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Chukovsky. Children's riddles to the works of K.I. Chukovsky Red doors in my cave white animals

Chukovsky's riddles are small whole poems written in a special humorous style, giving a clear definition of an object, phenomenon, living being, while not naming it. Such poems will especially appeal to the youngest listeners, because it was on them that the author first of all oriented his works. We have collected online the best Chukovsky riddles with answers.

Little houses run down the street
Boys and girls are taken to houses.

Cars

They flew into raspberries,
They wanted to peck her.
But they saw a freak -
And hurry out of the garden!
And the freak sits on a stick
With a washcloth beard.

Birds and scarecrow

The sage saw the sage in him,
Fool - fool
ram - ram,
A sheep saw a sheep in him,
And a monkey - a monkey,
But they brought Fedya Baratov to him,
And Fedya saw the shaggy slut.

I am a giant! That huge
multipood stove
I'm like a chocolate bar
I instantly raise in height.
And if I use a mighty paw
I will grab an elephant or a camel,
I will be happy with both of them.
Raise like little kittens.

Crane

Maryushka, Marusenka, Masha and Manechka
They wanted a sweet sugar gingerbread.
An old grandmother walked down the street,
The grandmother gave the girls money:
Maryushka - a pretty penny,
Marusenka - a pretty penny,
Mashenka - a pretty penny,
Manechka - a pretty penny -
What a kind grandma she was!
Maryushka, Marusenka, Masha and Manechka
We ran to the shop and bought a gingerbread.
And Kondrat thought, looking from the corner:
How many kopecks did grandmother give?

Grandmother gave one kopeck, since Maryushka, Marusenka, Mashenka and Manechka are the same girl

red doors
In my cave
white beasts
sitting
At the door.
And meat and bread -
all my booty
I gladly
I give it to the white beasts!

Lips and teeth

Lies, lies a penny at our well.
A good penny, but it is not given in the hands.
Go bring fourteen horses,
Go call fifteen strongmen!
Let them try to raise a pretty penny
So that Mashenka could play with a penny!
And the horses galloped, and the strongmen came,
But they didn’t pick up a small penny from the ground,
They didn't lift it, didn't lift it, and couldn't move it.

sunbeam on earth

There was a white house
wonderful house,
And something clicked in him.
And he crashed, and from there
A living miracle ran out -
so warm, so
fluffy and golden.

Egg and chicken

Shel Kondrat
to Leningrad,
And towards - twelve guys.
Each has three baskets,
In each basket - a cat,
Each cat has twelve kittens.
Every kitten
There are four mice in the teeth.
And old Kondrat thought:
How many mice and kittens
Are the guys carrying to Leningrad?

Stupid, stupid Kondrat!
He alone and walked to Leningrad,
and the guys went towards him -
To Kostroma.

Lots of this goodness
Near our yard
And you won't take your hand
And you won't bring it home.
Masha walked in the garden
Collected, collected
Looked into the box -
There is nothing there.

I have two horses
Two horses.
They carry me on the water.
And the water
hard,
Like stone!

I'm a one-eared old woman
I'm jumping on the canvas
And a long thread from the ear,
Like a cobweb, I pull.

Take me, wash, bathe,

And know: it would be a big trouble,
Whenever it's not me and water, -
On a dirty, unwashed neck
You would have nasty snakes
And poisonous stings
They would stab you like daggers.
And in every unwashed ear
Evil frogs would settle down,
And if you, the poor, wept,
They would laugh and croak.
Here, dear children, what a trouble
It would be, if not for me and water.
Take me, wash, bathe,
And what am I - quickly guess.

A piece of soap

Suddenly from the black darkness
Bushes grew in the sky.
And they are blue
Crimson, gold
Flowers are blooming
Unprecedented beauty.
And all the streets below them
They also turned blue
Crimson, gold,
Multicolored.

It grows upside down
It does not grow in summer, but in winter.
But the sun will bake it -
She will cry and die.

Icicle

Two legs on three legs
And the fourth in the teeth.
Suddenly four came running
And they ran away with one.
Two legs jumped
Grabbed three legs
Shouted to the whole house -
Yes, three by four!
But four squealed
And they ran away with one.

Two legs - a boy, three legs - a stool, four legs - a dog, one leg - a chicken

If the pines would eat
Were able to run and jump
They would run away from me without looking back.
And you would never see me again
Because - I'll tell you, not boasting -
I am steel and evil, and very toothy.

I had a cart
Yes, but there was no horse,
And suddenly she screamed
Neighing - ran.
Look, I ran
A cart without a horse!

Truck

I lie under your feet
Trample me with your boots.
And tomorrow take me to the yard
And hit me, hit me
So that the children can lie on me,
Flounder and somersault on me.

Everywhere, everywhere we are together
Let's go inseparable.
We walk through the meadows
Along the green shores
We run down the stairs,
We walk along the street.
But a little evening on the threshold,
We are left without legs
And the legless - that's the trouble! -
Neither here nor there!
Well? Let's get under the bed
Let's sleep there quietly
And when the legs return
Let's take the road again.

Children's Shoes

Locomotive
Without wheels!
This is such a miracle locomotive!
Hasn't he gone crazy?
Went straight to the sea!

Oh don't touch me
I'll burn it without fire!

Here are the needles and pins
They crawl out from under the bench.
They look at me
They want milk.

I walk, I wander not through the forests,
And in the mustache, in the hair,
And my teeth are longer
Than wolves and bears.

scallop

I bark with everyone
dog,
I howl
With every owl
And every song of yours
I am with you
I sing.
When the steamboat is away
A bull roars on the river,
I also roar:
Woo!

Chukovsky's children's riddles can be described as light poetry, telling in a playful way about very serious and complex things. But therein lies their uniqueness. After all, despite the fact that one word is hidden in a guess or a whole sentence, thanks to the maximum proximity of the author's syllable to children's speech, Chukovsky's children's riddles very rarely remain unguessed.

All this does not mean that they do not bring any benefit to the child. Quite the opposite - always euphonious rhymes-riddles of Korney Ivanovich:

  • expand the horizons of knowledge;
  • form a healthy normative (folk) taste;
  • activate speech;
  • train logic, thinking and imagination;
  • allow us to see in ordinary things those little things that make them special for us;
  • instill perseverance;
  • develop ingenuity, observation, memory.

It is not for nothing that it is from this author that acquaintance with literature often begins for kids. Indeed, even for adults, Chukovsky's riddles sound like poetry, so everything in them is well rhymed and successfully grouped. At the same time, for easier perception, the author did not overload his description poems with a large number of adjectives. The poet focused the attention of readers on the details of the action, which only made his riddles more vivid and visual, they are simple, not complex.

As an experiment, try yourself, without looking at the answer in advance, to read at least a couple of riddles. You will see how much beauty and wonder slips past our gaze in everyday bustle. And children are children for that, to see the beautiful and fabulous in everything that seems ordinary and familiar to an adult.

Naturally, Chukovsky's works have been reprinted more than once. However, this did them only good. They have become more adapted to reality and modern children's slang, more funny. But at the same time, they have by no means lost their uniqueness, their style and a special look at everything around us.

All Chukovsky's riddles online in our selection are the best and most interesting examples of children's poetic miniatures. Do not deprive children of the opportunity to discover something new: explore the world with them and Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky!

There was a white house
wonderful house,
And something clicked in him.
And he crashed, and from there
A living miracle ran out -
So warm, so fluffy and golden.
(Egg and chicken.)

Locomotive
Without wheels!
This is such a miracle locomotive!
Hasn't he gone crazy?
Went straight to the sea!
(Steamboat.)

red doors
In my cave
white beasts
sitting
At the door.
And meat and bread - all my booty
I gladly give to white animals!
(Lips and teeth.)

I had a cart
Yes, but there was no horse,
And suddenly she screamed
Neighing - ran.
Look, a cart without a horse ran!
(Truck.)

Lies, lies a penny at our well.
A good penny, but it is not given in the hands.
Go bring fourteen horses,
Go call fifteen strongmen!
Let them try to raise a pretty penny
So that Mashenka could play with a penny!
And the horses galloped, and the strongmen came,
But they didn’t pick up a small penny from the ground,
They didn't lift it, didn't lift it, and couldn't move it.
(Sunbeam on earth.)

I have two horses
Two horses.
They carry me on the water.
And the water
hard,
Like stone!
(Skates.)

Everywhere, everywhere we are together
Let's go inseparable.
We walk through the meadows
Along the green shores
We run down the stairs,
We walk along the street.
But a little evening on the threshold,
We are left without legs
And the legless - that's the trouble! -
Neither here nor there!
Well? Let's get under the bed
Let's sleep there quietly
And when the legs return
Let's take the road again.
(Children's Shoes.)

Oh don't touch me
I'll burn it without fire!
(Nettle.)

The sage saw the sage in him,
Fool - fool
ram - ram,
A sheep saw a sheep in him,
And a monkey - a monkey,
But they brought Fedya Baratov to him,
And Fedya saw the shaggy slut.
(Mirror.)

I lie under your feet
Trample me with your boots.
And tomorrow take me to the yard
And hit me, hit me
So that the children can lie on me,
Flounder and somersault on me.
(Carpet.)

It grows upside down
It does not grow in summer, but in winter.
But the sun will bake it -
She will cry and die.
(Icicle.)


They wanted a sweet sugar gingerbread.
An old grandmother walked down the street,
The grandmother gave the girls money:
Maryushka - a pretty penny,
Marusenka - a pretty penny,
Mashenka - a pretty penny,
Manechka - a pretty penny -
What a kind grandma she was!

Maryushka, Marusenka, Masha and Manechka
We ran to the shop and bought a gingerbread.

And Kondrat thought, looking from the corner:
How many kopecks did grandmother give?
(Grandmother gave only one kopeck, since Maryushka, Marusenka, Mashenka and Manechka are the same girl.)

I walk, I wander not through the forests,
And in the mustache, in the hair,
And my teeth are longer
Than wolves and bears.
(Scallop.)

They flew into raspberries,
They wanted to peck her.
But they saw a freak -
And hurry out of the garden!
And the freak sits on a stick
With a washcloth beard.
(Birds and a garden scarecrow.)

If the pines would eat
Were able to run and jump
They would run away from me without looking back.
And you would never see me again
Because - I'll tell you, not boasting -
I am steel and evil, and very toothy.
(Saw.)

I'm a one-eared old woman
I'm jumping on the canvas
And a long thread from the ear,
Like a cobweb, I pull.
(Needle.)

Little houses run down the street
Boys and girls are taken to houses.
(Car.)

Lots of this goodness
Near our yard
And you won't take your hand
And you won't bring it home.

Masha walked in the garden
Collected, collected
Looked into the box -
There is nothing there.
(Fog.)

Shel Kondrat
to Leningrad,
And towards - twelve guys.
Each has three baskets,
In each basket - a cat,
Each cat has twelve kittens.
Every kitten
There are four mice in the teeth.
And old Kondrat thought:
How many mice and kittens
Are the guys carrying to Leningrad?

(Stupid, stupid Kondrat!
He alone and walked to Leningrad
And the guys with the bows,
With mice and cats
Went towards him
to Kostroma.)

Take me, wash, bathe,
And know: it would be a big trouble,
Whenever it's not me and water, -
On a dirty, unwashed neck
You would have nasty snakes
And poisonous stings
They would stab you like daggers.
And in every unwashed ear
Evil frogs would settle down,
And if you, the poor, wept,
They would laugh and croak.
Here, dear children, what a trouble
It would be, if not for me and water.
Take me, wash, bathe,
And what am I - quickly guess.
(A piece of soap.)

I am a giant! That huge
multipood stove
I'm like a chocolate bar
I instantly raise in height.

And if I use a mighty paw
I will grab an elephant or a camel,
I will be happy with both of them.
Raise like little kittens.
(Crane.)

I bark with everyone
dog,
I howl
With every owl
And every song of yours
I am with you
I sing.
When the steamboat is away
A bull will roar on the river,
I also roar:
"Whoo!"
(Echo.)

Two legs on three legs
And the fourth in the teeth.
Suddenly four came running
And they ran away with one.
Two legs jumped
Grabbed three legs
Shouted to the whole house -
Yes, three by four!
But four squealed
And they ran away with one.
(Two legs - a boy, Three legs - a stool, Four legs - a dog, One leg - a chicken.)

Here are the needles and pins
They crawl out from under the bench.
They look at me
They want milk.
(Hedgehog.)

Suddenly from the black darkness
Bushes grew in the sky.
And they are blue
Crimson, gold
Flowers are blooming
Unprecedented beauty.
And all the streets below them
They also turned blue
Crimson, gold,
Multicolored.
(Firework.)

Municipal state educational institution "Secondary school with in-depth study of individual subjects No. 256 GO ZATO city of Fokino"

Teacher: Nikonova Irina Borisovna, primary school teacher

At a general lesson in literary reading on the topic: “Tales

K. Chukovsky ”children were asked to come up with riddles for the works.

1. Meow - said the duckling,

Mu-u - said the kitten,

Zainka was a good boy.

Mixed up all the animals

Because they wanted to

Or just small.

2. Everything around is dirty,

Everything is crumbling around

Not cleaned, not washed

And it's not removed.

Don't know who it is?

Not a woman - scream

lazy-lazy

Her name is .... ("Fedorino grief")

3. He scolds the unwashed,

Makes you rinse

Chimney sweep clean, clean,

Washes cleanly clean ("Moydodyr")

4. I went across the field,

I found money.

I made some tea

invited guests,

Got into the web.

5. Who are insects and boogers

Drink sweet tea

And got into the web.

6. What kind of insect

Scared all the forest animals

Except the brave sparrow ("Cockroach")

7. The dirty old woman lived in a hut

Didn't wash pots, didn't sweep floors.

She was once in a quarrel with dishes ("Fedorino's grief")

8. He does not like unwashed and sloppy guys

At such he shouts angrily and throws a stern look

And he is friends with clean people, he has peace with such

This is the one who is very, needed, known to everyone .... (Moidodyr).

9. He treats mice and rats,

Crocodiles, hares, foxes.

Bandages the wounds

African monkey

And anyone will confirm us

This is a doctor ... .. (Aibolit)

10. I am a great washbasin

Wash basin head

And a washcloth commander. (Moidodyr)

"INTELLECTUAL GAME"

3 "B" class Class teacher Nikonova I.B.

Travel game.

you guys for the first time

Went to third grade.

The red sun laughs

Cheerful laughter is heard.

Congratulations, friends.

I wish you happiness.

Station "Literature"

1. Which of the literary heroes spent 28 years on a desert island?

Frog traveler

Robinson Crusoe

Peter Pan

Baron Munchausen.

2. Which of the heroes did not learn to read and write, did not sit down for books, but learned from an early age to wield a spear, shoot from a bow, tame horses with a hero?

Ilya Muromets

Alesha Popovich

Nikitich

Bulat Balagur.

A.S. Pushkin

K.I. Chuikovsky

S.Ya Marshak

S.V. Mikhalkov

4. What genre is not oral folk art?

Story

Legend

Article

fiction

5. What shortcoming did I. Krylov ridicule in the fable "The Monkey and Glasses"?

Laziness

Cowardice

Ignorance

Greed

I. Nekrasov

I. Krylov

D.Rodarn

A. Pushkin

2.Station "Russian language"

1. What part of speech is the word "school"?

adjective

noun

verb

pronoun

2. Find an extra word

stove

stove-maker

seal

stove

3. What is the rule for these words: giraffe, rare, frost?

Unstressed vowels at the end

Paired consonants in the root

Silent consonants

4. Name vocabulary words

boys with an unstressed vowel O

girls with unstressed vowel A

5. Pick up antonyms for words

timid -

narrow -

heavy -

6. What signs are put at the end of the sentence?

3. Station "Mathematics"

1. Three ducks, two geese and four chickens flew across the sky. How many birds flew across the sky?

2. A pair of horses rode for 6 hours. How many hours did one horse ride?

3. Our Andrey has

Six coins of two kopecks

To buy a sweet bun

How much money does Andryushka have?

4. One donkey carried 10 kg. Sahara. and the other - 10 kg. cotton wool. Who had the heaviest load?

5. The long-awaited January has come. Two apple trees bloomed in the garden, and then 3 plums. How many trees have blossomed? (trees do not bloom in January).

6. Looking out the window at the turn, Masha noticed that there were nine cars ahead, and two more cars behind. How many cars are on the train?

7. What number has the same number of letters as numbers in its name?

4. Station "OOM".

1. What is the thickest tree on earth? (Baobab)

2. What breed was the dog Artemon?

Laika

Poodle

Dachshund

3. What animal in fairy tales turns into a prince?

Frog

Cow

A fox

4. Where are snakes kept?

Aquarium

Terrarium

Bath

5. What kind of fish does not exist in nature?

sawfish

knife fish

scissor fish

6. Where do frogs disappear for the winter?

(Hide deep under the rocks)

7. Finish the phrase "Weather forecast"

Smoke spreads - be ... (bad weather)

Smoke column - to ... (frosty weather)

Rainy Indian summer - autumn ... (dry)

Mosquitoes in November - be ... (mild winter)

Ants close the passages in the anthill to ... (bad weather.

On this page you will find the riddles of Korney Chukovsky, this information will definitely come in handy for your general development.

Mysteries of Korney Chukovsky

There was a white house
wonderful house,
And something clicked in him.
And he crashed, and from there
A living miracle ran out -
So warm, so fluffy and golden.
Answer: Egg and chick

Locomotive
Without wheels!
This is such a miracle locomotive!
Hasn't he gone crazy?
Went straight to the sea!
Answer: steamer

red doors
In my cave
white beasts
sitting
At the door.
And meat and bread - all my booty
I gladly give to white animals!
Answer: Lips and teeth

I had a cart
Yes, but there was no horse,
And suddenly she screamed
Neighing - ran.
Look, a cart without a horse ran!
Answer: Truck

Lies, lies a penny at our well.
A good penny, but it is not given in the hands.
Go bring fourteen horses,
Go call fifteen strongmen!
Let them try to raise a pretty penny
So that Mashenka could play with a penny!
And the horses galloped, and the strongmen came,
But they didn’t pick up a small penny from the ground,
They didn't lift it, didn't lift it, and couldn't move it.
Answer: sunbeam on earth

I have two horses
Two horses.
They carry me on the water.
And the water
hard,
Like stone!
Answer: Skates

Everywhere, everywhere we are together
Let's go inseparable.
We walk through the meadows
Along the green shores
We run down the stairs,
We walk along the street.
But a little evening on the threshold,
We are left without legs
And the legless - that's the trouble! -
Neither here nor there!
Well? Let's get under the bed
Let's sleep there quietly
And when the legs return
Let's take the road again.
Answer: Children's Shoes

Oh don't touch me
I'll burn it without fire!
Answer: Nettle

The sage saw the sage in him,
Fool - fool
ram - ram,
A sheep saw a sheep in him,
And a monkey - a monkey,
But they brought Fedya Baratov to him,
And Fedya saw the shaggy slut.
Answer: Mirror

I lie under your feet
Trample me with your boots.
And tomorrow take me to the yard
And hit me, hit me
So that the children can lie on me,
Flounder and somersault on me.
Answer: Carpet

It grows upside down
It does not grow in summer, but in winter.
But the sun will bake it -
She will cry and die.
Answer: Icicle


They wanted a sweet sugar gingerbread.
An old grandmother walked down the street,
The grandmother gave the girls money:
Maryushka - a pretty penny,
Marusenka - a pretty penny,
Mashenka - a pretty penny,
Manechka - a pretty penny -
What a kind grandma she was!

Maryushka, Marusenka, Masha and Manechka
We ran to the shop and bought a gingerbread.

And Kondrat thought, looking from the corner:
How many kopecks did grandmother give?

Answer: select with the mouse between the brackets (Grandma gave only one penny,
since Maryushka, Marusenka, Mashenka and Manechka are the same girl

I walk, I wander not through the forests,
And in the mustache, in the hair,
And my teeth are longer
Than wolves and bears.
Answer: scallop

They flew into raspberries,
They wanted to peck her.
But they saw a freak -
And hurry out of the garden!
And the freak sits on a stick
With a washcloth beard.
Answer: Birds and scarecrow

If the pines would eat
Were able to run and jump
They would run away from me without looking back.
And you would never see me again
Because - I'll tell you, not boasting -
I am steel and evil, and very toothy.
Answer: Saw

I'm a one-eared old woman
I'm jumping on the canvas
And a long thread from the ear,
Like a cobweb, I pull.
Answer: Needle

Little houses run down the street
Boys and girls are taken to houses.
Answer: Car

Lots of this goodness
Near our yard
And you won't take your hand
And you won't bring it home.

Masha walked in the garden
Collected, collected
Looked into the box -
There is nothing there.
Answer: Fog

Shel Kondrat
to Leningrad,
And towards - twelve guys.
Each has three baskets,
In each basket - a cat,
Each cat has twelve kittens.
Every kitten
There are four mice in the teeth.
And old Kondrat thought:
How many mice and kittens
Are the guys carrying to Leningrad?

Answer: Answer: Stupid, stupid Kondrat!
He alone and walked to Leningrad
And the guys with the bows,
With mice and cats
Went towards him
To Kostroma.
)

Take me, wash, bathe,

And know: it would be a big trouble,
Whenever it's not me and water, -
On a dirty, unwashed neck
You would have nasty snakes
And poisonous stings
They would stab you like daggers.
And in every unwashed ear
Evil frogs would settle down,
And if you, the poor, wept,
They would laugh and croak.
Here, dear children, what a trouble
It would be, if not for me and water.
Take me, wash, bathe,
And what am I - quickly guess.
Answer: A piece of soap

I am a giant! That huge
multipood stove
I'm like a chocolate bar
I instantly raise in height.

And if I use a mighty paw
I will grab an elephant or a camel,
I will be happy with both of them.
Raise like little kittens.
Answer: Crane

I bark with everyone
dog,
I howl
With every owl
And every song of yours
I am with you
I sing.
When the steamboat is away
A bull will roar on the river,
I also roar:
"Whoo!"
Answer: Echo

Two legs on three legs
And the fourth in the teeth.
Suddenly four came running
And they ran away with one.
Two legs jumped
Grabbed three legs
Shouted to the whole house -
Yes, three by four!
But four squealed
And they ran away with one.
Answer: Two legs - a boy, Three legs - a stool, Four legs - a dog, One leg - a chicken

Here are the needles and pins
They crawl out from under the bench.
They look at me
They want milk.
Answer: Hedgehog

Suddenly from the black darkness
Bushes grew in the sky.
And they are blue
Crimson, gold
Flowers are blooming
Unprecedented beauty.
And all the streets below them
They also turned blue
Crimson, gold,
Multicolored.

There was a white house
wonderful house,
And something clicked in him.
And he crashed, and from there
A living miracle ran out -
So warm, so fluffy
and gold.
(Egg and chicken) Steam locomotive
Without wheels!
This is such a miracle locomotive!
Hasn't he gone crazy?
Went straight to the sea!
(Steamboat)

***
red doors
In my cave
white beasts
sitting
At the door.
And meat and bread -
all my booty
I gladly
I give it to the white beasts!
(lips and teeth)

***
I had a cart
Yes, but there was no horse,
And suddenly she screamed
Neighing - ran.
Look, I ran
cart without a horse!
(Truck)

***
Lies, lies a penny at our well.
A good penny, but it is not given in the hands.
Go bring fourteen horses,
Go call fifteen strongmen!
Let them try to raise a pretty penny
So that Mashenka could play with a penny!
And the horses galloped, and the strongmen came,
But they didn’t pick up a small penny from the ground,
They didn't lift it, didn't lift it, and couldn't move it.
(sunshine on earth)

***
I have two horses
Two horses.
They carry me on the water.
And the water
hard,
Like stone! (Skates)

***
Everywhere, everywhere we are together
Let's go inseparable.
We walk through the meadows
Along the green shores
We run down the stairs,
We walk along the street.
But a little evening on the threshold,
We are left without legs
And the legless - that's the trouble! -
Neither here nor there!
Well? Let's get under the bed
Let's sleep there quietly
And when the legs return
Let's take the road again.
(Children's Shoes)

***
Oh don't touch me
I'll burn it without fire!
(Nettle)


***
The sage saw the sage in him,
Fool - fool
ram - ram,
A sheep saw a sheep in him,
And a monkey - a monkey,
But they brought Fedya Baratov to him,
And Fedya saw the shaggy slut.
(Mirror)

***
I lie under your feet
Trample me with your boots.
And tomorrow take me to the yard
And hit me, hit me
So that the children can lie on me,
Flounder and somersault on me.
(Carpet)

***
It grows upside down
It does not grow in summer, but in winter.
But the sun will bake it -
She will cry and die. (Icicle)

***
I walk, I wander not through the forests,
And in the mustache, in the hair,
And my teeth are longer
Than wolves and bears.
(comb, comb)

***
They flew into raspberries,
They wanted to peck her.
But they saw a freak -
And hurry out of the garden!
And the freak sits on a stick
With a washcloth beard.
(Birds and scarecrow)

***
If the pines would eat
Were able to run and jump
They would run away from me without looking back.
And you would never see me again
Because - I'll tell you, not boasting -
I am steel and evil, and very toothy.
(Saw)

***
I'm a one-eared old woman
I'm jumping on the canvas
And a long thread from the ear,
Like a cobweb, I pull.
(Needle)

***
Little houses run down the street
Boys and girls are taken to houses.
(cars)


***
Lots of this goodness
Near our yard
And you won't take your hand
And you won't bring it home.
Masha walked in the garden
Collected, collected
Looked into the box -
There is nothing there.
(Fog)

***
Take me, wash, bathe,

And know: it would be a big trouble,
Whenever it's not me and water, -
On a dirty, unwashed neck
You would have nasty snakes
And poisonous stings
They would stab you like daggers.
And in every unwashed ear
Evil frogs would settle down,
And if you, the poor, wept,
They would laugh and croak.
Here, dear children, what a trouble
It would be, if not for me and water.
Take me, wash, bathe,
And what am I - quickly guess.
(Soap)

***
I am a giant! That huge
multipood stove
I'm like a chocolate bar
I instantly raise in height.
And if I use a mighty paw
I will grab an elephant or a camel,
I will be happy with both of them.
Raise like little kittens.
(Crane)

***
Here are the needles and pins
They crawl out from under the bench.
They look at me
They want milk.
(Hedgehog)

***
Suddenly from the black darkness
Bushes grew in the sky.
And they are blue
Crimson, gold
Flowers are blooming
Unprecedented beauty.
And all the streets below them
They also turned blue
Crimson, gold,
Multicolored.
(Firework)


***
Two legs on three legs
And the fourth in the teeth.
Suddenly four came running
And they ran away with one.
Two legs jumped
Grabbed three legs
Shouted to the whole house -
Yes, three by four!
But four squealed
And they ran away with one.
(Two legs - a boy, three legs - a stool, four legs - a dog, one leg - a chicken)

***
Shel Kondrat
to Leningrad,
And towards - twelve guys.
Each has three baskets,
In each basket - a cat,
Each cat has twelve kittens.
Every kitten
There are four mice in the teeth.
And old Kondrat thought:
How many mice and kittens
Are the guys carrying to Leningrad?
(Stupid, stupid Kondrat! He walked alone to Leningrad, and the guys walked towards him - To Kostroma)

***

They wanted a sweet sugar gingerbread.
An old grandmother walked down the street,
The grandmother gave the girls money:
Maryushka - a pretty penny,
Marusenka - a pretty penny,
Mashenka - a pretty penny,
Manechka - a pretty penny -
What a kind grandma she was!
Maryushka, Marusenka, Masha and Manechka
We ran to the shop and bought a gingerbread.
And Kondrat thought, looking from the corner:
How many kopecks did grandmother give?
(Grandma gave one kopeck, since Maryushka, Marusenka, Mashenka and Manechka are the same girl)

Many do not know that Chukovsky wrote not only children's fairy tales, but he was an excellent critic, translator of English folklore, and also composed riddles for children. Here they are just presented on this page. There is a drawing under almost every riddle, if it is difficult for the child to guess the riddle, then show him the picture. The last three riddles are for older children, and not every adult can cope with them, since here you need to be smart, think logically.

Collected on our website a large collection of poems and fairy tales by Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky. The works are accompanied by a huge number of illustrations and interesting stories from the life of the author. To select Chukovsky's fairy tales, go.