Winter is associated in children with snow, sledding, snowballs, Santa Claus and his beautiful granddaughter Snow Maiden. At this time, New Year's miracles traditionally happen; under the tree, long-awaited gifts materialize. And in the evenings it’s good to get together as a family and listen to fairy tales about the Snow Maiden. With their help, children in an unobtrusive way will learn a number of important lessons.
Folk tale about the Snow Maiden
For the first time, Alexander Afanasyev wrote about this winter character in 1867. He collected folklore, therefore, included the fairy tale in his work "Poetic views of the Slavs on nature." According to this version, the Snow Maiden was blinded from the snow by childless spouses Ivan and Mary. With their ardent desire to have children, they revived the girl. She became their daughter, grew up in one winter, got girlfriends. Parents could not get enough, only the blush never appeared on the cheeks of a snowy girl.
With the onset of spring, she became sad, did not go out. Ivan and Marya were afraid that the daughter was ill. They persuaded the Snow Maiden to go with the girlfriends into the forest. The girl obeyed them. She spent the whole day by the icy stream. But in the evening the children began to jump over the fire and persuaded the Snow Maiden to take part in the general fun. She jumped and melted. Turned into a cloud of steam.
What does history teach?
Despite the sad end, it is very useful to read the fairy tale about the Snow Maiden to children. With its help, you can learn several important lessons at once.
- Before you do something, think about whether it is dangerous. You can’t follow your friends’s lead, even if they persuade you and tease.
- The body of people is arranged differently. Therefore, what is harmless to one child can ruin another.
- Do not obey thoughtlessly adults. The snow maiden went with her friends and did not tell her parents that she was not feeling well in the sun. This led to trouble. If something hurts you, you must inform your mom and dad about it.
Fairy tale "Girl the Snow Maiden" V. I. Dahl
Safety lessons can be continued, this time offering the child an example of proper behavior in a difficult situation. To do this, read the author's fairy tale about the Snow Maiden, written by Vladimir Dal. It begins to look like: an old man and an old woman make a girl out of the snow, which comes to life. But further the stories diverge.
An important hero of Dahl's fairy tale is the Bug. She kindly allows her to spend the night in a stable of a fox. Sly Patrikeevna eats chickens. For this, the old man drives the bug out of the house. A little later, the Snow Maiden, going with her friends to the forest, is lost. To find a way home, she climbs a tree.
At the edge of the forest, a bear, a wolf and a fox appear in turn, offering their help. But the Snow Maiden refuses to go down to them, as she is afraid to be eaten. Finally, a bug runs in, which the girl trusts. A good dog scares away animals with a bark and brings the Snow Maiden back to the elderly. Those in joy allow Bug to live in the house again.
Who can be trusted?
Dahl's tale is an excellent occasion to talk with children about the concepts of "friends" and "strangers." Many children tend to trust all adults, especially if they are polite and call themselves friends of their parents. Experiments show that in only one case out of 20, a younger student refuses to deliver a bag to an unfamiliar grandmother or screams when someone else’s aunt takes his hand and leads him along.
The fairy tale about the Snow Maiden shows on concrete examples where this can lead. The wolf and the bear promised the girl their help, but actually wanted to eat it. Fox pretended to be good, tried to lure Snegurochka with cunning. So a stranger may seem good, praise a child, promise gifts. But in reality, he can plot evil.
The Snow Maiden confided only to the Bug that she knew well. And I did it right. Be sure to discuss with the baby a circle of people whom he can unconditionally trust: parents, grandparents, aunts. Explain who you can contact if your child is in danger. These are policemen, sellers and security guards in the store, on-duty at metro stations, as well as women with children.
Reading fairy tales about a beautiful and kind Snegurochka will teach kids to be careful, as well as create a New Year's mood. Do not miss the opportunity to introduce children to the dangers awaiting them in a playful way.