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Parable. What to fear?
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 when 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 there was another dog carrying prey. 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
Parables for children
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. It seemed to one that the other was getting 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 job 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 find them at all.
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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Parables for children
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.
Parables for children
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!
Parables for children
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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Don't miss the witty, wise and instructive parables about friendship. Each of them is a priceless pearl of original or folk art. And each one will make you smile and think about the value of true friendship.
Read short parables about friendship and devotion to end. I promise you won’t regret a single minute spent!
Nails
An instructive parable about friendship for children. A short story about an angry boy and his father will tell you how important it is to control your anger and not offend your friends.
Once upon a time there was a boy with a terrible character. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him to hammer a nail into the garden fence every time he lost his temper and quarreled with someone. On the first day the boy hammered 37 nails. Over the next weeks he tried to hold back, and the number of nails hammered decreased day by day. It turned out that holding back is easier than hammering nails...
Finally the day came when the boy did not hammer a single nail into the fence. Then he went to his father and told about it. And his father told him to pull out one nail from the fence for every day that he did not lose patience.
Days passed after days, and finally the boy was able to tell his father that he had pulled out all the nails from the fence. The father brought his son to the fence and said:
My son, you behaved well, but look at these holes in the fence. She will never be the same again. When you argue with someone and say things that can hurt, you inflict a wound like this on the other person. You can stick a knife into a person and then pull him out, but the wound will still remain.
No matter how many times you ask for forgiveness, the wound will remain. A mental wound brings as much pain as a physical one. Friends are rare jewels, they bring you a smile and joy. They are ready to listen to you when you need it, they support you and open their hearts to you. Try not to hurt them...
Caesar and the doctor
The amazing parable about Caesar and his devoted doctor will once again remind you: never doubt your friends if your friendship has been tested over the years.
Caesar had the only person and friend whom he trusted: his doctor. Moreover, if he was sick, he took medicine only when the doctor gave it to him with his own hand.
One day Caesar was not feeling very well, he received an anonymous note: “Fear yourself.” close friend, your doctor. He wants to poison you!” And after a while the doctor came and gave Caesar some medicine. Caesar gave the note he had received to his friend and, while he was reading, drank every drop of the medicinal mixture.
The doctor froze in horror:
Lord, how could you drink what I gave you after you read this?
To which Caesar answered him:
It's better to die than to doubt your friend!
How many friends does a person need?
How many friends do you think you need to have to feel happy? One, two, or maybe several dozen? An interesting parable about friendship from Boris Krumer will aptly answer this rhetorical question and help dot the i’s.
The student came to the Teacher and asked him:
Master, how many friends should a person have - one or many?
“It’s very simple,” the Teacher answered, “pluck me that red apple from the very top branch.”
The student raised his head and answered:
But it hangs very high, Teacher! I can't get it.
Call a friend, let him help you,” answered the Master.
The student called another student and stood on his shoulders.
“I still can’t get it, Teacher,” said the distressed student.
Don't you have any friends anymore? - the Teacher grinned.
The student called more friends, who, groaning, began to climb on each other’s shoulders and backs, trying to build a living pyramid. But the apple hung too high, the pyramid crumbled, and the student was never able to pick the coveted apple.
Then the teacher called him over:
Well, do you understand how many friends a person needs?
I understand, teacher,” said the student, rubbing his bruised side, “a lot - so that together we can solve any problem.”
Yes,” answered the Master, shaking his head sadly, “really, you need a lot of friends.” So that among all this gathering of gymnasts there would be at least one smart person who would think of bringing a ladder!
Most valuable
Have you ever wondered, dear friend, what is most valuable in life? You will find the answer in the following parable about friendship. I'm sure he won't disappoint you.
One person in childhood was very friendly with an old neighbor.
But time passed, college and hobbies appeared, then work and personal life. The young man was busy every minute, and he had no time to remember the past, or even to be with his loved ones.
One day he found out that his neighbor had died - and suddenly remembered: the old man taught him a lot, trying to replace the boy dead father. Feeling guilty, he came to the funeral.
In the evening, after the burial, the man entered the empty house of the deceased. Everything was the same as many years ago...
But the small golden box, in which, according to the old man, the most valuable thing for him was kept, disappeared from the table. Thinking that one of her few relatives had taken her, the man left the house.
However, two weeks later he received the package. Seeing his neighbor's name on it, the man shuddered and opened the box.
Inside was the same golden box. It contained a gold pocket watch with an engraving: “Thank you for the time you spent with me.”
And he realized that the most valuable thing for the old man was the time spent with his little friend.
Since then, the man tried to devote as much time as possible to his wife and son.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths. It is measured by the number of moments that make us hold our breath.
Time is running away from us every second. And it needs to be spent right now.
Parables for children are short and understandable stories that contain wisdom
Parables of the owl Anfisa
Parable for children “How a magpie was stopped from stealing”
At the edge of the forest, behind the same oak tree that reaches its top into the sky, the owl Anfisa lives in a crevice in the rock. The animals go to her every now and then for advice, since there is probably no one in the world wiser than Anfisa!
“Hey, magpie, what’s that sparkling in your beak?” – One day an owl asks its neighbor.
“Ky-ky, ky-ky, ky-ky,” muttered the magpie.
Then she sat down on a branch and carefully placed a tiny ring next to her:
- I say, I stole a trinket from a bunny.
Anfisa looks, and the neighbor beams with pleasure.
- When will you stop stealing, shameless one? – she hooted menacingly.
But the magpies are already gone. She flew to hide her treasure... Anfisa thought and thought about how to teach the villain a lesson, and then decided to turn to the bear.
- Listen, Prokop Prokopovich, I have something to do with you. Take the chest with the stolen “wealth” from the magpie. I have long noticed in which clearing she hides it. But I would never be able to lift it myself - forty years ago it has filled it to capacity!
- What should I do with him? – the clubfoot scratched the back of his head.
“It’s okay,” Anfisa grinned, “let it stay in your den for now...
Less than an hour had passed before the magpie alarmed the entire forest.
- Guard! Robbed! Villains! – she shouted loudly, circling over the clearing.
Here Anfisa says to her:
- Do you see, neighbor, how unpleasant it is to be robbed?
The magpie shyly covered her eyes with her wing and remained silent. And the owl teaches:
- Don’t do to others what you don’t want for yourself.
Since then, forty has not taken anyone else's. The animals, rejoicing at the things they found, threw such a feast in Prokop Prokopovich’s den that the clubfoot still cannot drive them out...
Parable for children “Terrible punishment”
One day the hedgehog came to the owl Anfisa and began to complain about her beloved son:
- My mischievous boy constantly strives to run away alone into the depths of the forest! And, you know, Anfisa, how dangerous this is! I told him a thousand times not to leave the nest without my father and me. It's all to no avail...
“Then come up with some kind of punishment for him,” the owl advised.
But the hedgehog sighed sadly:
- I can not. He told me that week: “Since you scold and punish me constantly, it means you don’t love me!”
Anfisa almost fell off the branch from such stupidity. Then she hooted busily several times and said:
- Go home, little hedgehog, and tell your son that now he can do anything, and you will never punish him. And when evening comes, I’ll fly to visit you...
So they did. As soon as the first stars lit up in the sky, the owl spread its wings and hurried to the other end of the forest. I flew up to a familiar bush, under which a family of hedgehogs lived, and there it was! The hedgehog has fluffed up its thorns with happiness and is happily jumping around the nest. The hedgehog wails, shedding burning tears. And only dad the hedgehog, as always, calmly, reads the newspaper. He already knows that if the owl gets down to business, then everything will be fine.
- Why are you making such a noise here? – Anfisa hooted, approaching the hedgehog.
“My mom allows me everything now!” – he joyfully exclaimed, “And he won’t punish you for anything again!” Eh, I’ll go conquer the forest now! I’ll go around all the nooks and crannies, I’ll crawl under every bush! After all, there are so many interesting things around... And I don’t need adults, I’m now my own boss!
The owl tilted its head to the side and said thoughtfully:
- A terrible horror, a terrible nightmare... A worse punishment in the whole wide world cannot be found...
“What is this, owl,” the hedgehog was surprised, “didn’t you understand or what?” Now, on the contrary, everything is possible for me!
Anfisa narrowed her huge eyes and said:
- How stupid you are! This is the worst punishment - when your parents stop raising you! Have you heard what happened to the hare whose mother did not punish him for lying? The big-eared one lied so much that the whole forest laughed at him, it was a shame to show his nose out of the hole.
The hedgehog became thoughtful, and the owl continued:
- Oh, have you heard about our bear? Prokop Prokopovich's whole family lives in the city. Both parents and brothers work in the circus - real stars! He alone was not accepted there. Do you know how offended he is? And, all just because he didn’t like to train since childhood. I even avoided exercising. The bear took pity on him and turned a blind eye to everything. And now our clubfoot dreams of a circus, but no one takes him there - he’s too clumsy.
Here the hedgehog dad decided to intervene in the conversation:
- That's okay! But what happened to the raccoon...
The adults looked at each other meaningfully. The hedgehog, who was even scared to imagine what happened to the poor raccoon, plaintively asked:
“I don’t need such a terrible punishment!” Let it be better as before...
The owl nodded:
- A wise decision. And remember, little hedgehog: whoever your parents love, they punish. Because they want to save you from harm!
The hedgehog kissed her subdued son on the nose and sat the owl down at the table. They began to drink tea and chat about all sorts of trifles. They were having so much fun that the hedgehog suddenly thought: “Why did I run away from my parents all the time? It's so good at home..."
Parable for children “About the Fox and the Squirrel”
Everyone in the forest knew that the squirrel was a real craftsman. If you want, he will make an ikebana from dried flowers, or if you want, he will weave a garland from cones. But one day she decided to make herself beads from acorns. Yes, they turned out so beautiful – you can’t take your eyes off them! The squirrel went to show off in front of all the animals. They are amazed and praise the needlewoman... Only the fox is dissatisfied.
- Why are you, red-haired, depressed? - Anfisa the owl asks her.
- Yes, the squirrel ruined the whole mood! - she answers, “He walks around here, you know, and brags!” We need to be more modest! Now, if I had some new thing, I would sit quietly in my hole and be happy. And, walking through the forest and wondering is the last thing...
Anfisa didn’t say anything to this. She flapped her wings and flew towards the stream. There, behind a rotten stump, lived her friend - a spider.
“Help,” the owl says to him, “weave a cape for the fox.”
The spider grumbled for order and agreed:
- Come back in three days, it will be ready. I can even weave a whole forest with cobwebs, for me some kind of cape is nothing!
And, indeed, three days later he showed Anfisa such a marvelous shawl that she took her breath away with delight! The owl gave the fox a gift, but she couldn’t believe her luck:
- Is this for me, or what? Yes, now I’ll be the most beautiful in the forest!
Before Anfisa had time to open her beak, the red-haired rogue threw a shawl over her shoulders, jumped out of the hole, and rushed to brag to everyone in the area:
- Oh, dear animals, I have a cape that cannot be found in any forest! Now the squirrel with his beads is no match for me!
So until late at night the fox visited friends and acquaintances until he became hoarse. Then an owl approached her and asked:
— Redhead, weren’t you the one who recently taught: “You have to be more modest!” Now, if I had some new thing, I would sit quietly in my hole and be happy. And, walking through the forest and wondering is the last thing?
The fox blinked once, blinked again, but didn’t know what to answer:
- What is this, Anfisushka?! How can I do this?!
The owl raised its wing and hooted:
- This, redhead, is a well-known wisdom: if you condemn someone, you will soon commit the same act!
The fox tucked its tail and whispered:
- I understood everything, Anfisushka...
I probably really did understand. Because no one else heard the fox condemning anyone. And, the spider has since become a famous fashion designer.
Parable for children “How the firefly wanted to become a beaver”
Anfisa the Owl once noticed that a firefly had gotten into the habit of flying to the river in the evenings. She decided to follow him. One day he watches, then another... Oh, the firefly doesn’t do anything special: it sits under a tree and admires the work of the beaver. “This is all strange,” Anfisa thought, but she decided not to pester the firefly with questions. However, soon a real commotion began in the forest.
- Anfisa, what in the world is going on?! – the ladybug was indignant, “Last week the firefly got some paint somewhere and painted the same spots on its back as mine!” Ah, I don’t need such a relative!
“Just think, it’s news,” the forest bee interrupted the ladybug, “I’m in trouble, I’m in trouble!” This firefly of yours asked to come to our hive. But he doesn’t know how to do anything, and he does more harm than good!
Just as Anfisa had time to listen to them, the fox came running:
- Owl, bring this stupid firefly to some sense! He demands from the beaver that he take him as an apprentice. Oh, the beaver is angry - he doesn’t need helpers. There's no chance they'll fight...
Anfisa flew to the river, looked, and the firefly shed burning tears:
- Well, what a stupid creature I am! I am of no use! Now, if I were ladybug… They are beautiful! Or, for example, a bee... They know how to make delicious honey!
- Oh, now what? Have you decided to become a beaver? – the owl laughed.
“Yeah,” sobbed the firefly, “did you see how cleverly he does carpentry?!” Only, he doesn’t want to teach me anything. He says I won’t be able to lift even one log – I’m too small.
The owl listened to him and said:
“Come fly to my clearing when it gets dark, I’ll show you something interesting.”
The firefly waited until dusk and set off. He arrived, and the owl was already waiting for him.
“Look,” he says to him, “who is that lurking there in the bushes?”
The firefly took a closer look - and, indeed, behind the tree a little squirrel rustled with dry leaves, and was shaking all over with fear.
- Why are you sitting here? – the firefly was surprised.
“It’s so dark,” whispers the little squirrel, “so I’m lost.”
Then the firefly turned on his flashlight and commanded:
- Follow me, I will bless your path!
While he was seeing off the little squirrel, he also met a little fox. He also had to be taken home. And when he returned to Anfisa, she said to him:
- Well? Do you understand now that everyone has their own purpose? While you were offended that you were born a firefly, there were so many animals around that needed your help!
So the firefly began to patrol the forest at night. And when no one was lost, he flew to the beaver and complained:
“If it weren’t for my work, I would help you build a dam.” Eh, you and I could start a construction project like this! But, I have no time, friend, no time... You somehow manage yourself!
Parable for children “Malicious Pest”
Some particularly malicious pest has appeared in the forest. Everyone rushed to the owl Anfisa for advice. Please help us catch this scoundrel!
“He pulled out all the carrots for me from the garden,” the hare whines, “Ah, it’s too early to pick them!” I haven't grown up yet...
Here the wolf roars:
- Just wait, big-eared one, with your carrot! My case will be more serious. I was picking berries for a squirrel just now. I collected half a basket, lay down on a hillock to rest, and apparently dozed off. I wake up and my basket is filled to the brim! I think these are miracles! I brought the squirrel a treat, and she squealed: “Grey, are you planning to poison me or what?!” I brought “wolf” berries! They're poisonous!"
The animals giggle, and the wolf scratches the back of his head:
“I’m embarrassed, owl.” Squirrel doesn’t want to talk to me now. Help us find the person who put these berries in the basket! I’ll teach him some sense...
Suddenly a cuckoo came out into the middle of the clearing and said offendedly:
“This malicious pest is planning to send me into retirement!” I woke up yesterday and there was a clock hanging on a nearby tree! Yes, not simple ones, but with a cuckoo!
Here even the beaver clutched his heart with excitement, and the narrator, switching to a conspiratorial whisper, continued:
- So now she cuckoos instead of me, not knowing fatigue! Oh, what do you want me to do? It turns out that no one needs me in the forest anymore?!
Anfisa looked around at all the animals and hooted:
“Don’t worry, I’ll find your pest by evening.”
And, as soon as everyone had gone about their business, the owl flew straight to the bear. While the clumsy man was pouring tea into cups, Anfisa said to him:
- Why are you, Prokop Prokopovich, turning into a villain? You prevent the hare from growing carrots, and you slip poisonous berries to the wolf. I decided to retire the old cuckoo...
The bear froze:
- How did you guess that it was me?
The owl just waved its wing:
- What is there to guess? You weren't the only one at our meeting. So, why are you doing nasty things to everyone?
The clubfoot slammed the table and even the samovar jumped:
- They come up with everything! I tried for them... I just felt sorry for the hare, so I decided to help him collect the harvest. How was I supposed to know that the carrot hadn't grown yet? Oh, I was specifically looking for “wolf” berries. I thought that since they were wolves, that means wolves should love them... So, while the gray one was sleeping, I walked around the entire forest with the basket.
Anfisa suddenly became worried:
- Why did you hang the clock on the tree? Where did you even get them?
“So this... I borrowed it from the village doctor,” the bear became embarrassed, “They were hanging on the wall in his bedroom.” You must understand, Anfisa, I wanted the cuckoo to rest. Otherwise she’s all “peek-a-boo” and “peek-a-boo”! Who knew that cuckooing was a joy for her?!
The owl drank her tea and advised:
- You, Prokop Prokopovich, always think. Even if you are going to help someone. After all, there is no virtue without reasoning!
The animals, of course, forgave the bear. But they forced me to return the watch. Clubfoot, remembering Anfisa’s advice, tried to walk around the village on tiptoe so that no one would notice him. Well, last time both the doctor and his wife had to be treated with valerian. We caught some shy ones...
Parable for children “Medal for the Woodpecker”
On a fine spring day, a woodpecker flew to the owl Anfisa. He was beaming with joy:
- Give me a medal, friend!
- For what merit? – the owl calmly clarified.
The woodpecker pulled out from behind his back some huge scroll, covered with writing from top to bottom, and said busily:
- For good deeds! Look at the list I made.
— You can bake a blueberry pie and treat it to your friends. You can wake up early and help the bees collect nectar. You can go to the river, find a sad frog, and cheer him up.
Then the owl faltered and said uncertainly:
“You can take the old lady across the road...Listen, but we don’t have any roads in the forest!” Yes, and there are no old ladies either!
Then the woodpecker began to explain that he had read about the old woman in a book. However, it doesn’t even matter whether they are found in the forest or not. The main thing is to figure out how to do good. For this, he actually expected to receive a medal.
“Okay,” the owl agreed, “Let’s ask the animals what they think about this.”
The woodpecker was pleased. He was sure that more than him about good deeds no one can know. After all, he’s been making his list all his life. Meanwhile, the owl flew to the fox.
“Listen, redhead,” she says to her, “why is your shed askew?”
“He’s getting old, so he’s squinting,” the fox sighed.
- So call the woodpecker. Let him fix it! – Anfisa advised.
Then she visited the hare, the squirrel and her bosom friend the hedgehog. The owl advised everyone to turn to the woodpecker for help. And, three days later, Anfisa called a meeting in the clearing.
“On the agenda,” she hooted solemnly, “is the issue of awarding the woodpecker a medal for good deeds!”
Then the animals screamed:
- What more! You can’t ask him for snow in winter!
“He didn’t want to fix my shed,” the fox was indignant.
“And he didn’t help us with the squirrel,” confirmed the hare.
“Oh, he didn’t even talk to me,” the hedgehog admitted with offense.
Creativity has been known since ancient times, and it has always been used as powerful tool education. The reason is that the stories underlying each parable for children are as close as possible to real life and therefore understandable to everyone. They also help to identify vices without directly condemning a specific person. Let's remember the most interesting of them and see how you can use them for educational purposes when communicating with children.
About the bad and the good
Once two friends were walking through the desert. Tired from the long journey, they argued and one rashly slapped the other. The comrade endured the pain and did not say anything in response to the offender. I just wrote in the sand: “Today I received a slap in the face from a friend.”
A few more days passed, and they found themselves at an oasis. They began to swim, and the one who received the slap almost drowned. The first comrade came to the rescue in time. Then the second one carved an inscription on the stone that said: best friend saved him from death. Seeing this, his comrade asked him to explain his actions. And the second replied: “I made an inscription about the offense in the sand so that the wind would quickly erase it. And about salvation - he carved it in stone so that he would never forget about what happened.”
This parable about friendship for children will help them understand that bad things cannot be kept in memory for a long time. But the good deeds of other people should never be forgotten. And one more thing - you need to value your friends, because in Hard time They are the ones who often find themselves close to a person.
About love for mother
Equally important are the relationships between family members. We often explain to children that they should show respect to their parents and take care of them. But parables for children, like the one below, will say everything better than any words.
An old man and three women were sitting by the well, and three boys were playing next to them. The first one says: “My son has such a voice that everyone will be heard.” The second boasts: “And mine can show such figures - you’ll be amazed.” And only the third is silent. The old man turns to her: “Why don’t you tell about your son?” And she replies: “Yes, there is nothing unusual about him.”
So the women fetched buckets full of water, and the old man stood up with them. They hear: the first boy sings and sounds like a nightingale. The second one walks around them like a wheel. And only the third approached the mother, took the heavy buckets and carried them home. The first two women ask the old man: “How do you like our sons?” And he answers: “Where are they? I only see one son."
It is these short parables for children, close to life and understandable to everyone, that will teach children to truly appreciate their parents and show the true value of family relationships.
Lie or tell the truth?
Continuing the topic, we can recall another wonderful story.
Three boys were playing in the forest and did not notice how evening came. They were afraid that they would be punished at home, and began to think about what to do. Should I tell my parents the truth or lie? And that's how it all turned out. The first one came up with a story about a wolf attacking him. His father would be afraid for him, he decided, and would forgive him. But at that moment the forester came and reported that they did not have any wolves. The second one told his mother that he had come to see his grandfather. Lo and behold, he’s already on the threshold. This revealed the lies of the first and second boys, and as a result they were punished twice. First for being guilty, and then for lying. And only the third came home and told everything how it happened. His mother made a little noise and soon calmed down.
Such parables for children prepare them for the fact that lying only complicates the situation. Therefore, in any case, it is better not to come up with excuses and not to hide your guilt in the hope that everything will work out, but to immediately admit the wrongdoing. This is the only way to maintain the trust of your parents and not feel remorse.
About two wolves
It is equally important to teach a child to see the boundary between good and evil. These are two moral categories that will always accompany a person, and, perhaps, fight in his soul. Among large quantity Among instructive stories on this topic, the parable of two wolves seems to be the most understandable and interesting for children.
One day, an inquisitive grandson asked his grandfather, the leader of the tribe:
Why do bad people appear?
To this the elder gave a wise answer. Here's what he said:
There are no bad people in the world. But every person has two sides: dark and light. The first is the desire for love, kindness, compassion, mutual understanding. The second symbolizes evil, selfishness, hatred, destruction. Like two wolves, they constantly fight each other.
“I see,” the boy answered. - Which one of them wins?
“It all depends on the person,” the grandfather concluded. - The wolf that is fed the most always wins.
This parable about good and evil for children will make it clear: the person himself is responsible for much that happens in life. Therefore, it is necessary to think about all your actions. And wish for others only what you wish for yourself.
Oh hedgehog
Another question that adults often ask: “How to explain to a child that you can’t blindly trust everyone around you?” How to teach him to analyze the situation and only then make a decision? In this case, parables for young children similar to this one will come to the rescue.
Once a fox and a hedgehog met. And the red-haired woman, licking her lips, advised her interlocutor to go to the hairdresser and get fashionable hairstyle"under the turtle" “Thorns are not in fashion these days,” she added. The hedgehog was delighted with such care and set off. It’s good that he met an owl on the way. Having learned where, why and on whose advice he was going, the bird said: “Don’t forget to ask for more cucumber lotion smeared it on and refreshed it with carrot water.” “Why is this?” - the hedgehog didn’t understand. “And so that the fox can eat you better.” So, thanks to the owl, the hero realized that not every piece of advice can be trusted. And yet, not every “kind” word is sincere.
Who is stronger?
Parables often remind folk tales, especially if the heroes are forces of nature endowed with human qualities. Here is one such example.
The wind and the sun argued which of them was stronger. Suddenly they see a passerby walking. The wind says: “Now I’ll tear off his cloak.” He blew with all his might, but the passer-by only wrapped himself tighter in his clothes and continued on his way. Then the sun began to warm up. And the man first lowered his collar, then untied his belt, and finally took off his cloak and threw it over his arm. This is how it happens in our lives: with affection and warmth you can achieve more than with shouts and force.
About the Prodigal Son
Now we quite often turn to the Bible and find in it answers to many moral questions. In this regard, it is necessary to especially note the parables given in it and told by Jesus Christ. They will tell children more about goodness and the need for forgiveness than long instructions from their parents.
Everyone knows the story of the prodigal son, who took his share of the inheritance from his father and left home. At first he led a cheerful, idle life. But the money soon ran out, and the young man was ready to eat even with the pigs. But he was driven out from everywhere, as a terrible famine struck the country. And the sinful son remembered his father. He decided to go home, repent and ask to become a mercenary. But the father, seeing his son returned, was happy. He raised him from his knees and ordered a feast. This offended the older brother, who told his father: “I’ve been next to you all my life, and you even spared a kid for me. He squandered all his wealth, and you ordered a fattened bull to be slaughtered for him.” To which the wise old man replied: “You are always with me, and everything I have will go to you. You need to rejoice in the fact that your brother seemed to have died, but now he has come to life, was lost and has been found.”
Problems? Everything is solvable
Orthodox parables are very instructive for older children. For example, the story of the miraculous rescue of a donkey is popular. Here are its contents.
One peasant's donkey fell into a well. The owner pushed. Then I thought: “The donkey is already old, and the well is dry. I’ll cover them with earth and solve two problems at once.” I called my neighbors and they got to work. After a while, the peasant looked into the well and saw an interesting picture. The donkey threw the earth falling from above off its back and crushed it with its feet. Soon the well was filled, and the animal was at the top.
This is how it happens in life. The Lord often sends us seemingly insurmountable trials. At such a moment, it is important not to despair and not give up. Then it will be possible to find a way out of any situation.
Five important rules
And in general, you don’t need much to become happy. Sometimes it is enough to follow a few simple rules that are understandable to a child. Here they are:
- drive out hatred from your heart and learn to forgive;
- avoid unnecessary worries - more often than not they do not come true;
- live simply and appreciate what you have;
- give more to others;
- For yourself, expect less.
These wise sayings, on which many parables for children and adults are based, will teach you to be more tolerant of others and enjoy everyday life.
a wise man
In conclusion, I would like to turn to the text of another parable for children. It is about a traveler who settled in an unfamiliar village. The man loved children very much and constantly made unusual toys for them. So beautiful that you won’t find them at any fair. But they were all painfully fragile. The kid is playing around, and lo and behold, the toy is already broken. The child is crying, and the master is already giving him a new one, but even more fragile. The villagers asked the man why he was doing this. And the master replied: “Life is fleeting. Soon some person will give your child his heart. And it is very fragile. And I hope that my toys will teach your children to take care of this priceless gift.”
So, any parable prepares a child to face our difficult life. It unobtrusively teaches you to think about each of your actions, to correlate them with the moral norms accepted in society. Makes it clear that spiritual purity, perseverance, and readiness to overcome any adversity will help you navigate the path of life with dignity.
