There once lived a widow, and she had two daughters. The eldest is the spitting image of a mother: the same face, the same character. You look at your daughter, but it seems that you see a mother in front of you. Both, the eldest daughter and mother, were so rude, arrogant, arrogant, angry that all people, both acquaintances and strangers, tried to stay away from them.

And the youngest daughter was all in the late father - kind, affable, meek, and besides, she was also a beauty, of which there are few.

Usually people like those who look like them. That is why the mother loved her eldest daughter madly and could not stand the younger one. She made her work from morning till night, and fed her in the kitchen.

Among other things, the youngest daughter had to go twice a day to the source, which was at least two hours away, and bring from there a large pitcher of water full to the brim.

Once, when the girl was taking water, some poor woman came up to her and asked for a drink.

“Drink to your health, auntie,” said the kind girl.

After rinsing her jug ​​hastily, she scooped up water in the deepest and cleanest place and gave it to the woman, holding the jug so that it was more convenient to drink.

The woman drank a few sips of water and said to the girl:

“You are so good, so kind and affable that I want to give you something to remember. (The fact is that it was a fairy who purposely took the form of a simple village woman in order to see if this girl was as sweet and courteous as they say about her.) This is what I will give you: from now on, every word that you say will fall from your lips either as a flower or precious stone. Goodbye!

When the girl came home, her mother scolded her for lingering at the spring.

"I'm sorry, mother," said the poor girl. “I am really late today.

But as soon as she uttered these words, several roses, two pearls and two large diamonds fell from her lips.

— Look! said the mother, her eyes wide with surprise. - It seems to me that instead of words, she drops diamonds and pearls ... What happened to you, daughter? (For the first time in her life, she called her younger daughter also.)

The girl simply, without hiding or boasting, told her mother about everything that had happened to her at the source. And flowers and diamonds just kept falling from her lips.

“Well, if that’s the case,” said the mother, “I must also send my eldest daughter to the spring… Come on, Fanchon, look what comes out of your sister’s lips as soon as she speaks!” Don't you want to receive the same amazing gift? And after all, for this you just need to go to the source and, when the poor woman asks you for water, politely give her a drink.

- Well, here's more! I want to drag myself into such a distance! - answered the slut.

- I want you to go! her mother yelled at her. - And this very minute, without talking!

The girl reluctantly obeyed and went, without ceasing to grumble. Just in case, she took with her a silver jug, the most beautiful one they had in the house.

As soon as she reached the source, a smartly dressed lady came out of the forest to meet her and asked for a sip of water. (It was the same fairy, only this time she took the form of a princess to test if she was so rude and evil elder sister as they talk about it.)

“You don’t think I dragged myself here to give you a drink?” said the girl boldly. - Well, of course, only for this! I purposely grabbed a silver jug ​​to bring water to your grace! .. But anyway, I don’t care. Drink if you like...

“However, you are not very kind,” the fairy said calmly. - Well, what a service, such is the reward. From now on, every word that escapes your lips will turn into a snake or a toad. Farewell!

As soon as the girl returned home, her mother rushed to meet her:

- Is that you, daughter? Well, how?

“That’s it, mother!” the daughter growled in response, and at the same moment two vipers and two toads plopped down on the threshold.

- Oh my god! cried the mother. — Yes, what is it? Where?.. Ah, I know! It's your sister's fault. Well, she will pay me! .. - And she rushed at her youngest daughter with her fists.

The poor thing, in fear, rushed to run and took refuge in a nearby forest.

There she was met by a young prince, the son of the king of this country.

Returning from a hunt, he found a beautiful girl in the thicket and, marveling at her beauty, asked what she was doing all alone in the forest and why she was crying so bitterly.

“Ah, sir,” answered the beauty, “mother drove me out of the house! ..

The royal son noticed that with every word the girl drops a flower, pearl or diamond from her mouth. He was amazed and asked to explain what kind of miracle it was. And then the girl told him her whole story.

The king's son fell in love with her. In addition, he reasoned that the gift that the fairy gave to the beauty was worth more than any dowry that another bride could bring him. He took the girl to the palace, to his father, and married her.

Well, the older sister every day became more and more disgusting and unbearable. In the end, even her own mother could not stand it and drove her out of the house. The unfortunate woman could not find shelter anywhere and with anyone and died, rejected by everyone.

Hello dear reader. The Fairy Tale (Fairy Gifts) by Charles Perrault is extremely instructive. The magical, but worldly not quite convenient property of spitting out pearls and diamonds at every word, the youngest daughter from Perrault's fairy tale clearly inherits from the heroines of Italian short stories, kindly treated the fairies: this is Blanchebel from Basile's Pentameron (III, 3), as well as the stepdaughter from the fairy tale "Three Fairies" (III, 10) and the beautiful and kind youngest daughter in the novel "Two Pies" (IV, 7), from whose mouth roses and jasmine pour, and pearls and pomegranates fall out of her hair. Marie-Jeanne Lheritier de Villaudon (M.-J., 1664-1734), niece of Charles Ileppo, also uses the plot of the Fairies in her fairy tale The Magical Power of Eloquence (1695). She calls this plot "one of those Gallic tales that go back in a straight line to the storytellers or troubadours of Provence, once so famous." Probably, the uncle and niece worked on the theme in parallel, each developing it in his own direction: Perrault - in folklore. Leritier de Villodon - in the spirit of a gallant novel, with the introduction of quite modern details. So, her heroine Blanche, like Cinderella, suffering from the intrigues of an evil stepmother who wants to imprison her in a monastery, tries to forget herself in reading novels with Greek titles. The stepmother and her ugly daughter attend plays, balls, and promenades, and are stared at by musketeers and young officers. Blanche meets the prince returning from the hunt not at the well, but at the fountain. Instead of a bow and arrows, the prince carries quite modern firearms. Chasing the boar, he wounds the girl. He tries to stop the bleeding using his neckerchief. True, then you still have to resort to the help of fairies. In the fairy tale "Sorceresses" a metaphor is materialized: good words are identified with flowers and precious stones falling from the mouth, and evil ones with toads and snakes. This can serve as a good lesson for children, so parents can safely read the fairy tale "Sorceress (Fairy Gifts)" online with pictures, with illustrations from famous books, to children of any age.

About once there lived a widow with two daughters: the eldest was so much like her mother in face and disposition that it was impossible to know which was the mother, which was the daughter; they were both so bad-faced and so proud and quarrelsome that no one could get along with them. The younger one, whose crumb and good disposition resembled her late father, was the most beautiful of the girls. As it is already known that every person loves more a character similar to himself, then the widow loved her eldest daughter to madness and terribly hated her youngest daughter; she made her dine in the kitchen and work incessantly.
Among other things, the poor girl had to go twice a day with a large jug for water to the source, standing more than two miles from their house. Once, as she came to the source, a poor old woman came up to her and asked for a drink.

- Now, kind woman, said the beautiful girl, and at the same moment she ran to the source, scooped up water and gave it to the old woman, supporting the jug with her hand so that she could drink more comfortably. The good old woman, drunk, said to her: you are so good, so kind and smart that I can’t help but thank you (it was a sorceress who, disguised as a poor woman, wanted to know to what extent the virtue of this young girl extends ); Here is my gift to you, the sorceress continued: with every word you say, either a flower or a precious stone will fall out of your mouth. When the beauty came home, her mother began to scold her that she went for a long time to fetch water. I'm sorry, mother, said the poor girl; at these words, two roses, two pearls and two diamonds fell out of her mouth.

What I see? cried the astonished mother, are pearls and diamonds falling out of her mouth? What is it, my daughter? (for the first time she called her daughter). The poor child told frankly everything that had happened to her, and during the story, many diamonds fell out of her mouth. Fanteta, said the mother of the eldest daughter, you must go to the source; look at what comes out of your sister's mouth when she speaks. I think you want to have the same gift? Go get some water, and when the poor old woman asks you for a drink, give it to her kindly. - That's good, answered the wayward, for water, for water! To make all the neighbors laugh at me! No, no, I'm not going! - And I order you, my mother objected; go now. Fanteta, taking a silver mug with scolding and grumbling, went to the source and as soon as she came to the place where they drew water, she saw a splendidly dressed lady coming out of the forest, who approached her and asked her to drink (it was the same sorceress who accepted looking at herself as a princess, wanting to see how great Phantheta's wickedness is). Did I come for that, the rude woman told her, to give water to all the passers-by?

That's right, I brought this silver mug for you. Drink yourself, ma'am, if you like. “You are very helpful,” the sorceress retorted without anger. And so for your indulgence, I must thank you: at every word that you utter, a snake or a lizard will come out of your mouth; her mother, who was impatiently waiting for her, as soon as she met her immediately shouted: what, dear Fantatushka? What, mother ... answered the rude woman, and at this word two snakes and two lizards crawled out of her mouth.

My God! exclaimed the mother, what do I see! Your sister did it all, oh! she will not pay me cheaply, and she ran to beat her. The poor girl hastily left the house out of fear and hid in the nearest forest. The king's son, returning from hunting, met her and seeing how beautiful she was, asked what she was doing here alone, and what she was crying about. — Ah? sir, said the poor girl, my mother drove me out of the house.

The royal son, seeing that six pearls and the same number of diamonds spilled out of her mouth, asked to explain the reason for this; the beauty told him frankly everything that had happened to her. The King's son, touched by her position and beauty, fell madly in love. Believing that such a gift, which the sorceress awarded her, exceeds the dowry of the richest bride, he brought her to the palace to the King, his father, and having received his consent to marriage, married her and lived happily for a long time; as for Phanteta, she became so hated by everyone that her mother herself drove her out of the house, and the unfortunate rude woman, finding no shelter anywhere, died of despair.

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Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters; the eldest was so like her both in face and disposition that, as they say, he would not divorce them. They were both so proud and inhospitable that it seems that no one would have agreed to live with them. The youngest, on the contrary, took after her father with meekness and courtesy, and besides that, she was an extraordinary beauty. Every person likes what looks like him: the mother was crazy about her eldest daughter, and she felt an irresistible disgust for her younger one. She made her work from morning to evening and did not allow her to dine at the table, but sent her to the kitchen.

Twice a day, the poor thing had to walk on the water, three miles from the house, and bring out a large heavy jug, full to the brim. One day, just as she was at the well, a beggar came up to her and asked for a drink. “If you please, my dear,” the beauty answered, rinsed out the jug, scooped up water from the cleanest place of the source and gave it to her, while she herself supported the jug with her hand. so that the old woman could drink more dexterously. The old woman took a sip of water and said:

“You are so beautiful and, moreover, so kind and polite that I cannot help but give you a present. (This old woman was a sorceress who turned into a beggar in order to experience the good temper of a young girl.) And my gift to you will be that every time you say a word, either a flower or a precious stone will fall out of your mouth. .

The beauty returned home, and her mother began to scold her for having lingered so long at the well.

- Excuse me, mother; I definitely hesitated a little, ”she answered, and immediately dropped two roses, two pearls and two large diamonds from her mouth.

- What I see! exclaimed the old woman in surprise. “She has pearls and diamonds coming out of her mouth!” Where did this grace come from, my daughter? (She called her daughter for the first time.)

The poor thing frankly told everything, dropping a diamond at every word.

— That's how! the widow objected. “So I’ll send my daughter there right now.” Come here, Pear, look at what comes out of your sister's mouth when she speaks! I bet you would like to have the same gift! You should go to the spring for water, and if a beggar asks you to drink water, fulfill her request with all courtesy and courtesy.

- Here's another! - objected the evil one. - I am such that I can walk on water, how!

“I want you to walk on the water,” said the mother, “and this very minute.

She went, only grumbled all the time. She took with her the most beautiful silver decanter they had in their house. Before she had time to approach the source, she saw a lady, extremely richly dressed; this lady came out of the forest, went up to her and asked to give her a drink. It was the same sorceress who had appeared to her sister, but this time she assumed the form and appearance of a princess in order to experience the extent to which the girl's temper was bad and unfriendly.

“Did I come here to give water to others!” - the proud woman answered with rudeness. “Isn’t it for you that I brought this silver decanter from home?” Look what a lady! You yourself scoop it up with your hand, if you are so thirsty.

— What same you rude! the sorceress answered in a calm voice, without any, however, anger. “Well, if you did this to me, I’ll give you a gift, and it will consist in the fact that with every word you say, a snake or a toad will fall out of your mouth.”

Mother, as soon as she saw her Pear from afar, immediately shouted:

- Well, daughter?

- Well, mother? she answered, and two snakes and two toads jumped out of her mouth.

“Oh heaven,” exclaimed the old woman, “what do I see!” The sister is the reason for everything - that's right ... Well, then, wait! I'm her!

She rushed to beat the poor thing, her second daughter, but she ran away and hid in a nearby forest. The king's son, returning from hunting, met her there and, struck by her beauty, asked her what she was doing in the forest and why she was crying.

— Ah, sir! she answered. “Mother drove me out of the house,” and at these words several pearls and diamonds fell out of her mouth.

The king's son was surprised and immediately asked what this meant? She told him her adventure. The king's son immediately fell in love with her and, realizing that such a gift was worth every dowry, took her to his father's palace and married her.

And her sister brought herself to such a point that everyone hated her, and even her own mother drove her away, and the unfortunate, rejected by all, died alone in the forest from grief and hunger.

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Fairy Gifts - Charles Perrault

A story about two sisters. The older one was rude and arrogant, while the younger one was kind and beautiful. The fairy rewarded each of them according to their merits. Now every word of the younger daughter turned into a rose or a jewel, and the eldest daughter dropped a toad or a snake...

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There once lived a widow, and she had two daughters. The eldest is the spitting image of a mother: the same face, the same character. You look at your daughter, but it seems that you see a mother in front of you. Both, the eldest daughter and mother, were so rude, arrogant, arrogant, angry that all people, both acquaintances and strangers, tried to stay away from them.
And the youngest daughter was all in the late father - kind, friendly, meek, and besides, she was also a beauty, which are few.

Usually people like those who look like them. That is why the mother loved her eldest daughter madly and could not stand the younger one. She made her work from morning till night, and fed her in the kitchen.

Among other things, the youngest daughter had to go twice a day to the source, which was at least two hours away, and bring from there a large pitcher of water full to the brim.

Once, when the girl was taking water, some poor woman came up to her and asked for a drink.

Drink to your health, aunt, - said the kind girl.

After rinsing her jug ​​hastily, she scooped up water in the deepest and cleanest place and gave it to the woman, holding the jug so that it was more convenient to drink.

The woman drank a few sips of water and said to the girl:

You are so good, so kind and friendly that I want to give you something to remember. (The fact is that it was a fairy who purposely took the form of a simple village woman in order to see if this girl was as sweet and courteous as they say about her.) This is what I will give you: from now on, every word that you say , will fall from your lips either as a flower or a precious stone. Goodbye!

When the girl came home, her mother scolded her for lingering at the spring.

Forgive me, mother, - said the poor girl. - I'm really late.

But as soon as she uttered these words, several roses, two pearls and two large diamonds fell from her lips.

Look! - said the mother, eyes wide with surprise. - It seems to me that instead of words, she drops diamonds and pearls ... What happened to you, daughter? (For the first time in her life, she called her younger daughter also.)

The girl simply, without hiding or boasting, told her mother about everything that had happened to her at the source. And flowers and diamonds just kept falling from her lips.

Well, if so, - said the mother, - I must send the eldest daughter to the source ... Come on, Fanchon, look what is pouring from your sister's lips, as soon as she speaks! Don't you want to receive the same amazing gift? And after all, for this you just need to go to the source and, when the poor woman asks you for water, politely give her a drink.

Well, here's more! I want to drag myself into such a distance! - answered the slut.

And I want you to go! - Shouted at her mother. - And this very minute, without talking!

The girl reluctantly obeyed and went, without ceasing to grumble. Just in case, she took with her a silver jug, the most beautiful one they had in the house.

As soon as she reached the source, a smartly dressed lady came out of the forest to meet her and asked for a sip of water. (It was the same fairy, only this time she took on the form of a princess to test whether the elder sister is as rude and evil as they say about her.)

Don't you think that I dragged myself here to give you a drink? - said the girl impudently. - Well, of course, only for this! I purposely grabbed a silver jug ​​to bring water to your grace! .. But anyway, I don’t care. Drink if you like...

However, you are not very kind, - the fairy said calmly. - Well, what a service, such is the reward. From now on, every word that escapes your lips will turn into a snake or a toad. Farewell!

As soon as the girl returned home, her mother rushed to meet her:

Is that you, daughter? Well, how?

And so, mother! - my daughter growled in response, and at the same moment two vipers and two toads plopped down on the threshold.

Oh my god! cried the mother. - Yes, what is it? Where?.. Ah, I know! It's your sister's fault. Well, she will pay me! .. - And she rushed at her youngest daughter with her fists.

The poor thing, in fear, rushed to run and took refuge in a nearby forest.

There she was met by a young prince, the son of the king of this country.

Returning from a hunt, he found a beautiful girl in the thicket and, marveling at her beauty, asked what she was doing all alone in the forest and why she was crying so bitterly.

Ah, sir, - answered the beauty, - mother drove me out of the house! ..

The royal son noticed that with every word the girl drops a flower, pearl or diamond from her mouth. He was amazed and asked to explain what kind of miracle it was. And then the girl told him her whole story.

The king's son fell in love with her. In addition, he reasoned that the gift that the fairy gave to the beauty was worth more than any dowry that another bride could bring him. He took the girl to the palace, to his father, and married her.

Well, the older sister every day became more and more disgusting and unbearable.

In the end, even her own mother could not stand it and drove her out of the house. The unfortunate woman could not find shelter anywhere and with anyone and died, rejected by everyone.

(Translated by T.Gabbe)

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Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters; the eldest was so much like her both in face and disposition that, as they say, he would not separate them. They were both so proud and inhospitable that it seems that no one would have agreed to live with them. The youngest, on the contrary, took after her father with meekness and courtesy, and besides that, she was an extraordinary beauty. Every person likes what looks like him: the mother was crazy about her eldest daughter, and she felt an irresistible disgust for her younger one. She made her work from morning to evening and did not allow her to dine at the table, but sent her to the kitchen.

Twice a day, the poor thing had to walk on the water, three miles from the house, and bring out a large heavy jug, full to the brim. One day, just as she was at the well, a beggar came up to her and asked for a drink. “If you please, my dear,” answered the beauty, rinsed out the jug, scooped up water from the cleanest place of the source and gave it to her, and she herself supported the jug with her hand so that the old woman could drink more dexterously. The old woman took a sip of water, and says:

“You are so beautiful and, moreover, so kind and polite that I cannot help but give you a present. (This old woman was a sorceress who turned into a beggar in order to experience the good temper of a young girl.) And my gift to you will be that every time you say a word, either a flower or a precious stone will fall out of your mouth. .

The beauty returned home, and her mother began to scold her for having lingered so long at the well.

Excuse me, mother; I definitely hesitated a little, ”she answered, and immediately dropped two roses, two pearls and two large diamonds from her mouth.

What I see! exclaimed the old woman in surprise. “She has pearls and diamonds coming out of her mouth!” Where did this grace come from, my daughter? (She called her daughter for the first time.)

The poor thing frankly told everything, dropping a diamond at every word.

That's how! the widow objected. - So I'll send my daughter there now. Come here, Pear, look at what comes out of your sister's mouth when she speaks! I bet you would like to have the same gift! You should go for water to the source, and if a beggar asks you to drink water, fulfill her request with all courtesy and courtesy.

Here's another! - objected the evil one. - I am such that I can walk on water, how!

I want you to walk on the water, - objected the mother, - and this very minute.

She went, only grumbled all the time. She took with her the most beautiful silver decanter they had in their house. Before she had time to approach the source, she saw a lady, extremely richly dressed; this lady came out of the forest, went up to her and asked to give her a drink. It was the same sorceress who had appeared to her sister, but this time she assumed the form and appearance of a princess in order to experience the extent to which the girl's temper was bad and unfriendly.

Did I come here to drink others! - the proud woman answered with rudeness. “Isn’t it for you that I brought this silver decanter from home?” Look what a lady! You yourself scoop it up with your hand, if you are so thirsty.

What an ignoramus you are! - answered the sorceress in a calm voice, without any, however, anger. - Well, if you did this to me, I'll give you a gift, and it will consist in the fact that at every word you say, a snake or a toad will fall out of your mouth.

Mother, as soon as she saw her Pear from afar, immediately shouted:

Well, daughter?

Well, mother? - she answered, and two snakes and two toads jumped out of her mouth.

Oh heaven, - exclaimed the old woman, - what do I see! The sister is the reason for everything - that's right ... Well, wait a minute! I'm her!

She rushed to beat the poor thing, her second daughter, but she ran away and hid in a nearby forest. The king's son, returning from hunting, met her there and, struck by her beauty, asked her what she was doing in the forest and why she was crying.

Ah, sir! she answered. “Mother drove me out of the house,” and at these words several pearls and diamonds fell out of her mouth.

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