Once upon a time there were three girls - Vasilisa the Beautiful, Vasilisa the Wise and Vasilisa pre-release. The Tale of Vasilisa the Wise

Vasilisa:

Phone call to the company:

Me: She's in the bank.
H: - then Gen. director.
me: - he's in a test tube.

Vasilisa:
I work in the jewelry industry. I explain: all manufactured products undergo "assay supervision" in the Assay Office; short, test tube.
Phone call to the company:

X: - hello, please be the chief accountant.
Me: She's in the bank.
H: - then Gen. director.
me: - he's in a test tube.

The caller obviously could not compare what he heard with my serious tone.

"A 23-year-old fashion model from Voronezh, Vasilisa Eminbeyli, filed a complaint with the police about the theft. According to the girl, someone opened her Porsche Cayenne car with Voronezh license plates and stole 82,000 euros, 30,000 dollars and 30,000 rubles."

And I'm still worried about the Pioneer panel in the armrest ...

Vasilisa Koshcheevna: How to sleep with women on the first date, so please, but how to put a flash drive in your computer, so oh ... no ... viruses!!!
Oerlikon: Contex + NOD32 = long happy life :-)

Axiom family life: With the right choice of Ivanushka, each toad is
potential Vasilisa the Beautiful.

Consequence of the axiom of family life: Every Vasilisa the Beautiful in the presence of
Ivanushki is a potential toad.

My friends really wanted a boy and even came up with a name for him - Vasya,
but God gave them a girl.
Their girl turned out to be lovely and they named her Vasilisa after
passport, and that was the name of Vasya.
And then one winter, Vasilisa was driving with her mother on the bus, and on the contrary
grandmother sits. Vasilisa's hair is under her hat. Granny, touched
contemplation of the charming Vasilisa, says:
- Oh, what a handsome boy.
Vasilisa is offended by her:
- I'm not a boy, I'm a girl
Grandma is embarrassed:
- Oh, what beautiful girl. And what is your name?
Vasilisa already satisfied answers:
- Vasya!

Vasilisa, the beautiful, came out into the open field, stomped twice, three times
jumped up, rolled over herself, hit the ground and ..........
PASSED OUT! Vasilisa will no longer smoke weed from Bald Mountain.

Vasilisa - Why am I so beautiful, smart and convergent, but I still don't have anyone?

If instead of the word “convergent” you wrote that you cook well and love to have sex, you would already have someone.

06/25/07 06:26 March: Three ladies are pestering you: Vasilisa the Beautiful, Scheherizade and Snow White - who will suit you more as a sexual object?
06/25/07 06:32 nevermind: Negative
1. Vasilisa is a woman who has the skills to stop horses, enter burning huts and other brutality, besides she is smart and in bed can crush both strength and intelligence.
2. Scheherazade - sweet as everyone else oriental women, cunning and, by definition, a dynamite, because instead of sex, she will tell fairy tales ... for a very long time. There is a danger of sticking fins from spermotoxicosis.
3. Snow White is an absolutely stupid person, unsuitable even for homework, because everything was done for her by a dwarf and, moreover, she loves a group sex with the participation of at least seven men. There is a risk of being hungry, cold, unwashed and not waiting in line for sex

Fairy tales have been an integral part of the culture and creativity of any nation since ancient times. Each country has its own stories for them, their good and evil characters. For us, one of our favorite heroines is Vasilisa the Wise from the fairy tale "The Frog Princess". For many generations of children, she has become a symbol of kindness and intelligence, caring and modesty. The description of Vasilisa the Wise is accompanied by many vivid epithets and is a glorification of the beauty and grandeur of the primordially Russian female character.

Fairy tale "The Frog Princess" and its main character

The plot of the fairy tale "The Frog Princess" is known to everyone from an early age. Vasilisa the Wise is a sorceress bewitched by her father for surpassing him in the art of witchcraft. In a fairy tale, she becomes the bride, and then the wife of Ivan Tsarevich. As the plot develops, the girl shows her skill by following the orders of the king: she bakes bread, skillfully weaves a silk carpet (or, in other versions, a shirt). The description of Vasilisa the Wise at the feast is also impressive, where she turns into fabulous beauty and amaze guests with his magical art.

Ivan, wanting his wife to always remain in the guise of a princess, burns the frog's skin. After that, Vasilisa disappears. In order to regain his love, the prince has to go through many dangers and, most importantly, fight with his wife's father, Koshchei the Immortal. The fairy tale has a happy ending - Ivan and Vasilisa overcome all difficulties and find themselves together forever.

Why is Vasilisa the Wise so attractive? Russian folk tale- this is not only a figment of fantasy, but also a reflection real life of people. Keeping this in mind, one can trace in the image of Vasilisa the most valuable female qualities for the Russian people.

The appearance of the main character Vasilisa the Wise

Interestingly, almost nothing is said about the appearance of the main character in the fairy tale. is given to the reader by characterizing her actions and words. Only at the royal ball the heroine is portrayed as a written beauty. But this description is quite typical for most fairy tales.

This once again confirms that the image of Vasilisa the Wise is collective, generalizing. Moreover, for a fairy tale, the depiction of not the external, but the internal virtues of the heroine turns out to be much more important.

Character traits of Vasilisa the Wise

Not because of her beauty, but because of her character, Vasilisa the Wise is loved. The tale emphasizes that it is not a bright appearance (it would seem that it could be uglier than a frog) and not wealth (“the girl’s competitors” in the palace were the boyar and merchant’s daughters) leads the heroes to happiness. And understanding and desire to be together.

The characterization of Vasilisa the Wise from a fairy tale is given through her actions. The way she comforts Ivan Tsarevich, with what skill she performs the tasks of the king, how she behaves during the feast, speaks of her better than any description. Her character combines at the same time a deep mind and the majestic simplicity of the Russian soul, pride in herself and modesty.

Many people ask why Vasilisa is called Wise? In fact, this epithet suits her perfectly. The fact is that she perfectly mastered the magical wisdom and even surpassed her father, a powerful sorcerer, in this. It is also characteristic that in the fairy tale she is called so in those moments when she works, shows her skill as a needlewoman, housewife or sorceress. In addition, the heroine has the ability to remain calm and make the right decision even in the most difficult trials.

Why was Vasilisa turned into a frog?

The question often arises as to why Vasilisa the Wise was turned into a frog by Koshchei the Immortal. The tale does not give a direct answer to it. However, different researchers offer their own options.

For example, one may recall that one of the leading artistic techniques in a fairy tale there is an antithesis, opposition (for example, good and evil, day and night, living and dead water, beauty and ugliness). Already the name of the heroine - Vasilisa - speaks for itself. From Greek it can be translated as regal, sublime. On the other hand, what could be more unattractive and mundane than a frog living in a swamp.

The image of Vasilisa in other Russian fairy tales

The description of Vasilisa the Wise can be found not only in the tale of the frog princess. She is depicted in other works of the Russian people. For example, you can recall the tale of Vasilisa and Baba Yaga. A similar image appears under the names of Marya Morevna, Elena the Beautiful and Marya the Princess. All these heroines have wisdom and magical knowledge, in particular the ability to reincarnate. This allows them to be identified.

A fairy tale is a lie, but there is a hint in it

Maxim Gorky called Vasilisa one of the most perfect female images created by the imagination of the Russian people. How many wonderful qualities she combines in herself, educating and advising all new rising generations. But remember that initially fairy tales were not written for children at all, but for adults. Not an exception and those in which there is Vasilisa the Wise. The Russian folk tale, with its inherent wisdom and poetry, reminds us of what the true role of a woman in a family is to be an assistant and support to her husband.

We will also learn what qualities have long been valued in Russia. Mind and modesty, caring and kindness, the skill of a needlewoman and a keeper of the hearth, uniting, give rise to true wisdom and beauty. And the image of Vasilisa the Wise fully combines all these wonderful qualities.

Sitting on a golden throne with a comb studded with pearls, the eldest of the three sisters combed her thick blond braids. Her warriors, in chain mail and scales burning with silver, on horses clad in golden armor, burning with heat, armed with swords and sabers of indescribable beauty, were pulled over the horizon, like a calm sea. Squads were gathered from all over the Siberian kingdom, forming an innumerable and immortal army.

Next to her, on a silver throne, sat the middle sister, she was dressed in chain mail and rotated the royal sword in her hand of skillful work. Her Horde was also dressed in chain mail, only she was armed with bows, scimitars and sharp spears. A moon burned in the forehead of the middle sister and it shone so brightly that it hurt to look at the eyes. She waved her hand in front of her, as if four Hordes had grown out of the ground.
“The Horde came from all over the Kazan kingdom,” the first one reported.
- Tobolsk sent the last squad - said another.
- The Janissaries expressed their desire to go into battle first, for they are the elite of all kingdoms - said the third.
- The cataphracts of your sister Vasilisa the Beautiful are ready and waiting for orders - the fourth brought the news.
All who stood in front of her bowed low and the queen, waving her hand, sent the soldiers back to where they were.

On the throne of red wood sat the younger sister, the Queen of Astrakhan. Her cataphracts gleamed in the sun, her long pikes and heavy sabers thirsted for blood. In a bright scarlet sundress and with a tight long braid, the young queen extended her white hand to her middle sister, gently taking her wrist.
- The cataphracts, the Horde, the squad and the Janissaries are built, the best knights from all over Europe are coming against us, we will take the brunt, we will have to defend Russia, because it separates our lands from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Maybe spread a self-assembled tablecloth? Vasilisa the Beautiful said to her middle sister.
To which she replied.
- Oh, my dear sister, you are my beloved beauty, I had breakfast in Tobolsk, defended mass in Kazan, and now I look with you at the wave of the fierce enemy, who himself is of the Christian faith, set out to eradicate the same Christians with fire and sword, supposedly we have witchcraft and heretics. Well, isn't that utter heresy? - Vasilisa the Wise grinned and two swans flew out of her sleeve, one white and the other black.
They took off into the sky towards the sun.
- My dear sisters, my ruddy sisters, my sweet gingerbread cookies, after the battle, let's weave carpets of solar thread at speed, while walking on the water, who will be the first, she will receive an azure belt woven from water and snow, whoever is second, that ribbon for hair of linen and silver. - the eldest Vasilisa Mikulishna forced the sisters to distract themselves from spiritual conversations and fix their eyes on the enemy who was approaching.

On the horizon in armor moved a huge number of knights from all over Europe. Templars, Teutons, Livonians, Purple Rhinos, Scarlet Lions, all twelve Orders approached the immortal army three great kingdoms They held swords in their hands and crossed themselves. Crosses, banners, flags, banners, banners towered above them, they carried the True Faith to Russia, set out to baptize it a second time and put an end to the rule of the Three Kingdoms forever! Horns blew, a cloud of arrows shot up into the sky, eclipsing the sun above the enemy and raining down on him. The knights covered themselves with shields, but thousands fell to the ground from red-hot arrows. Thousands of formidable cannons, standing in several rows, burst into thunder, bringing down fire on the enemy. Lithuanians, Germans, French, Italians, Spaniards, Portuguese and traitors from the Russian land stopped, stepped back, but the order of the generals who were walking behind forced them to move forward. The most powerful order suffered the most huge losses, he hesitated to go to the enemy. Vasilisa Mikulishna got up from the throne and waved her handkerchief. A fiery rain from the sky fell on the knights and they burned, burned alive in hellish torments. Behind her, Vasilisa the Wise stood up and fixed her heavenly gaze, frightening with depth, at the enemy. The earth fell under their feet, opened up and swallowed the unfortunate. Horror and panic fettered the brave soldiers of Christ. The third sister, Vasilisa the Beautiful, waved her hand and the cobras wrapped themselves around many and bit through their armor, poisoning them with deadly poison. Then the Janissaries went into battle, an army of the most different peoples, in the past, children from new lands, the best and most experienced soldiers three kingdoms. They flew into the sky and fell on the knights from above. Assassins with two swords cut through five or six clumsy knights at once, they were the most dexterous and fastest warriors of the Astrakhan kingdom. After the Janissaries, the Horde of Kazan collapsed in an avalanche, demolishing their heads and trampling under the hooves of the enemy. Covered with shields and putting up sharp peaks, the knights of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania put up a barrier to the enemy cavalry, Spanish conquistadors the fuse was fired from the muskets, cutting down the first rows and the French guns thundered in one gulp. But the Horde managed to crush this barrier under itself and put the knights to flight. Following the warriors of the kingdom of Siberia and the warriors of the kingdom of Astrakhan, under whose feet the earth trembled, like a tsunami covered the army of the West. Unable to withstand the onslaught of a vastly superior enemy, the miserable remnants of the former army rushed to their heels. Ahead lay the lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a few hours later the Horde took Kyiv.

On a high hill stood golden, silver and wooden thrones. The three queens judged the generals who knelt before them. Ordinary knights were ordered to be released, in total there were several thousand prisoners.
- We take Kyiv for ourselves and it will become part of the kingdom of Astrakhan. - said Vasilisa Mikulishna.
- The captured knights will return home, you will, gentlemen, generals, each be sold for a ton of gold and a hundred pounds of spices. - Vasilisa the Wise drilled them with her eyes, who cried, who was pale, and who completely lost his senses.
- The western border from the Baltic to the Black Seas will be locked, the bird will not fly by, the mouse will not slip through. The largest army from all three kingdoms will stand on this border - Vasilisa the Beautiful flashed her eyes.
The trial was over. The queens decided to stay and personally equip the annexed new lands.

Late at night in the gazebo under the full moon, the three sisters Vasilisa the Beautiful, Vasilisa the Wise and Vasilisa Mikulishna wove tablecloths from moon thread, drank strong tea and ate printed gingerbread. A pot-bellied samovar stood on a round table, and steam poured out of it like a pillar.
- I'm bored, sisters - the Beautiful breathed heavily - can we go for a walk on the water? - raised her head.
“Let’s have tea with gingerbread and I suggest we go for a walk on the Moon,” Wise suggested and stroked the younger one’s blond braid.
- Dear sisters, I suggest that everyone sit in a diamond sleigh with a crystal troika and ride around Mars, and after a walk on Jupiter ... - Mikulishna could always convince the sisters and they immediately agreed with her.
Embracing, the sisters sat in a sleigh, in fur coats, under the fur coats luxurious sundresses, each had an unprecedented sword on her belt, a silk belt of moon color, scarlet boots on her legs and tight, fair-haired braids. A trio of beautiful horses raced the sleigh to the stars. The native planet was so beautiful, the green taiga rustled under the white clouds, and the blue of the ocean was reflected in the eyes.
- How long have we not traveled like this - admired Vasilisa the Wise, laying her head on her younger sister's shoulder.
- The Earth is so beautiful when you look at it from the stars, Mars is red, red sand on it, and what do you think we will find in this void? Vasilisa Mikulishna asked the sisters.
- And what will happen when people build ships that can carry them into the sky? - Vasilisa the Beautiful closed her eyes, presenting a picture of the future.
They were silent, admiring the beauty milky way What in fact could be more beautiful and tempting?

The name Vasilisa, which means “king’s wife” or “queen” in Greek, came to Russia from Byzantium no later than the 13th century. In the Tale of Bygone Years, dated to the beginning of the 12th century, this name was never mentioned. And the first famous Vasilises were the daughter of the Rostov prince Vasilisa Dmitrievna, who lived at the turn of the XIII-XIV centuries, as well as another Rostov princess - Vasilisa Konstantinovna, who lived in the XIV century.

Probably, it came to this name after it was firmly entrenched in everyday life. But the heroine herself and the stories with her participation existed thousands of years before that. Experts attribute the time of the appearance of a fairy tale to the era of the decomposition of the primitive communal system, when the main source of food was not hunting, but agriculture.

In fairy tales, or the Beautiful is just one of the names of the hero’s bride, who can be called differently: Elena the Beautiful, Mary the Princess, the Tsar Maiden, Nastasya the Queen, Varvara the Beauty, and so on. The function of the character-bride in Russian fairy tales does not depend on the name. For example, in the well-known collection of fairy tales by Alexander Afanasiev, there are different plots and roles associated with the name of Vasilisa. The main character of "Vasilisa the Beautiful" is not a princess at all, but a poor stepdaughter who is sent for fire to Baba Yaga's hut. In the fairy tale “The Firebird and Vasilisa the Tsarevna”, Vasilisa is caught by a young archer on behalf of the king. At first glance, the princess wishes her captor death: “I won’t go,” he says to the king, “to marry you until you order the young archer to hot water swim". The magic horse of the archer speaks water, and the hero comes out of the cauldron more beautiful than before. In the finale, as it should be in a fairy tale, the old king dies, following the example of an archer, having bathed in boiling water, and main character gets a wife and a kingdom to boot. In the plot " sea ​​king and Vasilisa the Wise "Vasilisa is the daughter of the Vodyanoy, the assistant of the hero-tsarevich. AT different options of the famous fairy tale "The Frog Princess" the main character is called either Elena the Beautiful, or Vasilisa the Wise, which confirms that the name of the heroine is not so important - only the function is important.

Philologist-folklorist Vladimir Propp proved that the genre is rooted in the era of the primitive community, when men underwent "magic" rites and received special forces, power over the animal world in order to hunt more successfully. The passage of the rite was a kind of journey into other world where a man was subjected to severe trials: his fingers could be cut off, he could be tortured with fire - and so on. Later, when the hunting society was replaced by an agricultural one, these traditions gradually died out, but their veiled descriptions remained in fairy tales.

That is why in many fairy tales Vasilisa tests a potential groom in the strangest and even frightening ways, such as jumping into a cauldron of boiling water: such plots are an echo of the times of the most ancient matriarchy, when a woman was “the holder of the clan and totemic magic.”

As we remember from childhood, Vasilisa the Wise is one of the characters in Russian fairy tales, a girl endowed with wisdom and prudence. This is one of the most attractive heroines, especially since, in addition to these unchanging traits of her character, she is characterized by purity of soul, kindness and modesty. We will give a more detailed description of Vasilisa the Wise in this article.

What is the story of Vasilisa the Wise?

most famous fairy tale about Vasilisa the Wise, perhaps, is the “Princess Frog”. There, the heroine appears as a sorceress, who was bewitched by her own father Koschey the Immortal, since her daughter surpassed him in the skill of magic (according to other versions, Vasilisa refused to marry him, and she was bewitched for this). By chance, she becomes the bride of Ivan Tsarevich, and after passing the test - and his wife. As we remember, she uses her gift, following the orders of the king - to weave a carpet, bake bread. When the king arranges a feast, she temporarily sheds her frog skin and appears before the guests in her true form - a written beauty.

Ivan, seeing what his wife really is, of course, wants her to remain in this form forever and burns her skin. But it turns out that he should not have done this in any case, since Vasilisa is forced to return to Koshchei. After numerous difficulties that Ivan Tsarevich had to face in search of his wife, he finally finds her and fights with Koshchei the Immortal, defeating him, thereby saving Vasilisa from evil spells.

A couple of words about the name

The name Vasilisa, by the way, may be an indication of her high origin, since one of the translations of this word from Greek sounds like “royal”. So, the image of Vasilisa the Wise is decorated with additional meanings.

Another version of the tale with Vasilisa the Wise

In another story where main character is Vasilisa the Wise (in other versions - Vasilisa the Beautiful, but this epithet is much less common, in fact, it has no direct relation to the meaning of this tale), she is a young girl who is sent by her evil stepmother and no less evil sisters into the forest to serve Baba Yaga. Contrary to their expectations, the sorceress does not eat Vasilisa instantly, but leaves her with her.

When the girl correctly and on time fulfills all the orders of Baba Yaga (in fact, the heroine is helped by a magic doll inherited from her mother), she, surprised that the girl succeeds so well, finds out that she is helping maternal blessing and releases her, giving her a farewell pole with a skull on the end. His eyes glow - so as not to get lost on the way home. When Vasilisa returns home, the eyes of the skull begin to shine even more and incinerate her stepmother and sisters. The subtext of this tale is analyzed in detail in The Woman Who Runs with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, a well-known researcher of fairy tales. Therefore, to read more detailed description Vasilisa the Wise, it is worth referring to this work.

Appearance of Vasilisa the Wise

To give short description Vasilisa the Wise, it is worth mentioning her appearance. However, as in most fairy tales, appearance almost not a word was said to the heroine - only at the royal feast Vasilisa looks like a written beauty, but this is a rather vague definition. From this it becomes clear that the main thing is not the appearance of the character, but the traits of his character - the inner meaning that he carries in himself.

In The Frog Princess, where Vasilisa first wears the skin of a frog, this is expressed as precisely as possible, as well as the fact that the epithet after the name of the heroine indicates, first of all, not beauty, but her wisdom. But, in essence, appearance is not important, and for one more reason - Vasilisa is not so much a person as a function - a prize that Ivan Tsarevich will receive after he passes the prescribed tests. Therefore, here Vasilisa is rather a collective female image.

In another fairy tale, appearance, in principle, does not really matter, since attention is really concentrated on the life line of the heroine (which, according to researchers, is an image of female initiation, the transformation of a girl into a woman by receiving wisdom from an older one in age and experience).

Characteristics of Vasilisa the Wise: her personality

In The Frog Princess, her mind, majesty and at the same time simplicity come to the fore. In Vasilisa the Wise, the girl appears brave, steadfast, also obedient to her elders and restrained. And finally, in both tales, the heroine has the ability to make decisions and maintain peace of mind in any circumstances.

In fact, many heroines of magical Russian fairy tales have similar traits, including the ability to transform and others. magical properties, which allows us to identify them - and Marya Morevna, and Vasilisa the Wise, and Marya the Princess, and Elena the Beautiful. However, we can characterize Vasilisa the Wise and other similar heroines, based only on the words and deeds that belong to them.