The tale of rejuvenating apples and living water is truly a fairy tale. There are a woman-yaga with a hut on a chicken leg, and a stone slab with a choice of the way, and a beauty - Sineglazka with a garden in which there were unusual apples and life-giving water. It seems that this Russian folk tale has everything: the vileness of a beautiful girl, the betrayal of siblings, a wedding and a feast for the whole world. Let's get acquainted with its summary for the reader's diary and try to understand what the main idea of the fairy tale is.
Short retelling: Once upon a time there was a king in a certain kingdom, in a certain state. He was quite old, he began to see worse, and then the tsar found out about rejuvenating apples and a well with life-giving water. He made a decision: whoever brings these riches to him will get half the kingdom. But he had three sons: the eldest son Fedor, the middle - Vasily and the youngest - Ivan. And the eldest son decided to bring apples and a jug of water to his father so that he would not give half the kingdom to strangers. On the way he met a stone slab and on it there was an inscription that said: he who goes to the right will save himself, he will lose the horse, to the left he will save the horse, and he will destroy himself, whoever follows will find his wife. And Fedor went straight. A beautiful girl met him, let’s feed and water the young man. Then she put him to bed, and when Fedor fell asleep, threw him underground, into a deep hole ...
At this time, the king again urges the brave men to bring him rejuvenating apples and a jug of living water. Then comes the middle son - Vasily. Surprisingly, when he sees the same stone slab as his elder brother, he also chooses to be married. The same girl greets him; feeds, feeds, puts to sleep and throws underground. And the brothers meet ...
Again the king gathers princes and boyars. Ivan Tsarevich comes out and sets off immediately. Ivan could not pick up a suitable horse in the stable, but he did not have time to get upset, as the backyard grandmother who came to meet offers him help and gives him a solid horse. In contrast to his brothers, Ivan turns to the left. He sees a hut on a chicken leg, comes in, and there a woman is a yaga. I fed, watered, laid it down and began to ask: where, but who is it? He politely answered her, and therefore the woman - yaga told about the girl Sineglazka, her niece, who has apples and water. She sent Ivan to her middle sister to help the prince. In addition, I gave him my horse. The next woman, Yaga, received him well and directed her to her older sister. She gave the young man advice: let the horse jump over the wall around the kingdom of Sineglazka, Ivan had to rip 3 apples and draw water into the jug while Sineglazka was sleeping. Ivan fulfilled the instructions of the old woman, but only violated one rule: he went into the tower to Sineglazka and kissed her. The queen woke up, noticed the loss, and the pursuit of Ivan began. The tsarina overtook the young man, and he asked her not to destroy, but better to kiss. Sineglazka Ivan kissed, and they became engaged. But they had to leave. And then the queen punished Ivan not to turn off the way home; will come to his kingdom in 3 years. Upon reaching the slab-stone, I thought about the brothers and could not help but go to look for them. I turned onto the road where to be married. A beautiful girl also meets Ivan, but Ivan outwitted her and threw her underground, where he found his brothers. On the way home, again at the stone-slab, Ivan asked Fedor and Vasily to guard the horse while he was sleeping. Bad thoughts climbed into the heads of the brothers: their father was ashamed that they could not get either apples or water. Then they threw Ivan into the abyss, and wealth was pulled out of his bosom. Ivan woke up and saw the chicks, which he sheltered from the weather. Nagai, the mother bird of the chicks, wanted to thank him for this, so she promised to fulfill any desire. Ivan only wanted to go home. The prince flew on horseback, but did not go either to his father or to his brothers, but went through the taverns. 3 years have passed. Sineglazka arrived with the 2 sons of Ivan and began to demand from the king to give the prince. It was then that Fedor confessed with Vasily, as everything was in reality. And the king burst into tears. At this time, Ivan himself finds Sineglazka, but he looks like a drunkard. His little wife put him in order, and the next day there was a feast for the whole world. The older and middle brother were expelled from the kingdom, and Ivan left for the kingdom of Sineglazka.
Review: I really liked the tale of rejuvenating apples and living water, because it really taught me a lot. She once again proved to me that evil should be punished, that it’s not worth lying, because a lie sooner or later pops up anyway. Also, do not be jealous of someone's success, as this will not make you better. The brothers Fedor and Vasily, having forgotten that their sibling saved them, threw him into the abyss, thereby betraying not only his brother, but also his life values. They could only seem good in the eyes of the father, but they were never, which is very regrettable. Of course, I advise everyone to read this tale in order to reflect on what kind of person you are, do bad deeds and did you lie only for your own good?
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