Folk tale - the kind of oral storytelling with fantastic fiction, the contents and forms of which were originally connected with the myths and artistically transformed, became part of folk prose. It is generally accepted division of the tales in the fairy tales about animals, magic and everyday life, although this division is conditional: there are anecdotes, legends, fables, and others.
Fairy tales are classified as on features of poetry (mostly - songs) on the cumulative (repetition of similar events), narrative and others by the nature of imagery - the allegorical, the characters - animals, people, and the like, the style - humorous, satirical, heroic and pathetic others.
In fairy tales about animals all the characters attributed to the properties of people. At the stage of separation of art from the mythology of the unconscious humanization of animals, birds and insects became a literary technique, and the object image is done for the most part people and their relationships. Tales about animals, usually satirical or humorous works. They are safe. Their favorite hero - the rogue, trickster and deceiver (fox, hare, raven, spider, and so on.). Fierce struggle for existence among the birds and animals as allegorical image is reproduced acute social conflict. In fairy tales about animals and their own poetic style (for example, is often used compositional device unexpected meeting animals, singing paste and so on). Conventionality invention corresponds to the breadth of artistic generalization. Therefore, the thoughts and images of many fairy tales about animals and birds can easily become proverbs. Over time, stories about animals are mostly children. They take into account the age peculiarities of the perception of fiction: a clear distinction between positive and negative characters, the plot abruptly give way situation - from light and joyous to somber and sad and back again, obligatory victory of good over evil.
Fairy tale in its origins back to the techniques of magic rituals, to the totality of the mythical world view, such a representation of the existence of the Underworld, other worlds. Nevertheless, the coincidence of many wonderful reasons to magic rituals does not mean their identities. In fairy tales people have been dreaming to overcome the real power of the external forces of nature and society, depicting an imaginary victory over them, and the accomplishment of a magical rite man accustomed to passive waiting.
Theme of the most popular fairy tales - the fate of persecuted and humiliated. For loyalty, kindness, unselfishness troubles such characters are replaced by the well-being. This turn in the fate of the characters required the intervention of supernatural forces, acquiring magical items, knowledge or skills. In fairy tales, a whole galaxy of wonderful helpers: a horse, a frog, a kind old woman, wife, witch, and so on. They oppose the enemies: witches, thieves, vortex,, many-headed beast. Fairy tales were taught to be firm in trials of life, not to tolerate evil, lie. Storytellers dreaming about a wonderful way to ease the physical labor, to master the forces of nature. Household Tales differ acute social orientation.
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