The tale of the Fox and the Goat about the consequences of stupid deeds. Do your kids often do stupid things? Be sure to read this short instructive tale online to them and simulate several similar life situations with them.

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Fox fell into the well. But the red-haired cheat has always been cunning and resourceful. When the Goat approached the well, the Fox figured out how to get out of the trap. With flattering speeches, the Fox began to lure his friend into the well. He foolishly jumped. The Fox jumped on the goat's back and was like that. And the savior had to sit in cold water for a long time until he was pulled out of there. You can read the story online on our website.

Analysis of the fairy tale Fox and Goat

The characters of the fairy tale personify certain human types: Chanterelle - cunning and deceit, Goat - stupidity. You need to live with your mind - we repeat this idea often. It is she who is revealed in the tale of the Fox and the Goat. And once again reminds listeners of the need to be more reasonable. What does the tale of the Fox and the Goat teach? The fairy tale teaches not to follow madly the advice of others, to think ahead about your actions so as not to become a "goat".

Moral of the Fox and the Goat

A smart person thinks first and then acts. It must be remembered that in the modern world there are many rogues who, like a "chanterelle", try to drag gullible and stupid people into various "wells". The moral of the tale warns against rash acts.

Proverbs, sayings and expressions of a fairy tale

• Before you enter, think about how you will exit.
• There is no beast more cunning than a fox.

• Fox and goat
• Artist: N. Minaeva, N. Voevodina, I. Kalinin
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Konstantin Dmitrievich Ushinsky

Fox and goat

The fox ran, gaped at the crows, and fell into the well. There was not much water in the well: you can’t drown, and you can’t jump out either. The fox is sitting, grieving. There is a goat, a smart head; walks, shakes his beards, shakes his mugs; looked, having nothing to do, into the well, saw a fox there and asked:

What are you doing there, fox?

I'm resting, my dear, - the fox answers. - It's hot up there, so I climbed up here. How cool is it here! Cold water - as much as you want.

And the goat wants to drink for a long time.

Is the water good? - asks the goat.

Excellent! - answers the fox. - Clean, cold! Jump here if you like; there will be a place for both of us.

The goat jumped foolishly, almost crushed the fox, and she told him:

Ah, the bearded fool! And he didn’t know how to jump - he splashed everything. "

The fox jumped on the back of the goat, from the back onto the horns, and out of the well.

The goat almost disappeared from hunger in the well; they found him by force and dragged him out by the horns.

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A fox ran along the road, stared at the crows, and from her carelessness fell into the well. She was lucky that the well was almost dry, there was little water at the bottom, the fox did not drown. But she couldn't get out of there.

Sitting in the well, sad, does not know how to be. At that time, a goat was walking along the road, shaking its horns, shaking its beard. He accidentally looked into the well and spotted a fox there, he became curious, he asks her:

What are you doing in the well, fox?
- I'm resting, - she answers, - I felt hot, so I specially came down here from above. It's so cold here, there's plenty of water.

And the goat, in misfortune, really wanted to drink, he asked the fox:

Is the water in the well good?
- Oh, good, - says the fox, - Cold and clean. If you want, try it yourself, there is enough space for the two of us.

The goat did not think about the consequences and jumped straight to the fox, so clumsily that it was splashed all over.

Why, you bearded fool, you don’t know how to jump - you doused me all over with water.

While the goat was thinking what was happening, the fox jumped onto his back, and from there - onto the horns, and from the horn - out. The goat was alone in the well. He sat there, without food, until they found him, but pulled him out by the horns.

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Summary: Once, our main character in the fairy tale Fox and the goat, a red-haired, cunning fox, was walking through the forest. She thought about something, looked somewhere and did not notice a well in front of her. So our red fox fell into a deep well. She was proud and could not ask people who passed by to help her. A goat passed by this well, a cunning fox smelled the goat close by and wanted to outwit him. She began to speak in such an angelic voice that the water in this well was clean and transparent. The goat, of course, believed the fox and also jumped into this well. So the fox took advantage of the goat. By its long horns, she was able to get out of this well very quickly. For a very long time, the deceived unfortunate goat sat in the well, until Grandfather came to drink some water. The kind old man saved the gullible goat. This tale is instructive and will appeal to children of all ages, even for our smallest readers it will be remembered for a long time. Read the Fox and the Goat fairy tale online here. You can listen to it on audio. Enjoy reading or viewing.

The text of the fairy tale Fox and the goat

The fox ran, gaped at the crows - and fell into the well. There was not much water in the well: you can’t drown, and you can’t jump out either. The fox is sitting, grieving. A goat is walking - a smart head, walking, shaking its beards, shaking its mugs; looked into the well for nothing to do, saw a fox there and asked: - What are you doing there, little fox? - I'm resting, my dear, - the fox answers, - it's hot up there, so I climbed here. How cool is it here! Cold water - as much as you want! And the goat wants to drink for a long time. - Is the water good? - asks the goat. - Excellent, - the fox answers. - Clean, cold! Jump here if you like; there will be a place for both of us. The goat jumped foolishly, almost crushed the fox. And she told him: - Oh, a bearded fool, and he didn’t know how to jump - he splashed everything. The fox jumped on the back of the goat, from the back onto the horns, and out of the well. The goat almost disappeared from hunger in the well: they found it by force and pulled it out by the horns.

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B once a fox rode, she gaped at the crows - and fell into the well. There was not much water in it: you can’t drown, but you can’t jump out either.
The fox is sitting, grieving.

A goat is walking past - a smart head. He walks, shaking his beards, shaking his mugs. Having nothing to do, he looked into the well, saw a fox there and asked her:
- What are you doing there, fox?
- I'm resting here, my dear, don't you see, - the fox answers him, - it's very hot up there, so I climbed here. And it's so nice and cool here! Cold water - as much as you want!

And the goat wanted to drink for a long time.
- Is the water good? - the goat asks the fox.
“Excellent water,” the fox replies. - Clean, cold! If you want, jump to me here. There's plenty of room for both of us.
The goat foolishly jumped, almost crushed the fox.

And she tells him:
- Eh, you bearded fool, and you really don’t know how to jump - you splashed me all over.
And she herself jumped on the back of the goat, from the back onto the horns, and jumped out of the well.
And the goat almost disappeared from hunger in the well. Forcibly, they found him there and pulled him out by the horns.