the list of popular legends. One of the most famous and beautiful myths of ancient Greece tells about the Argonauts' search for the Golden Fleece. For a long time, the legend about the treasure was considered simply a legend until Heinrich Schliemann found a treasure of pure gold at the excavation site of Mycenae, the capital of the legendary king.
Kolchak's Gold is another famous legend. During the Civil War, most of Russia's gold reserves ended up in hands - about seven hundred tons of gold. It was transported in several trains. Historians know what happened to one train. He was captured by the rebel Czechoslovak Corps and handed over to the authorities (Bolsheviks). But the fate of the remaining two is unknown to this day. The precious cargo could have been dumped into a mine, hidden or buried in the vast area between Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk. All the excavations that have been carried out so far (starting with the security officers) have not yielded any results.
The Well to Hell and the Library of Ivan the Terrible
Russia also has its own interesting legends. One of them, which appeared relatively recently, is one of the so-called urban legends. This is a story about a well to hell. This name was given to one of the deepest man-made wells in the world - Kola. Its drilling began in 1970. The length is 12,262 meters. The well was created exclusively for scientific purposes. Now it is mothballed because there are no funds to maintain it in working condition. The legend appeared in 1989, when a story was heard on American television that sensors lowered to the very depths of the well recorded sounds similar to moans and screams of people.
Another interesting legend, which may well be true, speaks of a library of books, scrolls and manuscripts. The last owner of the precious collection was Ivan IV. It is believed that she was part of the dowry of the niece of the Byzantine Emperor Constantine.
Fearing that the precious books in wooden Moscow might be burned in a fire, she ordered the library to be placed in the basements under the Kremlin. According to the seekers of the famous Liberia, it may contain 800 volumes of priceless works of ancient and medieval authors. Now there are about 60 versions of where the mysterious library may be stored.
Dear reader! Collected here short parables, fables and legends for children of primary school. They are redone and written in short sentences. Easy to read children. Will fit for children of any grade. Parables are added. If you have your own good parable, fable or legend, please send it. Or post it in the comments. Thank you! 🙂
Parable. What to be afraid of?
One day a strong thunderstorm began. All the children ran home. But the little girl herself was not there.
Mom went to look for her. It was raining in the yard. Lightning flashed brightly. Thunder rumbled loudly.
Mom was scared. She closed her eyes from every lightning. And from every thunder she covered her head with her hands.
Mom found her daughter on the street. The girl was all wet. She jumped and danced in the rain. And when lightning flashed, the girl raised her face up. And smiled at the sky.
Mom was very surprised. She asked:
- Daughter! Are not you afraid? Are you scared?
But the daughter answered in surprise:
- No, mom! I'm not scared! I don't know what to be afraid of here?
And then she said:
- Mother! Look! I dance and the sky takes pictures of me!
The same parable performed by Alexandra
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Two apples
A parable about not making hasty conclusions.
A little girl brought two apples from the street. Probably someone gave it to me.
– Mom, look how beautiful the apples are!
- Yes, beautiful! Will you treat me? - Mom asked.
The little girl looked at the apples. And then she took a bite from one apple. I thought for a second and... – I bit the second one.
Mom was surprised. And I thought:
– What a greedy girl I’m growing up. She started eating both apples, but didn’t offer me one.
But to her surprise, the girl handed her mother one apple with the words:
- Mommy! Take this apple! It's sweeter! 🙂
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Fable for children
Fable Lion and Mouse
The lion was sleeping under a tree. And under this tree there was a Mouse hole. The mouse began to crawl out of the hole and woke up the Lion. The lion woke up and caught the mouse. The mouse began to ask:
- Let go! I promise to help you when you ask me.
The Lion let go of the Mouse and laughed. He said:
- How can you help me? You're so small.
Time has passed. The hunters wounded the lion. They tied him up with rope and decided to sell him to the zoo.
The lion roared loudly, but none of the animals came to the rescue. All the animals were also afraid of the hunters.
But the Mouse came running. She chewed the rope at night. And Leo was freed.
Then the Mouse said to the Lion:
– Remember, you laughed at me for being so small. You didn't believe that I could help you.
Lev said:
- Sorry, Mouse, that I laughed. I didn’t know that small animals can also be useful.
Fable for children
Fable Dog and Reflection
The dog walked along the plank across the river. She carried a bone in her teeth.
Suddenly the Dog saw her reflection in the water. She thought that another dog was carrying prey there. And it seemed to the dog that that dog had a much larger bone than hers.
The dog abandoned his prey and rushed to take the bone from the reflection.
As a result, the Dog was left with nothing. She lost hers and couldn’t take away someone else’s.
This fable is about a cowardly heart.
No matter how much you help a coward, he will still be afraid.
Mouse heart
Young speaker Once upon a time there lived a little Mouse who was unhappy because he was afraid of everything. But most of all he was afraid of falling into the paws of a cat.
The mouse came to the Wizard and began to ask him to make him a cat.
The wizard took pity on the mouse and turned him into a cat.
But then this cat began to be afraid of dogs.
The wizard turned a former mouse into a dog. But then he began to be afraid of wolves.
The wizard turned him into a wolf. But then he became very afraid of hunters.
And then the Wizard gave up. He again turned him into a mouse and said:
- Nothing will help you. Because you have the heart of a cowardly mouse.
The Legend of King Solomon's Ring.
There is a legend about King Solomon.
This legend is about King Solomon and the magic ring. I think children will understand it just as much as adults.
The sage gave King Solomon a magic ring. He put this ring on the king's finger and said:
“Never take off the ring!”
On this ring was the inscription:
"All will pass!"
When the king was sad, Solomon looked at the ring and read the inscription:
"All will pass!"
And the magic of the ring acted on the king. Solomon stopped grieving.
The ring always helped the king. Even when Solomon was angry, he also looked at the ring and read:
"All will pass!"
He smiled and calmed down.
But one day a great grief happened. Solomon looked at the ring and read the inscription. But he didn’t calm down, he even got angry. Then he took the ring off his finger for the first time and wanted to throw it away. But he saw that there was also an inscription inside the ring. He read:
“This too shall pass!”
Solomon calmed down and smiled.
He never took his magic ring off his hand again. And he gave the sage an expensive gift.
Parable for children
Where does a zebra get stripes? African legend.
Once upon a time, the zebra was one color. She was brown, like an antelope. And Zebra didn't like it. But she didn't know what color she should be. She liked black and white.
The zebra took two brushes and two cans of paint: white and black.
Each time she painted herself, sometimes with black paint, sometimes with white. This is how the stripes appeared. She never decided what she should be, white or black.
Then Zebra decided to take a swim to wash off the paint. But the paint was already so ingrained that it was impossible to get rid of it. Since then, Zebras have become black and white striped.
The Legend of Narcissus.
It was a long time ago. Back when people didn't have mirrors.
One young man was very handsome. And to see his beauty, he went to the stream to look at his reflection.
He looked at his reflection for a long time and admired himself. Then a Fairy appeared from the forest and made a beautiful flower out of the young man. This beautiful flower remained on the bank of the stream, admiring its reflection.
And people began to say to those who often look at their reflection:
– Don’t admire yourself for too long, lest you turn into a flower like Narcissus
Parables for children
The legend of how the kangaroo got its name.
The famous navigator James Cook sailed to Australia. There he saw amazing animals that jumped with huge leaps on two legs.
The surprised captain asked a local resident:
-What is the name of this beast?
The native shrugged his shoulders because he didn’t understand anything.
Cook asked again:
- Who is this?– and pointed to the jumping animal.
The native replied:
- Kan garu.
In the local language this meant: "I do not understand you".
Cook asked:
- Kangaroo?
The native nodded his head:
– Kan garu
Cook wrote in his journal that he saw amazing animals that run by jumping on two legs. And these animals are called: kangaroo.
Parables for children
The dispute between the Sun and the Wind. Who is stronger?
The wind was bragging about how strong it was. The Sun decided to teach the Wind a lesson. It said:
“You see, there’s an old man in a raincoat.” Can you take his cloak off?
“Of course I can,” answered the Wind.
The sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow. It got stronger and stronger until it finally turned into a hurricane. But the stronger the Wind blew, the more the traveler wrapped himself in his cloak.
The sun said:
- Enough! Now it's my turn!
The wind died down and stopped.
And the Sun smiled at the traveler and warmed him with its rays. The old man cheered up, he felt warm - and he took off his cloak.
And the Sun said to the Wind:
- See! There is another force.
Since then, the Wind has stopped boasting of its power in front of the Sun.
Parables for children
Parable. How to divide equally?
Two brothers lived in the same village. Father, we will give them a field. And the brothers decided to divide the field in half.
We started dividing. It seemed to one that the other was getting most of it... then vice versa... They couldn’t draw a line. We thought and wondered... we almost came to a fight...
And they decided to turn to the Sage.
- Tell me, Sage... How can we equally and peacefully divide the field among ourselves?
And the sage says:
- Do this. Let one brother divide the field in half as he decides to do it. And let the second one choose from two halves: which part will be his, and which part will go to his brother.
And so they did. One brother divided the field in half. He tried very hard to make sure the halves were the same. The second brother chose one half of the field. And I was pleased too. After this incident, the brothers began to divide everything in this way.
Parables for children
How to feel about your work.
Three workers were carrying bricks. A boy came up to them and asked:
- What are you doing?
The worker wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied:
– Don’t you see that we are carrying bricks?
- But why?
- Baby, this is our job.
The boy did not understand why people carry bricks. He approached another worker and asked:
- What are you doing?
He rolled up his sleeves and said matter-of-factly:
– Don’t you see? - We earn money.
- What for?
- What do you mean why? I need money, otherwise I wouldn't take this job.
Then the boy approached the third worker.
- What are you doing?
The man smiled and said:
- Like what? We are doing a good job. We are building a house for good people. People will live happily in it. I am glad that I have already built many beautiful houses.
The boy thought about it. People do the same job for different reasons. And with different moods.
Children's parables
Fight with Leo
The lion was resting in the shade of a large tree after a hearty lunch. It was midday. Heat.
The Jackal approached the Lion. He looked at the resting Leo and timidly said:
- A lion! Let's fight!
But the answer was only silence.
The jackal began to speak louder:
- A lion! Let's fight! Let's have a battle in this clearing. You are against me!
Leo didn't pay any attention to him.
Then the Jackal threatened:
- Let's fight! Otherwise I’ll go and tell everyone that you, Leo, scared me terribly.
Leo yawned, stretched lazily and said:
- And who will believe you? Just think! Even if someone condemns me for cowardice, it is still much more pleasant than the fact that they will despise me. Despised for fighting with some Jackal...
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Parables for children
Fly and bee
Mosquito asked Mukha:
– Are there any beautiful flowers somewhere nearby?
But the Fly answered Mosquito:
- There are no flowers here. But there are a lot of good trash heaps. You definitely need to fly to them. There's so much interesting stuff there.
The mosquito flew away. And he met the Bee. He asked:
- Bee! Where are the trash cans? I can't find them at all.
And the Bee answers:
- Don't know. I saw only beautiful flowers nearby. Let's fly together and I'll show them to you.
Parables for children
Ghost tree.
Not far from the road stood a large withered tree.
One night a thief passed by on the road. He saw a tree in the dark. But this silhouette seemed to him in the form of a policeman. The thief got scared and ran away.
In the evening a lover passed by. From a distance he noticed an elegant silhouette and thought that it was his beloved who had been waiting for him for a long time. His heart began to beat joyfully. He smiled and quickened his pace.
One day a mother and child walked past the tree. The kid, frightened by the scary fairy tales, thought there was a ghost near the road and burst into tears.
But the tree always remained just a tree!
The world around us is a reflection of ourselves.
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Parables for children
What else could I become?
There lived two brothers. One brother was a successful man who achieved fame for his good deeds. The other brother was a criminal.
One day the police caught the criminal and the case was brought to court. Before the trial, a group of journalists surrounded him, and one asked a question:
- How did it happen that you became a criminal?
- I had a difficult childhood. My father drank, beat my mother and my brother and me. Who else could I become?
After a while, several journalists approached the first brother, and one asked:
- You are known for your achievements and good deeds. How did you achieve all this?
The man thought for a moment and then answered:
- I had a difficult childhood. My father drank, beat my mother, my brother and me. Who else could I become?
Parables for children
ALL IN YOUR HANDS
Parable
Once upon a time, in one city, there lived a great sage. The fame of his wisdom spread far around his hometown, people from afar came to him for advice.
But there was a man in the city who was jealous of his glory. He once came to a meadow, caught a butterfly, planted it between his closed palms and thought:
- Let me go to the sage and ask him: tell me, oh wisest one, which butterfly is in my hands - alive or dead? - If he says dead, I will open my palms and the butterfly will fly away. If he says alive, I will close my palms and the butterfly will die. Then everyone will understand which of us is smarter.
That's how it all turned out. An envious man came to the city and asked the sage: “Tell me, oh wisest one, which butterfly is in my hands - alive or dead?”
Looking intently into the eyes, the sage said:
"All in your hands".
Parables for children
Parable. MASTER OF TOYS
In one distant country there lived an old man who loved children very much. He constantly made toys for them.
But these toys turned out to be so fragile that they broke faster than the child had time to play with them. Having broken another toy, the children were very upset and came to the master to ask for new ones. He gladly gave them others, even more fragile ones...
Finally, the parents intervened. They came to the old man with a question:
- Tell us, O Wise One, why do you always give our children such fragile toys that the children cry inconsolably when they break them?
And then the sage said:
- Quite a few years will pass, and someone will give these former children their heart. Maybe, having learned not to break fragile toys, they will be more careful about someone else’s heart?..
The parents thought for a long time. And they left, thanking the Teacher.
Parables for children
Paper
The teacher called his students and showed them a piece of white paper.
-What do you see here? – asked the Sage.
“Point,” one answered.
All the other students nodded their heads as a sign that they also saw the dot.
“Take a closer look,” said the Teacher.
But no matter how hard the students looked, they saw nothing but a black dot.
And then the teacher said:
- You all saw a small black dot, and no one noticed a clean white sheet...
“So I still have something to teach you.”
Parables for children
About trading methods
Once at the bazaar an ancient old man appeared in a skullcap and an oriental robe embroidered with an unusual pattern. The old man was selling watermelons.
There was a sign above his product:
“One watermelon – 3 rubles. Three watermelons – 10 rubles.”
A bearded man comes up and buys a watermelon for three rubles...
Then another watermelon for three rubles...
And at parting he joyfully says to the seller:
- Look, I bought three watermelons, but only paid 9 rubles, not 10. You don’t know how to trade!
The old man looks after him:
- Yes! They buy three watermelons from me instead of one, and then teach me how to trade...
Children's parables
Parable of two wolves
Once upon a time, an old Indian revealed one vital truth to his grandson.
- You see, there is a struggle in every person. This fight is very similar to the fight between two wolves. One wolf represents evil: envy, jealousy, regret, selfishness, greed, lies... And the other wolf represents good: peace, love, hope, care, kindness, loyalty... And other good qualities of a person.
The little Indian thought for a long time. And then he asked:
- Grandfather! Which wolf wins in the end? Bad wolf or good wolf?
The old Indian smiled faintly and replied:
- Remember: the wolf you feed always wins.
Parables for children
A stupid boy
A little boy walks into a barber shop. The hairdresser recognizes him immediately and says to his clients:
- Look, this is the stupidest boy in the world! Now I will prove it to you.
The barber takes $1 in one hand and 25 cents in the other. He calls the boy and invites him to choose:
– Do you choose 1 or 25?
- Twenty five!
Everyone laughs. The boy receives 25 cents and leaves.
Soon, one client catches up with the boy and asks:
- Boy! Tell me, why did you choose 25 cents and not 1 dollar? Are you really that stupid that you don't realize that $1 is more than 25 cents?
- Fine! What will I get for this?
- You'll get another 25 cents.
The boy receives coins and says:
- Because the day I choose $1, I think the hairdresser will stop being happy. Visitors will have nothing to laugh about. I will become “smart”, I will no longer be “stupid”. And I won’t be able to get 25 cents every time.
Children's parables
The Legend of the Temple of a Thousand Mirrors
Many hundreds of years ago, high in the mountains there was a Temple with a Thousand Mirrors. Many people went to see him.
One day, a dog entered this temple. Looking around, the dog saw a thousand dogs in the mirrors and, frightened, bared its teeth.
At that moment she saw a thousand grinning dogs. The dog growled. And the echo responded with a growl...
With its tail between its legs, the dog jumped out of the temple, convinced that evil dogs lived in this temple.
A month later, another dog came to the temple with a thousand mirrors.
She entered it and, looking in the mirrors, saw a thousand friendly and peaceful dogs. She wagged her tail. And I saw a thousand friendly dogs.
Barking joyfully, she left the temple with full confidence that this Temple was full of friendly dogs.
- The world is often only a reflection of ourselves: if we look at the world brightly and joyfully, then it responds to us in the same way!
Parables for children
Bucket of apples
A man bought himself a new house - large, beautiful - and a garden with fruit trees near the house. And nearby in an old house lived an envious neighbor.
One day a man woke up in a good mood, went out onto the porch, and there was a pile of garbage.
What to do? Your porch needs to be cleaned. And also to find out who it was. And he found out - an envious neighbor.
I wanted to go and argue, but after thinking about it, I decided to do it differently.
He went into the garden, picked up the ripest apples and went to his neighbor.
The neighbor, hearing a knock on the door, thought maliciously: “Finally, my neighbor is angry!” Opens the door.
To his surprise, there was no one there, only apples. And on the apples there is a note:
He who is rich in what, shares it!
Children's parables
Bad words.
Two friends quarreled. And one began to say bad words about his friend to everyone he knew.
But then he calmed down and realized that he was wrong. He came to his friend and began to ask him for forgiveness.
Then the second friend said:
- Fine! I'll forgive you. Only on one condition.
- Which one?
- Take a pillow and let all the feathers out into the wind.
The first friend did just that. He tore the pillow. And the wind carried the feathers throughout the village.
A satisfied friend came to another and said:
- I completed your task. Am I forgiven?
- Yes, if you put all the feathers back into the pillow.
But you understand that it is impossible to collect all the feathers back. Likewise, bad words that have already scattered throughout the village cannot be taken back.
Sincerely, rhetoric coach Oleg Bolsunov.
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Who doesn't love entertaining stories? When the world is in a state of turmoil, it's good to distract yourself with fiction, movies, or video games. However, it is worth remembering that many fantastic stories were actually a reflection of very real events.
Even some myths and legends, oddly enough, turned out to be true, and in many cases, scientifically provable reality managed to surpass fantastic stories.
In the south of France there is the ancient Chauvet Cave (Chauvet-Pont D "Arc), in which our ancestors lived 37 thousand years ago. At that time, humanity did not yet have advanced technologies and there were no highly developed civilizations. Ancient people were mainly nomads, hunters and foragers who had just lost their close relatives and neighbors - the Neanderthals.
The walls of the Chauvet Cave are a real treasure trove for archaeologists and anthropologists. The pigmented prehistoric art adorning the cave walls depicts a variety of wild animals, from giant deer and bears to lions and even furry rhinoceroses. These animals are surrounded by images of people's daily lives.
Because of the amazing rock art, Chauvet Cave is called the Cave of Forgotten Dreams.
In 1994, a rather unusual painting was discovered on one of the walls, similar to jets rising into the sky and overlapping images of animals.
For several decades, most scientists considered this to be an abstract image, which in itself is extremely unusual, because all the drawings in the cave mostly depicted quite literal things.
Explanation
Asking the question: “What if a volcanic eruption is depicted on the cave wall?”, scientists traced volcanic activity in the region during the creation of rock paintings.
It turned out that just 35 kilometers from Chauvet the remains of a powerful eruption were discovered. Surely the eruption of a large volcano, which occurred in close proximity to people’s homes, led them to the idea that such an incident was worth capturing for future generations.
Residents of the Solomon Islands willingly share the legend of an ancient chief named Roraimenu, whose wife decided to secretly elope with another man and settle with him on the island of Teonimanu.
In anger, the chief sought out the curse and set off for Teonimanu in his canoe, decorated with an image of sea waves.
He brought three taro plants to the island, planted two on the island, and kept one with him. According to the rules of the curse, once his plant begins to grow, the place where the other two were planted will disappear from the face of the earth.
The curse worked. Standing on the top of the mountain, Roraimenu watched as the neighboring island was swallowed up by huge sea waves.
In real
Teonimanu Island did exist in reality and actually disappeared as a result of seismic activity. The only thing that scientists cannot say for sure is when exactly a strong earthquake destroyed the underwater foot of this volcanic island and forced it to sink under water.
The strong waves that the leader observed from the top of the mountain turned out to be not so much the cause of the disappearance of the island as the result.
At that time, the peninsula was not divided into two states and was home to a developed empire with excellent science.
On that spring night in 1437, several astronomers spotted a noticeable flash in the dark sky. According to them, this outbreak did not go away for two weeks. Some considered this phenomenon a divine sign, while others considered it the birth of a new star.
Scientific explanation
In 2017, a team of researchers solved the mystery. Scientists linked this event to activity in the constellation Scorpio. It turned out that the flash did not indicate the birth of a star, but rather a deadly dance, called a nova in astronomy.
The nova is the result of the interaction between a white dwarf - the dead core of an ancient star - and a companion star. The dwarf's dense core steals its partner's hydrogen gas until it reaches a critical mass. After this, the dwarf collapses under the influence of gravity. It is this explosion that can be seen on the surface of the Earth.
Indigenous tribes have a rich oral tradition that passes on the history of the peoples from generation to generation. One such story has been passed down through 230 generations of the indigenous people of Australia's Gugu Badhun tribe. This fascinating story is seven thousand years old and older than most of the world's civilizations.
An audio recording made in the 1970s captured a tribal leader talking about a huge explosion that shook the Earth and created a huge crater. Thick dust rose into the sky, and the people who went into this darkness never returned. The air was unbearably hot, and the water in the rivers and seas boiled and burned.
The research team subsequently discovered the now extinct but once powerful Kinrara volcano in northeastern Australia. About seven thousand years ago, this volcano erupted, which could well have been accompanied by the described consequences.
Initially, the Chinese dragon played the role of an antagonist in Japanese folklore. However, in the 18th century, this role went to the giant sea catfish Namaz - a mythical monster of enormous size that lived in sea waters and was capable of causing strong shaking of the earth simply by slapping the bottom with its tail. Only the god Kashima could immobilize Namazu, but as soon as the god turned away, the catfish took over the old one and shook the earth.
In 1855, Edo (today Tokyo) was almost completely destroyed by a magnitude 7 earthquake, which killed ten thousand people. At that time, people blamed Soma Namazu for the disaster.
In reality, the earthquake was caused by a sudden rupture that occurred along the junction of the Eurasian and Philippine tectonic plates. According to scientists' forecasts, a similar earthquake could happen again, but now we have scientific evidence of the causes of such disasters and no one would think of blaming the sea monster for the movement of tectonic plates.
Pele is the name of the Hawaiian goddess of volcanic fire. It is said that she decided to choose Hawaii as a refuge from her older sister. She hid under each island until she found a place in the depths of the main island, forming the Kilauea volcano.
This is why legends say that Kilauea is the fiery heart of Hawaii. And this is scientifically confirmed: at least on the surface of the islands, Kilauea is the volcanic center of the archipelago.
The legend also says that Pele's tears and hair can often be found around the volcano. However, the presence of frozen “tears” and “hair” is easily explained by physics.
When lava cools quickly, especially in water or cold air, it turns into volcanic glass. When lava cools while in motion, its spray sometimes forms teardrop-shaped droplets; in other cases, the jets solidify into thin glass tubes that look like hair.
That is why people passing by an active volcano can easily find petrified tears and hair of the ancient fire goddess living in the depths of Kilauea.
