THE PHENOMENON OF GRADATION IN CHILDREN'S FAIRYTALES

The article is devoted to the analysis of the degree of gradation in Russian Children's fairy tales, also, the characterization of the positive and negative characters of the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "The Tale of the Fisherman and his Men" is given. In particular, the greed of the fisherman's wife, who knows no bounds, is widely covered and appropriate conclusions are drawn.