"Rejuvenating apples". Russian folk tale about rejuvenating apples and living water

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Folk tales are good because they contain great worldly experience and wisdom. No wonder they said in Russia that "a fairy tale is a lie - but there is a hint in it." Some heroes of Russian fairy tales ridicule human vices and bad deeds, others punish evil and deceit, others glorify kindness, honesty, courage and courage. “Rejuvenating Apples” is a fairy tale that will teach a lot and tell that there is a blessing in disguise. Any child who reads this fairy tale will definitely learn a lot of useful things for himself, get an idea of true values and develop a sense of beauty.

Fairy tale "Rejuvenating apples". Summary

In a certain kingdom, in a certain state, there lived a king. And he had three sons. The eldest is Fedor, the middle one is Vasily and the youngest is Ivan. The king has grown old, and his hearing and eyes are no longer the same. However, he found out that far away, far away, an apple tree with rejuvenating apples grows and there is a well with living water. If you taste an apple, you will look younger, and if you wash your eyes with water, you will see well.

Arranged by the kingfeast and invited all the boyars, princes and his sons to him. And he spoke to them about the fact that if that person were found who would get him rejuvenating apples and a jug of water, then he would give half the kingdom to this brave man. The older brothers could not restrain themselves and were immediately indignant, they did not want to share their inheritance with anyone.

The Adventures of Brother Fyodor

The eldest son Fyodor was the first to decide to go on the road for wonderful gifts. He took for himself an untrodden horse, an unbridled bridle, an unlashed whip, twelve girths for a fortress, and drove off. How long, how short, but suddenly at the crossroads of three roads he saw a huge stone on which was written: “If you go to the right, you will lose your horse, if you go straight, you will be married, if you go to the left, you will save your horse, you will lose yourself.” And he chose, of course, the straight road. Rides and rides, and then lo and behold - a tower with a gilded roof stands. A beautiful girl came out of it and invited the king's son to go into the house, eat and rest from the road. At first, Fedor stubbornly refused, but then he nevertheless agreed. The girl fed him, gave him a drink, and put him to bed by the wall. And then she turned the bed so that the guest flew straight into a deep hole.

Mistake of brother Vasily

After a while, the king again gathers all his nobles and again asks to get him rejuvenating apples and a jug of water, and as a reward he gives half the kingdom. The second tsar's son Vasily also did not want to share the father's inheritance, so he was soon going on the road himself. And she was waiting for himthe same fate as the elder brother. Now the two of them were waiting for their release in the girl's dark pit.

Ivan Tsarevich in search of rejuvenating apples

Time passed, and the king gathers the third feast and again speaks of rejuvenating apples and living water. This time, Ivan Tsarevich decided to get all this for his father, and the brothers had to be found. Ivan received his father's blessing and got ready to go on his way. There was no worthy horse in the royal stable. Ivan was saddened and suddenly sees a backyard grandmother, who, recognizing his sadness, said that in the cellar a good horse was chained to an iron chain. Ivan Tsarevich approached the cellar, kicked the iron plate, tore the chain from the horse, curbed it, saddled it and put on twelve girths. And he galloped off to try the valiant Slavushka.

He got to the stone-slab, read all its inscriptions and decided to go along the path of "save the horse, but lose yourself." Whether he rode long or short, but at sunset he stumbled upon a hut on chicken legs. He turned the hut towards him in front, and towards the forest with his back, and went into it. Babka Yaga immediately sensed the Russian spirit. And let's ask him, they say, who he is and where he came from, but Ivan first asked him to feed and let him rest from the road, and then he told her where the path was leading and what treasures he needed. Baba Yaga knew where the rejuvenating apples and living water were, as it turned out, at her own niece, the girl Sineglazka, a strong hero. But it's almost impossible to find it. And then she sent him to her middle sister and gave her horse. Fasthe got to her, but she did not know how to find the maiden Sineglazka. And then she gave him her horse and drove him to her elder, most knowledgeable sister. She told Ivan Tsarevich that their niece Sineglazka lives behind high and thick walls, and she has a big guard. She gave the young man her war horse and warned: "As soon as you drive up to the walls of Sineglazka's palace, then hit the sides of the horse, and in an instant it will fly over this wall." Ivan Tsarevich set off immediately.

Girl Sineglazka

Quickly he got to the kingdom of the maiden Blue-Eyes and sees that her guards are all asleep. Then he spurred his horse and found himself in a magical garden, where an apple tree grew with rejuvenating apples, and under it there was a well with water. He plucked the fruits, scooped up water and wanted to run away, only now curiosity seized him: to look at this girl Sineglazka. He went to her ward and saw that she was sleeping, and next to her were all her servants from a dozen girls. Ivan Tsarevich could not restrain himself and kissed her. And then he pulled the horse by the tie, but it was not there. The horse touched one horseshoe wall, the ringing resounded throughout the district. Everyone suddenly woke up and noticed the loss.

Ivan Tsarevich drives his horse at full speed, and behind him the hero Sineglazka rushes with all her guards. In the end, she overtook him and wanted to severely punish him for theft, but she could not, because she liked this good fellow. And he began to kiss her on the lips of sugar. They walked for three days and three nights. And then she commandedshe told him to go home, without turning anywhere, and wait for her for three years. But Ivan did not listen to her and went to rescue his brothers from trouble. He turned onto that fatal path and got straight into the tower to the insidious girl. But he did not begin to treat himself and go to bed, but threw her right into the pit, and from there the brothers began to call for help. Their brother Ivan helped out, but they did not appreciate it. They deceived him, took away rejuvenating apples and a jug of water, and threw him into the abyss.

Deception

Bird Nagai helped him get out of the cave and took him straight to his native side. He learned that the brothers brought magical gifts to the father-king, and he became in good he alth. And then Ivan Tsarevich did not want to return home to his father, but gathered the tavern goli and drunkards, began to drink with them and walk around the taverns.

Meanwhile Sineglazka gave birth to two sons. They grew by leaps and bounds. And then she called her sons, gathered an army and set off to look for Ivan Tsarevich. She came to his kingdom and pitched a tent in the field, and then sent a messenger to the king so that he would give her the prince - his son. The tsar was frightened at first, drove the eldest son Fedor, and then the middle Vasily, but she did not recognize her Ivan Tsarevich in them, she only ordered her sons to flog them with a cane for deceit and deceit. Yes, she ordered them to tell the whole truth to their father and urgently find Ivan. The king, having learned the truth, burst into burning tears.

Long-awaited meeting

At this time, Ivan Tsarevich himself goes to Sineglazka with a tavern's barn, tossing to the sides, tearing the cloth under his feet. Sineglazka recognized in the drunkard Ivan Tsarevich - the father of her children - andshe ordered his sons to take him and take him to a tent to change clothes and give him a rest after three years of innocent suffering. And she presented his tavern friends with a glass and sent it home.

A day passed, and the hero Sineglazka arrived with Ivan Tsarevich at the palace and arranged a merry wedding feast there. And Fyodor and Vasily were driven out of sight from the yard. But the newlyweds did not stay in their father's kingdom, but left for the kingdom of Sineglazkino. They began to live happily there and not grieve.

Conclusion

That's how the fairy tale ended with a happy ending. Ivan Tsarevich received rejuvenating apples and a faithful wife. The summary, although it could not contain all the interesting and important things that happened to the characters, but told the main thing. And the main thing is that we are once again convinced that the heroes of Russian fairy tales teach us moral behavior and spiritual purity. This also suggests that at all times human values were above all else. "Rejuvenating Apples" is a fairy tale that will not leave any reader indifferent and will give wonderful memories of childhood to adults, and to kids - an amazing, beautiful story and the belief that good will always triumph over evil.