Ukrainian Fairy Tales
Colorful stories that are remembered by more than one generation.
Classic stories in their original sound
Here are collected the most famous Ukrainian folk tales - about Kolobok, Kotygoroshko, Rukavychka, Kurochka Ryaba, Ivasyk-Telesyk, Kyrylo Kozhumyak and other favorite heroes. The texts are presented in a canonical form - as they were told by grandmothers by the stove and as they were imprinted in the memory of the people.
The language of fairy tales is enriched with specific Ukrainian words - doves, loud, solemn, quiet. These are not modern tales - this is a real folk language, melodious and warm, like homemade porridge with sour cream.
Each fairy tale is illustrated. Suitable for children of all ages, from young listeners to independent readers. A separate section for family reading aloud.
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Gingerbread man
Grandpa and Grandma baked a gingerbread man from the leftover flour. They put it on the windowsill to cool, and it rolled around the world until it met a cunning fox.
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Turnip
Grandfather planted a turnip - a very big one. He pulls and pulls, but he can't get it out. He calls his grandmother, his granddaughter, Bug, and Kitty - until a mouse comes running.
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Glove
Grandfather lost his glove in the forest. And there the little mouse had already built a hut. The animals came together one after another - there were seven of them.
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Chicken Riaba
The hen Ryaba laid a golden egg. The old man and the old woman beat and beat, but it didn't break. But the mouse waved its tail - and the egg broke.
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Kotygoroshko
A hero was born from a pea, grew up in a day, ordered himself a twenty-pound mace. He went to save his brothers and sister from the fierce Serpent.
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Ivasyk-Telesyk
Grandfather and grandmother raised their little son Ivasik from a piece of wood. And the Snake stole him with cunning. But Ivasik escaped from the fierce witch with his wits.
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Kyrylo Kozhumyaka
A fierce serpent that devoured people settled near Kyiv. Only the furrier Kirill had the strength to defeat him — and then he also plowed up the Serpent's Rampart.
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Mr. Kotsky
A cat in the forest took a fox as his wife. They called themselves Mr. Kotsky - and the whole forest, from the bear to the hare, began to fear them.
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Goat-Dereza
The lying goat told the grandfather that they had not grazed it. The grandfather threw the whole family out of the house, but he stayed with the goat. Until the hedgehog taught the goat a lesson.
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Little Fox Sister and Little Wolf Brother
A cunning fox stole a fish from a sled, and then taught the wolf how to catch it with his tail in a hole. The tail froze, and the wolf was in trouble.
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The Fox and the Crane
The fox invited the crane to visit, poured porridge onto a flat plate. And the crane then invited her back and poured the food into a jug with a narrow neck.
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Seven-year-old
A little seven-year-old girl guessed all the king's riddles - about the most expensive, the fastest, and the most satisfying. And she got out of trouble with her mind.
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Sirko
The owner threw the old Sirko out into the field to die. But a dog and a wolf met, and they conspired so that Sirko became useful to his owner again.
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Magic flute
A magical flute made of viburnum wood played, singing the truth to everyone - about human destinies, about truth and injustice.
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Crooked duck
The old man and woman took the ugly duckling into the house. And at night she turned into a girl - and she was so beautiful that the young man immediately fell in love with her.
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Ear
The cockerel Petrik found an ear of corn. Threshing and threshing — the little mice Krut and Vert just lie there. And when it came to the pie — they hurried to the table.
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Kuzma Skorobagaty
Poor Kuzma had only one knife. But the fox sister, thanks to her cleverness, made him a rich lord, and even brought him a princess.
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Kalina flute
The sister envied her sister's happiness. She took her into the forest - and the sister never returned home. And the shepherd carved a little pipe from the viburnum above her grave - and the pipe told the whole truth.
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How the wolf became a sheep
The cunning shepherd scared the wolf with a jump - and made him walk in sheep's clothing until the gray one understood what it was like to be different.
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Wise girl
Two brothers argued about who owned an ox. They went to the master, who asked them impossible riddles. But one wise girl solved everything.
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Fosterer
Three brothers buried their father and each received his own: the eldest - a herd, the middle - gold, and the youngest - a lonely old bag. And it was this bag that turned out to be the best treasure.
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Flying ship
The king announced: whoever builds a flying ship will be given the princess. While the smart brothers were traveling without success, the fool, with God's help, built everything - and gathered six more helpers.
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Twelve months
The evil stepmother sent her stepdaughter Marusya to fetch snowdrops in the winter. And the twelve moon brothers, seeing the girl's kindness, instantly brought spring.
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Crane and Heron
The crane went to woo the heron, but she chased him away. She repented, came to him herself, but he pushed her away. And so they go back and forth, but they never get married.
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How the rooster tricked the fox
A cunning fox stole a rooster. He sang about a big pie with bagels and convinced the fox that anyone who runs after the pies will be pitied.