So, they say, the favorite heroes of Russian fairy tales (Ivan the Fool, Balda, Emelya) are lazy and fools. And in general, it is customary for us to somehow look at our folk tales somewhat condescendingly, they say - some kind of nonsense, stupid fairy tales, just nonsense.

But thinking like that is a big mistake. First of all, because this is how Russian folk tales are seen only from our adult point of view.

But if you look at these heroes eyes not adults, but children– then these fairy tales are not at all about lazy people and fools, but ABOUT THEM THEMSELVES!!!

Want proof? Observe your children's reaction to these stories.

Do you want to know what feel CHILDREN, when do they listen to fairy tales about Emelya, Balda and Ivan the Fool?

1. Firstly, that the main characters of these fairy tales are very close to them

- precisely because they are also completely unaware of the adult world of endless “useful and necessary” things to do. They don't fit into it. So are they - for now.

2. Secondly, that heroes (adults!) also make mistakes

And sometimes they are so stupid and ridiculous that even small children can understand that they made a mistake and got into trouble. They chose a bag of sand as payment for labor, not silver (“Balda”), went for firewood and, unable to cope with the sleigh, ran over a bunch of people (“Emelya”), released a beautiful mare in exchange for a small humpbacked horse (“Humpbacked Horse” ).

(By the way, psychologists say that young children are VERY afraid of making a mistake - especially in comparison with an adult who can do everything a hundred times better and never makes a mistake in children’s eyes. Why not “smart older brothers” from all fairy tales?)

3. Well, and the fact that they are all either slackers or slackers who don’t strive for anything - so this is about children again!

They don’t understand why they need to go chop wood if the stoves don’t work so well. Why do you need to endlessly carry water, guard horses, work here, there...

They don’t yet have a “program” to do something because they “have to” - they only do what they want and what brings them pleasure. They live by their simple desires.

And these fairy tales are important to them a hundredfold. They have enormous psychotherapeutic potential.

Because it is these fairy tales that calm the anxieties that arise in children.

They say:

- Look, there he is, such a big guy, quite an adult - and he’s also making mistakes! It’s okay to make mistakes, don’t be afraid of mistakes!

- The road to true love is always difficult - but don’t be afraid of difficulties, boldly overcome trials, like Ivan Tsarevich, and you will find your happiness (this is for boys, of course; fairy tales encourage girls to follow the example of Elena the Beautiful and other princess girls);

- Don’t be afraid to trust your intuition, follow it, like Ivanushka follows the ball, and the girl Vasilisa follows the advice of the doll;

- Follow your feelings, even when your mind says otherwise. Look: you thought that taking a bag of sand was stupid, that Balda lost - and he used it to save a beauty from the fire. It turns out – I won!

- Like Emelya, you also don’t like it when elders ask you to do something that you “reluctantly” - but, firstly, Emelya does it anyway (which means you need to help your elders, even when you don’t seem to want to). And secondly, when we respond to the suggestions and requests of other people, miracles can happen to us (magic ring, pike, snake).

— Being kind, honest, sincere, open (asking everyone for directions, helping everyone) is good. The world helps those who help it. Repays good with good.

- There are scoundrels in the world (deceiving brothers, thieving Foxes, everything-destroying Snakes Gorynych, greedy evil Koshchei). But they are exceptions, specific characters. The world as a whole (rivers, trees, animals, the Sun and the Moon, the wind...) is kind, sympathetic, loving and fair. And he will always help you defeat any evil. The main thing is that you yourself remain kind.

4. And children do not measure the actions of heroes with “adult justice.”

They are not yet familiar with either the Bible or the Constitution. These things are still too complicated for them. But they are very consonant with the feelings of the heroes.

And when Emelya ran over a bunch of people with his sleigh, they feel that he didn’t want this, that he accidentally did this. “Just like yesterday I accidentally pushed Stasik.”

And the fact that in the forest he made a club and way back she “broke off the sides” of the people whom he accidentally offended, and they were going to take revenge on him on purpose, by attacking him alone in a crowd - so this can even cause rejoicing. Because the baby feels that revenge is not fair, and that in this sense Emelya is right. And also because the baby still doesn’t know how to stand up for himself - and learns from the hero how to defend himself from offenders.

(By the way, in original version fairy tales, Emelya made not a mace in the forest, but a cooker for carrying firewood, a useful thing for the home. He is a good hero, not vengeful at all. And when he was attacked by offended townspeople, he ordered her to “break off their sides.” I think that this version of the tale is more reliable. Well, and moral, of course).

When Emelya goes to the king on the stove, for an adult it sounds like highest degree laziness and arrogance, but for a child - as the highest courage to remain oneself even in such extraordinary and dangerous circumstances.

When he whispers about Princess Marya: “Let her love me!”, for us this is a sign of impudence and offensive freebies, but for children it is a sign that they love her for a reason, that there is no corruption in her. It has value, but no price. And that you can ask for love just like that. And what’s even more surprising is that you can get it.

The fact that the two of them were then chained in a barrel means that not everyone may like your desires, and that some people can create serious trouble for you for them.

But also the fact that there is a power that hears your requests, and - if you are true to yourself, kind and honest - will always help.

So is there a “freebie” in Russian fairy tales?

Or is this a “virus” invented by those adults who themselves did not hear these fairy tales as children?

And who are the favorite heroes of our fairy tales - fools, lazy people, princes or... our children with you? Kids, for whom, in essence, these fairy tales were written...

So, feel free to read them to your little ones!

And may our children grow up with the same bright and pure souls as the heroes of Russian folk tales.

P.S. How do your children listen to fairy tales? Do you read Russian folk tales to them? What do your kids say about Balda, Emelya and Ivan the Fool, why do they like (or not like) them? What heroes do they want to be like, and why? Write in the comments!

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On this page read the text “The Tale of a Lazy Man” by Samuil Marshak, written in 1922.

In one action

CHARACTERS

Father.
Fisherman.
Lazy son.
Watchman
Woodcutter.
Old man.
Stonemason.

A pillar with the inscription "Big Road".

FATHER (leading his son out onto the road). Here big road. Go wherever you want. It’s enough for you to sit on the stove and eat your father’s bread for nothing.
LAZY. Your truth, father! But where should I go? I’d rather sit here on a pebble.
FATHER. Why are you going to sit in vain? Get busy.
LAZY. And I, father, will sit and think about what business to do.
FATHER. You've been sitting there for twenty years and haven't come up with anything. Well, okay, sit for another hour and think. And then I’ll come and have a look. If you don't think of anything, I'll drown you!
LAZY. Okay, drown! Your will! (Bows at his feet.)

Father leaves.

Got it! I'll count the ravens! One, two, three... Look how many of them came! Four, five... Look, they scatter, they don’t sit still, it’s hard to count... Six, seven, eight... Eh, I was mistaken, there was an eighth jackdaw! (Waves his hand.) Shh, let's go away! Nine, ten...

The Woodcutter is coming.

WOODCUTTER. Hello, Lazy Guy. What are you doing?
LAZY. I'm counting raven.
WOODCUTTER. Good job, but how much do you get paid for this?
LAZY. They don't pay anything!
WOODCUTTER. This means that this is not a profitable business. You better come to my service.
LAZY. What are you doing?
WOODCUTTER. I chop wood.
LAZY. How do you chop them?
WOODCUTTER. And so! (Shows.)
LAZY. No, I don't like your work.
WOODCUTTER. Why is she bad?
LAZY. You have to work standing. Your legs will get tired.
WOODCUTTER. Well, look for easier things to do! (Leaves.)

The Stonecutter appears.

STONEMAN. Hello, Lazy Guy. What are you doing?
LAZY. I'm looking for work.
STONEMAN. What can you do?
LAZY. Counting crows, chopping wood.
STONEMAN. Why don't you do this?
LAZY. Counting crows is not profitable, chopping wood requires standing, your legs will get tired.
STONEMAN. Come to my service. I work while sitting.
LAZY. How do you work?

The stonecutter sits down and begins to hammer on the stone.

No, this job is not good for me. Your back will hurt.
STONEMAN. Well, look for an easier job. (Leaves.)

The Fisherman appears.

FISHERMAN. Hello, Lazy Guy. What are you doing?
LAZY. I'm looking for work.
FISHERMAN. What can you do?
LAZY. Counting crows, chopping wood, cutting stones.
FISHERMAN. Why don't you do this?
LAZY. Counting crows is not profitable, chopping wood requires standing, your legs will get tired, cutting stones will hurt your back!
FISHERMAN. Well, come to my service. My job is easy: cast a fishing rod and wait for it to bite.
LAZY. This is good work. How long do you have to wait?
FISHERMAN. Sometimes you'll sit there all day.
LAZY. No, I don't like your work. I like to sleep during the day.
FISHERMAN. If you don't like it, don't do it. Look for an easier job! (Leaves.)

The Watchman appears with a mallet.

WATCHMAN Hello, Lazy! What are you doing?
LAZY. I'm looking for work.
WATCHMAN What can you do?
Lazy. Count crows, chop wood, cut stones, catch fish.
WATCHMAN Why don't you do this?
Lazy. Counting crows is unprofitable, chopping wood requires standing, your legs will get tired, cutting stones will hurt your back, catching fish means you can’t sleep during the day!
WATCHMAN Come to my service. I sleep all day.
LAZY. All day? This is good. When do you work?
WATCHMAN At night. I go and watch.
LAZY. No, your job doesn’t suit me, I even like to sleep at night!
WATCHMAN Oh you, Lazy! Look for another owner! (Leaves.)

Father appears.

FATHER. Well, Lazy Guy, have you come up with something to do?
LAZY. I came up with it, father, I came up with it!
FATHER. What can you do?
LAZY. Count crows, chop wood, cut stones, catch fish, guard people.
FATHER. Why don't you do this?
LAZY. Counting crows, father, is unprofitable, chopping wood - you have to stand, your legs will get tired, cutting stones - your back will hurt, catching fish - you can’t sleep during the day, guarding people - you can’t sleep at night!
FATHER. Oh you, Lazy, Lazy! You won't do any good! Let's go, I'll drown you in the river!
LAZY. How far is it to go?
FATHER. No, not far. You and I passed through the river when we came here.
LAZY. You would have drowned earlier, otherwise now you have to go back!
FATHER. Bend over, I'll tie a stone to your neck! (Ties a large stone.)
LAZY. Oh, what a hassle you are!

The Old Man appears.

OLD MAN. Wait, why are you tying a stone around his neck?
FATHER. I want to drown.
OLD MAN. Why drown?
FATHER. He doesn’t want to work, but there’s nothing to feed him.
OLD MAN. I feel sorry for the young man. Give him to me, I'll feed him!
LAZY. What will you feed?
OLD MAN. Here's a bag of crackers. You will soak them in water and eat them.
LAZY. Still wet!
OLD MAN (to father). Well, fellow countryman, I have lived a century in the world, but I have never seen such a lazy person. Drown him, quickly!
FATHER (I'm lazy). Get up, let's go.
LAZY. Where?
FATHER. Yes to the river!
LAZY. I won't go on foot. If you want to drown, take me or carry me in your arms!
FATHER. How can I carry you? I can't lift you!
LAZY. Call people for help!
FATHER. Oh, you're in trouble! (Looking around.) Hey, good people! Help drown the lazy son in the river.

WOODCUTTER
STONEMAN (appearing). Why not help!
FISHERMAN Let's help! Tea, neighbors!
WATCHMAN

(They raise Lazy Man and sing.)

We are taking Lazy Guy to the river!
He lived his life on the stove!
He kept asking me to eat and drink!
We are going to drown him!

LAZY. Well, carry it, carry it, but don’t shake it painfully! At least I’ll ride you one last time... Farewell, good people, don’t remember it badly!
FATHER. You should, Lazy One, take off your hat when saying goodbye to people!
LAZY. Here's another thing - I'm going to take off my hat! And it will be fine! Goodbye, good people!

Everyone leaves, except for the Old Man.

OLD MAN (alone). Ay-ay-ay, I feel sorry for the guy! They'll drown him. This is what laziness can lead to!

The lazy man is back.

LAZY. Corrected!
OLD MAN. Oh, my dear! Has he really improved? Well, sit down, take the stone off your neck! Is it hard for you?
LAZY. How hard it is! (Tries to remove the stone.) Let it hang! One more time to untie the rope... It’s okay, I’ll get used to it!
OLD MAN. What are you going to do now, my dear?
LAZY. I will work.
OLD MAN. What a great guy! What kind of work will you take on?
LAZY. I'll count the ravens!
OLD MAN. What's the use of this?
LAZY. No use, but not much hassle! Sit on a rock and count... Look how many of them have come! One, two, three, four... Ksh! (Waves his hat.)

Note:

The play “The Tale of a Lazy Man” was first published with the subtitle “In Act 1” in the book: “Vasilyeva E. and Marshak S., Theater for Children,” 1922.

15.02.2016

When winter came, the hedgehog Bull was very happy about the snow. He sledded down a high hill, played snowballs with Little Bear and ate juicy tangerines. And in the evening, my mother told the hedgehog, tired from the day’s games, interesting stories. She remembered many of them by heart, and found some on the Internet. She also found a fairy tale about laziness there, which really helped the hedgehog.

How they told Buly a fairy tale about laziness

One morning Buhl woke up and saw that all the paths to their cozy house were so covered with snow that it was impossible to go outside. Because of this, the school was closed for quarantine, and the hedgehog had to stay at home all alone.

Buhl woke up when his parents had already left for work. A delicious breakfast was waiting for him on the table. After eating, the hedgehog began to think about what he should do. Of course, it was necessary to wash the plate, but the hedgehog did not want to get its paws wet. He took out his toys, but it was boring to play alone. Buhl threw his cars on the floor. He wandered around the house and then fell asleep.

The hedgehog slept all day and all night. And when his mother woke him up in the morning, Buhl suddenly became too lazy to get up. He didn't want to get dressed, brush his teeth, or make his bed. The Hedgehog didn’t even want to go to visit the Little Bear. But he was his best friend!

Buhl, are you feeling unwell? - Dad asked him in the evening.

The hedgehog admitted that he did not have a fever, but for some reason he did not want to do anything. Then dad told him:
- Let's read a fairy tale about laziness.

Dad tells a story

“A long time ago, when our forest was very small, a little girl came into it. She was wearing a dress with jam stains, and one of her pigtails was disheveled. The girl sat down on a tree stump and sat on it all day. A little squirrel ran up to her and invited her to play with him. But the girl refused. She didn’t go with the bunny, and she also refused the bear cub. Her long sighs echoed through the forest and disturbed its inhabitants. The children did not want to play to these sounds, and their mothers no longer wanted to bake delicious pies. Dads didn't go to work. All the inhabitants of the forest did nothing. Very soon their houses became dirty and their refrigerators empty. The forest dwellers became sad.”

- Buhl, this girl's name was Lenya. She comes when you say you're bored.
- How did they drive her away, dad?

Papa the hedgehog smiled:
“They didn’t drive her away.” Mother Bunny saw that everyone was sad and lazy. And she decided to bake her signature cherry pie. And he smelled so delicious that the girl fell in love with his scent. They promised her a piece if she combed her hair and washed her dress. The girl initially refused, but Bunny’s mother put a scoop of ice cream on the pie. The girl could not resist and tidied herself up.

When she came into the kitchen, clean and beautiful, there was a smile on her face. The girl didn't want to be sad anymore. She ate the pie and even washed her plate.

- So it's all about the cherry pie? - asked the hedgehog.
- No, Buhl. When laziness comes, you should not give in to it. I need to brush my teeth and help my mom. You see, hedgehogs and other forest dwellers are only happy when they are doing something. That's why dads go to work, children go to school, and moms bake pies.

Buhl understood everything, and he felt very ashamed. He decided to download a fairy tale about laziness and read it to all his school friends.

The next morning he woke up very early, made the crib, cleaned the needles and made tea for mom and dad. And then he ran to Little Bear and was never lazy again!

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In the literature of various countries, there are traditionally many fairy tales (folk and literary) about good and evil, strong and vile, brave and stupid... Among them are fairy tales about lazy people. This is probably no coincidence, because laziness is one of the most “glorified” properties of human nature, along with courage, dexterity, and cunning. Moreover, some fairy tales about lazy people admire this quality quite literally. And in some, characters who don’t like to work are simply popular.

Russian fairy tales about lazy people. Titles and characters

Among Russian folk creations shining example- “At the behest of the pike.” Emelya, main character fairy tales, for sure, are the very personification of this human property. A folk work tells about a man who does not want to work, lying on a Russian stove all day long (some researchers folk art consider the stove as a symbol of mother laziness). What happens next? Emelya accidentally catches a pike, which for its release offers the main character the fulfillment of all his desires “at the behest of the pike.” The buckets go home without spilling any water. The sleigh moves on its own. And then, on a Russian stove, Emelya comes to the Tsar himself, where, with the help of pike magic, he makes Princess Marya fall in love with him. The indignant king orders the young ones to be rolled into a barrel. But here too, luck is on Emelya’s side. “At the behest of the pike,” everything will turn out just fine again: Emelya is not only miraculously saved together with the princess, but also becomes rich and handsome (and the king himself already recognizes and fears him).

"Lazy Wife"

But Russian fairy tales about lazy people not only glorify this quality of human character. In some of them, for example, “The Lazy Wife,” laziness is condemned, and a person who acts in this way is subject to reproach and punishment. This work tells the story of a wife who did not work around the house or weave like other women (as was customary). The lazy wife constantly shirked her duties and made excuses. Then the husband decided to teach his negligent wife a lesson and pretended to die. But there’s nothing to bury my husband in! After all, the lazy wife didn’t weave anything. First she wraps her husband with threads, then with blankets brought by others. And then he suddenly “resurrects.” The wife is frightened, punished and now weaves cloth, like all obedient women.

Literary tales

Not only in Russian folklore, fairy tales about lazy people (everyone knows their names: “12 Months”, “Morozko”, “Two Frosts”) were extremely popular. For example, the great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin made a great contribution to this literary genre. The poetic tale “About the Priest and His Worker Balda” can rightfully be considered one of best works on this topic. By the way, it will be interesting to know what is the basis literary work, written by Pushkin, lay down folklore“The Farmhand Shabarsha” (published and recorded by fairy tale collector Afanasyev). The poet's poems contrast the hard-working Balda and the lazy owner - the priest. The farmhand fulfills all the whims of the cult minister in exchange for food and payment at the end: three clicks on the forehead. Balda is skillful, brave, strong, the kind that can overcome even devils. Pop is cunning, lazy, greedy. But retribution is not far off for him. The bulldozer demands the agreed payment, and the lazy owner has to expose his forehead to the clicks, which he cannot withstand and dies.

Titles of famous fairy tales about lazy people

Many nations have such works - literary and folklore. These include the Japanese work “Fan Tengu”, the French “Puss in Boots” (literally retold by Charles Perrault), Grimm’s “Lazy Heinz”, the Indian fairy tale “About the Lazy Cuckoo”, the Bashkir “About the Lazy Girl” and many others. We can say about all these works that these are fairy tales about lazy people.

I have long promised my reader Nadezhda to write a therapeutic fairy tale about laziness, but still nothing. No, no, don’t think about it, I wasn’t lazy at all, it was just children, things to do, you know…. The tale turned out to be a bit long for me. I try not to write long fairy tales for the blog, but it was written so easily that I didn’t even notice how many letters came out. I hope that the fairy tale will be easy to read, and that you and your children will laugh at some of the heroes of this fairy tale.

Kingdom of the Lazy

That morning, Anton still didn’t want to get out of bed. I wanted to lie around and bask like that all day.

- Get up, Antoshka! “You’ll lose the whole day,” grandma grumbled.

- Well, grandma, just a little more.

- Get up, whoever they tell you! Breakfast is already on the table!

There was nothing to be done, the boy had to crawl out of the soft, cozy crib.

- Who will make the bed? – asked the grandmother as Anton sluggishly wandered towards the table. - Should I brush my teeth?

- Oh, grandma, laziness. Then, later,” the boy waved him off.

“Look, granddaughters, it won’t take long to get to the Kingdom of Lazy People,” the grandmother warned.

- There is no such kingdom! It's all fairy tales! – Anton grinned. – If only I could go there, I would love to go there!

“Oh, Antosha, Antosha,” the grandmother shook her head. - It’s bad to be lazy, it’s boring - there are so many interesting things in the world, but because of laziness you may not see or recognize them.

After breakfast the boy trudged back to the room. Grandma told me to get dressed and make the bed, but I didn’t want to do anything. Anton barely pulled on a T-shirt and jeans, and then in his clothes he fell back onto the bed.

- So I’ll just lie here all day! I don't want to do anything! – he said loudly. – Yes, and I wouldn’t mind going to the Kingdom of Lazy People, especially if you can be lazy there to your heart’s content!

Anton closed his eyes, deciding to take a little more nap, but the sleep had already gone. When Anton opened his eyes again, he was surprised to find that he was lying not on the bed, but on soft green grass, in a meadow. Anton immediately jumped to his feet and looked around. Literally thirty meters from where he was, the boy saw the gate to the city, surrounded by a high wall. Anton walked towards the city and was soon there. There were two guards at the gate. In fact, they weren’t exactly standing, but dozing, leaning on their halberds.

- Excuse me, where did I end up? – Anton asked.

One of the guards opened his left eye and muttered under his breath:

- Don't you see? To the Kingdom of Lazy People.

- So it really exists! – the boy exclaimed excitedly. “Could you please unlock the gate so I can get in?”

“Nope, couldn’t,” the second guard woke up. - We're lazy.

- Well, how can I get in then? – Anton asked.

“Push the gate and you’ll come in, it’s not locked, we’re too lazy to lock and unlock it,” answered the first guard, and then snored loudly.

Passing through the gate, Anton thought that with such guards the enemy could sneak into the kingdom undetected. The boy walked along the streets of the city and was surprised. How untidy and gloomy it was here: there was garbage everywhere, there were few people on the street, and those he met were reluctant to wander somewhere with dissatisfied faces. Soon the boy saw two janitors sitting on a bench. Their brooms lay on the ground, and the janitors themselves, instead of working, sweeping up the garbage, played checkers.

Not far from the playing janitors, Anton saw a bakery. For some reason, the boy immediately remembered his grandmother. He often went with her to the bakery to buy bread, and she always bought Anton a rich, fresh bun with raisins. The boy wanted so much fragrant baked goods that he decided to look into the pastry shop. To his surprise, he did not smell the smell of fresh bread there. On the table there was a pan with dough that had risen so well that it was ready to run away, and the baker was sleeping on the bench.

- Sorry, I would like a bun! – Anton asked, raising his voice a little.

“There’s dough there, in a pan, and there’s an oven over there, make a bun and bake it in the oven, but I’m too lazy.” “Just don’t forget to light the oven,” the baker answered and turned on the other side.

- Here you are, lazy! - Anton thought to himself and imagined what would happen if their baker, Uncle Ignat, behaved like this. Who would then bake bread and raisin buns for the residents of their area?

Coming out of the bakery, Anton saw the royal palace and headed straight there. The palace guards were playing cards at the gate, and did not even pay attention to the boy who entered inside. Once in the palace, Anton immediately heard screams and headed in the direction from where they were coming. Soon the boy found himself in the throne room. The king sat on the throne and shouted loudly:

- Servants, where is my royal sandwich? Servants, crown! The royal tailor to me! Secretary, where is my secretary? Servants, someone come here immediately!

The king had been shouting for quite some time, but none of the servants had appeared. Noticing Anton, the king was delighted.

“These are lazy people,” he complained. – You won’t get anything from them!

“You hire others for this job,” Anton advised.

- So they will be lazy too! “We have the Kingdom of Lazy People,” the king explained. – They strictly follow my orders: to be lazy, lazy, and as lazy as possible day after day!

- Well, why are you issuing such orders? – the boy was surprised. “After all, then no one will bring you breakfast, the tailor will not sew a dress, the secretary will not write a letter.”

- Well, I’m Lazy XIV! My father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather and all the other ancestors were terrible lazy people, and made others lazy. If I and my subjects had not been lazy, our kingdom simply would not exist. By the way, who are you? Too smart!

- I'm Anton.

- You are probably a new resident of our kingdom? Another newly minted lazy person? – the king was delighted.

- No, no, I'm not lazy! “I ended up here by chance,” the boy shook his head.

- Well, they don’t end up here by chance. To get here, you just need to want it and say your desire out loud twice.

Anton remembered with horror that he actually wished to be in the Kingdom of Lazy People twice: at breakfast and when he returned to his room.

- Can I somehow go back to my grandmother? – the boy asked the king.

“Well...” he scratched his beard, “unfortunately, it’s possible.” It is you who should contact the court wizard. And if he is not too lazy...

Anton no longer listened to the lazy king's rantings, but rushed to look for the court wizard. It turned out that he lived in the palace tower. When Anton knocked and entered the room, he found a wizard sitting in front of the mirror and braiding his beard.

“Hello,” the boy greeted. – I really need your help! I want to get out of the Lazy Kingdom and get to my grandmother. Can you help me, please?

“I can,” the wizard took his eyes off the mirror. “It’s my job to create magic.” Just now I'm lazy. Wait a little.

- How long should I wait? – Anton asked impatiently.

“I don’t know,” the wizard shrugged. - Maybe until evening, or maybe until tomorrow. Who knows, maybe I’ll be lazy all week or even a month. You know, laziness is such a thing - the more lazy you are, the more you want to be lazy.

“But I really, really need to get home!” – Anton exclaimed in fear.

“Well, if you’re so impatient, there’s a magic book over there in the corner,” the wizard waved his hand and stared at the mirror again.

Anton ran to where the wizard pointed and saw a thick magic book, which no one had probably opened for several years. It was covered with a thick layer of dust.

“Apparently, I need to find some kind of spell here,” the boy thought to himself, turning over the huge pages. - Some kind of spell that would say that I will never be lazy again.

And finally, on page 314, Anton saw a suitable spell. He took more air into his lungs and read loudly:

I will never, oh never, be lazy!

And I will forget the word “laziness” and the word “laziness” forever!

I will always, always work, body and soul

And never, no, never will I be lazy!

Just in case, the boy closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that he was again lying on the bed in his room. Anton's happiness knew no bounds! He immediately jumped out of bed and began to make it, then ran to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face. Coming out of the bathroom, the boy shouted to his grandmother:

- Grandma, can I help you with anything?

“Run to the bakery, grandson, buy some bread for dinner,” answered the grandmother, who was peeling potatoes in the kitchen.

- And then? - Anton asked.

“Then you can play,” the grandmother smiled.

“No, I don’t want to play,” the grandson shook his head. - I'm not lazy!

- Fine! I'll be back soon! – Anton exclaimed joyfully.

He took the money for bread and skipped out the door.

“He reminds me of someone...” the grandmother thought, looking after her grandson. And then she smiled and added: “Yes, she reminds me of myself!” After I visited the Kingdom of Lazy People as a child!