"Who's waiting for a New Year's miracle?" - one of the pedagogical fairy tales. Its main character is the boy Vadim, a child who does not believe in Santa Claus, in miracles. He also has problems with his studies. But he is very kind and friendly. And quite diligent. The prototype of the hero immediately recognizes himself, barely reading the first pages. In life, both I, as a teacher, and as a mother and grandmother, had to work a lot. In the fairy tale, we have an assistant - the brownie Shurka, who patiently and persistently breaks the wall of mistrust and makes Vadim believe in a miracle, learn to write, learn the letters in order to write a letter to Santa Claus. And he himself is not averse to meeting Santa Claus. After all, parents tell brownie fairy tales and give gifts. Drawings of a brownie (I wasn’t there).