Folk tales about lazy people - a phenomenon typical of the literature of many countries

Different peoples have different tales. Their great number: about the brave and faithful, about the mean and false, about the brave and cunning. Including - and folk tales of lazy people. And not by chance, because, as they say, Lazy Mother was born ahead of some. Therefore, stories about characters who do not like to work are so popular in the folklore of many countries.

Russian "sloths"

You can probably say: "Yes, many Russian folk tales - about lazy people." Silushka heroic and laziness - these are the features characteristic of some of the heroes of this folklore. Even the hero Ilya (not that much lazy, simply, as stated in the epic - the patient) lay on the stove for 33 years, and then suddenly he suddenly became a famous hero. But then another thing - like, wonderful healing! But at the same time it seems to be stressed: it becomes easy to become a hero, it is possible without any work - without making any significant effort. What we get as a result: the hope of miracles and the traditional Russian perhaps.

By magic

But Emelya from the fairy tale "By the Pike's Command" - just too lazy. After all, in fact, the product tells of one of the three sons who does not want to do anything and for whole days (and even nights, apparently) lies on the Russian stove. Which, by the way, can be considered as a symbol of Leni-Mother. Accidentally catching the pike, Emelya makes her fulfill various desires. The first: that buckets, not spilling, themselves went home. Further - more. Appetites of the hero were played out: the wood climbs into the furnace themselves, and the sleigh with the chopped firewood moves independently from the forest to the house. On the stove Emelya goes to the king, marveling at such a miracle. Further - it makes you love the Princess with the help of a pike legend. Everything almost ended miserably: the young were rolled into a barrel and thrown into the water. But here the pike (read - luck and miracle) comes to the main hero to help, making him rich and respected, recognized king and beautiful. Here they are, folk tales of lazy people, singing out a similar property of character.

You can also recall such works of folklore as "Lazy Wife", "Two Frosts", "Morozko", "12 months". True, in some of them laziness, rather, is ridiculed, and the characters associated with it are re-educated, often with the help of corporal punishment.

Children's tales of lazy and hardworking

Alexander Pushkin at first did not plan to write for children. However, soon after publication and to this day his poetic tales are a tangible contribution to the treasury of Russian literature. To this topic - folk tales of lazy people - you can refer and "The Tale of the Priest and His Worker Balde." It's no secret that the story was based on the story "Batrak Shabarsha", written and published by Afanasyev. In it are opposed the lazy master and the hard-working farmhand, the latter, by the way, and the devil can shut up for a belt. But retribution to the lazy is just around the corner. And justice triumphs!

Interesting tales of lazy people

By the way, such works are characteristic not only for Russian folklore and author's literary tales. Heisaku from the Japanese fairy tale "Veer Tengu" with the help of a wonderful fan found marries a young princess and becomes very rich. Eats acne with white rice, walks through the mountains, sleeps, eats, doing nothing more. And all thanks to the happy will of chance - a magical fan. So the owner of the Cat in boots is the Marquis of Karabas, a hero who uses sudden magic to become famous and rich without making any effort to do so. As a rule, in tales of other nations, these characters also benefit from marrying, becoming rich and noble. Yes, apparently, Lazy Mother in fiction has the same world scale and the ability to penetrate the subjects of fairy tales of various peoples of the world.