Writing stories for children is not as easy asIt seems at first glance. Victor Astafyev was able to compose a really interesting and instructive story, after reading which, the child will make a lot of useful information for himself. The story was called "Horse with a pink mane." Reviews of the work are positive, and to see this, it is enough to read its summary.
The grandmother of the main character instructed him to go toOval together with neighbors children, pick up strawberries for sale. As a reward for this, she promised the boy to buy gingerbread in the form of a horse with a mane, hooves and tail drenched in pink icing. The family of comrades of the hero lived poorly. My father worked in logging and received a salary every two weeks. When this happened, they filled the feast with joy, and the mother of the children distributed debts. However, the money ended quickly, and before receiving the next remuneration for work, they again borrowed from their neighbors. They lived unfavorably: the tiny fence almost immediately went to the wood, and they washed at all from their neighbors. If you read any feedback on “The Horse with a Pink Mane,” you can find out that readers feel sorry for these children.
Together with his comrades, the hero goes forcherished berries to earn the desired gingerbread. He managed to pick not one glass of strawberries when other children started a fight: the oldest one found that others do not pick berries, but simply eat them. During the scuffle, everything they managed to collect turned out to be scattered on the ground, trampled or eaten. The children were not upset and decided to go swimming. One of them noticed that the berries collected by the hero are intact. He knocked him "on the weak" to eat them, and all his friends went to the river. Almost every person scolds him for it, making his own review. "Horse with a pink mane" does not end there. The main character recalls that he did not pick the required berries, only late in the evening. The comrades advised them to collect a grass and stones and to cover them with berries. So the boy came home.
Grandmother praised the boy for a long timeshe did not pour in, having decided to take them as they were. His conscience tormented him all night, and in the morning the main character decided to confess to the crime he had committed. But he was late, the grandmother managed to leave for the city. The boy wanted to hide somewhere, but there was no secluded place, so he went fishing with a friend. A few hours later, he saw his grandmother returning on the boat, she shook her fist at the hero, making it clear that the deception was revealed. He could return home only in the evening and immediately hid in the pantry, where he prepared a “temporary” bed in advance. In the morning the grandfather came to the boy and ordered to apologize for his deed. Grumbling, the grandmother made her grandson have breakfast, while continuing to lament over the deception. What she did after, praises almost every person who constitutes a review. "Horse with a pink mane" ends with an unexpected gift for the hero. Grandmother still brought him the cherished gingerbread.
"Horse with a pink mane" causes readersdelight. The story is very instructive, it is useful not only for children but also for adults. The work teaches the most important thing - any deception will always be revealed, and the torments of conscience - the worst punishment. The wise grandmother did not beat the offending child, did not put in a corner, only left alone with herself, allowing her to fully understand the consequences of her act. This is what almost every person who makes his own review marks. "Horse with a pink mane" - exactly the product that is worth reading for children.
