PLOT AND COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES OF DARGIN FAIRY TALES ABOUT THE YOUNGER BROTHER

Abstract

Fairy tales are one of the oldest genres in the folklore of the peoples of Dagestan, including the Dargins. In the course of its historical development, the artistic structure of the fairy tale absorbed a variety of plots, motifs, images of both the most ancient origin and a later period – the era of feudalism. In the repertoire of fairy tales of the Dargins, a special thematic group consists of fairy tales about a younger brother, a destitute, “inferior” hero who, during the development of plot actions, shows his true qualities, as a result of which he always wins. The purpose of this article is to use the material introduced into science for the first time to show the ideological, artistic, compositional and aesthetic content of the plot of fairy tales about the younger brother, to identify their functional and poetic features. During the analysis, it is traced that the younger brother, despised by everyone – is, in fact, a beloved folk person, a selfless, naive, trusting and at the same time a fearless hero who, overcoming all obstacles, actually turns out to be smarter than everyone and achieves the desired goal.