HOUSEHOLD TALES ABOUT ANIMALS IN KHANTY AND NENETS FOLKLORE

Abstract

The article analyzes forms of existence and their specific implementation in the Khanty and Nenets tales about animals in detail. The subject of the article is related to the description of everyday life, which is a reflection of the material culture of the people. The purpose of the article is to reflect forms of life in Khanty and Nenets tales about animals and to prove that these folklore materials are everyday tales. The scientific novelty of the article is determined by the treatment and analysis of Khanty and Nenets folklore. Using the material of the Khanty “Wagtail and mouse”, “Cuckoo”, “Hare” and Nenets fairy tales “Woodpecker”, “Mouse and bear”, “Sly woodpecker”, the features of household tales and bylichek with the allocation of means of living are consistently proved. The material can be used in the study of Khanty and German folklore at lectures and practical classes on folklore.