And finally...
Once again I want to draw the attention of all readers: do not try to write a fairy tale that looks like a small, polished literary masterpiece! Write quickly, without thinking about either the logic of the development of events or the “character development” of the characters.
You are writing a psychotherapeutic text!
His tactical goal is to be written down!
Its strategic goal is to make you healthy physically and mentally!
Before elegant stories (perhaps) begin to emerge from your pen, you will need to spew out “thousands of tons of verbal ore” from your unconscious. And every such evil, bad, clumsy fairy tale will be an important step that will bring you closer to a cure for chronic stress and confusion in your head.
And now we suggest playing several games with psychological cards and testing your abilities in writing fairy tales.
Exercise No. 1 “Ten words and phrases”
Write ten words on a piece of paper - ten common nouns, maybe phrases (table, chair, lamp, window, tin can, sweet peas...) And now write a story using all these ten words and linking them together in meaning.
WHERE DO I GET TEN WORDS FROM?
And here’s where it comes from – from one random card of the “1000 Roads” deck! Look at it and take words and phrases from there.
PROHIBITIONS IN THE GAME:
- You cannot take words from the TEXT of the card, only from the PICTURE!!!
You can’t compose a “story based on a map” - you can only take images from it for your own, OTHER story, about something completely, completely different. For example, the card “Country Fair”, and you have a story about a spaceship on Mars. It’s more interesting, more creative. Anyone who did not understand and made up a story based on the card is disqualified as a player!!!
RULES OF THE GAME:
- two players receive the same card,
everyone chooses their 10 words from the picture of the card (silently),
silently writes them down on a piece of paper,
and then everyone silently sits down to write - their own short fairy tale on the same card as their partner,
time – 7 minutes.
fairy tales are not signed with the player's name,
At the end of the work, both fairy tales are read by the Presenter - to the public - without explanation - which fairy tale was written by Masha, which by Marina.
The Anonymous Fairy Tale, which wins the Audience Award, is awarded a real gift. Its Author too.
At the end of the game, a sharing analysis is held with the performance of each voter - why did you like one fairy tale more and the second less...
those who act out their fairy tale themselves become members of the voting jury and picky listeners (so that the losers are not offended).
Exercise No. 2 “What could disrupt this picture?”
“Two teams” play again. Only now there is only one player on one team, and all the other training participants on the second team.
One Player (Customer of the brainstorm) chooses consciously (but spontaneously if he wants) one card from the deck of 1000 Roads. (It will definitely be somehow connected with his real problems).
The Customer Player looks at the picture and worsens it - turning the course of natural events in this picture sharply by 180 degrees! That is, it creates a Conflict or Problem.
Usually this is done by taking a “good card” and “making it worse.”
For example:
– I imagine a desk work lamp illuminating a table with manuscripts. Suddenly the lamp goes out. The room is dark. What is this? What to do? This is the beginning...
The rest of the players (team) must solve the problem positively.
Therefore, they all together draw another spontaneous card “1000 Roads” as an answer to the question asked by the customer - what to do in such a situation and what was it all about...
Then, silently, each player of the second team writes HIS OWN Option - answer, advice and help.
So, using two identical “1000 Roads” cards, each player composes HIS OWN Story-Recipe. Operating time – 10 minutes.
The presenter collects the leaves from the second team and reads out all the healing fairy tales in turn, without naming their authors.
The Customer Player selects and awards the 3 best (in his opinion) fairy tales. If there are few players (5 or fewer people), only one best tale is awarded.
Elena Nazarenko
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In the textbooks on literary reading of some teaching materials for grades 2-3, there are tasks to compose a fairy tale or story on your own. In fact, this is not difficult to do, you just need to grasp the idea. Often it is given not just to compose a fairy tale, but a fairy tale on a specific topic, for example, its meaning should be some kind of proverb. The program contains the planet of knowledge, for example: “tackle a good deed skillfully” or others of your choice.
The story of the Raccoon
Let's look at another short fictional tale about animals. The hero of this story is Raccoon. A snowy, cold winter has come to the forest. The animals began to prepare for the New Year. The fox took out her luxurious fiery red shawl. The hare became completely brave and began to sing New Year's songs to everyone. The fussy Wolf ran through the forest in search of a fluffy Christmas tree, but could not find it, and there was already so little time... The beavers tried to patch up their dam before the holiday. Little Mouse collected the remains of dried cheese to bake a fragrant pie for the New Year.
It is not easy to come up with a fairy tale about animals. But this task helps awaken the little writer’s imagination. All the animals, of course, loved this holiday very much and prepared gifts for each other. But there was another resident in the forest - the striped Raccoon. This December he was just visiting Aunt Enotikha and had to be in time for the festive table with his friends in time for the New Year. His aunt accompanied him for a long time, trying to feed him better, give him something to drink, and comb his striped tail properly. “It’s no good walking around with such a disheveled tail!” - the aunt said reproachfully. The raccoon knew that his aunt loved him very much, and therefore he also tried to tuck his tail properly. “Okay, Auntie, it’s time for me to go,” said the Raccoon. “Otherwise I’ll be late for the New Year’s feast.” Without me, who will entertain everyone with festive ditties?” “Go, nephew,” answered the Raccoon. “I congratulate you on the upcoming New Year!”
Sunset Second
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Once you start writing a story about a topic that is important to you, you may suddenly discover new ways to make money, a new perspective on your relationship with your loved one, and a new perspective on your relationship with your children...
All your worries and sorrows can (and should!) become the theme of your psychotherapeutic fairy tale!
Entry Fourth... and the last one this time.
You are confusing, Purity of the Unopened Leaf...
Many of us have a fear of the “blank page”... That is why even many genius writers write on unimaginable scraps of paper - on napkins, receipts...
To overcome this fear, the sheet needs to be stained... with scribbles. That is why, by the way, the drafts of many geniuses are full of drawings in the margins.
Place your pen on a blank sheet of paper and begin to draw intricate lines, shading the sheet, as very little children do.
At some point, your hand will want to stop on its own. Look at this "drawing". Try to see something meaningful in it. Write down any associations that arise.
Now (without stopping!) start writing coherent sentences about these associations.
The technique of dictating a fairy tale to an adult.
I highly recommend recording the resulting fairy tale from your child’s dictation. This technique of “dictation” by a child to an adult develops speech in a way that no other technique can develop it. And the point here is that the baby is put in a situation where he has to dictate, which means he has to think through his speech and every word he says! With this technique we are preparing the transition from oral to written speech! When a child dictates, he constructs sentences that he would not be able to construct in another situation! That is, dictation of text is like a “bar” for growth for a baby!
If the baby repeats the same word many times, then you can correct it: “Listen, how we did it. The leaf said: “Hello,” Rowan said: “Hello.” The leaf said: “Who are you?” And the rowan said: “I am the rowan. And who are you? You and I repeat the same word “said” all the time. Let's try to replace it. How can you say it differently? (together with the baby, choose the words - whispered, said, exclaimed, answered, asked, was surprised).” By using the technique of your child dictating your fairy tale, you will not only enrich your child’s vocabulary and develop coherent speech, but will also make a significant contribution to the successful preparation of your child for school.
Secret 2: how to teach a child to tell his own fairy tale?
After creative planning - coming up with the plot of a fairy tale, start telling the fairy tale with your baby.
If the child is still small (3-4 years), then start the phrase, and the baby will finish it. It will look something like this: “Once upon a time there was... who? (child is a “leaf”). And he lived on... (the child finishes). It has arrived... A strong wind blew. One day the wind... The leaf got scared... He asked... Rowan answered... And he flew....” etc.
By setting the beginnings of phrases, you help your child build connections between sentences and parts of the text. Such co-creation is very useful for a child, because in it the child accumulates a kind of “dictionary” of connectives and fairy-tale words (once upon a time, suddenly, one day, asked, said, answered, surprised, began, and they began, etc.). Often writing fairy tales with your mother and “absorbing” this experience, after a while a turning point will occur: you will suddenly notice that the baby has begun to actively use fairy tale words and connectives in his speech, in his writings without your help, he easily constructs the text and does not stutters between sentences, he has smooth, rich, expressive speech! This is exactly the result we are striving for!
If the child is 5-6 years old , then your help will depend on the level of speech development of the baby and his individual characteristics. Some children do not need help, others need to be given the beginnings of phrases as at 3-4 years old, for others a prompt question is enough: “What happened next? Who did he meet? What did you say?"
How the Fox was fooled
Then the gate opened, and the owner of the bast hut, the Fox, came out. “Why, redhead, are you lost in the forest? Why didn’t you spend the night at home?” The fox answers: “I went hunting, but I hesitated in catching a purebred guinea fowl. Now it’s too late for me to return home. If you let me into the yard, I’ll sell you my loot at a good price.” “And what will your price be, gossip?” “For ten gold pieces I’ll give you the whole thing, plus a cabbage leaf,” answered the Fox. “Okay, then come in,” answered the Fox. The redhead went into the bast hut, where the stove was just flooded. And she was so exhausted that she fell asleep right there on the bench.
In the morning the Fox woke up, and meanwhile the Fox was taking care of the housework and getting ready to hunt. “What is the owl science here?” — the redhead began to think. And the Fox says to her: “Well, if you’ve had enough sleep, godfather, then drink milk from the jug to the bottom. And pack your knapsack and leave the hut already - it’s time for me to go hunting.” “What about the chicken?” - asked the Fox. “And keep your prey for yourself, you see, I am a noble Fox, always ready to shelter a wanderer.”
The fox went home. Look along the road - there is no guinea fowl in her knapsack. There are no morocco boots either - she has birch bark sandals on her feet. The deceived gossip said to herself: “Why did I have to deal with this Fox?” It was then that she remembered the words of the wise Owl, and the Fox began to work on correcting her character.
Secret 4. How to make a homemade book with a children's fairy tale?
I always put children's fairy tales into homemade books. I fold the album sheet in half. It turns out to be a “book” of 4 pages. The first page is the cover. A child draws it. On the cover we sign the name of our fairy tale. We make sure to choose a title that makes it clear what the fairy tale is about. The next three pages are the fairy tale itself: its beginning (second page), middle (third page) and end (fourth page). I write the text at the bottom of the page from dictation. And the child draws pictures.
The child quickly forgets his actions, especially his words. Speech is generally a phenomenon that cannot be touched, stroked or felt in any way. Such books show the child the visual result of his speech, his efforts and arouse great interest among all children. After all, this result is beautiful, you can show it to a friend, dad, grandma, stroke it, touch it!
Honestly, I have not seen a single small child who would refuse to compose a fairy tale and publish his own book based on it, in which he will be both an artist and a writer. Moreover, even the most active and hyperactive preschoolers are ready to engage in this exciting activity for hours!
Sunset Third
The third pass is a little more advanced than the first two. It requires visualization. Take the word that catches you most - from those ten words you chose at random...
Imagine the object that this word denotes. Imagine this object in its natural context, live the life of this thing. Draw, in short, a picture inside your imagination. Did you draw it? Well, now - turn the course of natural events in this picture sharply by 180 degrees! That is: imagine what could BREAK this picture... This is a conflict, and this conflict will be the basis of your fairy tale.
For example, I imagine a desk work lamp illuminating a desk with manuscripts scattered across it. And suddenly... The lamp goes out. The room is filled with darkness. What was it? This is the beginning of my unwritten fairy tale...
Sketch out a dozen of these ties. These will be your working preparations for fairy tale therapy... On other days, return to them, re-read them, correct them, make changes... Add new ones to them.
And one fine day one of the plots will wink at you, and you sit down to continue it - the fairy tale will write itself. And the rest of the preparations - they will go into action, continuing the plot you have already started.
The redhead hits the road
A fairy tale about animals, invented by children, should also have an instructive component. The Fox was surprised by Owl's advice. I thought about it and decided to obey: who wants to while away their life in girls! So she packed her knapsack, combed her fluffy red fur coat, put on her morocco boots and set off for distant lands. She walked past a distant lake, a forest, and a neighboring village. Behind that village the forest was completely dark. She sees a bast hut standing on the edge of the forest, decorated with paints and flowers. She knocked on the door - no one answered. Then the redhead began to knock even louder, until a voice was heard from the hut: “Who is bothering me there with their noise?” “It’s me, the red-haired gossip, coming from distant lands, looking for shelter for the night. Whoever lets me in for the night, I’ll sell him a good product, a rare one – a chicken of a special breed.”
