A story about a brave duckling. Brave Duckling

Still, it’s nice to read the fairy tale “The Brave Duckling” by Boris Zhitkov, even for adults, you immediately remember your childhood, and again, like a little one, you empathize with the heroes and rejoice with them. “Good always triumphs over evil” - creations like this one are built on this foundation, laying the foundation for our worldview from an early age. The plot is simple and as old as the world, but each new generation finds in it something relevant and useful. Every time you read this or that epic, you feel the incredible love with which the images of the environment are described. It is amazing that with empathy, compassion, strong friendship and unshakable will, the hero always manages to resolve all troubles and misfortunes. Reading such creations in the evening, the pictures of what is happening become more vivid and rich, filled with a new range of colors and sounds. Folk legend cannot lose its vitality, due to the inviolability of such concepts as friendship, compassion, courage, bravery, love and sacrifice. The fairy tale “The Brave Duckling” by Boris Zhitkov is worth reading for free online for everyone; there is deep wisdom, philosophy, and simplicity of the plot with a good ending.

Every morning the housewife brought out a full plate of chopped eggs for the ducklings. She put the plate near the bush and left.

As soon as the ducklings ran up to the plate, suddenly a large dragonfly flew out of the garden and began to circle above them.

She chirped so terribly that the frightened ducklings ran away and hid in the grass. They were afraid that the dragonfly would bite them all.

And the evil dragonfly sat on the plate, tasted the food and then flew away. After this, the ducklings did not come to the plate for the whole day. They were afraid that the dragonfly would fly again. In the evening, the hostess removed the plate and said: “Our ducklings must be sick, for some reason they are not eating anything.” Little did she know that the ducklings went to bed hungry every night.

One day, their neighbor, the little duckling Alyosha, came to visit the ducklings. When the ducklings told him about the dragonfly, he began to laugh.

- What brave men! - he said. “I alone will drive away this dragonfly.” You'll see tomorrow.

“You’re bragging,” said the ducklings, “tomorrow you’ll be the first to get scared and run.”

The next morning, the hostess, as always, put a plate of chopped eggs on the ground and left.

“Well, look,” said the brave Alyosha, “now I will fight with your dragonfly.”

As soon as he said this, a dragonfly began to buzz. It flew straight from above onto the plate.

The ducklings wanted to run away, but Alyosha was not afraid. Before the dragonfly had time to sit on the plate, Alyosha grabbed its wing with his beak. She forcibly escaped and flew away with a broken wing.

Since then, she never flew into the garden, and the ducklings ate their fill every day. They not only ate themselves, but also treated the brave Alyosha for saving them from the dragonfly.

Boris Zhitkov

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© S. V. Emelyanova, illustrations, 2014

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Mug under the Christmas tree

The boy took a net - a wicker net - and went to the lake to catch fish.

He was the first to catch a blue fish. Blue, shiny, with red feathers, with round eyes. The eyes are like buttons. And the fish’s tail is just like silk: blue, thin, golden hairs. The boy took a mug, a small mug made of thin glass. I scooped some water from the lake into a mug - let the fish swim while it did.

The fish gets angry, fights, breaks out, and the boy rushes into his mug - bang! He ran further and caught another fish - a very small one. The fish is no bigger than a mosquito, you can barely see the fish. The boy quietly took the fish by the tail, threw it into the mug - it was completely out of sight. He ran on himself.

“Here,” he thinks, “wait, I’ll catch a fish, a big crucian carp.”

- The first one to catch a fish will be a great guy. Just don’t grab it right away, don’t swallow it: there are prickly fish – ruff, for example. Bring it, show it. I myself will tell you which fish to eat and which to spit out.

The ducklings flew and swam in all directions. And one swam the farthest. He climbed out onto the shore, shook himself off and began to waddle. What if there are fish on the shore? He sees a mug standing under the Christmas tree. There is water in a mug. “Let me take a look.”

The fish are rushing about in the water, splashing, poking, there is nowhere to get out - there is glass everywhere.

The duckling came up and saw: oh yes, fish! He took the biggest one and picked it up. And - rather to my mother.

“I’m probably the first. I was the first to catch the fish, and I’m great.”

The fish is red, white feathers, two antennae hanging from its mouth, dark stripes on the sides, and a spot on its comb like a black eye.

The duckling flapped its wings and flew along the shore - straight to its mother.

The boy sees a duck flying, flying low, right above his head, holding a fish in its beak, a red fish as long as a finger.

The boy shouted at the top of his lungs:

- This is my fish! Thief duck, give it back now!

He waved his arms and screamed so terribly that he scared away all the fish.

The duckling got scared and shouted: “Quack, quack!” He shouted “quack-quack” and lost the fish.

The fish swam into the lake, into deep water, waved its feathers, and swam home.

“How can you return to your mother with an empty beak?” – thought the duckling, turned back and flew under the Christmas tree.

He sees: there is a mug under the Christmas tree. A small mug, in the mug there is water, and in the water there are fish.

The duckling ran up and quickly grabbed the fish. A blue fish with a golden tail. Blue, shiny, with red feathers, with round eyes. The eyes are like buttons. And the fish’s tail is just like silk: blue, thin, golden hairs.

The duckling flew higher and closer to its mother.

“Well, now I won’t scream, I won’t open my beak. Once I was already gaping.”

Here you can see mom. It's already very close. And mom shouted:

- Quack, what are you talking about?

- Quack, this is a fish, blue, gold - there is a glass mug under the Christmas tree.

So again the beak opened, and the fish splashed into the water! A blue fish with a golden tail. She shook her tail, whined and walked, walked, walked deeper.

The duckling turned back, flew under the tree, looked into the mug, and in the mug there was a very small fish, no bigger than a mosquito, you could barely see the fish. The duckling pecked into the water and flew back home with all his strength.

-Where is your fish? - asked the duck. - I can not see anything.

But the duckling is silent and does not open its beak. He thinks: “I’m cunning! Wow, how cunning I am! Cunningest of all! I’ll be silent, otherwise I’ll open my beak and miss the fish. Dropped it twice."

And the fish in its beak beats like a thin mosquito and crawls into the throat. The duckling got scared: “Oh, I think I’ll swallow it now!” Oh, I think I swallowed it!”

The brothers arrived. Everyone has a fish. Everyone swam up to mom and poked their beaks. And the duck shouts to the duckling:

- Well, now show me what you brought!

The duckling opened its beak, but there was no fish.

Brave duckling

Every morning the housewife brought out a full plate of chopped eggs for the ducklings. She put the plate near the bush and left.

As soon as the ducklings ran up to the plate, suddenly a large dragonfly flew out of the garden and began to circle above them.

She chirped so terribly that the frightened ducklings ran away and hid in the grass. They were afraid that the dragonfly would bite them all.

And the evil dragonfly sat on the plate, tasted the food and then flew away. After this, the ducklings did not come to the plate for the whole day. They were afraid that the dragonfly would fly again. In the evening, the hostess removed the plate and said: “Our ducklings must be sick, for some reason they are not eating anything.” Little did she know that the ducklings went to bed hungry every night.

One day, their neighbor, the little duckling Alyosha, came to visit the ducklings. When the ducklings told him about the dragonfly, he began to laugh.

- What brave men! - he said. “I alone will drive away this dragonfly.” You'll see tomorrow.

“You’re bragging,” said the ducklings, “tomorrow you’ll be the first to get scared and run.”

The next morning, the hostess, as always, put a plate of chopped eggs on the ground and left.

“Well, look,” said the brave Alyosha, “now I will fight with your dragonfly.”

As soon as he said this, a dragonfly began to buzz. It flew straight from above onto the plate.

The ducklings wanted to run away, but Alyosha was not afraid. Before the dragonfly had time to sit on the plate, Alyosha grabbed its wing with his beak. She forcibly escaped and flew away with a broken wing.

Since then, she never flew into the garden, and the ducklings ate their fill every day. They not only ate themselves, but also treated the brave Alyosha for saving them from the dragonfly.

Girl Katya

The girl Katya wanted to fly away. There are no wings of their own. What if there is such a bird in the world - big as a horse, wings like a roof. If you sit on such a bird, you can fly across the seas to warm countries.

You just need to appease the bird first and feed the bird something good - cherries, for example.

Over dinner, Katya asked her dad:

– Are there birds like horses?

“It doesn’t happen like that, it doesn’t happen,” said dad. And he still sits and reads the newspaper.

Katya saw a sparrow. And I thought: “What an eccentric cockroach. If I were a cockroach, I would sneak up on a sparrow, sit between its wings and ride all over the world, and the sparrow would not know anything.”

And she asked dad:

– What if a cockroach sits on a sparrow?

And dad said:

- The sparrow will peck and eat the cockroach.

“Does it happen,” asked Katya, “that an eagle grabs a girl and carries her to her nest?”

“Don’t raise the eagle’s girl,” said dad.

- Will two eagles carry it? – Katya asked.

But dad didn’t answer. He sits and reads the newspaper.

- How many eagles does it take to carry a girl? – Katya asked.

“One hundred,” said dad.

And the next day my mother said that there are no eagles in cities. And eagles never fly a hundred times together.

And the eagles are evil. Bloody birds. If an eagle catches a bird, it will tear it into pieces. He will grab the hare and will not leave his paws.

And Katya thought: we need to choose good white birds so that they can live together, fly in a flock, fly strong and flap their wide wings with white feathers. Make friends with white birds, carry all the crumbs from dinner, not eat sweets for two years - give everything to the white birds, so that the birds will love Katya, so that they will take her with them and take her overseas.

But in fact - as they flap their wings, they flap the whole flock - so that the wind rises and dust goes across the ground. And the birds above will buzz, fuss, pick up Katya... just anything, by the sleeves, by the dress, even if they grab her by the hair - it doesn’t hurt - they’ll grab her with their beaks. They raise it higher than the house - everyone is watching - mom shouts: “Katya, Katya!” And Katya just nods her head and says: “Goodbye, I’ll come later.”

There are probably such birds in the world. Katya asked her mother:

– Where can I find out what kinds of birds there are all over the world?

Mom said:

– Scientists know, but in the zoo, by the way.

Katya and her mother were walking in the zoo.

Well, their lions - and no need for monkeys. And here there are birds in large cages. The cage is large, and the bird is barely visible. Well, it's small. You can't even lift a doll like that.

And here is the eagle. Wow, so scary.

The eagle sat on a gray stone and tore the meat into pieces. He bites, jerks, turns his head. The beak is like iron pincers. Sharp, strong, hooked.

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The Brave Duckling is a story by Boris Zhitkov that will be interesting even to the youngest readers. It tells about the misadventures of little ducklings. They just can’t get enough to eat during the day, although their owner brings them chopped eggs every day. What or who prevents the kids from getting enough, read with the children in a short fairy tale. She will teach them to be brave, responsive, generous people. The work also talks about how important it is to value friendship and be grateful for the help provided.

Every morning the housewife brought out a full plate of chopped eggs for the ducklings. She put the plate near the bush and left.

As soon as the ducklings ran up to the plate, suddenly a large dragonfly flew out of the garden and began to circle above them.

She chirped so terribly that the frightened ducklings ran away and hid in the grass. They were afraid that the dragonfly would bite them all.

And the evil dragonfly sat on the plate, tasted the food and then flew away. After this, the ducklings did not come to the plate for the whole day. They were afraid that the dragonfly would fly again. In the evening, the hostess removed the plate and said: “Our ducklings must be sick, for some reason they are not eating anything.” Little did she know that the ducklings went to bed hungry every night.

One day, their neighbor, the little duckling Alyosha, came to visit the ducklings. When the ducklings told him about the dragonfly, he began to laugh.

- What brave men! - he said. “I alone will drive away this dragonfly.” You'll see tomorrow.

“You’re bragging,” said the ducklings, “tomorrow you’ll be the first to get scared and run.”

The next morning, the hostess, as always, put a plate of chopped eggs on the ground and left.

“Well, look,” said the brave Alyosha, “now I will fight with your dragonfly.”

As soon as he said this, a dragonfly began to buzz. It flew straight from above onto the plate.

The ducklings wanted to run away, but Alyosha was not afraid. Before the dragonfly had time to sit on the plate, Alyosha grabbed its wing with his beak. She forcibly escaped and flew away with a broken wing.

Since then, she never flew into the garden, and the ducklings ate their fill every day. They not only ate themselves, but also treated the brave Alyosha for saving them from the dragonfly.

Every morning the housewife brought out a full plate of chopped eggs for the ducklings. She put the plate near the bush and left.

As soon as the ducklings ran up to the plate, suddenly a large dragonfly flew out of the garden and began to circle above them.

She chirped so terribly that the frightened ducklings ran away and hid in the grass. They were afraid that the dragonfly would bite them all.

And the evil dragonfly sat on the plate, tasted the food and then flew away. After this, the ducklings did not come to the plate for the whole day. They were afraid that the dragonfly would fly again. In the evening, the hostess removed the plate and said: “Our ducklings must be sick, for some reason they are not eating anything.” Little did she know that the ducklings went to bed hungry every night.

One day, their neighbor, the little duckling Alyosha, came to visit the ducklings. When the ducklings told him about the dragonfly, he began to laugh.

- What brave men! - he said. “I alone will drive away this dragonfly.” You'll see tomorrow.

“You’re bragging,” said the ducklings, “tomorrow you’ll be the first to get scared and run.”

The next morning, the hostess, as always, put a plate of chopped eggs on the ground and left.

“Well, look,” said the brave Alyosha, “now I will fight with your dragonfly.”

As soon as he said this, a dragonfly began to buzz. It flew straight from above onto the plate.

The ducklings wanted to run away, but Alyosha was not afraid. Before the dragonfly had time to sit on the plate, Alyosha grabbed its wing with his beak. She forcibly escaped and flew away with a broken wing.

Since then, she never flew into the garden, and the ducklings ate their fill every day. They not only ate themselves, but also treated the brave Alyosha for saving them from the dragonfly.

"Brave Duckling"

Every morning the housewife brought out a full plate of chopped eggs for the ducklings. She put the plate near the bush and left.

As soon as the ducklings ran up to the plate, suddenly a large dragonfly flew out of the garden and began to circle above them.

She chirped so terribly that the frightened ducklings ran away and hid in the grass. They were afraid that the dragonfly would bite them all.

And the evil dragonfly sat on the plate, tasted the food and then flew away.

After this, the ducklings did not come to the plate for the whole day. They were afraid that the dragonfly would fly again. In the evening, the hostess removed the plate and said: “Our ducklings must be sick, for some reason they are not eating anything.” Little did she know that the ducklings went to bed hungry every night.

One day, their neighbor, the little duckling Alyosha, came to visit the ducklings. When the ducklings told him about the dragonfly, he began to laugh.

What brave men! - he said. - I alone will drive away this dragonfly. You'll see tomorrow.

“You are bragging,” said the ducklings, “tomorrow you will be the first to get scared and run.”

The next morning, the hostess, as always, put a plate of chopped eggs on the ground and left.

Well, look, - said the brave Alyosha, - now I will fight with your dragonfly.

As soon as he said this, a dragonfly began to buzz. It flew straight from above onto the plate.

The ducklings wanted to run away, but Alyosha was not afraid. Before the dragonfly had time to sit on the plate, Alyosha grabbed its wing with his beak. She forcibly escaped and flew away with a broken wing.

Since then, she never flew into the garden, and the ducklings ate their fill every day. They not only ate themselves, but also treated the brave Alyosha for saving them from the dragonfly.

Boris Stepanovich Zhitkov - Brave Duckling, read the text