Comparison of the Russian Folk Tale “The Wolf and the Goat” and the English Folk Tale “The Wolf and the Three Kittens”

What is common in the tales of different peoples? And how do they differ? I have had many questions and wanted to find the answers. My research is devoted to analysis and comparison of the two tales about animals. The first one is the Russian folk tale "The wolf and the goat" and other one is the English folk tale "The wolf and the three kittens". Comparison began with an introduction to the history of fairy tales: the definition of the genre, the collection and study of fairy tales, with their classification. Every person has the recollection of how our grandmother or mother read a lot of interesting tales. The structure of a fairy tale about the animal includes a small amount of text and simple plot.

Perhaps only the structure of fairy tales about animals has some function. All parts of tales may be passed over a short period of time. Thus it shows the relationship between the characters. There are two main ideas in moral terms. The first idea shows that the good always wins over evil. The second idea emphasizes the importance of the victory itself that brings moral satisfaction to the reader. Often tale has three situations: cock becomes three times more than the fox, the wolf came three times to the hut the goats, and the wolf tries to eat three times piglets. Trinity is associated with the emergence of Christianity as a religion. This reflects the triune God - Father, Jesus - Son and Holy Spirit. Also it is popular of using of a number seven and multiples of seven. Stories about animals are characterized by bright optimism: the weak always come out of a difficult situation. This is confirmed in many situations, especially in the sense of humor. The task of the narrator is to show through the dramatization of the internal qua...

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...e, almost always prevails in the tales.

Tales is one of the richest and brightest of folk art. History is always looking for truth and justice, love and happiness in the soul of the people, embodied in the word. In my research I compared the Russian and English folk tales about animals, and saw that they had much in common, as people in the world live on one planet, which is developed the general laws of history. But the tales also show the national identity of the folklore of every nation. Animals and the heroes of fairy tales resemble speech and behavior of people in a country that is represented by these fairy tales. It can also be similar to another story because it always remains a reflection of life of every nation. As long as people exist, they must dream, and, consequently, they cannot do without tales that will inspire, give hope, amusing and comforting.