Customer and master from what skin. Armenian folk tale

In this lesson you will learn about greed and stupidity, read the Armenian fairy tale “Customer and Master” and analyze it.

One day a customer came to the hatmaker, brought a sheep skin and asked:
- Sew me a hat from this skin!
“Okay,” says the master, “I’ll sew it!”(Fig. 1, 2)

Rice. 2. Still from the cartoon “The Greedy Rich Man” (1980) ()

The customer left the master and thought:
“But the skin is big - maybe we can cut out two hats?” He thought so, returned to the hatmaker and asked:
- Tell me, master, can you sew two hats from this skin?
- Why not? - answered the hatmaker. - Can.

“If so, sew two hats,” said the customer and left.
He walked a little, thought, returned again to the hat maker and asked:
- Master, would you mind making three hats from the skin?
- Why not? - answered the hatmaker. - I’ll sew three.
The customer was delighted and asked:
- Can you sew four?
- I’ll sew four! - answered the master.
- How about five?
- I’ll sew five.
- Then sew me five hats!(Fig. 3)

Rice. 3. Still from the cartoon “The Greedy Rich Man” (1980) ()

The customer left, but returned halfway and asked:
- Master, can you make six hats?
- I’ll sew six.
- Can you sew seven? Or maybe eight hats?
- Why not? And I’ll sew eight! - answered the master.
- Well, then sew me eight hats!
- Okay, I’ll sew eight. Come back in a week for your order.
A week later the customer came to the master:
- Are my hats ready?
“Ready,” the master answers.
He called his student and said:
- Go and bring the customer his hats.
The student immediately brought eight small hats - not to put them on your head, but on your fist!(Fig. 4)

Rice. 4. Still from the cartoon “The Greedy Rich Man” (1980) ()

The customer looked at them, was surprised and asked:
- What is this?
“These are the hats you ordered for me,” answered the hat maker.
- Hey, master, why did these hats turn out so small?..
- Think for yourself! - answered the hatmaker(Fig. 5).

Rice. 5. Still from the cartoon “The Greedy Rich Man” (1980) ()

The customer took eight small hats, left and began to think: “Why did these turn out to be such small hats? Why?.."(Fig. 6)

Rice. 6. Still from the cartoon “The Greedy Rich Man” (1980) ()

Give answers to the questions, check the correctness of your answers:

1. Name the main characters of the fairy tale.

(customer and master)

2. What did the customer ask you to sew?

(hat)

3. How many hats did the master sew in total?

(eight)

4. What decreased as the number of hats increased?

(their size)

5. What could the sewn hats be worn on?

(only for fist)

6. What question did the customer ask while walking home?

(“why did the hats turn out so small?”)

7. Answer the customer's question.

(the greater the number of hats, the smaller their size)

8. What is being made fun of in this tale?

(greed and stupidity of the customer)

9. How did greed manifest itself?

(in the number of caps)

10. How did stupidity manifest itself?

(he couldn't understand why the hats were so small)

Read proverbs about greed. Which one fits this fairy tale?

You can't beg a crust from a greedy person.
Whatever fell into the hands of the greedy was lost.
If you wish for too much, you will lose the last.

The third proverb fits the fairy tale “Customer and Master”. The customer from the fairy tale wished for too much and was left without a hat. Thus greed and stupidity were punished.

The fairy tale “Customer and Master” can be classified as an everyday type of fairy tale.

Russian folk tale "The Miser"
Russian folk tale "Two Greedy Little Bears"
Bulgarian fairy tale “Greed brings no good”
Afghan fairy tale "Greed"

References

Kubasova O.V. Favorite pages: Textbook on literary reading for 1st grade. - Smolensk: Association XXI century, 2011.
Kubasova O.V. Literary reading: Workbook for the textbook for 1st grade. - Smolensk: Association XXI century, 2011.
Kubasova O.V. Literary reading: I want to read. Reading book for the textbook “Favorite Pages”. 1st grade. - Smolensk: Association XXI century, 2011.

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Homework

Prepare a retelling of the Armenian fairy tale “Customer and Master.”
Describe the main characters of the fairy tale.
Read two additional tales about greed to choose from.

Still, it’s nice to read the fairy tale “The Customer and the Master (Armenian Fairy Tale)” even for adults, you immediately remember your childhood, and again, like a little one, you empathize with the characters and rejoice with them. Thanks to children's developed imagination, they quickly revive colorful pictures of the world around them in their imagination and fill in the gaps with their visual images. The characters’ dialogues are often touching; they are full of kindness, kindness, directness, and with their help a different picture of reality emerges. The desire to convey a deep moral assessment of the actions of the main character, which encourages one to rethink oneself, was crowned with success. Probably due to the inviolability of human qualities over time, all moral teachings, morals and issues remain relevant at all times and eras. And the thought comes, and behind it the desire, to plunge into this fabulous and incredible world, to win the love of a modest and wise princess. Having become familiar with the inner world and qualities of the main character, the young reader involuntarily experiences a feeling of nobility, responsibility and a high degree of morality. The fairy tale “The Customer and the Master (Armenian Fairy Tale)” is certainly necessary to read for free online, not by children alone, but in the presence or under the guidance of their parents.

One day a customer came to the hatmaker, brought a sheep skin and asked:
- Sew me a hat from this skin!
“Okay,” says the master, “I’ll sew it!”
The customer left the master and thought:
“But the skin is big—maybe we can cut out two hats?” He thought so, returned to the hatmaker and asked:
- Tell me, master, can you sew two hats from this skin?
- Why not? - answered the hatmaker. - Can.
“If so, then sew two hats,” said the customer and left.
He walked a little, thought, returned again to the hat maker and asked:
- Master, would you mind making three hats from the skin?
- Why not? - answered the hatmaker. - I’ll sew three.
The customer was delighted and asked:
“Can’t you sew four?”
- I’ll sew four! - answered the master.
- How about five?
- I’ll sew five.
- Then sew me five hats!
The customer left, but returned halfway and asked:
- Master, can you make six hats?
- I’ll sew six.
“Can’t you make seven?” Or maybe eight hats?
- Why not? And I’ll sew eight! - answered the master.
“Well, then sew me eight hats!”
- Okay, I’ll sew eight. Come back in a week for your order.
A week later the customer came to the master:
—Are my hats ready?
“Ready,” the master answers.
He called his student and said:
- Go and bring the customer his hats.
The student immediately brought eight small hats - not to put them on the head, but on the apple! The customer looked at them, was surprised and asked:
- What is this?
“These are the hats you ordered for me,” answered the hat maker.
- Hey, master, why did these hats turn out so small?..
- Think for yourself! - answered the hatmaker.
The customer took eight small hats, left and began to think: “Why did these turn out to be such small hats? Why?.."

Customer and master

One day a customer came to the hatmaker, brought a sheep skin and asked:

Sew me a hat from this skin!

Okay,” says the master, “I’ll sew it!”

The customer left the master and thought:

“But the skin is big - maybe we can cut out two hats?” He thought so, returned to the hatmaker and asked:

Tell me, master, can you sew two hats from this skin?

Why not? - answered the hatmaker. - Can.

If so, sew two hats,” said the customer and left.

He walked a little, thought, returned again to the hat maker and asked:

Master, would you mind making three hats from the skin?

Why not? - answered the hatmaker. - I’ll sew three.

The customer was delighted and asked:

Can't you sew four?

I'll sew four! - answered the master.

I'll sew five.

Then sew me five hats!

The customer left, but returned halfway and asked:

Master, can you make six hats?

I'll sew six.

Can't you make seven? Or maybe eight hats?

Why not? And I’ll sew eight! - answered the master.

Well, then sew me eight hats!

Okay, I'll sew eight. Come back in a week for your order.

A week later the customer came to the master:

Are my hats ready?

“Ready,” the master answers.

He called his student and said:

Go and bring the customer his hats.

The student immediately brought eight small hats - not to put them on the head, but on the apple! The customer looked at them, was surprised and asked:

What is this?

These are the hats you ordered for me,” the hat maker answered.

Hey, master, why did these hats turn out so small?..

Just think about it! - answered the hatmaker.

The customer took eight small hats, left and began to think: “Why did these turn out to be such small hats? Why?.."