to be used during English lessons; some amazing information; Russian folklore/moral values

1. Perhaps the best way to spend a cold, winter
night in Russia is to sit in the circle and
enjoy the company of our English group, the
storytellers. Russia has a lot of tales, mostly
fairy tales. Throughout the years, people
passed on stories to form a great tradition.

2. Cat and fox
 If you want to read Russian folklore, I
recommend you a very clear and positive tale –
“Cat & Fox”.
 If you read it, you can imagine yourself and your
friends too. I think, it’s very funny.
 In this tale you can read about the cat, the fox,
the wolf, the bear, the hare and their adventures.
 So, events of this tale begin like this: the owner
kicks his cat to the wood. The Cat meets the Fox
and decides to live with her.
 If you want to know about what happen then, you
should read this tale.
 Moral of this tale: you will certainly find an
important person of your life.
 You should to read Russian folklore, because it

3. Kolobok
 Kolobok is a very old
Russian folklore tale.
It is a short story
about Kolobok and its
adventures. The main
character is Kolobok,
a round pie, who
deceives almost all of
characters of this tale.
It is not important
who you are, what
your physical abilities
are, but with the help
of wit, tricks and
ruses you can do a lot
and survive in the
most complicated
situations. Read and I
think you will enjoy it.

4. Zayushkina Izbushka
When you read this
story:
 you can learn what
can happen if you
open the door to a
stranger.
Usually, stories like this
tell as that a stranger
hurts us or robs our
home, but
«Zayushkina
Izbushka» has another
message:
 When the Hare lets
the Fox come into,
she evicts the Hare!
Yes, it can happen!
 So, think twice
before you open the
door!

5. Redhat
 This folk tale is
about a little girl
called Red hat ,
her mother,
grandmother, a
wolf and
woodcutters.
 This story is
about how
trusting the Red
Hat is.
 The text
suggests one
moral value:
Do not trust
strangers!

6. The wolf and seven kids
 Do you know, that
you mustn’t open
the door to
unknown to you
people? Can you
imagine, how
dangerous it may be
for you and your
family? «The Wolf
and the seven Kids»
can tell you what can
happen!
 The story is about
seven Kids, who
open the door to the
Wolf, who fakes
himself for Kids’
mom. Of course,
people can’t eat you
and your family like
the Wolf, but be
careful.

7. The swan geese
 It is very important to be
a responsible person. Do
you know about it? <<
The swan geese >> can
tell you about
responsibility.
 The elder sister goes for a
walk and doesn’t look
after her little brother.
The swan geese take
away the boy… In the
end the sister saves her
brother. Of course in real
life swan geese don’t take
away anyone, but you
need to be a responsible
person.

8. Turnip
 When you want to read the
story about mutual aid and
friendship, you must read the
Turnip.
 This story begins when old
man wants to take a turnip
from the ground. But he can’t
do it, because it’s very hard for
him.
 The Main characters of the
story are the Grandfather, the
grandmother, the Girl and
pets.
 The moral of the story is very
simple: you can’t do hard work
alone, but when you have a
partner or partners you have
more chances to win or to
complete your work.
 It is a very interesting story for
all ages. I advise you to read
this interesting book.