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Fairy tales online

In this section of the site you can read children's fairy tales online completely free of charge and without registration. Just select the author of the fairy tale you need in the right menu and you can immerse yourself in a fascinating read about the magical adventures of fairy-tale heroes. All fairy tales on our website with colorful illustrations And summary, therefore, we recommend that you first read a summary of the fairy tale before reading it to your children at night. Fairy tales for children on our website are presented in the form of an alphabetical list to make it easier for you to find the right fairy tale and read it online. Reading fairy tales online is not only interesting, but also very useful - this activity perfectly develops a child’s imagination.

Children's stories

Remember your childhood. Each of us loved bedtime stories as a child. At first, when we did not yet know how to read, our parents and grandparents did it for us, showing colorful illustrations in the book. When we learned to read on our own, we began to read interesting fairy tales ourselves. On our website we have selected fairy tales for children of any age: from 2 years to the age until children stop believing in fairy tales)) Each author's or folk tale carries with it certain meaning, which was put into this fairy tale by the author or the people under the influence of the corresponding time.Fairy tales contain basic principles of morality. It is from fairy tales that a child begins to understand what is good and what is bad. He learns to empathize with the heroes, tries to imitate them, so correctly selected children's fairy tales will play an important role in raising children.

Fairy tales are presented on our website best authors of all times and peoples. The list of author's fairy tales is constantly expanding and supplemented with new arrivals. In the right menu you can see a list of authors whose fairy tales are published on the site. If you don’t see the author you need there, use the site search.

Folk tales

A site for children collects and publishes folk tales with colorful illustrations and a summary. In the right menu you can see a list of folk tales that are presented on our website. This list is constantly being updated with interesting folk tales.

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Fairy tale heroes

Each hero of a children's fairy tale can be classified into one of two types: good or bad. In almost every fairy tale there is a struggle between good and evil and, more often than not, good wins.

In addition, fairy tale heroes can be divided into the following categories:

Magical heroes (Kolobok, Thumbelina, The Little Mermaid, Kashchei the Immortal, Baba Yaga, Vodyanoy, Beast,Serpent-Gorynych, Dragon, Chippolino, Gulliver...)

Magical animals(Puss in Boots, Ryaba Hen, Fox, Bear, Cheshire cat, Ugly duckling, Golden Cockerel,Gray Wolf, Crane, Traveling Frog...)

Social Heroes(princess, prince, king, queen, master, boyar, peasant, peasant...)

Representatives of professions(blacksmith, forester, swineherd, soldier, chimney sweep, priest, bishop...)

People of different ages(grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, mother, father, brother, sister, groom, bride...)

Bogatyrs (Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich, Nikita Kozhemyaka, Ilya Muromets...)

Each fairy tale has its own atmosphere, characteristic of a certain people and era to which the author of the fairy tale belonged.

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An invaluable source of wisdom and inspiration for a child. In this section you can read your favorite fairy tales online for free and give children the first most important lessons of world order and morality. It is from the magical narrative that children learn about good and evil, and also that these concepts are far from absolute. Each fairy tale presents its brief description , which will help parents choose a topic that is relevant to the child’s age and give him a choice.

Fairy tale title Source Rating
Vasilisa the Beautiful Russian folk 309621
Morozko Russian folk 211422
Aibolit Korney Chukovsky 873190
The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor Arabian tale 198723
Snowman Andersen H.K. 117527
Moidodyr Korney Chukovsky 876193
Porridge from an ax Russian folk 225677
Scarlet flower Aksakov S.T. 1263037
Teremok Russian folk 337634
Fly-Tsokotukha Korney Chukovsky 886670
Little Mermaid Andersen H.K. 371805
Fox and Crane Russian folk 184309
Barmaley Korney Chukovsky 394845
Fedorino grief Korney Chukovsky 672463
Sivka-Burka Russian folk 166196
Green oak near Lukomorye Pushkin A.S. 677750
Twelve months Samuel Marshak 685154
Bremen Town Musicians Brothers Grimm 252443
Puss in Boots Charles Perrault 369574
The Tale of Tsar Saltan Pushkin A.S. 562258
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish Pushkin A.S. 522772
Tale of dead princess and seven heroes Pushkin A.S. 259698
The Tale of the Golden Cockerel Pushkin A.S. 210194
Thumbelina Andersen H.K. 163913
Snow Queen Andersen H.K. 219680
Fast walkers Andersen H.K. 25730
sleeping Beauty Charles Perrault 80699
Little Red Riding Hood Charles Perrault 189244
Tom Thumb Charles Perrault 133852
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Brothers Grimm 141884
Snow White and Alotsvetik Brothers Grimm 37212
Wolf and seven kids Brothers Grimm 121874
Hare and hedgehog Brothers Grimm 114919
Mrs. Metelitsa Brothers Grimm 80424
Sweet porridge Brothers Grimm 168022
The Princess and the Pea Andersen H.K. 96680
Crane and Heron Russian folk 25305
Cinderella Charles Perrault 262429
The Tale of a Stupid Mouse Samuel Marshak 287819
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Arabian tale 115078
Aladdin's magic lamp Arabian tale 186753
Cat, rooster and fox Russian folk 108813
Chicken Ryaba Russian folk 273738
Fox and cancer Russian folk 79578
Fox-sister and wolf Russian folk 68442
Masha and the Bear Russian folk 237050
The Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise Russian folk 74383
Snow Maiden Russian folk 47830
Three Little Pigs Russian folk 1550894
Ugly duckling Andersen H.K. 112771
Wild swans Andersen H.K. 47771
Flint Andersen H.K. 67847
Ole Lukoje Andersen H.K. 105047
Persistent tin soldier Andersen H.K. 42148
Baba Yaga Russian folk 114856
Magic pipe Russian folk 114506
Magic ring Russian folk 134678
Grief Russian folk 19214
Geese Swans Russian folk 65039
Daughter and stepdaughter Russian folk 20698
Ivan Tsarevich and gray wolf Russian folk 59774
Treasure Russian folk 43021
Kolobok Russian folk 143040
Living water Brothers Grimm 73503
Rapunzel Brothers Grimm 116830
Rumplestiltskin Brothers Grimm 38436
A pot of porridge Brothers Grimm 68570
King Thrushbeard Brothers Grimm 23339
little people Brothers Grimm 52293
Hansel and Gretel Brothers Grimm 28270
golden goose Brothers Grimm 35999
Mrs. Metelitsa Brothers Grimm 19223
Worn out shoes Brothers Grimm 27665
Straw, coal and bean Brothers Grimm 24715
twelve brothers Brothers Grimm 19213
Spindle, weaving shuttle and needle Brothers Grimm 25442
Friendship between cat and mouse Brothers Grimm 31722
Kinglet and bear Brothers Grimm 25820
Royal children Brothers Grimm 20568
Brave Little Tailor Brothers Grimm 31955
Crystal ball Brothers Grimm 52603
Queen Bee Brothers Grimm 34057
Smart Gretel Brothers Grimm 19213
Three lucky ones Brothers Grimm 19222
Three spinners Brothers Grimm 19220
Three snake leaves Brothers Grimm 19221
Three brothers Brothers Grimm 19231
The Old Man of the Glass Mountain Brothers Grimm 19220
The Tale of a Fisherman and His Wife Brothers Grimm 19206
underground man Brothers Grimm 24461
Donkey Brothers Grimm 21123
Ocheski Brothers Grimm 19033
The Frog King, or Iron Henry Brothers Grimm 19223
Six swans Brothers Grimm 21702
Marya Morevna Russian folk 33384
Wonderful miracle, wonderful miracle Russian folk 37832
Two frosts Russian folk 35047
Most expensive Russian folk 29307
Wonderful shirt Russian folk 34186
Frost and hare Russian folk 34154
How the fox learned to fly Russian folk 41845
Ivanushka the Fool Russian folk 31599
Fox and jug Russian folk 22784
bird tongue Russian folk 19718
The soldier and the devil Russian folk 19236
Crystal Mountain Russian folk 22433
Tricky Science Russian folk 24238
Smart guy Russian folk 19274
Snow Maiden and Fox Russian folk 54923
Word Russian folk 19266
Fast messenger Russian folk 19212
Seven Simeons Russian folk 19204
About the old grandmother Russian folk 20772
Go there - I don’t know where, bring something - I don’t know what Russian folk 44122
By pike command Russian folk 60458
Rooster and millstones Russian folk 19206
Shepherd's Piper Russian folk 24612
Petrified Kingdom Russian folk 19275
ABOUT rejuvenating apples and living water Russian folk 31993
Goat Dereza Russian folk 29719
Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber Russian folk 23990
Cockerel and bean seed Russian folk 48122
Ivan – peasant son and miracle-yudo Russian folk 24941
Three bears Russian folk 410388
Fox and black grouse Russian folk 21284
Tar barrel Russian folk 65514
Baba Yaga and berries Russian folk 32893
Fight on Kalinov Bridge Russian folk 19867
Finist-clear falcon Russian folk 46343
Princess Nesmeyana Russian folk 115832
Tops and roots Russian folk 49530
Winter hut of animals Russian folk 36023
flying ship Russian folk 63921
Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka Russian folk 32848
Golden comb cockerel Russian folk 39999
Zayushkin's hut Russian folk 118580

By listening to fairy tales, children not only acquire the necessary knowledge, but also learn to build relationships in society, relating themselves to one or another fictional character. From the experience of relationships between fairy-tale characters the child understands that he should not trust strangers unconditionally. Our website presents the most famous fairy tales for your children. Choose interesting tales in the table presented.

Why is it useful to read fairy tales?

The various plots of the fairy tale help the child understand that the world around him can be contradictory and quite complex. Listening to the hero's adventures, children virtually encounter injustice, hypocrisy and pain. But this is how the baby learns to value love, honesty, friendship and beauty. Always having a happy ending, fairy tales help the child to be optimistic and resist various kinds of life's troubles.

The entertainment component of fairy tales should not be underestimated. Listening to fascinating stories has many advantages, for example, compared to watching cartoons - there is no threat to the baby's vision. Moreover, by listening to children's fairy tales performed by parents, the baby learns many new words and learns to correctly articulate sounds. The importance of this is difficult to overestimate, because scientists have long proven that nothing affects the future comprehensive development of a child more than early speech development.

What kinds of fairy tales are there for children?

Fairy tales There are different ones: magical – exciting children’s imagination with a riot of imagination; household - telling about a simple everyday life, in which magic is also possible; about animals - where the leading characters are not people, but various animals so beloved by children. Our website presents large number such fairy tales. Here you can read for free what will be interesting to your baby. Convenient navigation will help you search the required material fast and simple.

Read the annotations to give the child the right to independently choose a fairy tale, because most modern child psychologists believe that the pledge future love The key to reading for children lies in the freedom to choose material. We give you and your child unlimited freedom in choosing wonderful children's fairy tales!

Fairy tales that teach good...

These good fairy tales for the night with a happy and instructive ending, they will delight your child before bed, calm him down, and teach him kindness and friendship.

2. The tale of how Fedya saved the forest from an evil sorcerer

In the summer, the boy Fedya Egorov came to rest in the village with his grandparents. This village stood right next to the forest. Fedya decided to go into the forest to pick berries and mushrooms, but his grandparents did not let him in. They said that the real Baba Yaga lives in their forest, and for more than two hundred years no one has gone to this forest.

Fedya did not believe that Baba Yaga lived in the forest, but he obeyed his grandparents and did not go into the forest, but went to the river to fish. The cat Vaska followed Fedya. The fish were biting well. There were already three ruffs floating in Fedya’s jar when the cat knocked it over and ate the fish. Fedya saw this, got upset and decided to postpone fishing until tomorrow. Fedya returned home. Grandparents were not at home. Fedya put away the fishing rod, put on a long-sleeved shirt and, taking a basket, went to the neighbor’s children to invite them into the forest.

Fedya believed that his grandparents had written about Baba Yaga, that they simply did not want him to go into the forest, because it is always very easy to get lost in the forest. But Fedya was not afraid of getting lost in the forest, since he wanted to go into the forest with friends who had lived here for a long time, and therefore knew the forest well.

To Fedya’s great surprise, all the guys refused to go with him and they began to dissuade him. ...

3. Obeshchaikin

Once upon a time there was a boy Fedya Egorov. Fedya did not always keep his promises. Sometimes, having promised his parents to clean up his toys, he got carried away, forgot and left them scattered.

One day Fedya’s parents left him alone at home and asked him not to lean out of the window. Fedya promised them that he would not lean out of the window, but would draw. He took out everything he needed for drawing, sat down in a large room at the table and began to draw.

But as soon as mom and dad left the house, Fedya was immediately drawn to the window. Fedya thought: “So what, I promised not to peek, I’ll quickly peek out and see what the guys are doing in the yard, and mom and dad won’t even know that I was peeking.”

Fedya placed a chair near the window, climbed onto the window sill, lowered the handle on the frame, and before he even had time to pull the window sash, it swung open. By some miracle, just like in a fairy tale, a flying carpet appeared in front of the window, and on it sat a grandfather unfamiliar to Fedya. Grandfather smiled and said:

- Hello, Fedya! Do you want me to give you a ride on my carpet? ...

4. A tale about food

The boy Fedya Egorov became stubborn at the table:

- I don’t want to eat soup and I won’t eat porridge. I don't like bread!

The soup, porridge and bread took offense at him, disappeared from the table and ended up in the forest. And at this time an angry hungry wolf was prowling through the forest and said:

– I love soup, porridge and bread! Oh, how I wish I could eat them!

The food heard this and flew straight into the wolf's mouth. The wolf has eaten his fill, sits contentedly, licking his lips. And Fedya left the table without eating. For dinner, mom served potato pancakes with jelly, and Fedya became stubborn again:

- Mom, I don’t want pancakes, I want pancakes with sour cream!

5. The Tale of the Nervous Pika or the Magic Book of Yegor Kuzmich

There lived two brothers - Fedya and Vasya Egorov. They constantly started fights, quarrels, divided something among themselves, quarreled, argued over trifles, and at the same time the youngest of the brothers, Vasya, always squeaked. Sometimes the eldest of the brothers, Fedya, also squealed. The squeaking of the children greatly irritated and upset the parents, and especially the mother. And people often get sick from grief.

So the mother of these boys got sick, so much so that she stopped getting up even for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The doctor who came to treat my mother prescribed her medication and said that my mother needed peace and quiet. Dad, leaving for work, asked the children not to make noise. He gave them the book and said:

– The book is interesting, read it. I think you'll like it.

6. The Tale of Fedya’s Toys

Once upon a time there was a boy Fedya Egorov. Like all kids, he had a lot of toys. Fedya loved his toys, he played with them with pleasure, but there was one problem - he did not like to clean them up after himself. He will play and leave where he played. The toys lay in disarray on the floor and got in the way, everyone was tripping over them, even Fedya himself threw them away.

And then one day the toys got tired of it.

“We need to run away from Fedya before they completely break us.” We must go to the good guys who take care of their toys and put them away,” said the plastic soldier.

7. An instructive tale for boys and girls: The Devil's Tail

Once upon a time there lived the Devil. That Devil had a magic tail. With the help of his tail, the Devil could find himself anywhere, but, most importantly, the Devil’s tail could fulfill whatever he wanted, for this he only had to think of a wish and wave his tail. This devil was very evil and very harmful.

He used the magical power of his tail for harmful deeds. He caused accidents on the roads, drowned people in rivers, broke ice under fishermen, started fires and committed many other atrocities. One day the Devil got tired of living alone in his underground kingdom.

He built himself a kingdom on earth, surrounded it with dense forest and swamps so that no one could approach him, and began to think about who else to populate his kingdom with. The Devil thought and thought and came up with the idea of ​​populating his kingdom with assistants who would commit harmful atrocities on his orders.

The Devil decided to take naughty children as his assistants. ...

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Poem: “Fedya is a nice boy”

Cheerful boy Fedya
Rides a bicycle
Fedya is driving along the path,
Stepping back a little to the left.
At this time on the track
Murka the cat jumped out.
Fedya suddenly slowed down,
I missed Murka the Cat.
Fedya moves on briskly,
A friend shouts to him: “Wait a minute!”
Let me ride a little bit.
This is a friend, not anyone,
Fedya said: “Take it, my friend.”
Ride one circle.
He sat down on the bench himself,
He sees a faucet and a watering can nearby,
And there are flowers waiting in the flowerbed -
Who would give me a sip of water?
Fedya, jumping off the bench,
All the flowers were watered from a watering can
And he poured water for the geese,
So they can get drunk.
- Our Fedya is so good,
- Prosha the cat suddenly noticed,
- Yes, he is good enough to be our friend,
- said the goose, drinking some water.
- Woof-woof-woof! - said Polkan,
– Fedya is a nice boy!

“Fedya is a hooligan boy”

Cheerful boy Fedya
Rides a bicycle
Directly off the road
Fedya, the mischievous one, is coming.
Driving straight across the lawn
So I ran into peonies,
I broke three stems,
And scared away three moths,
He crushed more daisies,
I caught my shirt on a bush,
Immediately he crashed into a bench,
He kicked and knocked over the watering can,
I soaked my sandals in a puddle,
I used mud on the pedals.
“Ha-ha-ha,” said the gander,
Well, what a weirdo he is,
You have to drive on the path!
“Yes,” said the kitten Proshka,
– there’s no road at all!
The cat said: “He does a lot of harm!”
“Woof-woof-woof,” said Polkan,
- This boy is a bully!

is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, which in its simplest and game form tells children not only about the world around him, but also about manifestations of both the best and the ugliest. General statistics tell us that Russian folk tales interest children only up to school age, but it is these fairy tales that we carry in our hearts and let us pass them on to our children in a slightly modified form. After all, it is impossible to forget about Masha and the Bear, Ryaba the hen or the Gray Wolf; all these images help us learn and understand the reality around us. You can read Russian folk tales online and listen to audio tales for free on our website.

Fairy tale title Source Rating
Vasilisa the Beautiful Russian folk 309621
Morozko Russian folk 211422
Porridge from an ax Russian folk 225677
Teremok Russian folk 337634
Fox and Crane Russian folk 184309
Sivka-Burka Russian folk 166196
Crane and Heron Russian folk 25305
Cat, rooster and fox Russian folk 108813
Chicken Ryaba Russian folk 273738
Fox and cancer Russian folk 79578
Fox-sister and wolf Russian folk 68442
Masha and the Bear Russian folk 237050
The Sea King and Vasilisa the Wise Russian folk 74383
Snow Maiden Russian folk 47830
Three Little Pigs Russian folk 1550894
Baba Yaga Russian folk 114856
Magic pipe Russian folk 114506
Magic ring Russian folk 134678
Grief Russian folk 19214
Geese Swans Russian folk 65039
Daughter and stepdaughter Russian folk 20698
Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf Russian folk 59774
Treasure Russian folk 43021
Kolobok Russian folk 143040
Marya Morevna Russian folk 33384
Wonderful miracle, wonderful miracle Russian folk 37832
Two frosts Russian folk 35047
Most expensive Russian folk 29307
Wonderful shirt Russian folk 34186
Frost and hare Russian folk 34154
How the fox learned to fly Russian folk 41845
Ivanushka the Fool Russian folk 31599
Fox and jug Russian folk 22784
bird tongue Russian folk 19718
The soldier and the devil Russian folk 19236
Crystal Mountain Russian folk 22433
Tricky Science Russian folk 24238
Smart guy Russian folk 19274
Snow Maiden and Fox Russian folk 54923
Word Russian folk 19266
Fast messenger Russian folk 19212
Seven Simeons Russian folk 19204
About the old grandmother Russian folk 20772
Go there - I don’t know where, bring something - I don’t know what Russian folk 44122
At the behest of the pike Russian folk 60458
Rooster and millstones Russian folk 19206
Shepherd's Piper Russian folk 24612
Petrified Kingdom Russian folk 19275
About rejuvenating apples and living water Russian folk 31993
Goat Dereza Russian folk 29719
Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber Russian folk 23990
Cockerel and bean seed Russian folk 48122
Ivan - peasant son and miracle Yudo Russian folk 24941
Three bears Russian folk 410388
Fox and black grouse Russian folk 21284
Tar barrel Russian folk 65514
Baba Yaga and berries Russian folk 32893
Battle on Kalinov Bridge Russian folk 19867
Finist-clear falcon Russian folk 46343
Princess Nesmeyana Russian folk 115832
Tops and roots Russian folk 49530
Winter hut of animals Russian folk 36023
flying ship Russian folk 63921
Sister Alyonushka and brother Ivanushka Russian folk 32848
Golden comb cockerel Russian folk 39999
Zayushkin's hut Russian folk 118580

Types of Russian folk tales

Folk tales are basically divided into three categories. These are tales about animals, everyday life and fairy tales.

Russian folk tales about animals- these are some of the most ancient types of fairy tales that exist, their roots go back to the times Ancient Rus'. These fairy tales contain vivid and very memorable images; from childhood we all remember about Kolobok or Turnip, and thanks to such bright images the child learns to understand good and evil. Learns to distinguish character traits and lines of behavior: a fox is cunning, a bear is clumsy, a bunny is cowardly, and so on. Although the world of folk tales is fictional, it is so alive and vibrant that it fascinates and knows how to teach children only good deeds.

Russians everyday tales - these are fairy tales that are filled with the realism of our everyday life. And they are so close to life that when delving into these fairy tales, be careful, because this line is so thin that your growing child will want to embody and experience some of the actions on himself or carry them out in real life.

Russian fairy tales- this is a world in which magic and the evil associated with it takes on very terrible outlines and vital shades. Fairy tales- this is the search and rescue of a girl, a city or the world entrusted to the shoulders of one hero. But it is the help of many minor characters teaches us, who read these fairy tales, about mutual assistance to each other. Read and listen to folk tales online with us.

Fairy tales - poetic stories about extraordinary events and adventures, featuring fictional characters. In modern Russian, the concept of the word “fairy tale” has acquired its meaning since the 17th century. Until that point, the word "fable" was supposedly used in this meaning.

One of the main features of a fairy tale is that it is always based on an invented story, with a happy ending, where good defeats evil. The stories contain a certain hint that enables the child to learn to recognize good and evil and to comprehend life through clear examples.

Read children's stories online

Reading fairy tales is one of the main and important stages on your child's path to life. Various stories make it clear that the world around us is quite contradictory and unpredictable. By listening to stories about the adventures of the main characters, children learn to value love, honesty, friendship and kindness.

Reading fairy tales is useful not only for children. Having grown up, we forget that in the end good always triumphs over evil, that all adversity is nothing, and a beautiful princess is waiting for her prince on a white horse. Give a little good mood and plunge into fairy world simple enough!