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Vitaly Valentinovich Bianchi (1894–1959) discovered nature for himself, watching its representatives on the coast of the Gulf of Finland at a dacha in Lebyazhye. He was a writer-naturalist, and a hunter, and a local historian. When he wrote a fairy tale, he himself alternately became one or the other insect, humanizing them. This happened with Bianchi's fairy tale "Like an ant hurried home." The summary will introduce the reader to various insects and boogers.
A little about the author
The writer wanted his stories and fairy tales to be interesting for both children and adults. Children who cannot read listen with interest to short tales “Whose legs are these?”, “Who sings with what?”, “Where do crayfish hibernate?”, As well as Bianchi’s little story-tale “How the ant hurried home.” A summary of this story will be given below. Many, more than 300 stories, written by the author.
They are translated into different languages. Illustrations for them were often made by his daughter, and 30 (!) artists turned to them -illustrators. His entertaining and instructive stories were published in many children's magazines: "Young Naturalist", "Chizh", "Friendly Guys", "Bonfire", "Sparkle". One hundred and twenty books were printed in separate editions. And, of course, not without cartoons. Among them there is a colorful animated film based on Bianchi's fairy tale "Like an ant hurried home." We will tell a summary of the tale later.
The film based on the work is called "The Ant's Journey", written and directed by E. Nazarov.
Encyclopedias about nature
Each story by V. Bianchi opens something new and unknown to the reader. They contain facts and observations, describe the time of year and the time of day when the action takes place. Every animal, bird, insect and plant is described with biological certainty. To keep the reader interested, the title often turns into a question or begins with the word "how." This draws attention to the content of Bianchi's fairy tale "How the ant hurried home." The summary of this forest story immediately makes the reader aware of why the ant was in a hurry to get home. And gradually we will get to know all his helpers.
Start reading the fairy tale
The sun was going down, and the ant was sitting on the very top of the birch. Below him was his native anthill. He had to hurry: with the last ray of the sun, the ants close all the entrances and exits from their house. He sat down on a leaf to rest, so that later he could quickly go downstairs and have time to get into his home.
What happenedthen
The wind blew and tore off a leaf from a birch, and an ant flew away on it far, far beyond the river and beyond the village. This is how Bianchi begins to describe how the ant hurried home. A summary of this amazing story is outlined below. He fell along with the leaf on a stone and painfully bruised his paws. The poor fellow is very grieving: now he will definitely not have time to go home.
First Mates
His legs hurt and he can't run. Suddenly he sees the poor fellow Surveyor Caterpillar and asks her for help.
"Sit down," the Caterpillar agrees, "just don't bite." It turned out to be very uncomfortable to ride on it. She then bent a high hump, then straightened into a wand. The ant was very tired and got off the uncomfortable "horse". He sees the Haymaker Spider and asks to take him home. The spider agreed.
His legs are higher than his body. The baby climbed up the leg, and then moved to the back. The legs of the spider are like stilts, but it walks slowly. The ant will not have time to go home. Bianchi's story "How the ant hurried home" continues on.
Beetle and Flea Beetle
When the Spider saw the Beetle, he said that she runs very fast and will instantly carry the ant home.
Beetle planted a sick ant on herself, quickly ran with all six legs. She ran to the potato field and parted with the ant. Here he was helped by a tiny flea-beetle. Ant clings to him tightly, becauseFlea's paws are like springs. They will fold in, then straighten out. Instantly the whole field galloped frisky Flea. This is how the ant hurried home. Bianchi put before him an insurmountable barrier - a high fence. Who will help him next? The sun is getting lower and lower, and the anthill is still far away.
Grasshopper and Water strider
A grasshopper carried a would-be traveler over the fence. And ahead is the river. How the ant hurried home! Bianchi made it difficult for him again. But there was also an assistant here - the Water Strider-Bug.
A water strider walks on water like others on land, more precisely, like a skater on a skating rink. So we got a little acquainted with the features of the movement of different insects. So the ant moved to the other side.
The sun is already hiding
An ant looks - the sun is almost invisible. His legs keep aching and aching, he can't run as before. And you need to hurry, but how? Here the May Khrushch crawls past (beetle, very powerful and heavy). All insects saw how the ant hurried home. The tale of V. Bianchi will continue with the flight. The ant climbed onto the wings, and the Beetle tells him to transplant onto his head. Maysky Khrushch opened in two at first hard wings, and then released thin, translucent wings from them and - flew. We got to our native birch and said goodbye on top of it. It's getting quite dark. Ant's latest adventure will feature Bianchi. How did the ant hurry home? The content of the tale shows how difficult it was for the baby to get to his native anthill. Leaf Roller Caterpillar refused to help him. And it is urgently necessary to go down:the last minutes remain. The ant rushed at her and bit her. The caterpillar got scared and fell off the leaf.
An ant clings to her tightly, and they fall together. Suddenly, something stopped them. The ant sees a thin thread. It comes out of the belly of the Leaf Roller and becomes longer and longer and does not tear. So the two of them go down on a string. They descended, and there was only one passage left, as if waiting for the traveler. The ant jumped into it - and it is at home. Managed! Sunny village. These were the adventures while the ant was in a hurry to get home. The author described each assistant in such detail - no need to read any textbooks.
Fairy tale analysis
Here, both talents of the writer - a scientist and a storyteller - were manifested. The scientist told how ants go to bed in the evenings. He described in detail the skills of all the insects that the ant encountered. The Surveyor caterpillar crawls by folding and then straightening out. The good Harvest Spider with huge paws walks slowly. Ground beetle out of the blue is very agile, it rushes like a car, but not all obstacles can be overcome. The potato field was too much for her. The Flea Bug jumps very briskly, but it cannot jump high like a Grasshopper. The Klop-Vodometer runs perfectly on the water and does not sink. The Maybug flies like an airplane. By the way, he has a special feature. According to all the laws of physics, he cannot fly, but he flies! Scientists have yet to unravel this mystery. The leaf-roller caterpillar is able to release threads from its abdomen, in order to later make a cocoon out of them. And in the cocoon there will be pupae, fromwhich young leaflets will appear. All this is the knowledge of a scientist.
Bianchi the Storyteller
All the inhabitants of the forest and fields are talking to each other, trying to help the unfortunate ant. The road home is full of trials and adventures. But the end, as expected, in a fairy tale is prosperous.
"Like an ant hurried home": reviews of parents
Readers note the friendship and mutual assistance that a fairy tale brings up. And the scientist's knowledge is just a treasure, which he skillfully shares with a young reader in an artistic form. Many note the high quality of the illustrations. It's good that they are placed on all spreads. In some families, this story has awakened a new interest in insects. Many children have listened to it so many times that they know it by heart.
Such feedback is not accidental. V. Bianchi was born in the family of a biologist. He lived near the Zoological Museum, where his father worked. It was his father who taught Vitaly to keep a diary of nature. Later, he traveled a lot around our homeland and always brought new recorded observations. This is how many works were created that captivate the reader with their artistic and scientific side.
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