Bylins for grade 4: a list, a brief summary of some

Studying epic stories allows schoolchildren to learn about folklore works created by the Russian people. Children 10-11 years old pass through the literature. Grade 4 - the right age to meet with the heroes, who are the protagonists of these works.

"Ilya Muromets and the Nightingale the Robber": the beginning of the narrative

In this work we get acquainted with the epic hero who lived under the town of Murom, in the village of Karacharovo. It was from here that Ilya left on his faithful horse, his way lay in Kiev.

Muromets reached Chernigov and saw that there was a huge army of the enemy. Bylins for the 4th class, including this one, glorify the strength of the Russian heroes. After all, Ilya Muromets coped with a huge army of the enemy, relying only on the help of his horse. He trampled the enemies with huge hoofs, and the hero chopped the enemies with his sharp spear.

Seeing that Ilya had defeated the enemy army, the inhabitants of Chernigov opened the gates and began to call Muromets to himself, so that he became their commander. To this the hero answered that he had another goal: he was going to Kiev. Ilya asked the Chernigovites to point the way to the capital of Ancient Rus.

They told him that there is a short road that stretches for 500 versts, but it is overgrown, as people try not to go by it. After all, there, on an oak, in the region of the river of the Currant, the Nightingale sits. He can whistle so loud and scream that the flowers are showered, and the person who witnessed this terrible noise, submits dead.

Ilya Muromets wins

Bylins, for grade 4 recommended for reading, will help children to find an idol, to want and to become as strong and courageous as the main positive hero of the work. After all, Ilya was not afraid, he did not go to Kiev bypassing along the long road, but chose a short and dangerous one.

Near the robber's refuge, the travelers heard a terrible noise and whistling. The horse began to stumble, but Muromets screamed at his four-legged friend, took out an arrow, bow, shot at Nightingale and hit it directly in the eye, threw the robber onto the saddle and rode with him to Kiev.

This saw the three daughters of a robber, called their husbands and told them to repel the robber from the "peasant muzhik" - Ilya. But the Nightingale told them to call Muromets to him and give him a good, tasty meal. Ilya refused refreshments and went to the capital of Ancient Rus. It is about Kiev telling many Russian bylinas. Grade 4 unites schoolchildren 10-11 years old, whom these legends will help not only to get acquainted with Russian folklore, but also to learn historical facts concerning Russia.

Vladimir's

It was he who ruled Russia then. Muromets rode on horseback to Kiev, Vladimir asked how he drove past the Nightingale the robber. After all, this way can not be overcome. Then Muromets called the ruler, showed him his trophy. Ilya told how it was.

Bylins for grade 4 (short), including this one, which students learn 10-11 years, schoolchildren will read quickly. Then they will be able to compare the original with the cartoon of the same name, which is based on the work.

Prince Vladimir was interested to hear how the rogue whistles, and he told him to do it. The Nightingale said that at first he needed to drink a glass of wine and a half bucket of honey water. They brought this robber, he drank, his strength returned, and the Nightingale fulfilled the command of the prince.

However, he did not think about what it could lead to.

The noise was so strong that those who stood not far from the robber fell as if they had been knocked down. Vladimir himself tried to hide from the whistling under the fur coat. Then Ilya grabbed the robber, drove him in a clean field, and cut off his head. At the same time he said that the robber would have enough to plunder people and make orphans of small children.

The ending in which good triumphs over evil, has other epics for 4th grade.

What other epics are recommended for reading for children 10-11 years old

Here are vivid examples of Russian folklore, which it will be interesting to read to schoolchildren. Pass these epic poins in literature. 4 class with pleasure gets acquainted with samples of oral folk art owing to psychological features of age. Then it is expedient to write an essay on what has been done. Children will be interested to read such works:

• "The heroes on the Falcon ship."
• "Alyosha Popovich and Tugarin Zmeevich."
• "Fight Dobryni with the Danube."
• "Fight Ilya Muromets with his son."
• "Butman Kolybanovich."
• "Healing of Elijah of Murom".
• "Bulat Eremeevich."
• "Vasily Buslaev".
• "Vavila and buffoons."
• "The Korolevich from Kryakov."

The schoolboys are asked to read the epic stories. For the 4th grade, short stories can be about any beloved hero, for example about Ilya Muromets. This work is read in 15 minutes, and its retelling is performed in three.

"Healing of Elijah of Murom"

It tells that before the age of 33, Ilya was bedridden. Once in the house where he lived with his parents, knocked two cripples. They said that Ilya opened the gates. He replied that he can not do this, since he does not own his own hands and feet. The cripples still told him to stand up. Muromets listened to them, and a miracle happened: his legs began to obey him.

He let the cripples into the house. They brought him a glass of honey drink. He drank the drug and felt like he began to own a great power.

They told that great heroes await the hero. They taught us how to grow a horse for ourselves. When the children will study other epics for the 4th grade, they will notice that in all the adventures next to Ilya his faithful horse. He listened to the cripples, extracted the foal, fed it, and drank it as needed. In 3 months the animal turned into a strong and bold stallion.

Annals, epics, lives

4 class is suitable for studying these concepts. This is how the subject of the lesson on literature can be called, in which schoolchildren will get acquainted with these genres of ancient Russian literature. Briefly about them you can tell: "The Tale of Bygone Years" is the most famous ancient Russian chronicle. Its author is the monk Nestor. Bylins are the genre of oral folk art. These are long rhymed tales that tell of the exploits of heroes or the most important events in the life of the Slavs. Therefore, they are divided into social and heroic Russian epic ".

Grade 4 gives the children the opportunity to learn a lot of new things, including what life is. And these are biographies of Orthodox saints, where the most significant events of their lives are indicated.