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Who is noble and strong

Yes, not smart

So bad if he has a good heart.

An elephant was planted in the forest in the voivodeship.

Although it seems that elephants are a smart breed,

However, the family is not without its black sheep;

Our Governor*

He was fat in his family,

Yes, not in relatives was simple;

And with intent he wouldn't hurt a fly,

Here the good Governor sees -

A petition entered the Order from the sheep *:

"That the wolves are completely skinning us." -

"O rogues! - The elephant screams. - What a crime!

Who gave you permission to rob?"

And the wolves say: "Have mercy, our father!

Are you not us for the winter on sheepskin coats

Allowed him to collect a light quitrent from the sheep?

And what do they shout, so sheep are stupid:

Just something will come from them to remove the skin from their sister,

Yes, and that they are sorry to give. "-

“Well, then,” the Elephant tells them, “look!

I will not tolerate untruth in anyone:

On the skin, so be it, take it;

And don't touch them with a hair again."

* Voivode - the head of the troops, as well as the head of the city or district in the old

* Order - in the old days, government agencies were called orders.

Elephant in the Voivodeship

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Who is noble and strong
Yes, not smart
So bad if he has a good heart.

An elephant was planted in the forest in the voivodeship.
Although it seems that elephants are a smart breed,
However, the family is not without its black sheep;
Our Governor
He was fat in his family,
Yes, not in relatives was simple;
And with intent he wouldn't hurt a fly,
Here the good Governor sees -
A petition entered the Order from the sheep:
"That the wolves are completely skinning us." -
"Oh rogues!" - The elephant screams. - What a crime!
Who gave you permission to rob?"
And the wolves say: "Have mercy, our father!
Are you not us for the winter on sheepskin coats
Allowed him to collect a light quitrent from the sheep?
And what do they shout, so sheep are stupid:
Just something will come from them to remove the skin from their sister,
Yes, and that they are sorry to give. "-
“Well, then,” the Elephant tells them, “look!
I will not tolerate untruth in anyone:
On the skin, so be it, take it;
And don't touch them with a hair again."

Moral of the fable "Elephant in the province"

This fable shows that the most kind and generous rulers, if they do not have the ability to lead, wanting to do everything well, will be used by officials and associates, depicted in the form of wolves, for their own selfish purposes.

It also interestingly describes the people in the form of Sheep - naively believing that by their appeal they will pay attention to their problems, and how skillfully the wolves, managing the situation, seek forgiveness for their deeds.

Krylov's fable "Elephant in the Voivodeship" is an ironic, satirical story, the ups and downs of which are consonant not only with the time in which the author lived, but also with our modern realities. The writer jokingly shows the age-old problem - the short-sightedness of the authorities and their lack of awareness of the problems of the common people.

Fable Elephant in the Voivodeship read

Who is noble and strong
Yes, not smart
So bad if he has a good heart.

Moral of the fable Elephant in the province

The main moral of Krylov's fable Elephant in the province is hidden in the first three lines of the work. The author argues that such good features of a leader as truthfulness, generosity, the desire to solve the problems of the people, are completely leveled by short-sightedness and inability to understand the essence of the problem.

Fable Elephant in the Voivodeship - analysis

The artistic analysis of Krylov's fable Elephant in the province includes three main images - Elephant, Sheep and Wolves.

Krylov, deprived of all rights, understands ordinary people who hope for the help of the “father-voivode”. The protagonist of the story - the Elephant - is not able to understand the problems of the sheep, does not realize that the Wolves literally "tear the skin" from them, and the skin is all that the unfortunate animal has. In addition, he must take into account the interests of another social class - the Volkov - in which petty officials, landowners, police and military officials who live at the expense of the people are easily guessed.

Elephant in the voivodeship drawing

Fable Elephant in the Voivodeship read the text

Who is noble and strong
Yes, not smart

Moral of the fable Elephant in the province

Who is noble and strong
Yes, not smart
So bad if he has a good heart.

Morality in your own words, the main idea and meaning of the fable Elephant in the province

Stupidity, even with a good heart, can break firewood.

The moral of Ivan Andreevich Krylov's fable "Elephant in the Voivodeship" is contained in the first three lines. In this fable, an influential and powerful elephant governor. The kind, but short-sighted ruler simultaneously allowed the wolves to skin the sheep and forbade them to touch them.

Analysis of the fable Elephant in the province

The fable ridicules leaders who are too simple and cannot coordinate several of their actions, but at the same time are kind and supportive.

The elephant is just such a leader who wants to earn his authority by responding kindly to all requests, but he is so stupid that he cannot compare them and understand that they are diametrically opposed.

The wolves in this fable are precisely those cunning subjects who, taking advantage of the stupidity and ineptitude of their leaders, are trying to benefit from it. Using sly phrases, the people identified by the wolves in this fable put pressure on their bosses, knocking out the decision they need. Perhaps they mean the officials surrounding the ruler.

Sheep identify the people - the most unprotected group of people who are trying to rob in all the most sophisticated ways. At the same time, the people themselves rarely can do anything and silently contemplate this process.

It tells about the elephant, who is appointed the head of the forest, but because of stupidity he gives impossible orders.

Heroes of the fable (characters)

Elephant - chief
Wolves
Sheep are people

Listen to Krylov's Fable Elephant in the province

The elephant was appointed governor in the forest. He was naturally kind, but not smart. A complaint came to him from the sheep about the wolves that they were stripping their skins. The elephant began to scold the wolves. But those, knowing that the Elephant of a small mind, began to be cunning. They said that the Elephant himself allowed taking a small quitrent from the sheep for winter coats. So they took it - just one skin from a sheep and nothing more! The elephant again did not understand the trick and said: “On the skin, so be it, take it, but don’t touch them with a hair again.”

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Who is noble and strong
Yes, not smart
So bad if he has a good heart.

An elephant was planted in the forest in the voivodeship.
Although it seems that elephants are a smart breed,
However, the family is not without its black sheep;
Our Governor
He was fat in his family,
Yes, not in relatives was simple;
And with intent he wouldn't hurt a fly,
Here the good Governor sees -
A petition entered the Order from the sheep:
“That the wolves are completely skinning us.” -
"Oh rascals! - The elephant is screaming. - What a crime!
Who gave you permission to rob?
And the wolves say: “Have mercy, our father!
Are you not us for the winter on sheepskin coats
Allowed him to collect a light quitrent from the sheep?
And what do they shout, so sheep are stupid:
Just something will come from them to remove the skin from their sister,
Yes, and that they are sorry to give. -
“Well, then,” the Elephant tells them, “look!
I will not tolerate untruth in anyone:
On the skin, so be it, take it;
And don’t touch them with a hair again.”

(Illustrated by Irina Petelina)

Moral of the fable Elephant in the province

The author argues that such good features of a leader as truthfulness, generosity, the desire to solve the problems of the people, are completely depreciated by stupidity, short-sightedness and inability to understand the essence of the problem.