From the poems of the great Russian poet N. A. Nekrasov, we can learn about the life of children in the 19th century. Their life was very difficult. Children woke up early and helped their parents in their hard work: feeding animals, working in the field, collecting mushrooms and berries in the forest. The great Russian writer I. S. Turgenev wrote about their interesting games and activities during their free time. He vividly described how children loved to sit in the evening by the fire, telling scary stories about spirits and goblins.