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Petr Pavlovich Ershov - Russian prose writer, playwright, poet. One of his most famous works is The Little Humpbacked Horse. Those who read this tale in verse will surely remember that one of the most striking characters is the Whale Fish. If you have not yet had the pleasure of reading this work, you can do it right now.
Background to writing a masterpiece
Ershov Petr Pavlovich was born on February 22, 1815 in the town of Bezrukovo, Tobolsk province. His father often moved on duty, so Peter had the opportunity to communicate with different people.
The boy listened to the folk tales that formed the basis of his famous work The Humpbacked Horse. As the author himself said, he only slightly modified them, gave the words a poetic form. Opinions about the work were conflicting. So, Belinsky said that there is no Russian spirit in a fairy tale, despite the fact that it is written in Russian words. However, there were many positive reviews. So, A. S. Pushkin, having familiarized himself with the work, said: “Now this kind of composition can be left to me.” With these words, he put the beginning poet on the same level with himself. And under the influence Pushkin's fairy tales created "Humpbacked Horse" 19-year-old P. P. Ershov.
One peasant had three sons. The elder's name was Danilo, he was smart. The middle Gavrilo was "this way and that", and the younger Ivan was a fool at all.
The family grew wheat and sold it. But someone began to trample the crops at night and thereby cause great damage. Then it was decided that all the brothers would take turns on duty. The elder, when he was on duty, was attacked by fear. The young man dug into the hay and lay there all night, so he did not learn anything. The middle brother froze and left his post. Only Ivan managed to understand what was the matter. He saw a beautiful white horse, managed to saddle it and bring it to the shepherd's booth.
As the mare promised him, she gave birth to three horses. Danilo and Gavrilo saw two handsome stallions and secretly took them away for sale. The humpbacked horse consoled the saddened Ivan. He ordered him to sit on his back and rushed after his brothers. From this begins the fairy tale of Ershov, in which the Whale Fish will soon appear.
Trials for a Peasant's Son
The horses were so good that the king bought them in the capital. When the animals were taken to the stable, they ran to Ivan. Then the king appointed him a groom. But the envious sleeping bag could not survive this, he threw the Firebird feather to Ivan and told the king that the guy promised to bring the owner of the feather.
With the help of the humpbacked horse, the young man fulfilled this order of the king. Then a faithful friend helped the guy bring the Tsar Maiden. At the suggestion of the sovereign to become his wife, the girl said that she would not agree until the ring was taken from the ocean floor. It is this event that will bring the reader closer to the next character, who should help get the ring out of the watery depths.
Finding themselves by the ocean, Ivan and the horse saw that Miracle-Yudo Fish-Whale lies across it.
First Encounter with a Giant Island Fish
The whale was extraordinary. It turns out that it has been ten years since he turned into a living island. Further, Ershov describes what the Miracle-Yudo Fish-Whale looks like.
A village stood on its back, there were real houses here. Palisades were driven into the ribs of the poor animal. Men plowed on his lip, mushrooms grew between his mustaches, which the girls were looking for.
Horse and Ivan jumped on a strange creature. The whale fish asked where they came from and where they were going?
They replied that they were leaving the capital on behalf of the Tsar Maiden, heading towards the Sun, which would help them fulfill the girl's task. Having heard, he asked the travelers to ask the Sun how long he would still be in this form and for what sins this punishment. Ivan promised to fulfill the request, and the travelers went on.
Description of the hero of a fairy tale
They will help you find out what a Whale Fish looks like, pictures. It can be seen that a forest grows on its tail. It begins with a birch grove, becoming denser. Dark firs, oaks and other trees are already located there.
Standing on the body of the sufferer Near each of them is a vegetable garden. They plow the land and carry the weight of the horse, which can also be seen in the illustration. On one side of the giant fish is a church where peasants go to pray. On the other - a mill, here they turn grain into flour.
The growth is also covered with his face. It can be seen how the Whale Fish is suffering. Pictures convey the bleak existence of the animal. Although only one of his eyes is drawn, and the other is hidden under the vegetation, it is clear what longing and prayer to travelers he is filled with. Will Ivanushka and the skate be able to help him? You will find out about this very soon.
In a palace
The young man and his assistant climbed up to heaven and ended up in the palace of the Tsar Maiden. However, the sun rested here only at night, and during the day they found a month there, but they were glad about this. The night luminary was also happy, having received through messengers the news of his missing daughter, the Tsar Maiden. To celebrate, Month Mesyatsovich told the guests why the Whale Fish suffers. The tale moves on to the next episode, which lifts the veil of secrecy. It turns out that the giant fish swallowed 30 ships. As soon as she releases them back, she will be forgiven and again able to swim freely in the ocean.
Forgiveness
Ivan and the humpbacked man said goodbye to the Moon and set off on their way back. As they approached the ocean, a whale fish saw them. The tale continues, and now there are only joyful moments in it.
The hunchback galloped to the peasants to tell them to quickly pack up and leave this living island, otherwise they would drown. They obeyed, and at noon there was not a single living soul here.
Then only the travelers told the whale how to earn forgiveness. He opened his mouth and all the ships jumped out of it with noise, cannon shots. The rowers sang cheerful songs.
The search for the ring
For those who are interested, a whale is a fish or an animal should be explained. Previously, people thought that this was a giant fish, because the whale lives in the water and is similar in shape to it. But then it turned out that this mammal that breathes air is viviparous, which means it is an animal. But back to the tale.
The whale fish asks his saviors how he can thank them. They said they only wanted the ring. He dived into the abyss of water, called the sturgeon and told them to find the decoration. They searched for a long time, but returned with nothing. They said that only a ruff could find it.
After that, two dolphins went in search of a ruff. He was a reveler and a bully, so finding him was not so easy.
They searched for him in the seas, rivers, lakes, but all in vain. Then the dolphins heard the exclamations and realized that the ruff was in the pond. There he intended to fight with crucians. Here is a story that P. P. Ershov came up with in verse. The whale fish that the sea reveler was brought to tells him to find the chest that contained the ring.
Yorsh said he knew where it all was. He dived into the pool and dug up the coveted chest there, then called the sturgeons, told them to take the find to the whale, and he went about his business.
Happy end of the fairy tale
At this time, Ivan was sitting on the ocean shore and waiting for the Whale Fish to appear. It was already evening, but the surface of the water did not sway. The young man was worried, as the term for the execution of the royal mandate was nearing its end, and he did not yet have a ring. Suddenly the sea began to seethe, and a whale appeared. He gave the chest to the young man, saying that he had fulfilled the request.
Ivan tried to lift the chest, but could not. Then the Humpbacked Bunok easily threw his luggage around his neck, ordered the young man to sit on his back and went to the royal palace. The travelers gave the sovereign a ring, he handed it to the Tsar Maiden and told her to marry him quickly. The girl replied that she was 15 years old and she would not marry an old man. The king-maiden advised him to bathe in cold water, then in hot and in milk so that it turns into a young one.
He decided to first test on Ivan. The young man cringed. The humpbacked man told him that he would help. Indeed, when Ivan jumped into a cauldron of boiling liquid, the skate cooled it down with magical movements. As a result, the young man became handsome and handsome. And the evil king, having jumped into the cauldron, boiled there.
The girl married Ivan, and this is where the fairy tale ends. After reading it, the children can draw a picture. The whale fish will look like a book illustration or will be different from it.
ELENA SHITIKOVA
Quiz based on the fairy tale by P. P. Ershov "The Little Humpbacked Horse" part 1
Target: To consolidate and clarify the knowledge of children about the life and work of Peter Pavlovich Ershov and his fairy tale"The Little Humpbacked Horse".
Tasks:
Development of communication skills, cognitive interest, creative thinking.
Raising a caring and respectful attitude to the book.
Cultivate interest in literature.
Increase in emotional state.
preliminary work: acquaintance with the writer. Acquaintance with fairy tale: reading and paraphrase, viewing illustrations and various publications fairy tales. Prepare certificates, prizes, drawings of children according to fairy tale.
The hall is decorated with children's drawings. Installed multimedia screen for puppet theater. Participate teams of 10 children each kindergarten, the rest of the fans.
Slide #1 (The Little Humpbacked Horse)
Quiz progress:
Slide #2 (P.P. Ershov)
Vedas: Every year we celebrate significant events and dates. 2015 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Pyotr Pavlovich Ershov. Everyone knows story« The Little Humpbacked Horse» (1834, which turned 180 a year ago. Poet and storyteller P. P. Ershov, probably, did not imagine that the adventures of his heroes would survive the centuries.
Slide #3 (book cover)
Beyond the mountains, beyond the forests
Beyond the wide seas
Not in heaven - on earth
An old man lived in a village...
This is how it starts story« The Little Humpbacked Horse. This fairy tale is known to all. It is published in English, French, German, Polish and even Japanese! Undoubtedly, she adorns Russian children's literature, captivating the imagination of readers. This work can safely be called fabulous encyclopedia of the Russian people.
Peter wrote as a nineteen-year-old student Ershov this amazing tale. On creation "Humpbacked Horse" Ershov inspired by the magical fairy tales A. S. Pushkin. Subsequently, Alexander Sergeevich highly appreciated Ershov's fairy tale by writing auto RU: “Now this kind of writing can be left to me!” With time story« The Little Humpbacked Horse» won the hearts of readers all over Russia.
slide number 4 (splash screen quiz)
And today I invite you to go on an exciting journey with the heroes of this fairy tales. active the participants of our quiz are the team«___» (applause, «___» (applause) and «___» (applause). (teams sit in a semicircle at the tables, fans on both sides of the hall, the jury table behind the teams.) All the rest are active fans. Fans show how you know how to clap, stomp. Well done! We clap for the correct answer of the team, stomp for the wrong answer. The most responsible guests are our jury in composition:
Let's give them a round of applause.
And the teams proceed to the first task.
Slide #5 (picture by fairy tale)
1 round "Warm-up"
I propose to remember the plot fairy tales« The Little Humpbacked Horse» , for this, the teams need to answer my questions in turn. If the team gives the wrong answer. The question goes to the opponents. Ready?
1. How many brothers did Ivan have and what were their names? (Two. Danila and Gavrila)
2. What Ivan and his brothers did (Sown and sold wheat)
3. How did Ivan's brothers spend the night on guard in the wheat field? (One dug in the hay, and the other "Walked on patrol at a neighbor's fence")
4. Who did Ivan see in the field and that he lied at home about the thief of their wheat? (A white mare with a golden mane; said that the devil was stealing their wheat)
5. How much Ivan had horses and where did they come from? (Three; a white mare gave birth to them as a gift to Ivan)
6. What first aid did the Humpbacked Horse provide to Ivan? (Caught up with the brothers who stole from Ivan horses)
7. What was the first wonderful thing Ivan found? (Feather of the Firebird)
8. Where did Ivan hide the feather of the Firebird? (I wrapped it in a rag and hid it in a hat)
9. Who and how much bought golden manes Ivan's horses? (King, for 10 caps of silver)
10. How did Ivan get to the royal stable as a groom? (Because the golden-maned horses did not obey anyone except Ivan)
11. Who stole the Firebird's feather from Ivan and why? (Former groom to get rid of Ivan)
12. What was the first task the king gave Ivan? (Catch the firebird)
13. Where did Ivan catch the Firebird? (On a mountain of silver)
14. What was the second task given by the tsar to Ivan? (Find and bring the Tsar Maiden)
15. Where did the Tsar Maiden live and how many times a year did she descend to Earth? (On the ocean; twice)
16. What did the Tsar Maiden swim on and on what musical instrument she played? (On a boat; on a harp)
17. How did Ivan lure the Tsar Maiden? (Golden tent with refreshments)
18. Why couldn't Ivan catch the Tsar Maiden the first time? (fell asleep)
19. What did Ivan do in order not to oversleep the Tsar Maiden? (Pricked himself with sharp nails and stones)
20. What was the third task the king gave Ivan? (Get the ring of the Tsar Maiden from the bottom of the ocean)
21. Who helped Ivan find the ring at the bottom of the ocean (Miracle Yudo Fish-whale and Ruff)
22. Who were the relatives of the Tsar Maiden? (Mother Month (Moon, brother-Sun)
23. For what and how was Miracle Yudo Fish - a whale punished? (For the fact that he swallowed three dozen ships, God settled people on his back)
24. What did the Fish-whale have to do for his forgiveness? (Give freedom to the ships)
25. What condition did the Tsar Maiden set for the king not to marry him, and how was the king to fulfill this condition? (The king must become younger, and for this he had to bathe in three boilers: boiling water, in boiling milk, cold water)
26. What last will of the king did Ivan fulfill and how did the Little Humpbacked Horse help him? (Ivan bathed in three cauldrons, after the Humpbacked Horse dipped his muzzle into those cauldrons and jumped at Ivan twice)
27. What happened to the tsar and Ivan? (Tsar, cooked, and Ivan became handsome)
This concludes the first round. Dear jury summarizes the results of the first hurray.
Slide number 6 (picture of the firebird)
And you, I beg your attention.
I found out that you are the Firebird
In our royal light,
If I wanted to order
You boast to get it.
Well, look, don't deny
And try to get it."
Here Ivan jumped up like a top.
"I didn't say that!
He screamed as he wiped himself off. -
Oh, I don't lock myself up
But about the bird, whatever you like,
You are misleading."
King, shake your beard:
"What? Dress me up with you! -
He screamed. - But look,
If you are three weeks
Can't get me the Firebird
In our royal light,
That, I swear by my beard,
You pay me...
Slide number 7 (Firebird)
AT: I propose to help Ivan. And the next task of our the quiz will be a contest"Assemble a picture of the firebird from puzzles" (for a period of 2-3 participant)
Slide number 8 (heroes fairy tales)
"Who are the heroes you know,
If you solve the riddle"
(pictures with heroes appear on the screen after guessing)
Who owns the words:
1. “Hey you sleepy grouse!
Open the door brother
I got wet in the rain
From head to toe."
I didn't sleep all night;
On mine, moreover misfortune
It was a terrible disaster!
The rain poured like this…”
slide number 8 (Older brother Danilo)
2. "You, Danilo, well done!
You are like this to tell, about,
Has served me faithfully
That is, being with everything,
He didn't hit his face in the dirt."
Slide #8 (Father)
3. “Well, Ivan, - he said -
If you managed to sit
So you own me."
Slide #8 (Mares.)
4. "I did not sleep all night,
Yes, to my destiny unhappy,
The night was terribly cold
To the hearts of me penetrated;
I rode all night;
It was too awkward.
However, all is well."
Slide #8 (Gavrilo is the middle brother)
5. “I confess my head,
The king appeared before you
They didn't order me to be executed
Command me to speak."
Slide #8 (Bedroom.)
6. "Way-road, gentlemen!
Where are you from and where are you?"
Slide #8 (whale)
7. "And tell me the guilt
To our bright country
Your parish from the earth;
What people are you from?
How did you get into this region, -
Tell me everything, don't hide it"
Slide #8 (Month)
8. “Great King! don't be angry!
We are all the sea, it seems
Came out and dug
But they didn’t open the sign either.”
Slide #8 (Two white sturgeons)
9. “Hey, master, sleep well!
Time to serve!"
Slide #8 (The Little Humpbacked Horse)
10. “And such a need,
That I will never go out
For the bad, for the gray-haired,
For such a toothless one!
Slide #8 (King Maiden)
11. “Go to the okian;
The volume is stored in the okian
Ring, you hear, Tsar-maidens.
Slide #8 (Tsar)
12. “It is necessary, king, I have two troughs
Beloyarova millet
Yes, overseas wine.
Slide #8 (Ivan)
Vedas: Well done! Well done. The jury sums up the 3rd round. And we move on to the next test.
Slide #9 (the whale is talking to Ivan)
Vedas: Attention!
(showing an excerpt of the puppet theater)
"The way is the way, gentlemen!
Where are you from and where are you?"
"We are ambassadors from the Tsar Maiden,
We both go from the capital, -
Says to the whale skate, -
To the sun straight to the east
In the mansions of gold. "-
“So it’s impossible, dear fathers,
You have to ask the sun:
How long will I be in disgrace,
And for what sins
Am I suffering misfortune?"
"Okay, okay, whale fish!" -
Our Ivan shouts to him.
"Be a merciful father to me!
See how I suffer, poor thing!
I've been here for ten years.
I will serve you myself. "-
Kit Ivana begs
He sighs bitterly.
"Okay, okay, whale fish!" -
Our Ivan shouts to him.
Vedas: Guys, what does the whale need to do to get free? (release ships)
Can we help? Competition "Ships" (remove paper boats from the whale's mouth)
Models of three whales with boats in them. Commands on signal one at a time participant get one boat. Competition for time.
Vedas: Well done! And they completed this task. And we move on to the next round.
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Quiz based on the fairy tale by P.P. Ershov "Humpbacked Horse"
Target : Development of skills and abilities of schoolchildren in finding the right information;
Expanding the horizons, research skills of students, developing attention,
Imagination;
Motivation for reading fairy tales and fiction.
2. Where did the brothers live with their father? (in the village)
3. What did they do? (The brothers sowed wheat, but they took it to the city-capital)
4. How would a thief peep (see)
5. What did the elder brother take with him on patrol (pitchfork and ax)
6. According to the cunning middle brother, all night ... (there was a terrible frost)
7. What were the brothers' names?"Danilo, Gavrilo)
8. What did Ivan the Fool take with him on patrol? (malachai and bread)
9. What did the father promise to the youngest son? (I'll buy you luboks, I'll give you peas and beans)
10. Who trampled wheat according to Ivan the Fool? (Devil, hell)
11. How did the mare thank Ivan? She gave birth to two golden-maned horses and Horse - Humpbacked
12. What was the growth of the Little Humpbacked Horse? (three inches)
13. What kind of miracle light did the brothers see in the field? (Pero Zhar - birds)
14. For what price did Ivan sell the golden-maned horses? (10 silver caps and another 5 rubles)
15. For what reason did the tsar take Ivan to serve in the palace? (No one but Ivan could cope with the golden-maned horses that Ivan sold to the tsar)
16. What color were the golden-maned horses, the sons of a mare? (Voronoi)
17. How long did the tsar give Ivan to get the firebird? (3 weeks)
18. From what was the mountain in the clearing of the Firebirds? (silver)
19. Where was Ivan the Fool hiding, waiting for the firebird? (oak trough)
20. In order not to get burned, grabbing the firebird, Ivan decided to put on ... (mittens)
21. What did Ivan put the Firebird into that he caught? (in a bag)
22. After the firebird, what task did the tsar give to Ivan the Fool (Tsar Maiden)
23. How many times a year did the Tsar Maiden descend from the Okiyana to the ground? (2 times)
24. The princess says to him: “If you want to take me, then deliver it to me in three days (my ring from an okiya!)
25. Who were the princess the moon and the sun? (“The moon is my mother. The sun is a brother
26. How much did Miracle Yudo Fish-whale suffer (Ten years)
27. What was the name of the father of Ivan the Fool (“Sit down, Ivanushka Petrovich!”)
28. Why was the whale fish punished? (For swallowing 3 dozen ships)
29. Where was the ring of the Tsar Maiden? (At the bottom of the sea in a red chest)
30. Who found the chest with the ring of the Tsar Maiden? (Ruff)
31. Whose words are these? But, to tell you as a friend, this is a service, not a service (Konka is a humpbacked dog.)
32. How old was the Tsar Maiden? (fifteen)
33. Whose words? “If you don’t feel sorry for yourself, you will become younger again” (Tsar_maiden)
34. What was in the three cauldrons in which Ivan and the tsar bathed? (Cold water, boiled water and milk boiled with a key)
35. What was in the first cauldron where Ivan the Fool jumped? (Dive into the milk first)
36. How old was the king? (70)
Ershov Pyotr Pavlovich, with his tales about the Little Humpbacked Horse and the Miracle Yuda, gave an entire generation faith in the unknown. This author made me look at the wonders of nature in a new way, because such anomalies as the Miracle-Yudo Fish-whale were found in the mythology of other peoples.
She has an imposing mouth capable of swallowing a ship, a bad temper despite the relative calmness of the real animal prototype, and a modified physiology.
The features of the animal are distorted. If in the end the fish became more or less natural in appearance, except for its size, of course, then initially it was practically a dragon, with an elongated mouth full of sharp teeth.
According to the materials for comparative words"Edited by Khomyakov, Miracle Yudo and should be interpreted as a dragon. Also in the 19th century, this expression was used to describe any "diva of the sea", which includes even killer whales. Despite the fact that in different sources Miracle Yudo is presented in its own way, most of these creatures have a natural prototype, or at least a natural explanation.
Origin of terminology
The word "Miracle Yudo" itself also has its own history. The first part is easily explained, since it directly means something “wonderful” or “unusual”.
But the second part of the term has a more specific and interesting history. In early Christianity, the word "yudo", consonant with the name Judas, was used to refer to everything demonic, evil and unclean.
Perhaps that is why most of the prototypes of such curiosities, including the one described in Ershov's prose 
fish are credited with an extremely aggressive disposition.
So, for example, the hero of a different mythology, this time from the East, Sinbad the Sailor escaped from the "false island" in a trough, pursued by a huge creature that wanted to feast on the members of his team.
The whale mentioned in The Humpbacked Horse, in turn, could hardly repeat the atrocities that are attributed to his more “evil” brethren. The fish was punished for racing after the ships, but the whale did not have to pretend to be an island.
Is there a single image of a monster
In the Old Slavonic legends, Miracle-Yudo is a dragon- or snake-like monster "with several heads." For example, in the fairy tale "Ivan the Peasant's Son and the Miracle Yudo", this is presented as.
As for the whale, he most likely received his reckoning as a curiosity for a snake-like body, albeit a modified one. The fish that lies "across the sea" also has quite natural characteristics characteristic of a real-life subspecies. So, for example, the animal also gets rid of excess water in the body with the help of a fountain in the front of the body, called the "blowhole", around which the guys have fun and jump.
Real prototype
If we are talking about Ershov's whale, then it should be noted that he has a very real image.
It is certainly exaggerated for the sake of the spectacle and scale of the story, however, one way or another, it corresponds to the image that was described in prose.
At first, you might think that we are talking about a minke whale, since most of the illustrations for Ershov's prose show the same fish with characteristic longitudinal stripes under the mouth, in which the whalebone is clearly visible.
However, most representatives of this species prey exclusively on plankton, which is why it will be extremely difficult for them to directly swallow anything, including “three dozen ships”.
It is quite possible that Ershov used the sperm whale as the basis for his Miracle Yud, which often swallows various objects that later cause considerable inconvenience to the animal.
Of course, we are not talking about any “big city” that can fit on the back of this representative of mammals. The average length of the animal is approximately 15-20 meters.
bible script
Ershov never revealed the secrets of what exactly served as the prototype for that same whale. Some saw in the fish the “living island” described above from more ancient mythology, which is a tame animal of the local ruler of the seas, others even saw the background to the parable describing the biblical motif.
We are talking about the Book of the prophet Jonah, who was also swallowed by a whale when he angered the Lord and did not repent of his sins. However, as in the case of Ershov's whale, the prophet was not left on his own and got the opportunity to change his fate, as a result of being thrown ashore.
Also, the fish received its forgiveness when it released all 30 swallowed ships into the wild.
Moralization of the Narrative
In Yershov's prose, the Sun gave the whale a second chance, releasing the fish, which immediately declared its own dominion over the surface of the sea.
In this case, the evolution of the image from a completely negative and destructive to a thinking and understanding one can be traced. Keith had to let go of all the ships after the Little Humpbacked Horse brought him the news of salvation from distress. Even the peasants, who left the island in time, did not suffer.
Ershov's contribution to the humanization of Miracle Yud should not be underestimated, the author deliberately gave impetus to the development of the image.
Despite the fact that the Slavs were extremely far from both the sea and the mythology characteristic of the peoples in whose culture shipping occupied important role, they nevertheless created their leviathan.
Perhaps the point is in that “unseen”, which seemed to ordinary people the expanse of the sea. It is also possible that Miracle Yudo simply evolved from the characters of local fishing folklore. In any case, this image remained one of the key in the total description of the forces opposing the hero of epics and fairy tales.