We have known the Russian folk tale "Teremok" since childhood. The plot is famous: animals search for a house and settle with their neighbors. The course of events is quite common, has many options and modifications. Sometimes a simple object, such as a mitten, can become a tower. A fairy tale with a similar name is built on the same principle, but has several changes in the plot. From the tower the animals scatter, because the bear breaks it, and from the mitten, they are frightened of the voiced dog barking.
Let's read it together! "Rukavichka" - a Russian fairy tale
Once the grandfather went for firewood, the Bug got in touch with him. While walking through the forest, my grandfather's mitten fell out, but he did not notice.
A mitten lies in the snow, and past a mouse runs about its business, stopped and thought:
- What is not a home for me?
I jumped inside and settled there. Lives to itself, lives. And the frog rode to the mitten. Paws freeze in the winter snow, so I decided to warm up. She looked into a mitten and said:
- Ah, what a mitten! I wish I could live in it!
And the mouse answers her:
- I - a mouse - a gray naughty girl, I live here. And who are you?
- I am a frog - a fun jump. Is there a place for me?
- Come in, the two of you are more fun.
They live, live, do not know grief. And the bunny jumped up to the mitten, took a closer look and said:
- Ah, what a mitten! I wish I could live in it!
And the mouse with the frog from the gauntlet says to him:
- We live here, the mouse is a gray playful and the frog is a funny jump. And who are you?
- I'm a bunny - a quick run. Is there a place for me?
- Come in, more fun together!
Now the three of them live, they live, they don’t know grief. And the fox noticed a mitten, approached carefully, sniffed and said:
- Ah, what a mitten! I wish I could live in it!
And the animals from the gauntlet respond:
- We live here! The mouse is a gray rascal, the frog is a merry jump, the hare is a quick run. And who are you?
- And I am a fox - red beauty. Is there a place for me?
- Come in, more fun together!
The four of them were placed, they live and live, and the wolf prowls through the forest, seeks prey, and walks over to the mitten. And says:
- That's a miracle mitten! I have to settle in it!
He climbed into the mitten, and the animals say:
“We already live here!” The mouse is a gray little rascal, the Frog is a fun jump, the Bunny is a quick run, and the Fox is a red beauty. And who are you?
- And I'm a wolf - sharp teeth. Let me go, huh?
- It’s a bit crowded with us, come on, come in, it's more fun together!
They began to host the five of them, but how long, briefly, the boar wandered to the mitten. And says:
- What a miracle mitten! Maybe I should settle in it !?
Just about to crawl in a mitten, like animals from it:
- The mitt is already full of residents, we live here! The mouse is a gray little rascal, the Frog is a fun jump, the Bunny is a quick run, the Fox is a red beauty and the Wolf is sharp teeth. And who are you?
- And I am a Boar Fang. And I want to live with you!
- It’s very crowded with us, come on, come in, it's more fun together!
The animals barely placed the six of them in a mitten, barely clung to each other, warm themselves, and then the bear walks by.
- What is that mitten? That's where I would settle!
The animals immediately responded:
- There is no place in the mitten! We live here! The mouse is a gray naughty little frog, the frog is a merry gallop, the hare is a quick run, the fox is a red beauty, the she-wolf has sharp teeth and a wild boar fang. And who are you?
- And I Mishka is a clubfoot tramp. Let me go too!
- How can we let you in, we ourselves have little space!
How the bear will roar here! It is sad, piteous. Beasts and ask:
- What are you crying, clubfoot?
- My paws are frozen!
The animals moved, snuggled closer to each other. Do not freeze the bear.
- Get in already, warm yourself a little.
The bear climbed inside, the mitten crackled at the seams.
How much, how much time has passed, only my grandfather came to his senses, noticed that the mitten was gone. He decided in his tracks to return back. Bug ordered the mitten to look, she ran ahead of him and found the mitten, wanted to grab, but saw that the mitten of the forest dwellers was full. Bug lifted barking:
- Woof! Woof!
It barks so loudly, fluidly. The animals were frightened, they started to jump out of the mittens, but to start running all the way. Mishka got out - a club-topped pusher, stomped into the forest, followed by a Boar-fang and Wolfy - sharp teeth jumped out - and only they were seen! The fox, the red-haired beauty from the mitten appeared, waved its tail and rather ran, and then Zayka, the quick runaway with the Frog, jumped in with a fun jump, only the Mouse, the gray little rascal, managed to jump out as the grandfather approached. He picked up the mittens, stroked the bug, and praised it for having found a mitten.
A fairy tale is a lie, but in it is a hint!
What does Rukavichka tell the kids?
A fairy tale teaches to be hospitable, friendly, take care of others. The animals have pity on each other, do not let them freeze, they let each new comrade into the house, while they themselves are crowded, experiencing inconvenience.
It would seem that it has a very simple content, but why do kids like the fairy tale “Rukavichka” so much? Its text is filled with colorful names of animals, logical repetitions that are quickly remembered by babies and develop their speech.
Home Theater based on “Mittens”
Thanks to the clearly arranged action of the characters, the work is well suited for stage performance. I think in the house where they like to play with the baby, there will definitely be toy animals and a mitten. The beaten tale will cause delight in the child. Even familiar toys in a new situation will seem more attractive to children than pictures in a book. Such a home theater can be a great way to creatively develop a baby. Even if you find only one or two heroes, be sure to show the little performance to the children and bring them to the show. If the child shows imagination, creativity, then he will put his favorite toys, which are not in the plot, in a mitten: let a squirrel or a turtle live there instead of a mouse.
Creative finds from "Mittens"
With older children, you can conduct a conversation on the content. Ask them questions. How did a mitten end up in the forest? Who dropped it? What was the mitten? Fairy tale teaches to treat others kindly? Compose with your children a new end to the tale. Enter new heroes, new actions. Do it! Make up!
Based on the tales, you can come up with a lot of creative tasks. For example, cut a mitten from a sheet and ask her to decorate with an ornament using drawing or applique. The task will appeal to both kids and older children. Arrange an exhibition of painted gloves. Print and offer children coloring pages based on a fairy tale.