"The Tale of the Sailor and the Fish" (linguistic tale)
- November 14, 2013
Competition “Magic Feather – 2013”
Nomination “Prose” – 6-11 years old
about the author
Hello. My name is Artyom Lukashov, ten years old. I am a fifth grade student. I study at the most wonderful secondary school No. 41. I live in the most legendary hero city of Sevastopol, in Crimea, Republic of Ukraine.
I really love our Great Mighty Russian Language. I have a lot of interests: I write fairy tales and science fiction, I learn to play the saxophone, I do taekwondo.
Today is a presentation of my linguistic fairy tale. In our class, few people like the “Russian language”. And I just adore him. This is my favorite subject. There is little that can surprise us, modern students, much less interest us. This is especially true for rules, spellings, and definitions, which in the textbook seem very boring and monotonous.
I thought about it and decided to compose a linguistic fairy tale to make the rules more interesting and create positive emotions in the classroom. My fairy tale was created according to the laws of the Russian language, according to the plan:
1. Saying: A fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it!
2. Beginning: Whoever has ears on top of his head will learn everything, and whoever falls asleep will leave with nothing.
3. Fairy-tale action: The Tale of the Sailor, the Fish and the Great Russian Language.
4. Ending: Without labor, you can’t take a fish out of the sea!
I think you and my classmates will definitely like it. I present my creation to your judgment. But please, don’t judge strictly - I’m just learning. Thank you.
The Tale of the Sailor and the Fish
Linguistic tale
“A fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it! A lesson to good fellows!”
Put your ears on top of your heads - listen carefully. I'll tell you a fairy tale - just wonderful. Since our city is a maritime one, there will be a fairy tale about the Sailor. So - listen. The Tale of the Sailor and the Fish.
Once upon a time there lived a Sailor with his family near the Black Sea. They lived together and did not grieve. Everything would have been fine if one day the Sailor had not thrown a net into the depths of the sea and the net had not come with a golden fish. Our Sailor prayed! In a trembling voice he says: “Finally, I found you, fish! Help me, dear, to become literate. This is a very serious matter! I really want to become a real military sailor, but the Tsar will not take me into service until I learn our Great Mighty Russian language.”
And the sailor told the fish his story about how he brought a petition to the Tsar, and as he read it, he became more and more serious, and then became completely angry!
“What did you write, Sailor? The vest - with the letter "i", the overcoat - with the letter "e", and the boots - in general, horror! What are you, Sailor? Listen to me, my friend. So, you see, this is a Great Language. In it, rearrange the pronoun, predicate and subject - and intonation will appear! Our Masha is crying bitterly! Or, our Masha cries, bitterly! You understand, this is poetry! These are epics! And there are sentences that generally consist of one word. It was drizzling. It's getting dark. It's getting dark. Do you feel it, Sailor?
When I read what you wrote, I itch all over in the most modest and immodest places with shame for you. You can break your tongue right there before you get to the end of the paragraph! Who taught you? At school? Can't be! Perhaps you “picked your nose” in class and didn’t listen to the teacher? Anyway! The matter is fixable.
Repeat the rules for writing and checking unstressed vowels in words and the types of sentences based on emotional coloring that convey the speaker’s feelings (joy, request, delight, surprise). Also try to write down ten sentences that consist of one word, be it a subject, an adverb or a predicate. Fine? That's agreed! Look, when you repeat all this, it will become very easy for you to learn and communicate. If you learn, come! I’ll take you to serve the Motherland - Mother!”
That's what they decided on.
The fish listened attentively to our Sailor. And then she said: “I will help you, dear friend. Listen and remember. You will come home, open a textbook on the Russian language for the fifth grade, read everything that the Tsar told you thirty-three times, and then put the book under your pillow at night and sleep peacefully. When you wake up, you’ll know everything!”
Sailor thanked the fish and went home to gain his wits. I did everything as she said. And, lo and behold! Everything worked out! The joy knew no bounds!
"Great! Cool! Hooray!" - shouted the Sailor. The tsar forgave our smart guy, hired him and gave him a salary. And the Sailor became a real naval officer. And he served his people faithfully and faithfully for a long, long time.
And he still remembers the fish: “Tricky. Smart girl. Helped. Thank you!"
Hence the result: without labor, you won’t be able to take a fish out of the sea!
The photo shows the author and his illustration for the fairy tale about the Sailor and the Fish.
Author: Artyom Lukashov, 10 years old, fifth grade student of secondary school No. 41, Sevastopol, Republic of Ukraine. The work was approved and sent by Ilchuk’s mother Larisa Alexandrovna.
