Dear reader! Collected here short parables, fables and legends for children of primary school. They are redone and written in short sentences. Easy to read children. Will fit for children of any grade. Parables are added. If you have your own good parable, fable or legend, please send it. Or post it in the comments. Thank you! 🙂
Parable. What to be afraid of?
One day a strong thunderstorm began. All the children ran home. But the little girl herself was not there.
Mom went to look for her. It was raining in the yard. Lightning flashed brightly. Thunder rumbled loudly.
Mom was scared. She closed her eyes from every lightning. And from every thunder she covered her head with her hands.
Mom found her daughter on the street. The girl was all wet. She jumped and danced in the rain. And when lightning flashed, the girl raised her face up. And smiled at the sky.
Mom was very surprised. She asked:
- Daughter! Are not you afraid? Are you scared?
But the daughter answered in surprise:
- No, mom! I'm not scared! I don't know what to be afraid of here?
And then she said:
- Mother! Look! I dance and the sky takes pictures of me!
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Two apples
A parable about not making hasty conclusions.
A little girl brought two apples from the street. Probably someone gave it to me.
– Mom, look how beautiful the apples are!
- Yes, beautiful! Will you treat me? - Mom asked.
The little girl looked at the apples. And then she took a bite from one apple. I thought for a second and... – I bit the second one.
Mom was surprised. And I thought:
– What a greedy girl I’m growing up. She started eating both apples, but didn’t offer me one.
But to her surprise, the girl handed her mother one apple with the words:
- Mommy! Take this apple! It's sweeter! 🙂
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Fable for children
Fable Lion and Mouse
The lion was sleeping under a tree. And under this tree there was a Mouse hole. The mouse began to crawl out of the hole and woke up the Lion. The lion woke up and caught the mouse. The mouse began to ask:
- Let go! I promise to help you whenever you ask me.
The Lion let go of the Mouse and laughed. He said:
- How can you help me? You're so small.
Time has passed. The hunters wounded the lion. They tied him up with rope and decided to sell him to the zoo.
The lion roared loudly, but none of the animals came to the rescue. All the animals were also afraid of the hunters.
But the Mouse came running. She chewed the rope at night. And Leo was freed.
Then the Mouse said to the Lion:
– Remember, you laughed at me for being so small. You didn't believe that I could help you.
Lev said:
- Sorry, Mouse, that I laughed. I didn’t know that small animals can also be useful.
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Fable Dog and Reflection
The dog walked along the plank across the river. She carried a bone in her teeth.
Suddenly the Dog saw her reflection in the water. She thought that another dog was carrying prey there. And it seemed to the dog that that dog had a much larger bone than hers.
The dog abandoned his prey and rushed to take the bone from the reflection.
As a result, the Dog was left with nothing. She lost hers and couldn’t take away someone else’s.
This fable is about a cowardly heart.
No matter how much you help a coward, he will still be afraid.
Mouse heart
Young speaker Once upon a time there lived a little Mouse who was unhappy because he was afraid of everything. But most of all he was afraid of falling into the paws of a cat.
The mouse came to the Wizard and began to ask him to make him a cat.
The wizard took pity on the mouse and turned him into a cat.
But then this cat began to be afraid of dogs.
The wizard turned a former mouse into a dog. But then he began to be afraid of wolves.
The wizard turned him into a wolf. But then he became very afraid of hunters.
And then the Wizard gave up. He again turned him into a mouse and said:
- Nothing will help you. Because you have the heart of a cowardly mouse.
The Legend of King Solomon's Ring.
There is a legend about King Solomon.
This legend is about King Solomon and the magic ring. I think children will understand it just as much as adults.
The sage gave King Solomon a magic ring. He put this ring on the king's finger and said:
“Never take off the ring!”
On this ring was the inscription:
"All will pass!"
When the king was sad, Solomon looked at the ring and read the inscription:
"All will pass!"
And the magic of the ring acted on the king. Solomon stopped grieving.
The ring always helped the king. Even when Solomon was angry, he also looked at the ring and read:
"All will pass!"
He smiled and calmed down.
But one day a great tragedy happened. Solomon looked at the ring and read the inscription. But he didn’t calm down, he even got angry. Then he took the ring off his finger for the first time and wanted to throw it away. But he saw that there was also an inscription inside the ring. He read:
“This too shall pass!”
Solomon calmed down and smiled.
He never took his magic ring off his hand again. And he gave the sage an expensive gift.
Parable for children
Where does a zebra get stripes? African legend.
Once upon a time, the zebra was one color. She was brown, like an antelope. And Zebra didn't like it. But she didn't know what color she should be. She liked black and white.
The zebra took two brushes and two cans of paint: white and black.
Each time she painted herself, sometimes with black paint, sometimes with white. This is how the stripes appeared. She never decided what she should be, white or black.
Then Zebra decided to take a swim to wash off the paint. But the paint was already so ingrained that it was impossible to get rid of it. Since then, Zebras have become black and white striped.
The Legend of Narcissus.
It was a long time ago. Back when people didn't have mirrors.
One young man was very handsome. And to see his beauty, he went to the stream to look at his reflection.
He looked at his reflection for a long time and admired himself. Then a Fairy appeared from the forest and made the young man beautiful flower. This beautiful flower remained on the bank of the stream, admiring its reflection.
And people began to say to those who often look at their reflection:
– Don’t admire yourself for too long, lest you turn into a flower like Narcissus
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The legend of how the kangaroo got its name.
The famous navigator James Cook sailed to Australia. There he saw amazing animals that jumped with huge leaps on two legs.
The surprised captain asked a local resident:
-What is the name of this beast?
The native shrugged his shoulders because he didn’t understand anything.
Cook asked again:
- Who is this?– and pointed to the jumping animal.
The native replied:
- Kan garu.
In the local language this meant: "I do not understand you".
Cook asked:
- Kangaroo?
The native nodded his head:
– Kan garu
Cook wrote in his journal that he saw amazing animals that run by jumping on two legs. And these animals are called: kangaroo.
Parables for children
The dispute between the Sun and the Wind. Who is stronger?
The wind was bragging about how strong it was. The Sun decided to teach the Wind a lesson. It said:
“You see, there’s an old man in a raincoat.” Can you take his cloak off?
“Of course I can,” answered the Wind.
The sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow. It got stronger and stronger until it finally turned into a hurricane. But the stronger the Wind blew, the more the traveler wrapped himself in his cloak.
The sun said:
- Enough! Now it's my turn!
The wind died down and stopped.
And the Sun smiled at the traveler and warmed him with its rays. The old man cheered up, he felt warm - and he took off his cloak.
And the Sun said to the Wind:
- You see! There is another force.
Since then, the Wind has stopped boasting of its power in front of the Sun.
Parables for children
Parable. How to divide equally?
Two brothers lived in the same village. Father, we will give them a field. And the brothers decided to divide the field in half.
We started dividing. Either it seemed to one that the other got most of it... then vice versa... They couldn’t draw a line. We thought and wondered... we almost came to a fight...
And they decided to turn to the Sage.
- Tell me, Sage... How can we equally and peacefully divide the field among ourselves?
And the sage says:
- Do this. Let one brother divide the field in half as he decides to do it. And let the second one choose from two halves: which part will be his, and which part will go to his brother.
And so they did. One brother divided the field in half. He tried very hard to make sure the halves were the same. The second brother chose one half of the field. And I was pleased too. After this incident, the brothers began to divide everything in this way.
Parables for children
How to feel about your work.
Three workers were carrying bricks. A boy came up to them and asked:
- What are you doing?
The worker wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied:
– Don’t you see that we are carrying bricks?
- But why?
- Baby, this is our job.
The boy did not understand why people carry bricks. He approached another worker and asked:
- What are you doing?
He rolled up his sleeves and said matter-of-factly:
– Don’t you see? - We earn money.
- What for?
- What do you mean why? I need money, otherwise I wouldn't take this job.
Then the boy approached the third worker.
- What are you doing?
The man smiled and said:
- Like what? We are doing a good job. We are building a house for good people. People will live happily in it. I am glad that I have already built many beautiful houses.
The boy thought about it. People do the same work for different reasons. And with different moods.
Children's parables
Fight with Leo
The lion was resting in the shade of a large tree after a hearty lunch. It was midday. Heat.
The Jackal approached the Lion. He looked at the resting Leo and timidly said:
- A lion! Let's fight!
But the answer was only silence.
The jackal began to speak louder:
- A lion! Let's fight! Let's have a battle in this clearing. You are against me!
Leo didn't pay any attention to him.
Then the Jackal threatened:
- Let's fight! Otherwise I’ll go and tell everyone that you, Leo, scared me terribly.
Leo yawned, stretched lazily and said:
- And who will believe you? Just think! Even if someone condemns me for cowardice, it is still much more pleasant than the fact that they will despise me. Despised for fighting with some Jackal...
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Parables for children
Fly and bee
Mosquito asked Mukha:
- Is there somewhere nearby? beautiful flowers?
But the Fly answered Mosquito:
- There are no flowers here. But there are a lot of good trash heaps. You definitely need to fly to them. There's so much interesting stuff there.
The mosquito flew away. And he met the Bee. He asked:
- Bee! Where are the trash cans? I can't seem to find them.
And the Bee answers:
- Don't know. I saw only beautiful flowers nearby. Let's fly together and I'll show them to you.
Parables for children
Ghost tree.
Not far from the road stood a large withered tree.
One night a thief passed by on the road. He saw a tree in the dark. But this silhouette seemed to him in the form of a policeman. The thief got scared and ran away.
In the evening a lover passed by. From a distance he noticed an elegant silhouette and thought that it was his beloved who had been waiting for him for a long time. His heart began to beat joyfully. He smiled and quickened his pace.
One day a mother and child walked past the tree. Kid scared scary tales, thought there was a ghost near the road and burst into tears.
But the tree always remained just a tree!
The world around us is a reflection of ourselves.
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Who else could I become?
There lived two brothers. There was one brother successful person who achieved fame for their good deeds. The other brother was a criminal.
One day the police caught the criminal and the case was brought to court. Before the trial, a group of journalists surrounded him, and one asked a question:
- How did it happen that you became a criminal?
- I had a difficult childhood. My father drank, beat my mother and my brother and me. Who else could I become?
After a while, several journalists approached the first brother, and one asked:
- You are known for your achievements and good deeds. How did you achieve all this?
The man thought for a moment and then answered:
- I had a difficult childhood. My father drank, beat my mother, my brother and me. Who else could I become?
Parables for children
ALL IN YOUR HANDS
Parable
Once upon a time, in one city, there lived a great sage. The fame of his wisdom spread far around his hometown, people from afar came to him for advice.
But there was a man in the city who was jealous of his glory. He once came to a meadow, caught a butterfly, planted it between his closed palms and thought:
- Let me go to the sage and ask him: tell me, oh wisest one, which butterfly is in my hands - alive or dead? - If he says dead, I will open my palms and the butterfly will fly away. If he says alive, I will close my palms and the butterfly will die. Then everyone will understand which of us is smarter.
That's how it all turned out. An envious man came to the city and asked the sage: “Tell me, oh wisest one, which butterfly is in my hands - alive or dead?”
Looking intently into the eyes, the sage said:
"All in your hands".
Parables for children
Parable. MASTER OF TOYS
Lived in a distant country an old man, very fond of children. He constantly made toys for them.
But these toys turned out to be so fragile that they broke faster than the child had time to play with them. Having broken another toy, the children were very upset and came to the master to ask for new ones. He gladly gave them others, even more fragile ones...
Finally, the parents intervened. They came to the old man with a question:
- Tell us, O Wise One, why do you always give our children such fragile toys that the children cry inconsolably when they break them?
And then the sage said:
- Quite a few years will pass, and someone will give this former children my heart. Maybe, having learned not to break fragile toys, they will be more careful about someone else’s heart?..
The parents thought for a long time. And they left, thanking the Teacher.
Parables for children
Paper
The teacher called his students and showed them a piece of white paper.
-What do you see here? – asked the Sage.
“Point,” one answered.
All the other students nodded their heads as a sign that they also saw the dot.
“Take a closer look,” said the Teacher.
But no matter how hard the students looked, they saw nothing but a black dot.
And then the teacher said:
- You all saw a small black dot, and no one noticed a clean white sheet...
“So I still have something to teach you.”
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About trading methods
Once at the bazaar an ancient old man appeared in a skullcap and an oriental robe embroidered with an unusual pattern. The old man was selling watermelons.
There was a sign above his product:
“One watermelon – 3 rubles. Three watermelons – 10 rubles.”
A bearded man comes up and buys a watermelon for three rubles...
Then another watermelon for three rubles...
And at parting he joyfully says to the seller:
- Look, I bought three watermelons, but only paid 9 rubles, not 10. You don’t know how to trade!
The old man looks after him:
- Yes! They buy three watermelons from me instead of one, and then teach me how to trade...
Children's parables
Parable of two wolves
Once upon a time, an old Indian revealed one vital truth to his grandson.
- You see, there is a struggle in every person. This fight is very similar to the fight between two wolves. One wolf represents evil: envy, jealousy, regret, selfishness, greed, lies... And the other wolf represents good: peace, love, hope, care, kindness, loyalty... And others good qualities person.
The little Indian thought for a long time. And then he asked:
- Grandfather! Which wolf wins in the end? Bad wolf or good wolf?
The old Indian smiled faintly and replied:
- Remember: the wolf you feed always wins.
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A stupid boy
A little boy walks into a barber shop. The hairdresser recognizes him immediately and says to his clients:
- Look, this is the stupidest boy in the world! Now I will prove it to you.
The barber takes $1 in one hand and 25 cents in the other. He calls the boy and invites him to choose:
– Do you choose 1 or 25?
- Twenty five!
Everyone laughs. The boy receives 25 cents and leaves.
Soon, one client catches up with the boy and asks:
- Boy! Tell me, why did you choose 25 cents and not 1 dollar? Are you really that stupid that you don't realize that $1 is more than 25 cents?
- Fine! What will I get for this?
- You'll get another 25 cents.
The boy receives coins and says:
- Because the day I choose $1, I think the hairdresser will stop being happy. Visitors will have nothing to laugh about. I will become “smart”, I will no longer be “stupid”. And I won’t be able to get 25 cents every time.
Children's parables
The Legend of the Temple of a Thousand Mirrors
Many hundreds of years ago, high in the mountains there was a Temple with a Thousand Mirrors. Many people went to see him.
One day, a dog entered this temple. Looking around, the dog saw a thousand dogs in the mirrors and, frightened, bared its teeth.
At that moment she saw a thousand grinning dogs. The dog growled. And the echo responded with a growl...
With its tail between its legs, the dog jumped out of the temple, convinced that evil dogs lived in this temple.
A month later, another dog came to the temple with a thousand mirrors.
She entered it and, looking in the mirrors, saw a thousand friendly and peaceful dogs. She wagged her tail. And I saw a thousand friendly dogs.
Barking joyfully, she left the temple with full confidence that this Temple was full of friendly dogs.
- The world is often only a reflection of ourselves: if we look at the world brightly and joyfully, then it responds to us in the same way!
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Bucket of apples
The man bought it for himself new house- large, beautiful - and a garden with fruit trees near the house. And nearby in an old house lived an envious neighbor.
One day a man woke up in good mood, went out onto the porch, and there was a pile of garbage.
What to do? Your porch needs to be cleaned. And also to find out who it was. And he found out - an envious neighbor.
I wanted to go and argue, but after thinking about it, I decided to do it differently.
I went to the garden and collected the most ripe apples and went to the neighbor.
The neighbor, hearing a knock on the door, thought maliciously: “Finally, my neighbor is angry!” Opens the door.
To his surprise, there was no one there, only apples. And on the apples there is a note:
He who is rich in what, shares it!
Children's parables
Bad words.
Two friends quarreled. And one began to tell everyone he knew bad words about your friend.
But then he calmed down and realized that he was wrong. He came to his friend and began to ask him for forgiveness.
Then the second friend said:
- Fine! I'll forgive you. Only on one condition.
- Which one?
- Take a pillow and let all the feathers out into the wind.
The first friend did just that. He tore the pillow. And the wind carried the feathers throughout the village.
A satisfied friend came to another and said:
- I completed your task. Am I forgiven?
- Yes, if you put all the feathers back into the pillow.
But you understand that it is impossible to collect all the feathers back. Likewise, bad words that have already scattered throughout the village cannot be taken back.
Sincerely, rhetoric coach Oleg Bolsunov.
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There is so much wisdom, subtlety and meaning in parables... Parables - short wise stories - have always given people a reason to think about the meaning human life, about the role of man on earth. This is very effective remedy development and education. Parables are like seeds, once they get into the heart of a child they will definitely grow and bear fruit...
Parable "Two Councils"
The fox advised the hedgehog to go to the hairdresser.
“They don’t wear thorns like that anymore,” she says, while she licks her lips. Now the tortoiseshell hairstyle is in fashion!
The hedgehog listened to the advice and went into the city.
It’s good that an owl flew past him after the fox.
“Then you should immediately ask yourself cucumber lotion and refresh with carrot water! - Having learned what was the matter, she said.
- For what? - the hedgehog didn’t understand.
- And so that the fox can eat you more deliciously! - explained the owl. - Before that, your thorns bothered her!
And only then did the hedgehog realize that not every piece of advice, and certainly not everyone giving advice, can be trusted. From the book: Little parables for children and adults.
Parable "The dispute between the wind and the sun"
One day, the angry northern Wind and the Sun started a dispute about which of them was stronger. They argued for a long time and decided to try their power on one traveler.
The wind said: “I’ll rip off his cloak in an instant!” And he began to blow. He blew very hard and for a long time. But the man only wrapped himself tighter in his cloak.
Then the Sun began to warm the traveler. He first lowered his collar, then untied his belt, and then took off his cloak and carried it on his arm. The Sun said to the Wind: “You see: with kindness and affection, you can achieve much more than with violence.”
Parable “Fragile Gifts”
Once an old man came to one village and stayed to live. a wise man. He loved children and spent a lot of time with them. He also loved to give them gifts, but only gave them fragile things. No matter how hard the children tried to be careful, their new toys often broke. The children were upset and cried bitterly. Some time passed, the sage again gave them toys, but even more fragile.
One day his parents couldn’t stand it anymore and came to him:
“You are wise and wish only the best for our children.” But why do you give them such gifts? They try their best, but the toys still break and the children cry. But the toys are so beautiful that it’s impossible not to play with them.
“Very few years will pass,” the elder smiled, “and someone will give them his heart.” Maybe this will teach them to handle this priceless gift a little more carefully?
The parable of the nails.
Once upon a time there was a very hot-tempered and unrestrained young man. And then one day his father gave him a bag of nails and punished him to drive one nail into the fence post every time he could not control his anger.
On the first day there were several dozen nails in the pillar. Then he learned to control his anger, and every day the number of nails hammered into the pillar began to decrease. The young man realized that it was easier to control his temperament than to drive nails.
Finally the day came when he never lost his temper. He told his father about this and he said that this time every day, when his son manages to restrain himself, he can pull out one nail from the pillar.
Time passed, and the day came when the young man informed his father that there was not a single nail left in the pillar. Then the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence:
“You did a good job, but do you see how many holes there are in the pillar?” He will never be the same again. When you say something evil to a person, he will have the same scar as these holes. And no matter how many times you apologize after this, the scar will remain.
A parable about truth and lies.
Three boys went into the forest. There are mushrooms, berries, birds in the forest. The boys went on a spree. We didn’t notice how the day passed. They go home - they are afraid: “We will get hit at home!” So they stopped on the road and thought what was better: to lie or to tell the truth?
“I’ll say,” says the first, “that a wolf attacked me in the forest.” The father will be afraid and will not scold.
“I’ll say,” says the second, “that I met my grandfather.” My mother will be happy and will not scold me.
“And I’ll tell the truth,” says the third. “It’s always easier to tell the truth, because it’s the truth and there’s no need to invent anything.”
So they all went home. As soon as the first boy told his father about the wolf, lo and behold, the forest guard was coming.
“No,” he says, “there are wolves in these places.”
The father got angry. For the first guilt I was angry, but for the lie I was twice as angry.
The second one told about his grandfather, and the grandfather was right there - coming to visit. Mother found out the truth. I was angry for the first guilt, and twice as angry for the lie.
And the third boy, as soon as he arrived, immediately confessed to everything. His mother grumbled at him and forgave him.
If you want to be happy, be it
“Woe is me, woe,” the man sighed, sitting on the bench, and tears rolled down his face in a stream.
- Why are you whining all the time? - the wife got angry. - If you want to be happy, be happy.
- How can I be happy if happiness does not come to me? But misfortunes fall one after another on my poor head. The harvest is not ripe, the roof is leaky, the fence is broken, and my legs hurt. “Oh, woe is me, woe,” the man cried.
Happiness heard these groans and took pity on the poor fellow. It decided to look into his house.
Happiness knocked on the window and said: “If you want to be happy, be happy.”
“Wait to cry, look, something is shining in our window,” the wife stopped the man.
— Close the curtains. This light blinds me and prevents me from grieving,” the man told his wife and began to sob again. The wife closed the curtains, sat down on the bench next to her and also began to cry.
Happiness was surprised and flew away.
Parable "The Younger Prince"
The king had three sons. The eldest was a brave warrior and skillfully wielded any weapon. He dreamed of becoming a commander, and the king put him at the head of his army. The middle son wanted to glorify the royal family by building temples and castles. His father agreed with him and gave him money for construction. Only the youngest son upset the king. He did not fight, did not build, but spent his days reading books. The king's youngest son studied the history, languages and customs of different peoples.
- Son, why are you studying the customs and languages of foreign peoples? “You must love your Motherland,” the king often reproached the prince.
The son listened silently to his father, but continued his studies.
Suddenly, unexpectedly, trouble came. The king's neighbors united and declared war. The royal army suffered defeat after defeat. Finally the day of the final battle arrived. In numerous temples, everyone who could not fight prayed to the Lord for salvation.
The day before the battle, the king's youngest son entered the commander's tent.
- Why did you come here, scribe? Leave immediately! Tomorrow there will be a battle! - cried the young commander.
“Yes, son, you don’t belong here,” supported the king, who was also preparing to win or die in the last battle.
The king's youngest son took out the paper and calmly said:
“I spent three days in the enemy camp. The location of the enemy's guns and all their plans are drawn here. Tomorrow at dawn the main enemy forces will bypass our army along a narrow ravine and strike us in the rear.
After the younger son's story, the king ordered preparations for battle. The battle was fierce, but the enemies ran into traps everywhere and were defeated.
- Son, you turned out to be a hero. How were you able to hide among enemies for three whole days? - the king exclaimed, hugging his youngest son after the victory.
“I didn’t hide, but walked freely everywhere, because I knew the languages and customs of these people. That’s why they took me for one of their own,” answered the prince.
- Weren't you scared? - his brother was surprised.
“Love for the Motherland is above the fear of death,” the youngest son calmly answered.
Parable "The Noble Mouse"
The mouse got into the habit of stealing cheese from a mousetrap.
Yes, so cleverly that I never got caught! But even more surprising was that she never touched the cheese that was on the table and ate only what was in the mousetrap.
- Why? - the cat asked, catching her.
- I don’t want to annoy the owners! - she answered. - Mine is enough for me...
“Wow, what a noble mouse!” the cat thought and, letting her go, told her owner about everything.
Since then, instead of a mousetrap, there was a small bowl on the floor containing a piece of cheese for the mouse.
The thing is that the owners were also noble!
Parable "The Feat of Glue"
I decided to give the glue all of myself without a trace to people. (He heard from them that they really needed him!). Came out of the tube - and well, work all over the house!
Worked and worked...
I glued all the pairs of shoes together, the chairs to the table, the table to the floor. I didn’t even forget the clothespins - I glued them to the clothesline so that now they could only be torn off with it. The glue was strong - it stuck tightly.
He finished his work. And I still didn’t understand why the owners were horrified when they came home.
This is what always happens when you put your strength into the wrong things.
Even if you accomplish a feat!
Parable "Real Mother"
One day, a whining, still completely blind puppy was thrown into the yard. The cat, who lived in this yard and had kittens at that time, took the puppy to her cubs and began to feed him milk. The puppy very soon outgrew his adoptive mother, but he obeyed her as before.
“You should lick your fur until it shines every morning,” the cat taught the puppy, and the baby tried, licking himself with his tongue.
And then one day a shepherd dog ran into their yard. Sniffing the puppy, she said good-naturedly:
-Hello puppy! You are also a shepherd. You and I are of the same breed.
Seeing the cat, the shepherd barked angrily and rushed at her. The cat hissed and jumped onto the fence.
-Let’s go with you, puppy, and get the cats out of here.
“Come on, get out of our yard and don’t you dare touch my mother,” the puppy growled menacingly.
-She can’t be your mother, she’s a cat! Your mother must be a shepherd like me,” the shepherd said, laughed and ran out of the yard.
The puppy was thoughtful, but the cat purred affectionately:
-Whoever feeds a child is a real mother for him.
Parable "Be Happy"
A beggar stood by the road and begged for alms. A horseman passing by hit the beggar in the face with a whip. He, looking after the retreating horseman, said:
- Be happy.
The peasant who saw what happened, hearing these words, asked:
-Are you really that humble?
“No,” answered the beggar, “it’s just that if the rider was happy, he wouldn’t hit me in the face.”
Evening comes, darkness falls over the city and the children go to their beds to fall asleep sweetly. But before enjoying pleasant dreams, every child likes to listen fairy tales that remain in your heart for the rest of your life. Then why not combine business with pleasure and read to your child at night? useful and instructive parables for children.
The parable is short story, which contains the wisdom of our ancestors. Often parables for children are instructive stories on some topic. moral theme. Previously, they were used as one of the ways to raise children, since they are understandable to every child, easy to remember and as close to reality as possible. In this way, parables differ from fables, which are very allegorical and not always understandable to young listeners. Children's stories talk about friendship, family and family values, about good and evil, about God and much more.
Biblical and Orthodox parables for children
For many centuries, the Bible has been the most famous book in the whole world. These are not only sacred texts for Christians, but also the greatest monument of the cultural heritage of mankind. Biblical parables are found on the pages of the Old and New Testaments. Of course, it will be difficult for young children to understand all the sacred meaning that is hidden in the biblical texts, but with the help of their parents, the child will be able to understand them. The most famous Orthodox parables for children include the parables “About the Prodigal Son”, “About the Publican and the Pharisee”, which tell children about mercy and forgiveness, the parable “About the Good Samaritan”, which teaches kids kindness and compassion, and many others. Jesus Christ very often communicated with his followers in parables, since they help to understand the meaning of all hidden things.
Short parables for children
Some children, especially very young ones, do not like long stories; it is much easier for them to understand short texts, with simple conclusions. In this case, you can read short parables for children to your child every evening. And every time an instructive and interesting story, which will remain in memory.
We especially recommend parables about friendship for children- for example, the parable of the nails. Very often children say something angry and bad to their friends and family. This parable will help them understand how important it is to value loved ones and not offend them with careless words.
Children's parables about good and evil are probably the most useful for our younger generation. After all, a child has no life experience, so it is difficult for him to distinguish bad from good, good from evil, white from black. It is necessary to teach the child such basic concepts, and parables about good and evil will be most useful for children. We recommend reading: “The Good Little Fox”, “Grandfather and Death”.
Parables can teach you everything. The most important and useful little stories are parables about family and family values, because there is nothing more important in our lives. It is especially useful for children to read parables about mothers, about love, about good and bad, about truth and lies.
Teach and educate your child from early childhood, then in the future he will grow up good and kind person, responsive to the suffering of others, merciful and honest. This is the only way our world will become kinder and cleaner!
One young man was not happy in love. Somehow he met all the wrong girls. Some of them seemed ugly, others - stupid, and still others - grumpy. “There is no ideal,” the young man said to himself and decided to seek advice from the sage.
The elder listened carefully young man and said:
Your trouble, as I see, is great. But answer me this question: how do you feel about your mother?
“Is it really about my mother now?” the young man answered in surprise. “I don’t even know what to tell you to this.” She often annoys me with her overprotectiveness, unnecessary questions, constant requests and complaints. But I can't say that I don't love her.
Shaking his head, the sage was silent for a while, and then continued the conversation:
I want to reveal to you the most important secret love. You will understand that there is happiness. And it is hidden in your heart. When you were little, the seed of love and prosperity was planted in you by the most important person in your life - your mother. You will treat all women, no matter how beautiful, smart and kind they are, the way you treat her now. After all, when you came into the world, your mother became your first love. She took you into her arms and gave you all her care. When you learn to honor your mother, only then will you know what it means to love. The measure of a person's happiness is in his attitude towards his parents.
Having bowed, the young man thanked the elder and was about to leave when he called out:
And remember: choose as your wife a girl who has been taught to honor her father!
A parable about love for children
A beautiful tender lily grew on the shore of the pool. Somehow I saw her and decided to take possession of her. He offered the lily everything: a ride on the waves, cool water on a hot day, and all kinds of entertainment. In the end, the gentle beauty hesitated.
This was noticed by a bug that had fallen hopelessly in love with the lily. And he began to dissuade.
You will disappear in it! He will destroy you!
But Lily doubted more and more:
What you! He is so strong, beautiful and mysterious! I just can't refuse!
Ah well! - the bug cried. - Well then, look what happens to you if you fall into his arms.
The bug folded its wings and rushed into the abyss. Immediately a whirlpool pulled him in, spun him around, and the bug disappeared into the deep pool. And only then did Lily understand what true love means...
