Each region's fairy tales have their own characteristics, and the picture book I read with children today is "Masha and the Swan", which comes from Russia.
01 story. In a village, there lived a family of four, the daughter was named Martha, and the son was named Vanya.
One day, Mom and Dad were going to the bazaar, and before leaving, they arranged for Martha to watch Vanya.
Martha asked her brother to sit at the window and went to play with the children.
As a result, a flock of swans took Vanya away.
Martha returns home to find that her brother is missing.
Crying won't solve the problem, and Martha decides to go and get her brother back herself.
She ran into the vast field, and saw a flock of swans flash in the distance, and at that moment she was blessed to know that it was the swan that had abducted her brother.
So Martha ran and ran, and she came across a small earthen stove. Little Clay Stove said that if Martha would help her add to the fire, she would tell her about the swans.
Martha runs and runs, and meets the apple tree and the milk stream that need help.
Eventually, Martha finally found her brother. She quietly carried her brother home, but was chased by a swan again. With the help of a river, an apple tree, and a small earthen stove, Martha finally returned home safely with her brother.
02 Emotion. First, there is a difference in concept. In my mind, the swan is a symbol of purity and love. When I first saw the title of the book, I thought it was the story of Martha and the White Swan helping each other, but who would have thought that the Swan turned out to be a bad guy.
The second is Martha's bravery. When she found that her brother was missing, Martha embarked on a journey to find her brother alone, which was an unknown but difficult road, but Martha ran and ran desperately, faced difficulties alone, solved the problem, and finally rescued her brother.
The third is that those who love love to return. On the way to find her brother, Martha has been helping others, adding wood to the small earthen stove, shaking the apple tree so that it is not so heavy, removing the stones from the milk stream and letting the river flow happily.
When Martha was in trouble, everyone also reached out to help. In the caves on the banks of the Cheese River, under the leaves of the apple trees, and in the hearth of the small earthen stove, there were good places for Martha and her brother to hide. It was with everyone's help that Martha finally returned home safely with her brother.
The third is brotherhood. Today, when the fertility rate continues to decline, children show off their siblings, and everyone will be proud to have siblings. Therefore, in the birth army around him, there are no children, and they strongly ask their parents to give birth to a younger brother and sister.
Regarding siblings, I think it's funny that someone will discuss pulling out the oxygen tube in the future, and the more intimate thing is that when your parents die, someone can really grieve with you, instead of saying that you will mourn and change.