Every nation has fairy tales in which magical objects operate. In Russian folk tales there are household items and clothes. who make their owner invulnerable and give him endless possibilities to do great things.
Walking boots, invisible hat, tablecloth, self-assembly tablecloth, magic wand - all these items are the main attribute of fairy tales. With the help of magic items, the heroes of fairy tales cope with difficulties that are insurmountable in the usual way.
Where did the idea of quick movement come from
Shoes with which you can overcome considerable distances are mentioned repeatedly in many European and Russian fairy tales. It is clear that analogues of this kind of shoes in nature did not exist and still do not exist.
For the first time about shoes with which you could move around, mentioned in ancient Greek myths. The god of commerce Hermes, who was also obliged to deliver news, had special sandals with wings that allowed him to cover great distances in moments.
Walking boots in fairy tales
In Russian folk tales, boots-walkers are mentioned repeatedly.
"Prophetic dream". The main character is Ivan the merchant son. Not quite honestly, he took possession of the three main fairy tale attributes - an invisible hat, an airplane carpet, and boots-walkers, with the help of which he did good deeds.
"Enchanted Queen". The main character is a retired soldier, by the will of fate marries a princess, temporarily in the form of a bear. To overcome obstacles fraudulently takes control of a carpet-plane, an invisible hat and boots-walkers. He didn’t use boots when doing fairy-tale deeds.
"Finger-Boy" is Charles Perrault's author's tale. Finger-boy steals seven-mile boots (in some translations - boots-walkers) from the Ogre. The kid got a royal service as a messenger and with the help of a fabulous attribute earned a lot of money and helped the family get out of need.
