A warm conversation about fairy tales for those who have long stopped believing in "once upon a time." Over tea, you will explore the hidden meanings of the stories of Vasilisa the Beautiful and Ivan Tsarevich, recall the Brothers Grimm - "Mother Frost" and "Hansel and Gretel," and the finale will be an art book where ideas turn into drawings and words. Suitable for teenagers and adults. Fairy tales often stay with us longer than the school curriculum. In familiar plots live fears, hopes, and rules that we carry into adult life. When a dark forest, a trial, or a prohibition appears in the text, it is almost always a conversation about boundaries and choices. This meeting will discuss what lies behind familiar formulas and why the same motifs return in different cultures. At the center of the discussion are Russian stories about Vasilisa the Beautiful and Ivan Tsarevich, as well as the Brothers Grimm's fairy tales "Mother Frost" and "Hansel and Gretel." Participants will look at the heroes without the didacticism of school: where in these texts is freedom, where is responsibility, where is growing up, and where is the trap. You will separately analyze the images of the road, home, fire, and cold, gifts, and prohibitions. The conversation is structured as a dialogue: you can argue, share versions, ask questions, and find unexpected parallels with today. The evening takes place over a cup of tea, so the pace will be calm. This format helps to speak honestly and listen to each other. If you have long wanted to discuss your favorite fairy tales without judgments and "correct answers," there is a place for that here. After the conversation, the creative part will begin. Each person will create their own art book based on what they heard: notes, mini-collages, drawings, symbols, short captions. You can assemble your own "plot map" or invent new connections between characters. The art book remains with you - it is a memory of the thoughts that were born during the discussion. The format is suitable for teenagers and adults. For teenagers, it helps to see familiar texts in a new light and learn to formulate their conclusions. For adults, it provides an opportunity to look at old plots without familiar frames and notice how fairy tales.