The bunny had a hut. Russian folk tales "Hare's Hut"

Once upon a time there lived a fox and a hare in the forest. They lived not far from each other. Autumn came. It became cold in the forest. They decided to build huts for the winter. The fox built herself a hut out of loose snow, and the bunny built herself out of loose sand. They spent the winter in new huts. Spring has come, the sun has warmed up. The little foxes' hut has melted, but the hare stands as she stood. The fox came to the bunny's hut, drove the bunny out, and remained in his hut.

The bunny left his yard, sat down under a birch tree and cried. The wolf is coming. He sees a bunny crying.

Why are you crying, bunny? - asks the wolf.

How can I, a bunny, not cry? The fox and I lived close to each other. We built ourselves huts: I built them from loose sand, and she built them from loose snow. Spring has come. Her hut has melted, but mine remains as it was. A fox came, drove me out of my hut and stayed in it to live. So I sit and cry.

Fuck them. We've arrived. The wolf stood on the threshold of the bunny’s hut and shouted at the fox:

Why did you climb into someone else's hut? Get off the stove, fox, otherwise I’ll throw you off and beat you on the shoulders. The fox was not afraid and answered the wolf:

Oh, wolf, beware: my tail is like a rod - as I will give you, so you will die here.

The wolf got scared and ran away. And he left the bunny. The bunny sat down again under the birch tree and cried bitterly.

A bear is walking through the forest. He sees a bunny sitting under a birch tree and crying.

Why are you crying, bunny? - asks the bear.

How can I, a bunny, not cry? The fox and I lived close to each other. We built ourselves huts: I built them from loose sand, and she built them from loose snow. Spring has come. Her hut has melted, but mine remains as it was. A fox came, kicked me out of my hut and stayed there to live. So I sit and cry.

Don't cry, bunny. Let's go, I'll help you, I'll drive the fox out of your hut.

Fuck them. We've arrived. The bear stood on the threshold of the bunny’s hut and shouted at the fox:

Why did you take the hut away from the bunny? Get off the stove, fox, otherwise I’ll throw you off and beat you on the shoulders.

The fox was not afraid, she answered the bear:

Oh, bear, beware: my tail is like a rod - as I give you, so will you die here.

The bear got scared and ran away and left the bunny alone. Again the bunny left his yard, sat down under a birch tree and cried bitterly. Suddenly he sees a rooster walking through the forest. I saw a bunny, came up and asked:

Why are you crying, bunny?

How can I, a bunny, not cry? The fox and I lived close to each other. We built ourselves huts: I built them from loose sand, and she built them from loose snow. Spring has come. Her hut has melted, but mine remains as it was. A fox came, kicked me out of my hut and stayed there to live. Here I sit and cry.

Don't cry, bunny, I will drive the fox out of your hut.

Oh, Petenka,” the bunny cries, “where can you kick her out?” The wolf chased, but did not drive out. The bear chased, but did not drive out.

But I'll kick you out. Let's go, says the rooster. Went. A rooster entered the hut, stood on the threshold, crowed, and then crowed:

I am a crow-rooster
I am a singer-babbler,
On short legs
On high heels.
I carry a braid on my shoulder,
I'll blow the fox's head off.
And the fox lies and says:

Oh, rooster, beware: my tail is like a rod - as I will give you, so you will die here.

The cockerel jumped from the threshold into the hut and shouted again:

I am a crow-rooster
I am a singer-babbler,
On short legs
On high heels.
I carry a braid on my shoulder,
I'll blow the fox's head off.
And - jump onto the stove to the fox. Pecked the fox in the back. How the fox jumped up and ran out of the bunny’s hut, and the bunny slammed the doors behind her.

And he stayed to live in his hut with the cockerel. That's

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Lived once fox and hare. The fox has an ice hut, and the hare has a bast hut. Here the fox teases the hare:

My hut is light, and yours is dark! I have a light one, and you have a dark one!

Summer has come the fox's hut melted.
The fox asks the hare:

-Let me go, honey, even to your own yard!
-No, fox, I won’t let you in: why were you teasing?
The fox began to beg even more. The hare let her into his yard.
The next day the fox asks again:
-Let me, little bunny, onto the porch.

The fox begged, begged, the hare agreed and let the fox onto the porch.
On the third day the fox asks again:
-Let me, little bunny, into the hut.
-No, I won’t let you in: why were you teasing?
She begged and begged, the hare let her into the hut.
The fox is sitting on the bench, and the bunny is sitting on the stove.
On the fourth day the fox again asks:
-Bunny, bunny, let me come to your stove!
-No, I won’t let you in: why were you teasing?
The fox begged and begged and begged for it - the hare let her go onto the stove.
A day passed, then another - the fox began to chase the hare out of the hut:
-Get out, scythe. I don't want to live with you!
So she kicked me out.

Is sitting the hare is crying, grieves, wipes away tears with his paws.

Dogs running past:

Bang, bang, bang! What are you crying about, little bunny?
-How can I not cry? I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.
-Don't cry, bunny, say the dogs. - We'll kick her out.
-No, don't kick me out!
-No, we'll kick you out!
We approached the hut:
-Tuff, bang, bang! Get out, fox!
And she told them from the stove:
- How will I jump out, How will I jump out
- The scraps will go through the back streets!
The dogs got scared and ran away.

The bunny sits again and cries. A wolf walks by:
. -What are you crying about, little bunny?
-How can I not cry, gray wolf?

I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.

Don’t cry, bunny, says the wolf, I’ll kick her out.
-No, you won’t kick me out. They chased the dogs - they didn’t drive them out, and you won’t drive them out.
-No, I'll kick you out.
The wolf went to the hut and howled in a terrible voice:
-Uyyy... Uyyy... Get out, fox!
And she from the stove:
- As soon as I jump out, As soon as I jump out - The scraps will go through the back streets!
The wolf got scared and ran away.

Here the hare sits and cries again. coming old bear.
-What are you crying about, little bunny?
- How can I, little bear, not cry?
I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.
“Don’t cry, bunny,” says the bear, “I’ll kick her out.”
-No, you won’t kick me out. The dogs chased and chased but did not drive him out, the gray wolf chased and chased him but did not drive him out. And you won't get kicked out.
-No, I'll kick you out.
and growled:
-Rrrrr... Rrrrr... Get out, fox!
And she from the stove:
- As soon as I jump out, As soon as I jump out, the scraps will go through the back streets!
The bear got scared and left.

The hare sits again and cries. A rooster is walking, carrying a scythe.
-Ku-ka-re-ku! Bunny, why are you crying?
- How can I, Petenka, not cry? I had a bast hut, and the fox had an ice hut. Spring has come, the fox's hut has melted. The fox asked to come to me and drove me out.
-Don’t worry, little bunny, I’ll drive the fox out for you.
-No, you won’t kick me out. The dogs chased - they didn’t drive out, the gray wolf chased, chased - did not drive out, the old bear chased, chased - did not drive out. And you won’t even be kicked out.
-No, I'll kick you out.
The rooster went to the hut:

The fox heard it, got scared and said:

Getting dressed...

Rooster again:

Ku-ka-re-ku! I'm walking on my feet, in red boots, carrying a scythe on my shoulders: I want to whip the fox, Let's go, fox, out of the oven!

And the fox says:
- I’m putting on a fur coat...

Rooster for the third time:

Ku-ka-re-ku! I'm walking on my feet, in red boots, carrying a scythe on my shoulders: I want to whip the fox, Let's go, fox, out of the oven!
The fox got scared, jumped off the stove and ran.

And the bunny and the rooster began to live and get along.

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Once upon a time there lived a fox and a hare in the forest. They lived not far from each other. Autumn came. It became cold in the forest. They decided to build huts for the winter. The fox built herself a hut out of loose snow, and the bunny built herself out of loose sand. They spent the winter in new huts.

Spring has come, the sun has warmed up. The fox's hut has melted, but the bunny's remains as it stood. The fox came to the bunny's hut, drove the bunny out, and remained in his hut.

The bunny left his yard, sat down under a birch tree and cried.

There's a wolf coming

He sees a bunny crying.

Why are you crying, bunny? - asks the wolf.

How can I, a bunny, not cry? The fox and I lived close to each other. We built ourselves huts: I built them from loose sand, and she built them from loose snow. Spring has come. Her hut has melted, but mine remains as it was. A fox came, drove me out of my hut and stayed in it to live. So I sit and cry.

Fuck them. We've arrived. The wolf stood on the threshold of the bunny’s hut and shouted at the fox:

Why did you climb into someone else's hut? Get off the stove, fox, otherwise I’ll throw you off and beat you on the shoulders. The fox was not afraid and answered the wolf:

Oh, wolf, beware: my tail is like a rod - as I will give you, so you will die here.

The wolf got scared and ran away. And he left the bunny. The bunny sat down again under the birch tree and cried bitterly.

A bear is walking through the forest

He sees a bunny sitting under a birch tree and crying.

Why are you crying, bunny? - asks the bear.

How can I, a bunny, not cry? The fox and I lived close to each other. We built ourselves huts: I built them from loose sand, and she built them from loose snow. Spring has come. Her hut has melted, but mine remains as it was. A fox came, kicked me out of my hut and stayed there to live. So I sit and cry.

Don't cry, bunny. Let's go, I'll help you, I'll drive the fox out of your hut.

Fuck them. We've arrived. The bear stood on the threshold of the bunny’s hut and shouted at the fox:

Why did you take the hut away from the bunny? Get off the stove, fox, otherwise I’ll throw you off and beat you on the shoulders.

The fox was not afraid, she answered the bear:

Oh, bear, beware: my tail is like a rod - as I give you, so will you die here.

The bear got scared and ran away and left the bunny alone. Again the bunny left his yard, sat down under a birch tree and cried bitterly.

A rooster is walking through the forest

I saw a bunny, came up and asked:

Why are you crying, bunny?

How can I, a bunny, not cry? The fox and I lived close to each other. We built ourselves huts: I built them from loose sand, and she built them from loose snow. Spring has come. Her hut has melted, but mine remains as it was. A fox came, kicked me out of my hut and stayed there to live. Here I sit and cry.

Don't cry, bunny, I will drive the fox out of your hut.

Oh, petenka,” the bunny cries, “where can you kick her out?” The wolf chased, but did not drive out. The bear chased, but did not drive out.

But I'll kick you out. Let's go, says the rooster. Went. A rooster entered the hut, stood on the threshold, crowed, and then crowed:

I am a crow-rooster
I am a singer-babbler,
On short legs
On high heels.
I carry a braid on my shoulder,
I'll blow the fox's head off.

And the fox lies and says:

Oh, rooster, beware: my tail is like a rod - as I will give you, so you will die here.

The cockerel jumped from the threshold into the hut and shouted again:

I am a crow-rooster
I am a singer-babbler,
On short legs
On high heels.
I carry a braid on my shoulder,
I'll blow the fox's head off.

And - jump onto the stove to the fox. Pecked the fox in the back. How the fox jumped up and ran out of the bunny’s hut, and the bunny slammed the doors behind her.

And he stayed to live in his hut with the cockerel.

Everyone remembers the fairy tale “Zaikin’s Hut” from childhood. Mothers and grandmothers once read it to us, and now we ourselves tell it to our children and grandchildren. And to be honest, we are often perplexed by a child’s question: “A bast hut... What is it made of?”

Mysteries of Russian fairy tales

Russian folk tales, which have been listened to by many generations of children, came to us from ancient times. The famous Russian philologist believed that the roots of the fairy tale go back to primitive mythology, and their meaning is much deeper than a simple plot.

These works of oral folk art emotionally rich, instructive, they make you empathize with the characters, awaken your imagination. Their educational function is enormous. But sometimes fairy tales contain words, concepts and expressions that are incomprehensible not only to young children, but also to modern adults. This makes it difficult to perceive the text, but the child strives to satisfy his curiosity, figure it out, and understand.

For example, what are these “bottoms” along which the old woman scraped together flour for Kolobok? Why does Baba Yaga's hut have chicken legs and what type of mortar did the owner herself fly on? Or why did the harmful old woman put Ivan Tsarevich in the oven on a shovel? They dig the ground with it...

The children's fairy tale about Zaika's hut is one of these not fully understood old tales. “The Fox and the Hare lived in the forest. And the Fox had an ice hut, and the Bunny had a bast hut...” What is the bast hut made of?

What is lube

To answer this question, you must first understand what kind of material this is - bast.

On a cut tree or on a fresh stump, three layers of different colors are clearly visible: the dark outer one is the bark, the lightest and densest inner one is the wood, and between them is a layer of a rather soft, light brown or yellowish color. This is lube - inner part bark, or, as V. Dahl wrote - “subcortex”, “underbark”.

Removed from a tree trunk, peeled from the bark and dried, the bast is a rather rough and at the same time flexible sheet. In some trees, for example, linden, the phloem is easily separated into individual fibers, which are called bast.

So that's what it is bast hut! Made from bast - soft “subbark”.

In the past, the word “bast” was also often used to describe coarse fibers from nettles and hemp used to make matting. But this meaning has nothing to do with Zaika’s hut.

What was made from bast

The material that Bunny chose for his house may seem unusual only to a modern, ignorant person. In the past, bast was used to make many household items, and even now it is widely used in decorative and applied arts.

Most often the subbark of the linden tree was used. It bends well and separates into fibers, has a pleasant golden color and smells aromatically of honey.

Boxes of all sizes were made from linden bast - in the old days, various things and food products were stored in them; baskets, tubs, baskets, bread bins and even cradles. From thinner bast fibers - bast - they wove the most common shoes - bast shoes, made washcloths, ropes, and wove matting for household needs on special machines.

Sometimes roofs were covered with bast instead of shingles. But what does a bast hut mean?

Why bast?

An inquisitive and inquisitive child, listening to a fairy tale and an adult’s explanations, will definitely ask why Bunny didn’t build himself a house, for example, from logs, boards or clay. By the way, in one of modern options fairy tales the hare's hut made of sand. Probably so that parents don’t rack their brains over an explanation.

Having figured out where the bunny got the bast hut from and what it was made of, it remains to find out why it was made from bast and not from another material more suitable for building a home.

A fairy tale, as you know, is a lie, but there is a hint in it. Despite all the fantastic nature of the situations, fairy tales are logical in their own way. Children in general are realists, their thinking is concrete, and peasant children would obviously doubt that Bunny had an ax and a saw. The hare simply could not build himself a hut from logs and boards, but there is no clay in the forest, and this animal does not dig holes.

And he strips the bark from trees, especially in winter. The soft bark and bast of young trees are the main winter food of these animals in the forest. There is even an old children’s rhyme in which the hare “teared his bast... put it under the log.”

So it turns out that Bunny could only have a bast hut. What it is made of and why it is made from this material is explained from the point of view of logic and everyday experience. But there is another important point.

Poetics of a fairy tale

Folk tales have a special poetic language. The narrator’s speech flows slowly, like a forest stream, every word in it is in its place, filled not only with meaning, but also with sound. It’s not for nothing that the fox’s hut is not snowy, but icy. “A bast hut, an ice hut” - these definitions are both opposite in meaning and very close in sound. Soft, affectionate phrases are perfectly woven into the lace of the fairy tale, making it almost a work of poetry. And children perceive and remember such soft, soothing words better.