Summary of heather honey stevenson. R. Stevenson's ballad "Heather honey": history, heroes and analysis of the work. Unknown words and their meanings
Stevenson R., poem "Heath Honey"
Genre: ballad
main characterspoems"Heather honey" and their characteristics
- Scottish king. Cruel, ruthless, arrogant, stupid.
- Old pict. Smart, cunning, fearless, persistent, courageous.
- Young Pict. Young, weak.
- heather drink
- Scottish king
- Destruction of the Picts
- No one to prepare a drink
- two picts
- King's Threats
- Elder's proposals
- Death of a young man
- Laughter of an old man
- Little Picts knew how to make a wonderful drink from heather.
- But the Scottish king killed all the Picts.
- There was no one to prepare a wonderful drink and the king was sad
- Two Picts, an old man and a young man, were brought to him.
- The elder asked to kill the young man so that he would not be ashamed to reveal the secret.
- When the young man was killed, the elder said that he would never reveal the secret that the young man could.
For the sake of your Motherland, do not regret anything.
What does it teachpoem"Heath honey"
The ballad teaches to love the Motherland, to be a patriot, to protect the secrets and secrets of one's Motherland. Teaches you to hate the enemy and always be ready to sacrifice your life.
Feedback onpoem"Heath honey"
I liked the ballad, but I didn't like the old Pict's act. What kind of drink is this, for which you can sacrifice your son? Pict did not want to give out an already unnecessary secret to anyone, and for this he killed his son. It might be great, but it's stupid.
Proverbs topoem"Heath honey"
Give life, but do not give out secrets.
There is no land more beautiful than our country.
In the battle for the Motherland, even death is red.
Be the son not only of your father, but also of your people.
Shame before the Motherland is worse than death.
Read summary, summarypoems"Heath honey"
Long forgotten is the heather drink, sweeter than honey. It was brewed by the little Picts, but the Scottish king came with fire and sword and took over the lands of the Picts. He ruthlessly killed the Picts, and now the heather blossomed again, but there was no one to prepare a magic drink.
The king was very worried that there was no one to prepare a wonderful drink. And his vassals found two surviving Picts, a hunched old man and a fifteen-year-old youth. They were brought to the king, and he began to threaten the Picts with terrible torture if they did not give out the secret of making heather honey.
The Picts were silent for a long time, but suddenly the old man said that he wanted to buy his life at the price of treason. But he asked the king to kill his son. After all, he is young and he is not afraid of death, and the old man was ashamed to betray a secret in his presence.
And the Scottish warrior did as the Pict said. He tied the young man and threw him off the cliff into the water. And then the old man laughed and said that he did not believe in the stamina of the young, who did not yet wear a beard. But death is really not terrible for him, and he will easily climb the fire. That is why they can torture him as much as they like, he still will not reveal the secret of preparing heather honey, he will not betray the sacred secret of his people.
Answer from Liudmila Sharukhia[guru]
The ballad tells of the extermination by the king of the "little people" (dwarfish folk), who previously inhabited these lands - Stevenson also calls them "Picts". The last two representatives of this people, father and son, were taken to the king to discover the secret of making a sweet intoxicating drink from, and they are threatened with torture and death at the stake. The old father agrees to give the secret. However, he is ashamed to do this in front of his son. Therefore, he asks first to drown the young man in the sea. When the king agrees and the young man is thrown into the waves, the old man says that he is not afraid of the fire, but he doubted his son’s stamina, but he still won’t give out secrets, and she will die with him.
Answer from Yotepan Solovyova[newbie]
Yeah I agree
Answer from Katya Smirnova[active]
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Answer from Albina Zay[newbie]
The bottom line is that the father and son prepared this honey, but no one else knew the recipe. When they came to them, led to a cliff and began to demand that they reveal their secret, the father said, they say, if you throw off my son, then I will reveal the secret to you. The son was thrown off, after which the father said that he simply did not believe in the resilience of youth, and now the secret would die with him.
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Answer from Galina Soldatova[newbie]
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Answer from Ўlenka[active]
The ballad tells of the extermination by the king of Scotland of the "little people" (eng. dwarfish folk), who previously inhabited these lands - Stevenson also calls them "Picts". The last two representatives of this people, father and son, were brought to the king to discover the secret of making a sweet intoxicating drink from heather, and they are threatened with torture and death at the stake. The old father agrees to give the secret. However, he is ashamed to do this in front of his son. Therefore, he asks first to drown the young man in the sea. When the king agrees and the young man is thrown into the waves, the old man says that he is not afraid of the fire, but he doubted his son’s stamina, but he still won’t give out secrets, and she will die with him.
From heather honey
Pikti1 was cooked a long time ago
A drink for honey is sweeter
Stronger wine.
Cooked and drank
That magical drink
And in dark dungeons2
The fates rejoiced.
And here is the owner of the Scottish -
His enemies were afraid! -
Went to pick weapons.
To destroy them to the foot.
He drove them like deer,
Over the heather hills
Rushed over the bodies from above,
He sowed both death and horror.
And summer has come again
Heather blushed again
And brew a honey drink
Nobody else could.
In the graves, like children,
On every red mountain
lay under the red
Forever sleeping brows4.
Rode the king of scots
By heather land:
Jinchali stubbornly bees,
Cranes chirped.
And there was a gloomy official
He thought to himself:
"Lord of the heather land -
Why don't I drink from heather?"
Suddenly a royal vassal
Stumbled upon a strange storage:
In a crevice between stones
I found two brovars.
They pulled out the poor picts
Instantly into the white world -
Old father and son
Boy of teenage years 5.
The king looked at the prisoners,
sitting in the saddle;
Silently looked at him
Those brewers are small.
The king ordered them to be put
On the cliff and said: - Old man,
You honor your son and yourself,
Only reveal the secret of the drink.
Looked up and down
Old father and son:
Around - red heather,
The Scottish king heard:
Only two words, lord,
Let me tell you!
Old age appreciates life.
To live I will do anything
And I will reveal the secret of the drink, -
So he told the king.
Like a sparrow chirping
It was a call:
I would reveal a secret to you
I'm only afraid of my son.
Death doesn't scare him.
He does not value life.
I dare not sell the honor,
How the son looks into the eyes.
Bind him tight, I'm in control
And throw into seething nurti,
And I will reveal the secret
That he swore to protect the age.
And the guy was twisted tightly,
And a hefty warrior shook
Small like a child's body
And sent to the storms.
The poor man's last cry
Swallowed by the evil waves.
And the father stood on the cliff -
The last pict on earth.
Lord, I spoke the truth:
I expected trouble from my son.
I did not believe in the courage of the guy,
Who didn't have a beard yet.
I'm not afraid of torture
Death doesn't scare me
And heather drink
Mystery dies with me!
Translation Yes. Krizhevich
1 The Picts are ancient tribes that inhabited the territory of Scotland. In the 9th century they were conquered by the Scots (Celtic tribes of ancient Ireland and Scotland). Historically, the Picts were not exterminated, but mixed with the conquerors.
2 Ancient legends tell that the Picts lived in burrows or caves.
3 It was believed that the picts were very small in size.
4 A brewer is a brewer.
5 then there are teenagers.
Title of the piece: Heather Honey.
Number of pages:
Genre of the work: ballad.
The main characters: the king of Scotland, the people - the Picts, the old hunchback, the young guy.
Characteristics of the main characters:
old dwarf- shrewd and wise.
He sacrificed his son, but he himself did not betray the secret.
Resourceful.
King- miserly, arrogant and greedy.
I fell for the old man's trick.
Summary of the ballad "Heather Honey" for the reader's diary
In the distant lands of Scotland lived a people - the Picts.
A lot of heather grew on their lands, from which the indigenous people brewed a delicious drink.
It was sweeter than honey and more intoxicating than wine, and the recipe was kept and passed down from generation to generation.
One day, the King of Scotland decided to attack a small country and ordered his troops to destroy all the inhabitants.
The whole field was strewn with dead Picts.
And the following summer, the king wished to try the heather drink, which the Picts so praised.
But his servants did not know the recipe.
The king's people found two surviving Picts - a young guy and an old hunchbacked man.
However, they did not want to reveal the secret of making the drink.
The King of Scotland was furious and threatened to torture the old man and his son if they did not share the recipe for heather honey.
Then the old man asked that his son be drowned in the river and then he would tell the recipe - because he did not want to die.
When the soldiers killed the young guy, the old man refused to give the recipe, and said that he was not afraid of torture and death.
He was very worried that if they start torturing him, then his son will not stand it and will tell the secret of heather honey.
The heather drink recipe died with the hunchbacked old man.
Plan for retelling the ballad "Heather honey"
1. Sacred heather drink.
2. Attack of the Scottish king.
3. Flowering heather fields.
4. How the king wished to drink a honey drink.
5. Surviving meaders.
6. An old hunchbacked dwarf and his son.
7. Interrogation of meadeurs.
8. How an old dwarf sacrificed his son.
9. The son of an old man is thrown off a cliff.
10. Recognition of a hunchbacked dwarf.
11. Doubts in the young son.
12. The mystery of heather drink dies with the old man.
The main idea:
The main idea of the ballad by Robert Stevenson is self-sacrifice and devotion.
The old man sacrificed the life of his own son and his own, but did not betray the secret of his ancestors and did not betray their memory.
The ballad "Heather honey" is a symbol of patriotism and devotion to one's people.
It is a symbol of independence and spiritual unity of the people.
What does the ballad "Heather honey" teach?
The ballad teaches us that we must not betray our values, teaches us to love our homeland.
The small people - the Picts sacredly kept the secret of the honey drink, and if someone told it, it would be equated with treason and betrayal.
The work of Robert Louis Stevenson shows us how important it is to preserve what has been handed down to us over the years and not allow enemies to destroy it.
A brief review of the ballad "Heather honey" for the reader's diary
The ballad of Robert Stevenson tells us about the struggle of power with a small warlike people - the Picts.
The Picts are a courageous and invincible people who kept and respected their traditions.
The piece made me think about a lot.
And above all, about the fact that even small residents of a small country are able to protect their values, to remain heroes in the eyes of others.
The ballad teaches us that even if we are threatened with death, we should not give out sacred secrets.
The old man and his son are the protagonists of the ballad, whom I admire.
The old hunchback sacrificed the life of his only son, if only the secret of the sweet intoxicating drink was not revealed to the king.
With this act, he took revenge on the Scottish king for the death of his compatriots.
I am amazed by the stamina, courage and courage of the old man.
I believe that every man should cultivate such qualities in himself.
Proverbs:
"He who does not falter wins."
"Courage creates winners."
"Though small in stature, but rich in courage."
"Not the person who lives for himself, but the one who gives happiness to the people."
"Power breaks straw."
"Who reveals a secret, he violates the fidelity."
"A noble heart cannot be unfaithful."
"Weapons will protect, but loyalty is the best weapon."
The excerpt from the piece that struck me the most:
Sounded sharp and clear:
"I would have given away the secret long ago,
If the son did not interfere!
The boy does not care about life
Death doesn't matter to him...
I sell my conscience
It will be conscientious with him.
Unknown words and their meanings:
Heather is a shrub with purple flowers.
Honey - fragrant, with the smell of honey.
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History of the work
Stevenson's ballad was born in 1875 in beautiful Scotland. Scotland is the land of the Scots. From English scot is translated as "Scots", land - land. In ancient times, Scottish land was inhabited by Scots, Britons and Picts. How the latter appeared, no one knows. For the first time they are mentioned in 257 as the enemies of Rome. It is known that they united into an alliance, and then into a kingdom. The heyday of the Pictish state came in the 8th century. At the beginning of the next century they were conquered by the Scots. From the Picts, there was no writing and language left, but images were preserved.
The poem "Heather Honey" is based on a medieval legend called "The Last of the Picts". It was told in the south of Scotland, in the county of Galloway, where, according to legend, the people of the Picts ceased to exist. According to legends and chronicles, the Picts were brave warriors. The conquerors were amazed at their courage and wondered why there was so much disobedience and courage in the short Picts?
Legend of the Picts
Long ago there lived a people called the Picts. They were tiny people, with red hair and long arms. And their feet were so wide that when it rained, they could lie upside down and cover themselves with them like umbrellas. This people was a great builder, all the ancient fortresses in the country were built by their hands. They stood in a chain from the quarry itself and passed stones to each other to the place where they built.
This little people was also known for the ale they brewed from heather. It was an unusually accessible drink, as heather has always been plentiful in this country. Other tribes living in the country coveted the recipe for this magical drink. But the Picts did not betray the secret, which was passed from father to son with a strict order: never to let anyone know it. One war after another was fought in the country, and soon only a handful of people remained from the once great people. The Picts must have perished, but the secret of heather honey was still a closely guarded secret.
It finally came to the battle with the Scots, in which the Picts suffered a complete defeat. From the great people only two remained - father and son. They brought these people to the king of the Scots. And now stood before him small and defenseless Picts, and the king demanded from them the secret of heather. And he directly said that he would torture them cruelly and mercilessly if they did not do it voluntarily. Therefore, it is better to give in and tell.
The last mead
The old father said: “I see that there is no point in resisting. But before I reveal the secret to you, you must fulfill one condition. "Which?" the king asked. "Will you fulfill it?" - the old man answered a question with a question. "Yes," said the king, "you can trust my word." The old Pict said: “I would never want to be responsible for the death of my son. But now I wish for his death, and I am ready to tell the secret of heather honey only after his death.
The king was very surprised by the behavior and request of the old man. Although he was cruel, it was hard for him to kill his son in front of the old father. But the king kept his promise. The youth was executed. As soon as the son fell dead, the father said, “Do whatever you want with me. You could force your son to tell a secret, for youth is weak. But you can never force me!” The king was amazed that he, the king himself, could be outwitted by a simple savage. The king decided that it was not worth killing the old man. The greatest punishment for a Pict will be if he is left alive. They took the old man as a prisoner. He lived for many years, to a ripe old age - he became blind and unable to walk.
…People would have long forgotten that such a person lived. But somehow the good fellows stopped in his house and began to boast of their strength. The old man said that he would test one of their wrists so that they could compare the strength of people who lived in the old days. Well done, for the sake of laughter, they handed him an iron rod. The old man just broke it in two like a stick. “A fair amount of cartilage,” said the old man, “but not at all what it is in our time.”
It was the last of the Picts.
Heroes of the poem
This beautiful legend formed the basis of Stevenson's ballad Heather Honey, the main theme of which was the death of the last Picts. The idea of the poem is the struggle against the enslavers for freedom and independence. Marshak translated this ballad into Russian at a difficult time for Russia - in 1942. Then the victory over fascism depended on each person, and Stevenson's ballad calls to love the Motherland, to be persistent.
Little Picts showed by their example that dying for the Fatherland is a feat. To betray the secret of heather ale means to betray your people, their traditions. Love for the native land is more precious than life. The main character, the last of the Picts, proved that it is better to die than to live in dishonor. He is the personification of a brave and courageous people. The son, like the father, is indestructible and freedom-loving. The Scottish king strives for absolute power, he is a cruel and ruthless person.
Ballad analysis
The work begins with a story about the Picts, singing the heather drink. Then the plot of the plot - "the king of Scotland came" and destroyed the people of the Picts. Further development of events - heather blooms in the country, but they don’t make a drink from it, but “it was sweeter than honey.” But the secret of honey died along with the owners of this land - the little Picts. "In the caves underground" found the surviving father and son. They know the secret of heather honey, and the king interrogates them for the secret. The culmination of the ballad - at the request of the old man, the son was thrown into the sea. And the denouement of the work - the father, after the death of his son, challenges his enemies.
The old man is ready to die, but not to betray his people, not to submit to the conquerors. In this regard, the ballad goes far beyond the Scottish theme. In a small episode, the author affirms the independence of the people and proclaims the right of every people to freedom, to traditions, to their land. Several times in the work the phrase “the secret of the drink” sounds. But this is not just a heather honey recipe. This is the secret of the persistence of little meadeurs, which lies in the desire to find freedom and in love for their native land.
The tragedy of the work is that in it there is no choice between life and death. The father, wise in life, understands that they will be killed anyway, and chooses death for his son. He firmly accepts it. The father also dies, but does not betray the sacred secret. Conquerors can take away an old man's life, but not love for his native land and not his will.