Cheburashka is one of those animatedcharacters, the sympathy for which we continue to experience, even as adults. We will not retell in detail the work itself “Crocodile Gena and his friends” (he is his hero), but find out the following point: why Cheburashka was called Cheburashka.
Differences in the answer to this question can notto be nothing: the character appeared from the pen of a Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, author of children's books Edward Ouspensky. It happened in 1966. At the same time another of his works was published - “Down the magic river”. Ouspensky became popular. To the answer to the question: “Why was Cheburashka called Cheburashka?” - we turn a little lower.
The writer's homeland is the city of Yegoryevsk (Moscow region). Upon graduation, he entered the Moscow Aviation Institute. In the same period his first literary works appear in print.
To date, the residence of the writeralso is the Moscow region. Works of the author continue to be published in the publishing house "Samovar". We hope that there are no difficulties with the answer to the question: "Who wrote Cheburashka?" - readers of this material will not.
The character itself became known after a cartoon about the crocodile Gena and his friends (1969) came out.
The original version of the book introduced readers toclumsy, unsightly creature. Small ears, brown wool - this is how its appearance was described. We owe the art director Leonid Schwarzman to the appearance of the good-natured image of Cheburashka, which is distinguished by large ears and large eyes.
Кстати, в период 1990-2000-х годов писателю Eduard Ouspensky had to participate in disputes concerning the authorship of this image. It was about its use in the names of various children's institutions, in different products (it was a common practice in the Soviet period).
We remembered who wrote Cheburashka. Next, let's enumerate the options for the name of the character.
There is a version that the future will be in childhoodthe writer played with a soft toy, apparently, not the best quality. She was a strange kind: with big ears and equally big eyes. It was impossible to understand exactly which order of animals of the world she belongs to. Then the fantasy of the parents suggested the name of the animal - Cheburashka. Hot countries have chosen his place of residence. We have brought one version so far, why Cheburashka was called Cheburashka.
The explanation of the name of the fictional heroleads and Ouspensky himself in one of his interviews. In the family of friends of the writer grew up a little daughter. One of the purchases, which the parents decided to please her, was a small fur coat. It was a warm summer outside. Trying new clothes occurred under Edward Ouspensky. The girl was pulling the larger fur coat across the floor; she was uncomfortable to walk. After she once again stumbled and fell, her father said: “Once again, Chebourahnulas!” Ouspensky became interested in the meaning of an unusual word. A friend explained to him the meaning of the word “cheburakhnut”. It means to fall.
Learn about the origin of the word can be from the dictionary B.I. Dahl. It also contains the meaning we have already given, such as “crashing down”, “stretching out”. Dahl also mentions the word "Cheburashka". Various dialects define it as “a bagel strap saber, it hangs on the tail,” or as “Vanka-vstanka, doll, it rises to its feet itself, no matter how it is thrown. The word has portable interpretations.
In order to understand another version,why Cheburashka was called Cheburashka, let's remember the plot of the book itself. So, the favorite food of an animal unknown to science, who lived somewhere in the south, was oranges. In one of the hot days, he climbed into a box with adorable fruits found on the shore. He ate well and fell asleep. Next, the box was locked in our country and was taken to the store. After opening the box instead of the expected fruit in front of the store director appeared plump shaggy creature. Having no idea what to do with it, the director decided to plant the animal on the box. The animal could not resist and fell. The director escaped the phrase: “Phew, what a cheburashka!” And that was the name assigned to the character.
Our story about Cheburashka comes to an end. I would like to add some interesting facts to it.
Today, this hero and his friendsMany monuments and sculpture compositions have been installed. You can meet them in such localities as the village of Gaspra (Yalta, Crimea), near Moscow Ramenskoye, Khabarovsk, Kremenchug, Dnipro.
Starting in 2003, Muscovites annually on August holidays hold a charity event called “Cheburashka's Birthday”. It aims to help orphans.
В Москве же в детском саду № 2550 (Восточный administrative district) in 2008, the Cheburashka Museum was opened. It stores a typewriter. It was on her that the story of the beloved was created by both the children and their parents of the character.
