No matter how you present yourself, how much you don’t praise, if you don’t have the necessary skills, the matter will not argue. Goat, Donkey, Bear and Monkey from the fable "Quartet" by I. A. Krylov is another confirmation of this.
Fable "Quartet"
The naughty Monkey, the Donkey, the Goat and the clumsy Bear
They decided to play a quartet.
Got notes, bass, viola, two violins
And sat down on the meadow under the lindens -
Captivate the world with your art.
They hit the bows, they tear, but there is no sense.
“Stop, brothers, stop! Monkey screams. - Wait!
How does the music go? You don't sit like that.
You are with the bass, Mishenka, sit down against the viola,
I, prima, will sit against the second;
Then the music will go wrong:
We will dance the forest and mountains!”
They sat down, began the Quartet;
He still doesn't get along.
"Wait a minute, I found a secret, -
The Donkey shouts, - we, surely, will get along,
Let's sit next to each other."
They obeyed the Donkey: they sat down decorously in a row,
And yet the Quartet is not going well.
Here, more than ever, their analysis went
And disputes over who and how to sit.
It happened to the Nightingale to fly to their noise.
Here with a request all to him to solve their doubts:
“Perhaps,” they say, “take patience for an hour,
To put our Quartet in order:
And we have notes, and we have instruments;
Just tell us how to sit down! -
“To be a musician, you need the ability
And your ears are softer, -
Nightingale answers them. -
And you, friends, no matter how you sit down,
Everyone is not fit to be a musician.”
The moral of Krylov's fable "Quartet"
The author conveys the moral from the Quartet fable to the young reader at the end of the work with the words of the Nightingale that any skill is the result of long hard work (training), and not a reflection of self-esteem and boasting of the one who dared to demonstrate this very skill.
Analysis of the fable "Quartet"
At first glance, it may seem that the Quartet fable makes fun of self-taught musicians who, bringing their “art” to the masses, do not want to notice that they are not at all ready for this: either there is no talent, or proper experience, knowledge.
And indeed, the four friends, who had nothing to do with music at all, decided to play a quartet. They took notes, musical instruments, sat down and began to play, but nothing came of them. Deciding that it was all about seating, the animals changed their position in various ways: sometimes they sat in a row, sometimes opposite each other, but, as expected, nothing changed from this. The situation was saved by a nightingale - a musician recognized in the forest, a master of his craft - who flew in to the noise coming from swearing comrades. It was he who explained to the bouncers that in order to play well, you need to be able to do it, and not just sit beautifully with the instrument.
But in fact, the moral of the fable is much deeper than a simple ridicule of musicians-"inept". The author simply showed with their help how stupid braggarts and idle talkers look, regardless of their age and status: is it a child or statesman, such as Arakcheev, Lopukhin, Mordvinov and Zavadovsky, who head 4 departments of the State Council, formed by Alexander I, after a year of work of which Krylov wrote his fable.
Winged expressions from the fable "Quartet"
“And you, friends, no matter how you sit down, you are all unsuitable for musicians” - is used in the Quartet fable, as a reproach to a poorly working team, when it cannot achieve its goal due to the lack of consent among its members, understanding of general and individual tasks, professionalism and unity.
Quartet drawing
The naughty Monkey, the Donkey, the Goat and the clumsy Bear
They decided to play a quartet.
Got notes, bass, viola, two violins
And sat down on the meadow under the limes -
Captivate the world with your art.
They hit the bows, they tear, but there is no sense.
“Stop, brothers, stop!” Monkey shouts. “Wait a minute!
How does the music go? You don't sit like that.
You are with the bass, Mishenka, sit down against the viola,
I, prima, will sit against the second;
Then the music will go wrong:
Our forests and mountains will dance!"
They sat down, began the Quartet;
He still doesn't get along.
"Wait, I found a secret, -
The Donkey shouts, - we, surely, will get along,
Let's sit next to each other."
They obeyed the Donkey: they sat down decorously in a row,
And yet the Quartet is not going well.
Here, more than ever, their analysis went
And disputes over who and how to sit.
It happened to the Nightingale to fly to their noise.
Here with a request all to him to solve their doubts:
“Perhaps,” they say, “take patience for an hour,
To put our Quartet in order:
And we have notes, and we have instruments;
Just tell us how to sit down!"
"To be a musician, you need the ability
And your ears are softer, -
Nightingale answers them. -
Everyone is no good as a musician."
Moral of the fable Quartet
And you, friends, no matter how you sit down,
All musicians are no good.
Moral in your own words, the main idea and meaning of the fable
If you take on a task without knowing how to do it, there will be no sense, just don’t sit down. Need to study.
As they say: A change in terms does not change the sum.
Analysis of the fable Quartet
Naturally, the fable has a hidden meaning and it is not at all about animals - musicians who are deaf.
There is a version that in this way Krylov ridiculed royal power, which also had a lot of talkers.
It is also addressed to ordinary people who in words can do a lot, but in reality - nothing. Self-confident people believe that any business they take on is tough for them. But it's not. If there is no talent or skill in anything, then no matter how self-confident a person is, this will not give him the right to own some kind of activity on an equal basis with professionals.
It is believed that he ridiculed the royal power, because there are also many talkers among politicians. They say a lot of things and arrange debates, in turn they are not able to answer for words and prove these words with actions. Krylov makes it clear that it is not enough to simply occupy some higher rank for government. To do this, you need at least something to understand in the business that you are doing.
A striking example can be seen in the fable " The Donkey and the Nightingale". There, too, the donkey did not understand singing and believed that the rooster sang better than the nightingale.
Such fables are well suited to children, as in childhood they love to brag. After reading the fable, they will understand that before saying something, you need to think about whether you can actually do it.
In the Quartet fable, a monkey, a donkey, a goat and a bear decide to play musical instruments. As soon as they start playing, they realize that they do not succeed at all. Then they start looking for a reason, then they don’t sit like that, then they need to sit closer and many other ridiculous reasons. Of course, the reason is that none of them can play musical instruments. They took the lesson uneasy, because to play well you need skill.
Heroes of the fable (characters)
- Goat
- monkey
- bear clumsy
The heroes of the fable who do not know how to play instruments, but do not realize to them that the music is not bad because of how they sit.
Popular expressions that went from the Quartet's fable
- And you, friends, no matter how you sit down, you are not good at musicians.
- To be a musician, you need skill.
Listen to Krylov's Fable Quartet
Cartoon based on the fable by I.A. Krylov "Quartet"
Fable of Ivan Andreevich Krylov "Quartet". The text of the fable can be printed, can be read online. Krylov's fables are most popular with schoolchildren in summer period as additional literature. Fables are considered by many life situations and teach children to analyze them, which is a very valuable skill.
The naughty Monkey, the Donkey, the Goat and the clumsy Bear
They decided to play a quartet.
Got notes, bass, viola, two violins
And sat down on the meadow under the limes -
Captivate the world with your art.
They hit the bows, they tear, but there is no sense.
“Stop, brothers, stop!” Monkey shouts. “Wait a minute!
How does the music go? You don't sit like that.
You are with the bass, Mishenka, sit down against the viola,
I, prima, will sit against the second;
Then the music will go wrong:
Our forests and mountains will dance!"
They sat down, began the Quartet;
He still doesn't get along.
"Wait, I found a secret, -
The Donkey shouts, - we, surely, will get along,
Let's sit next to each other."
They obeyed the Donkey: they sat down decorously in a row,
And yet the Quartet is not going well.
Here, more than ever, their analysis went
And disputes over who and how to sit.
It happened to the Nightingale to fly to their noise.
Here with a request all to him to solve their doubts:
“Perhaps,” they say, “take patience for an hour,
To put our Quartet in order:
And we have notes, and we have instruments;
Just tell us how to sit down!"
"To be a musician, you need the ability
And your ears are softer, -
Nightingale answers them. -
And you, friends, no matter how you sit down,
Everyone is no good as a musician."
Moral and analysis of the fable "Quartet".
At first glance, completely abstract images in the form of a Monkey, a goat, a Donkey and a Bear were timed to coincide with quite real events. The author thus expressed his dissatisfaction with the social activities four officials from different departments. But that's been a long time past days. And it is surprising that after so many years the fable has not lost its relevance. As it turned out, the years have passed, and the mentality of people has not changed much. Even now we often meet such representatives of the human race who do not take up their work. And believing with all their hearts that they are able to cope with it without the slightest preparation. Well, like our heroes. For some reason, it was a revelation for them that musical instruments are not enough to create a musical group. You also need experience playing them. Of course, one can argue that the initiative present in the hero of the fable will ultimately lead them to success. After all, everyone knows that an idea can only succeed if you start to implement it. Those who stop at the planning stage, in principle, cannot come to a logical conclusion. Therefore, if you impose the situation on modern society, then you can see positive aspects in it. Namely, initiative people who are not afraid of new tasks and experiments. These are the people who succeed modern society, which is what I want to wish the younger generation.
The naughty Monkey, the Donkey, the Goat and the clumsy Bear
They decided to play a quartet.
Got notes, bass, viola, two violins
And sat down on the meadow under the limes -
Captivate the world with your art.
They hit the bows, they tear, but there is no sense.
“Stop, brothers, stop!” Monkey shouts. “Wait a minute!
How does the music go? You don't sit like that.
You are with the bass, Mishenka, sit down against the viola,
I, prima, will sit against the second;
Then the music will go wrong:
Our forests and mountains will dance!"
They sat down, began the Quartet;
He still doesn't get along.
"Wait, I found a secret, -
The Donkey shouts, - we, surely, will get along,
Let's sit next to each other."
They obeyed the Donkey: they sat down decorously in a row,
And yet the Quartet is not going well.
Here, more than ever, their analysis went
And disputes over who and how to sit.
It happened to the Nightingale to fly to their noise.
Here with a request all to him to solve their doubts:
“Perhaps,” they say, “take patience for an hour,
To put our Quartet in order:
And we have notes, and we have instruments;
Just tell us how to sit down!"
"To be a musician, you need the ability
And your ears are softer, -
Nightingale answers them. -
And you, friends, no matter how you sit down,
Everyone is no good as a musician."
Moral of the fable "Quartet"
To be a musician you need skill - this morality and wisdom are true not only for music or other creativity.
To succeed in any endeavor, you must have certain abilities and innate talent.
No external data - beautiful clothes, jewelry, expensive tools and technical tricks will not save if you do not know how to compose music, play various musical instruments, as well as build houses, sew, knit, etc.
And most importantly, natural talent is by no means the only thing that is a condition for success, and it is not true that some people believe that they don’t need anything other than talent.
In fact, in order to create something extraordinary, to be the best and achieve success, you must constantly work on yourself and make every effort and effort.
naughty Monkey,
Donkey,
Goat
Yes, clubfoot Mishka
They decided to play a quartet.
Got notes, bass, viola, two violins
And they sat down on the meadow under the limes, -
Captivate the world with your art.
They hit the bows, they tear, but there is no sense.
“Stop, brothers, stop! Monkey screams. - Wait!
How does the music go? You don't sit like that.
You are with the bass, Mishenka, sit down against the viola,
I, prima, will sit against the second;
Then the music will go wrong:
We will dance the forest and mountains!”
They sat down, began the Quartet;
He still doesn't fit.
“Wait, I found the secret! -
The Donkey shouts, - we, surely, will get along,
Let's sit next to each other."
They obeyed the Donkey: they sat down decorously in a row;
And yet the Quartet is not going well.
Here, more than ever, their analysis went
And disputes
Who and how to sit.
It happened to the Nightingale to fly to their noise.
Here with a request all to him, to solve their doubts.
“Perhaps,” they say, “take patience for an hour,
To put our Quartet in order:
And we have notes, and we have instruments,
Just tell us how to sit down!
“To be a musician, you need the ability
And your ears are softer, -
The Nightingale answers them, -
And you, friends, no matter how you sit down,
You're not good at being musicians."
