A stubborn fox. It happens that children's fairy tales are filled with much more meaning than it seems Sergei Kozlov “A fine snow was falling

Sad Fox- a failed stuffed fox with a lopsided muzzle and crazy eyes, who sits on a chair. Outwardly he looks like a person who is under the influence of narcotic or psychotropic substances, for which he received his nickname and became a meme.

Origin

In 2011, Welsh taxidermist and artist Adele Morgan, who had previously only worked with small animals, decided to try making a stuffed fox from the carcass of an animal caught in a trap. In order to do the job efficiently, Adele did not have enough experience - the fox’s body was slightly distorted, its head was tilted to the side, and its muzzle expressed complete madness. The fox lay in a box at Adele's house for a whole year.

But a year later the girl decided to move to London and began to get rid of unnecessary things. Among the piles of junk, she found an unsuccessful stuffed fox and decided to sell it on eBay.

The Fox Looks Like He Decided He Was HumanAdele Morse

To his surprise, he managed to sell the stuffed Adele for a fairly decent amount - 330 pounds (almost 27 thousand rubles) paid for by London producer Mike Boorman.

The fox was called “stubborn” in RuNet; initially, English-speaking users called him Sad Fox - sad fox.

There is at least one other stoned fox that Morse made in the wake of the meme's popularity and sold for £1,250 in 2013.

Stoned fox in Russia

In April 2013, the Stoned Fox was brought to Russia and put on public display in the Geometria cafe in St. Petersburg, more than 1 thousand people managed to look at the meme live. The exhibition provoked a big scandal among politicians; “Communists of Russia” demanded Governor Georgy Poltavchenko to ban its holding under the pretext of fighting for animal rights.

The main fighter for staples, deputy Vitaly Milonov, also spoke out against the fox. He called for the exhibition organizers to be “flogged.”

The prosecutor's office checked the exhibition and found nothing reprehensible; at the end of April 2013, the fox was exhibited in Moscow, then it was again brought to exhibitions in St. Petersburg and Moscow in May.

Fox owner Mike Boorman and his creator Adele Morse

Meaning

The stoned fox has become a symbol of drug and any other intoxication, as well as psychological states, which makes a person feel stubborn. Can also mean madness.

His popularity in Russia is often explained by the character's closeness to emotions ordinary person, who observes what is happening in the country and is in a state of shock.

The most interesting thing for me in this story is why Fox became so popular in Russia. This fits the Western stereotype of a crazy country with crazy people. In England, Internet users, of course, reacted to Fox, but no one thought that it was made by a drug dealer, as the Russians wrote. For you, the Fox apparently means something deeper Mike Boorman, Fox owner

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Igor Farbarzhevich wrote an amazing series of instructive and kind stories, uniting them under one title, “Tales of the Little Fox.” These short stories literally imbued with wisdom, which is more understandable to adult children. Just like you and me.

1.

“Little fox,” said the little fox to the little fox, “please remember that if you feel hard, bad, sad, scared, if you’re tired, just stretch out your paw.” And I will extend mine to you, wherever you are, even if there are other stars or everyone is walking on their heads. Because the sadness of one little fox divided into two cubs is not scary at all. And when another paw holds you by the paw, what difference does it make what else is there in the world?

2.

...when animals die, their souls become white clouds or gray clouds. All “lions”, “cows”, “cats” or “hares” flying over the earth are the souls of animals, hurrying to Eternity...

3.

4.

The time will soon come when, in the Neighboring Forest, wolves and deer will drink from the same stream, and falcons will feed the hares. The time of Enmity is passing.

5.

- It’s so good that you came, son! - the Old Fox rejoiced. — I baked a strawberry jam pie. Let's drink tea.
“Really, we’re almost happy?!” said the Little Fox.
- True, my dear! After all, happiness is when everyone is at home!

6.

“Anything is possible,” the Old Fox smiled thoughtfully, sitting down on the step of the veranda.
- That's it!?
- Of course!.. Much, much can happen?..
“Why can’t it be?” Little Fox’s eyes were already sticking together.
- Boredom and lies... Cowardice and meanness... They may not exist at all.

7.

— Rest is so wonderful!! You can swim in the river!.. pick mushrooms!.. ride in a boat!.. read books!.. And also lie on the sand and count the clouds...

8.

The little fox rushed to her and hugged her tightly by the neck.
“What are you doing?!” Crow coughed in his arms.
“I... love you!” the Little Fox exhaled loudly.
“That’s a strong word!” she agreed. “And most importantly: it’s nice!”

... the Little Fox can be big and short: In every acorn lives a big tree.

11.

The old fox was happy:

- How nice!.. But where did you go?..
“Nowhere,” answered Echo. “You just haven’t called me for a long time.”
“It’s true,” the Old Fox lowered his head.
- Oh, how funny you all are, adults! - Echo laughed.
“Funny and stupid...” Papa Fox agreed with him and smiled sadly. - Although sometimes I remember how you and I played...

12.

“I’m... not afraid,” answered the Little Fox, although he still got a little scared: his fur stood on end from the back of his neck to his tail. “I always didn’t believe that you... it... disappeared forever.”
“Nothing in Nature disappears...” Mammoth said mysteriously.

13.

“You should know, because you are already an adult.”
The crow was indignant:
- What, I’m an adult every day, or what?

14.

I would like to see the fool who refuses sweets!

15.

...If you ever see a cloud or a cloud in the sky that looks like the Old Fox, don’t be upset: the Old Fox is alive! Fairy-tale heroes do not die if they are dear to you!..

Igor Farbarzhevich. "Tales of the Little Fox"

Clive Lewis wrote: “Someday you will grow up to the day when you will start reading fairy tales again.” And every adult will understand this when they pick up a children's book. Because it happens that children's fairy tales are filled with much more meaning than it seems. You can re-read them many times, and each time you find something new and even deeper.

I.D. Farbarzhevich “Spruce Apple”

- It’s so good that you came, son! – the Old Fox was delighted. – I baked a strawberry jam pie. Let's drink tea.
– Are we really almost happy?! - said the little fox.
- True, my dear! After all, happiness is when everyone is at home!

Sergey Kozlov “A fine snow was falling. There was a thaw"

And in the evening, when they were drinking tea, Little Bear said:
- I don’t know when, but someday it will definitely be better.
- Of course! - picked up the Hare.
And the Hedgehog thought:
“It can’t be that everything is bad and bad - after all, it must be good someday!”

Margery Williams "The Velveteen Rabbit"

“You only become Real,” the wise old Leather Horse inspired the Velveteen Rabbit, “if someone loves you for a long, long time.” Not just playing with you, but REALLY loving you.
- Does it hurt? - asked the Rabbit.
“Sometimes,” answered the Leather Horse, because she always spoke only the truth. - But if you are Real, you are ready to endure pain.
- How does this happen? Once and done, as if you were wound up with a key, or gradually?
“Gradually,” said the Leather Horse. - You are becoming Real. This takes a lot of time. That's why this so rarely happens to those who easily quarrel, are intractable, or are demanding. special treatment. It usually happens that by the time you become Real, your fur is already frayed, your eyes are falling out, your limbs are dangling, and in general you have a very pitiful appearance. But this will not have any meaning at all, because the one who has become Real cannot be ugly. Except in the eyes of those who don’t understand anything.

M/f "Winter's Tale"

What are you doing here? - asked the Bear.
“I’m waiting for you to recover,” answered the Hedgehog.
- For a long time?
- All winter. As soon as I found out that you had eaten too much snow, I immediately brought all my supplies to you...
- And all winter you sat next to me on a stool?
- Yes, I gave you a spruce decoction and applied dried grass to your stomach...
“I don’t remember,” said the Bear.
- Of course! - Hedgehog sighed. - You said all winter that you are a snowflake. I was so afraid that you would melt by spring...

I.D. Farbarzhevich "Tales of the Little Fox"

Sergey Kozlov, “Hedgehog in the Fog”

I will, do you hear? “I will,” said Little Bear. The hedgehog nodded.
- I will definitely come to you, no matter what happens. I will always be near you.
The hedgehog looked at the little bear with quiet eyes and was silent.
- Why are you silent?
“I believe,” said the Hedgehog.

* * *

It was like this every evening on this clear day. cold autumn. And every evening the Hedgehog and the Little Bear gathered either at the Hedgehog's or at the Little Bear's and talked about something. So today the Hedgehog said to the Little Bear:
– How good it is that we have each other!
The little bear nodded.
“Just imagine: I’m not there, you’re sitting alone and there’s no one to talk to.”
-Where are you?
- But I’m not there.
“It doesn’t happen like that,” said the Bear.
“I think so too,” said the Hedgehog. - But suddenly - I’m not there at all. You are alone. So what are you going to do?
- I'll go to you.
- Where?
- How - where? Home. I’ll come and say: “Well, why didn’t you come, Hedgehog?” And you say...
- What a stupid one! What will I say if I'm not there?
- If you’re not at home, then you came to me. I'll run home. Ahh, you're here! And I'll start...
- What?
- Scold!
- For what?
- How for what? For not doing as agreed.
- How did you agree?
- How do I know? But you should either be with me or at your home.
- But I’m not there at all. Understand?
“Then you went somewhere and haven’t returned yet.” I'll run, search the whole forest and find you!
“You’ve already searched everything,” said the Hedgehog. - And I didn’t find it.
- I’ll run to the neighboring forest!
- And not there.
“I’ll turn everything upside down, and you’ll be found!”
- No me. Nowhere.
“Then, then... Then I’ll run out into the field,” said the Little Bear. - And I’ll shout: “E-e-e-zhi-i-i-k!”, And you will hear and shout: “Bear-o-o-k!..” Here.
“No,” said the Hedgehog. – I’m not there one bit. Understand?
- Why are you pestering me? - Little Bear got angry. - If you are not there, then I am not there either. Understood?…