Tales do not start the same way. The beginnings of author's tales are especially diverse. However, one can trace a certain tendency in writing the beginnings. Perhaps the roots of many of them go to the well-known words "lived-were
The opening lines of folk tales
If a person is asked the question “What words do fairy tales begin with?”, He will most likely call the phrase “Once upon a time
". Indeed, this is the most frequent conception of Russian folk tales. Someone will definitely remember:" In a certain kingdom, in a certain state
."or" In the fiftieth kingdom, in the fiftieth state
"- and also will be right.
Some tales begin with the usual word "once." And in others, such as, for example, in the fairy tale "Three Kingdoms - Copper, Silver and Gold" the time is described as more concrete, but still very vague, fabulous: "At that time, when the world of God was filled with wicked, witches yes, mermaids, when the rivers flowed dairy, the banks were sour, and fried partridges flew across the fields
Russian folk tales, more like anecdotes, do without traditional reasons. For example, "One man had a grumpy wife
"or" Two brothers lived in the same village."
Similar reasons can be found not only in Russian folk tales, but also in the tales of other nations.
What are all these sayings talking about? Everything is very simple. The listener or reader is immediately put into action, learns with whom, where and at what time fairy-tale events will occur. And waiting for the continuation. It is also important that these phrases are rhythmically constructed in such a way as to create a certain melody.
The reasons for copyright tales
If we turn to the author's tales, then, of course, you can meet a much larger variety of reasons. Although "Once upon a time
."and here they will lead.
At A.S. Pushkin in "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel" gathered together two fabulous reasons:
"Nowhere in the far-away kingdom, In the thirtieth state, Once upon a time there was a glorious king Dadon."
Many tales do not begin with traditional phrases. For example, the first line in Andersen’s fairy tale “Flint” is: “A soldier walked along the road: one-two! One-two!”
Or, for example, the conception of fairy tales by Astrid Lindgren: "In the city of Stockholm, on the most ordinary street, in the most ordinary house, the most ordinary Swedish family lives by the name of Svanteson." ("Baby and Carlson") "That night, when Roni was to be born, thunder rumbled." ("Roni is the daughter of a robber")
But here you can also trace that fairy tales begin either with the representation of the hero, or with the designation of the scene, or talk about time.
Very rarely you can meet fairy tales, the beginning of which is devoted to lengthy descriptions. Usually, the beginnings are quite dynamic.
For example, one of the most beloved Russian children's poets Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky without foreword, immediately, as if on the run introduces the reader into the thick of fabulous events. "The blanket ran away, the sheet flew away, and the pillow, like a frog, rode away from me." ("Moydodyr") "Rides a sieve through the fields, and a trough through the meadows." ("Fedorino mountain")
A good beginning in a fairy tale is important. The mood with which the listener or reader plunges into the narrative depends on it.
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