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In this section of the site you can read children's fairy tales online for free and without registration. It is enough to select the author of the fairy tale you need in the right menu and you can immerse yourself in fascinating reading about the magical adventures of fairy-tale heroes. All fairy tales on our website are with colorful illustrations and a summary, so we recommend that you first read the summary of the fairy tale before reading it to children at night. Fairy tales for children on our website are presented in the form of an alphabetical list, so that it would be more convenient for you to find the necessary fairy tale and read it online. Reading fairy tales online is not only interesting, but also very useful - this activity perfectly develops a child's imagination.
Children's fairy tales
Remember your childhood. Each of us in childhood loved bedtime stories. At first, when we still could not read, our parents and grandparents did it to us, showing colorful illustrations in the book. When we learned to read on our own, we already began to read interesting fairy tales ourselves. On our site, fairy tales are selected for children of any age: from 2 years old to the age until children stop believing in fairy tales)) Each author's or folk tale carries a certain meaning that the author or people put into this fairy tale under the influence of the appropriate time .Fairy tales contain the basic principles of morality. It is from fairy tales that the child begins to understand what is good and what is bad. He learns to empathize with the characters, tries to imitate them, so correctly selected children's fairy tales will play an important role in the upbringing of children.
Our site presents fairy tales of the best authors of all times and peoples. The list of author's fairy tales is constantly expanding and supplemented by new arrivals. In the right menu you can see the list of authors whose fairy tales are published on the site. If you don't see the author you're looking for, use the site search.
Folk tales
The site for children collects and publishes folk tales with colorful illustrations and summaries. In the right menu you can see a list of folk tales that are presented on our website. This list is constantly updated with interesting folk tales.
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Heroes of fairy tales
Each character in a children's fairy tale can be attributed to one of two types: good or bad. In almost any fairy tale, there is a struggle between good and evil, and, most often, good wins.
In addition, the heroes of fairy tales can be divided into the following categories:
Magical heroes (Gingerbread Man, Thumbelina, Little Mermaid, Kashchei the Immortal, Baba Yaga, Vodyanoy, Monster,Serpent-Gorynych, Dragon, Chippolino, Gulliver...)
magical animals(Puss in Boots, Chicken Ryaba, Fox, Bear, Cheshire Cat, Ugly Duckling, Golden Cockerel,Gray Wolf, Crane, Traveling Frog...)
social heroes(princess, prince, king, queen, master, boyar, peasant, peasant ...)
Professions(blacksmith, forester, swineherd, soldier, chimney sweep, priest, bishop...)
People of different ages(grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, mother, father, brother, sister, groom, bride...)
Bogatyrs (Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich, Nikita Kozhemyaka, Ilya Muromets...)
Each fairy tale has its own atmosphere, characteristic of a certain people and the era to which the author of the fairy tale belonged.
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Fairy tales are different: children's, adult, sad and funny, folk and literary. In this article, we will consider the features of the genre of fairy tales, compiled not by oral creativity, that is, folk tales, but literary, written by a certain writer.
What is a literary tale and how does it differ from a folk tale?
A literary fairy tale is an author's work written in prose or poetry. It differs from the folk one in that the text does not change over time. A literary tale has one or more authors, while a folk tale is the fruit of collective folk creativity.
Such fairy tales have their own magical atmosphere and a certain content. . Unlike folk tales, their goal is not to tell about certain historical events or folk traditions, but to arouse interest in some fabulous event.
Magic and miracles in such fairy tales come first. Fairy-tale characters, as in folk tales, are also fictional. The main similarity of these literary genres is that they are aimed at developing good habits in children, teaching them to love and show positive qualities, fight for good and believe in miracles.
Literary tales can be:
- Epic.
- Lyrical.
- Dramatic.
The main features of this literary genre:
- A literary fairy tale reflects the worldview, style and fashion of the time during which it was written.
- Some authors use typical folk characters, others create completely new characters.
- The writing style is poetic.
- Reality is perfectly combined with fiction.
- The author is not indifferent to what is happening, but clearly expresses his position.
The history of the emergence of literary fairy tales
During its formation and development, this genre has become universal, incorporating all the phenomena of the surrounding reality, demonstrating the latest in science and technology. The time of creation of a literary fairy tale can be attributed to the era of romanticism.
The first to interpret folk tales, creating an original genre, was the French writer Charles Perrault.. His fairy tales "Puss in Boots". Thumb Boy”, “Sleeping Beauty” and many others know everything. Although they have a national flavor, they are nevertheless very original.
The magical heroes of Perrault's fairy tales fell in love on all continents, in all countries of the world. The Brothers Grimm continued the tradition of collecting folk tales, displaying artistic creativity in them. No matter how hard the brothers tried on the uttermost folklore authenticity, but they still have the author's poetic style.
Our electronic library has a wide selection of fiction for children. We recommend reading online for free such fairy tales that have become famous and beloved by children all over the world:
- Alexander Volkov ;
- Yuri Olesha;
- Evgeny Schwartz;
- Korney Chukovsky;
- Valentin Kataev and more.
A fairy tale familiar to everyone, thanks to the cartoon "Winnie the Pooh" released in Soviet times. Of course, Milne's book is different from the multiversion. It has many more characters and entertaining adventures. In addition to Winnie the Pooh, you will meet other main characters.
Such as Christopher Robin, kangaroo Roo, Piglet, Owl, rabbit and all other inhabitants of the forest. There are many good incidents, songs, counting rhymes in the fairy tale that all children will like. Reading an ageless fairy tale is especially useful for children at night. It evokes good, positive emotions in children.
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- "The Fox and the Bear" (Mordovian);
- "War of mushrooms with berries" - V. Dahl;
- "Wild Swans" - H.K. Andersen;
- "Chest-plane" - H.K. Andersen;
- "Voracious Shoe" - A.N. Tolstoy;
- "Cat on a Bicycle" - S. Black;
- “At the seashore, a green oak ...” - A.S. Pushkin;
- "Humpbacked Horse" - P. Ershov;
- "The Sleeping Princess" - V. Zhukovsky;
- "Mr. Au" - H. Myakelya;
- "The Ugly Duckling" - H.K. Andersen;
- “Everyone in his own way” - G. Skrebitsky;
- "Frog - Traveler" - V. Garshin;
- "Deniska's stories" - V. Dragunsky;
- "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" - A.S. Pushkin;
- "Moroz Ivanovich" - V. Odoevsky;
- "Mrs. Metelitsa" - Br. Grimm;
- "The Tale of Lost Time" - E. Schwartz;
- "Golden Key" - A.N. Tolstoy;
- "Guarantee little men" - E. Uspensky;
- "Black Chicken, or Underground Inhabitants" - A. Pogorelsky;
- “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs” - A.S. Pushkin;
- "Elephant" - R. Kipling;
- "The Scarlet Flower" - K. Aksakov;
- "Flower - seven-flower" - V. Kataev;
- "The cat who could sing" - L. Petrushevsky.
Senior group (5-6 years old)
- "Winged, hairy and oily" (arr. Karanoukhova);
- "Princess - frog" (arr. Bulatov);
- "Bread Ear" - A. Remizov;
- "Grey neck" D. Mamin-Sibiryak;
- “Finist is a clear falcon” - r.n. fairy tale;
- "The Case with Evseika" - M. Gorky;
- “Twelve months” (translated by S. Marshak);
- "Silver Hoof" - P. Bazhov;
- "Doctor Aibolit" - K. Chukovsky;
- "Bobik visiting Barbos" - N. Nosov;
- “Boy - with - finger” - C. Perro;
- "Gullible hedgehog" - S. Kozlov;
- "Havroshechka" (arr. A.N. Tolstoy);
- "Princess - an ice floe" - L. Charskaya;
- "Thumbelina" - H. Andersen;
- "Flower - semi-light" - V. Kataev;
- "The Secret of the Third Planet" - K. Bulychev;
- "The Wizard of the Emerald City" (chapters) - A. Volkov;
- "Dog's grief" - B. Zahader;
- "The Tale of Three Pirates" - A. Mityaev.
Middle group (4-5 years old)
- “About the girl Masha, about the dog, the cockerel and the cat Thread” - A. Vvedensky;
- "Cheerful cow" - K. Ushinsky;
- "Zhurka" - M. Prishvin;
- The Three Little Pigs (translated by S. Marshak);
- "Chanterelle - sister and wolf" (arr. M. Bulatova);
- "Wintering" (arr. I. Sokolov-Mikitov);
- "The Fox and the Goat" (arr. O. Kapitsa;
- “About Ivanushka the Fool” - M. Gorky;
- "Telephone" - K. Chukovsky;
- "Winter's Tale" - S. Kozlova;
- "Fedorino grief" - K. Chukovsky;
- "The Bremen Town Musicians" - the Grimm brothers;
- "The Dog That Couldn't Bark" (translated from Danish by A. Tanzen);
- "Kolobok - prickly side" - V. Bianchi;
- "Who said "Meow!"?" - V. Suteev;
- "The Tale of the Ill-mannered Mouse".
II junior group (3-4 years)
- "Wolf and goats" (arr. A.N. Tolstoy);
- "Goby - a black barrel, a white hoof" (arr. M. Bulatov);
- “Fear has big eyes” (arr. M. Serova);
- "Visiting the sun" (Slovak fairy tale);
- "Two Greedy Little Bears" (Hungarian fairy tale);
- "Chicken" - K. Chukovsky;
- "Fox, hare, rooster" - r.n. story;
- "Rukovichka" (Ukrainian, arr. N. Blagina);
- “Cockerel and bean seed” - (arr. O. Kapitsa);
- "Three Brothers" - (Khakassian, translated by V. Gurov);
- “About a chicken, the sun and a bear cub” - K. Chukovsky;
- “a fairy tale about a brave Hare - long ears, slanting eyes, a short tail” - S. Kozlov;
- "Teremok" (arr. E. Charushina);
- "Fox-bass" (arr. V. Dahl);
- "Cunning Fox" (Koryak, translated by G. Menovshchikov);
- "Cat, rooster and fox" (arr. Bogolyubskaya);
- "Geese - swans" (arr. M. Bulatova);
- "Gloves" - S. Marshak;
- "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish" - A. Pushkin.
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An invaluable source of wisdom and inspiration for the child. In this section, you can read your favorite fairy tales online for free and give children the first important lessons in the world order and morality. It is from the magical story that children learn about good and evil, and also that these concepts are far from absolute. Each fairy tale has a short description, which will help parents choose a topic that is relevant for the age of the child, and provide him with a choice.
| Name of the fairy tale | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Vasilisa the Beautiful | Russian traditional | 424671 |
| Morozko | Russian traditional | 296589 |
| Aibolit | Korney Chukovsky | 1208180 |
| Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor | Arabian tale | 261471 |
| Snowman | Andersen H.K. | 155790 |
| Moidodyr | Korney Chukovsky | 1191268 |
| Ax porridge | Russian traditional | 319520 |
| The Scarlet Flower | Aksakov S.T. | 1737578 |
| Teremok | Russian traditional | 493309 |
| Fly Tsokotukha | Korney Chukovsky | 1312498 |
| Mermaid | Andersen H.K. | 541938 |
| Fox and crane | Russian traditional | 248488 |
| Barmaley | Korney Chukovsky | 547297 |
| Fedorino grief | Korney Chukovsky | 929237 |
| Sivka-Burka | Russian traditional | 228303 |
| Green oak near Lukomorye | Pushkin A.S. | 912903 |
| Twelve months | Samuil Marshak | 1007661 |
| The Bremen Town Musicians | Brothers Grimm | 299168 |
| Puss in Boots | Charles Perrault | 504095 |
| The Tale of Tsar Saltan | Pushkin A.S. | 744595 |
| The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish | Pushkin A.S. | 675021 |
| The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Bogatyrs | Pushkin A.S. | 337374 |
| The Tale of the Golden Cockerel | Pushkin A.S. | 278381 |
| Thumbelina | Andersen H.K. | 245180 |
| The Snow Queen | Andersen H.K. | 284951 |
| Walkers | Andersen H.K. | 35021 |
| sleeping Beauty | Charles Perrault | 130589 |
| Red Riding Hood | Charles Perrault | 288792 |
| Tom Thumb | Charles Perrault | 204424 |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Brothers Grimm | 194275 |
| Snow White and Scarlet | Brothers Grimm | 49929 |
| The wolf and the seven Young goats | Brothers Grimm | 162478 |
| hare and hedgehog | Brothers Grimm | 148924 |
| Mrs. Metelitsa | Brothers Grimm | 105517 |
| sweet porridge | Brothers Grimm | 212547 |
| Princess on the Pea | Andersen H.K. | 129483 |
| Crane and Heron | Russian traditional | 37134 |
| Cinderella | Charles Perrault | 435587 |
| Tale of the Silly Mouse | Samuil Marshak | 394402 |
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves | Arabian tale | 159787 |
| Magic lamp of Aladdin | Arabian tale | 279801 |
| cat, rooster and fox | Russian traditional | 160481 |
| Hen Ryaba | Russian traditional | 396493 |
| fox and cancer | Russian traditional | 101832 |
| Sister fox and wolf | Russian traditional | 105596 |
| Masha and the Bear | Russian traditional | 329664 |
| The Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise | Russian traditional | 107265 |
| Snow Maiden | Russian traditional | 67437 |
| Three pigs | Russian traditional | 2280095 |
| ugly duck | Andersen H.K. | 149492 |
| Wild swan | Andersen H.K. | 68375 |
| Flint | Andersen H.K. | 83915 |
| Ole Lukoye | Andersen H.K. | 149355 |
| The Steadfast Tin Soldier | Andersen H.K. | 54037 |
| Baba Yaga | Russian traditional | 150772 |
| Magic pipe | Russian traditional | 154491 |
| magic ring | Russian traditional | 186705 |
| Woe | Russian traditional | 25486 |
| Swan geese | Russian traditional | 115653 |
| Daughter and stepdaughter | Russian traditional | 27241 |
| Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf | Russian traditional | 83603 |
| Treasure | Russian traditional | 56151 |
| Kolobok | Russian traditional | 195937 |
| living water | Brothers Grimm | 96585 |
| Rapunzel | Brothers Grimm | 166948 |
| Rumplestiltskin | Brothers Grimm | 52028 |
| A pot of porridge | Brothers Grimm | 91545 |
| King Thrushbeard | Brothers Grimm | 31913 |
| little men | Brothers Grimm | 71080 |
| Hansel and Gretel | Brothers Grimm | 38057 |
| golden goose | Brothers Grimm | 47521 |
| Mrs. Metelitsa | Brothers Grimm | 25443 |
| Worn out shoes | Brothers Grimm | 37364 |
| Straw, coal and bean | Brothers Grimm | 32043 |
| twelve brothers | Brothers Grimm | 25462 |
| Spindle, hook and needle | Brothers Grimm | 30835 |
| Friendship of a cat and a mouse | Brothers Grimm | 43792 |
| Wren and bear | Brothers Grimm | 30788 |
| royal children | Brothers Grimm | 27027 |
| Brave little tailor | Brothers Grimm | 39654 |
| crystal ball | Brothers Grimm | 78910 |
| queen bee | Brothers Grimm | 52246 |
| Smart Gretel | Brothers Grimm | 25178 |
| Three lucky people | Brothers Grimm | 25337 |
| Three spins | Brothers Grimm | 24647 |
| Three snake leaves | Brothers Grimm | 25337 |
| Three brothers | Brothers Grimm | 25370 |
| glass mountain old man | Brothers Grimm | 25224 |
| Tale of the fisherman and his wife | Brothers Grimm | 24910 |
| underground man | Brothers Grimm | 37511 |
| Donkey | Brothers Grimm | 27473 |
| Ocheski | Brothers Grimm | 23761 |
| The Frog King, or Iron Henry | Brothers Grimm | 25328 |
| six swans | Brothers Grimm | 33074 |
| Marya Morevna | Russian traditional | 59821 |
| Miraculous miracle, wonderful miracle | Russian traditional | 50390 |
| two frosts | Russian traditional | 49192 |
| The most expensive | Russian traditional | 40558 |
| Miraculous shirt | Russian traditional | 49112 |
| frost and hare | Russian traditional | 49696 |
| How the fox learned to fly | Russian traditional | 58171 |
| Ivan the Fool | Russian traditional | 44776 |
| Fox and jug | Russian traditional | 31873 |
| bird language | Russian traditional | 27770 |
| soldier and devil | Russian traditional | 26205 |
| crystal mountain | Russian traditional | 32193 |
| Tricky Science | Russian traditional | 35099 |
| smart guy | Russian traditional | 27005 |
| Snow Maiden and Fox | Russian traditional | 75551 |
| Word | Russian traditional | 26352 |
| fast messenger | Russian traditional | 26010 |
| Seven Simeons | Russian traditional | 25787 |
| About the old grandmother | Russian traditional | 28566 |
| Go there - I don't know where, bring something - I don't know what | Russian traditional | 63669 |
| By pike command | Russian traditional | 90399 |
| Rooster and millstones | Russian traditional | 25366 |
| Shepherd's Pipe | Russian traditional | 52993 |
| petrified kingdom | Russian traditional | 26395 |
| About rejuvenating apples and living water | Russian traditional | 47496 |
| Goat Dereza | Russian traditional | 44120 |
| Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber | Russian traditional | 40818 |
| Cockerel and bean seed | Russian traditional | 68273 |
| Ivan - a peasant son and a miracle Yudo | Russian traditional | 37528 |
| Three Bears | Russian traditional | 572770 |
| Fox and black grouse | Russian traditional | 27464 |
| Tar barrel goby | Russian traditional | 98215 |
| Baba Yaga and berries | Russian traditional | 48826 |
| Battle on the Kalinov Bridge | Russian traditional | 26441 |
| Finist - Clear Falcon | Russian traditional | 65019 |
| Princess Nesmeyana | Russian traditional | 170280 |
| Tops and roots | Russian traditional | 72503 |
| Winter hut of animals | Russian traditional | 49562 |
| flying ship | Russian traditional | 92520 |
| Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka | Russian traditional | 48158 |
| Cockerel golden comb | Russian traditional | 56794 |
| Zayushkina hut | Russian traditional | 155976 |
Listening to fairy tales, children not only acquire the necessary knowledge, but also learn to build relationships in society, relating themselves to one or another fictional character. Based on the experience of relationships between fairy-tale characters, the child understands that one should not unconditionally trust strangers. Our site presents the most famous fairy tales for your children. Choose interesting fairy tales in the presented table.
Why is it useful to read fairy tales?
Various plots of the fairy tale help the child to understand that the world around him can be contradictory and rather complicated. While listening to the adventures of the hero, children are confronted virtually with injustice, hypocrisy and pain. But this is how a baby learns to appreciate love, honesty, friendship and beauty. Always having a happy ending, fairy tales help the kid to be an optimist and resist all kinds of troubles in life.
The entertainment component of fairy tales should not be underestimated. Listening to exciting stories has a lot of advantages, for example, in comparison with watching cartoons - there is no threat to the baby's vision. Moreover, listening to children's fairy tales performed by parents, the baby learns many new words and learns to correctly articulate sounds. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of this, because scientists have long proven that nothing affects the future comprehensive development of a child like early speech development.
What are fairy tales for children?
Fairy tales there are different ones: magical - exciting children's imagination with a riot of fantasy; household - telling about a simple everyday life, in which magic is also possible; about animals - where the leading characters are not people, but various animals so dearly loved by children. Our site contains a large number of such fairy tales. Here you can read for free what will be interesting to the baby. Convenient navigation will help make finding the right material quick and easy.
Read annotations to give the child the right to independently choose a fairy tale, because most modern child psychologists believe that the key to the future love of kids for reading lies in the freedom of choice of material. We give you and your child unlimited freedom in choosing wonderful children's fairy tales!
Folk children's fairy tales must be read from an early age. They have a powerful educational effect and captivate every child for a long time. You can read these works not only before going to bed, but also during the day, after classes at school, at a break in the class, in line. On the site you will see more than 500 fairy tales that you can read at a convenient time.
Benefits for children
Psychologists recommend reading bedtime stories. Each story is instructive, contains a moral that points out certain flaws in the character or behavior of the characters. Using such examples, it is convenient to explain to the child which actions are right and which are not.
While reading fairy tales, children:
- learn to analyze life situations, think logically, look for ways out;
- learn about eternal values, morality, good and evil;
- develop imagination, learn to think creatively;
- have a good time.
Each story is presented in a humorous way. Funny situations that happen to the characters not only teach, but also entertain the baby. Even short text can be interesting and colorful.
Variety of works
On the site you get free access to fairy tales without registration. This is very convenient, because you can go to the resource at any time and read the work online. It contains the works of such writers as the Brothers Grimm, Andersen, Perrault, Lindgren, Carroll, Bianchi, Tolstoy and other famous authors. Their children's works are easy to understand and captivating.
Folk art will be no less interesting and useful for your little daughter or son. Fairy tales of the peoples of the world introduce children to different cultures, allow them to plunge into the mentality of other countries. Even a short story will captivate the baby, allow you to learn a lot of new things, develop your imagination.
Instructive stories of L.N. Tolstoy, lyrics by A.S. Pushkin, zoological stories by V.V. Bianchi, fairy tales in verses by K.I. Chukovsky, S.Ya. Marshak is only a part of the works loved by many generations of children. It is not in vain that teachers advise you to start reading fairy tales written by the geniuses of classical Russian literature as early as possible (of course, suitable for age). They have a pronounced educational effect, they make you think and analyze, transfer the behavior model of the characters to your own life. Fairy tales for children in verse are easily perceived by ear, remembered, and very useful for the development of memory.
One should not think that Russian children will not be interested in fairy tales of foreign origin. Even kids attending kindergarten are probably already familiar with many famous and beloved heroes. It is enough to name Thumbelina, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Snow White, Mowgli. Fairy tales online by such authors of foreign world literature as Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling, Astrid Lingerd, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm will not leave indifferent not only children, but also adults.
How often should you read fairy tales
Teachers and psychologists answer the same way: "The more often, the better." You can use any opportunity when mom or dad is with the child, and there is a free minute. In the car, at the dacha, in line at the children's clinic, at a public transport stop - anywhere you can find time to read. Of course, a suitable book for children is not always in a purse, but there is one very convenient and affordable way to always have a whole arsenal of fairy tale texts with you. It is enough just to have access to the Internet and the ability to open a page of our site through a tablet, phone or any other device.