Lermontov's works for children: stories, poems

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Artist, poet and writer Mikhail Yurievich Lermontov is best known as the author of "A Hero of Our Time". But Lermontov's poems for children are far from the last place in his poetic heritage. A lover of history, folklore and fairy tales, the poet wrote a fairly large number of poems and stories, which he himself called fairy tales. Now Lermontov's works for children are studied in the 6th grade of secondary school.

Today we will talk about some of Lermontov's poems, poems and fairy tales, which are written for the younger generation.

Lermontov's poems for children (short)

The death of his mother left a very sad imprint on the life and work of Mikhail Yurievich. He was left in the care of his father very early, and this resulted in the melancholy of poems that play with the theme of childhood or are written for children.

Although the poet's childhood was hazysadness and longing for his mother, he still describes the early years as happy, joyful days.

Extraordinary lyricism, softness and warmth highlight Lermontov's poems for children. Short verses such as "Sail", "Cossack lullaby", "A sweet birth of a child", "Angel", "To a child" demonstrate this in the best possible way. These verses are the most penetrating and tender thing in the poet's work.

Forget-me-not

Lermontov's works for children also play with various fairy tales. A small poem "Forget-Me-Not" tells the story of a couple in love, which ended tragically.

The plot is simple. In ancient times, a young knight and his chosen one sit on a bench and talk. The young man declares his love, but this is not enough for the girl. As proof of her strong feelings, she asks the knight to pick a blue forget-me-not flower for her. It is barely visible, as it grows very far, but, as the girl says, "he is not so far for love" as it seems.

A young knight goes to get a flower and ends up in a quagmire from which he cannot get out. With the last of his strength, he picks a flower and throws it at the feet of his beloved. The topic is not new - a flower as a symbol of love is often found in fairy tales from around the world. For example, in the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast", where the youngest daughter asks for only a scarlet rose as a gift.

Sea Princess

Some people say that this poem is a love poem, but in fact itattributed to the works of Lermontov for children. If you carefully read the text, it immediately becomes obvious - this is a duel not for life, but for death.

The poet used the common image of a mermaid. Seeing the prince on the shore, she begins to lure him into her arms, asking if the young man wants to spend the night with the king's daughter. In fact, she lures him into the water to drown him.

The prince goes to her, but does not fall under the spell, and instead of dying in the waves of the sea, he defeats the mermaid and pulls her by the tail to the shore, where she turns into a monster and dies.

Three palm trees

Lermontov's works for children have a deep meaning, even if they seem like an innocent fairy tale. "Three Palms" is a great example of this.

Three palm trees grew in the desert. They were hot and bored because nothing was going on there. And they began to murmur to heaven and lament that their lives were wasted. Very soon a whole caravan appeared, and the travelers stopped under the palm trees to spend the night. True, at that time their life came to an end - the Moors cut down all three trees and burned them to keep warm, as the nights in the desert are cold.

The number "three" here is an established symbol of the triune soul, and murmuring is a sin. Palm trees did not like that no one admires them (pride). As a result, they were punished.

Lermontov's stories for children: "Ashik-Kerib. Turkish fairy tale"

The Tale of the Travelerthe singer, who was looking for a way to get rich in order to marry the daughter of a we althy merchant, was found among Lermontov's papers after his sudden death. The tale is an Azerbaijani version of an ancient tale about Ashik Kerib, who made a promise with his beloved to wait for him for seven years. If after this time he does not return rich, she will marry another. Despite any obstacles, Ashik Kerib returns rich and takes his beloved as his wife.

A song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, a young guardsman and a daring merchant Kalashnikov

Many consider Lermontov's stories for children to be incomplete without this epic poem. It is interesting that, unlike other works, this story is unique. No one wrote about this story before Lermontov, and no one after him.

Lermontov's works for children are usually based on fiction, but not this time. The action takes place during the time of Ivan the Terrible. The young guardsman Kiribeevich confesses to the tsar his love for a beautiful woman - Alena Dmitrievna. He is imbued with this story and gives a blessing for marriage, even gives the young man jewelry for the future bride. But the tsar does not know that Karibeevich's beloved is married to the merchant Kalashnikov.

Oprichnik Kiribeevich lies in wait for Alena Dmitrievna in the church and dishonors her. The woman runs home in tears and asks her husband to take revenge. The merchant decides the next day to teach the oprichnik a lesson in a fistfight. And so it happened - Kiribeevich was killed. Ivan the Terrible asks if the merchant rightfully killed the guardsman. Not wanting to talk about the dishonor of his wife, the merchant Kalashnikov hides the realreason, and he is sentenced to death.