Upbringing resource of folk tales about treasures and treasure hunters in fiction for children (based on the novel by A. N. Rybakov "Bronze bird")

The article deals with the problems of the relationship between literature and folklore, as well as the role of folk legends about treasures and treasure hunters in the artistic structure of texts for children. Writers often turn to the genre of legends not only in order to create adventure intrigue, but also with ideological and educational goals and objectives. Appeal to folklore helps the author to revive popular ideals and popular wisdom at the new stage, corresponding to his ideological, artistic, ethical and aesthetic preferences. P. Bazhov echoes the popular wisdom of legends about treasures and treasure hunters in his “Tales”. The poor are rewarded, as a rule, for their best qualities: tolerance, gentleness, diligence and kindness. In “The Bronze Bird” by A. Rybakov, the treasure is distributed in accordance with other ideological and artistic goals and objectives that the author seeks to solve. The new Soviet state takes possession of the treasure, because, in accordance with the new ideology, not the concrete person, but the society as a whole should be rich. An individual is perceived as moral if he cares not about personal enrichment, but about the prosperity and construction of a new Soviet state. In the American novel for the children of Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, gaining treasure by children has a different meaning: by pragmatically disposing of money, children ensure a prosperous future for themselves. In general, the author's appeal to the genre of treasures and treasure hunters in children's literature is not only hedonistic, but also educational in nature.