Abstract
The article draws attention to the functions of inappropriate direct speech in prose works of fiction created for children and adolescents, depending on the genre of the texts. The variety of functions of improper-direct speech in the texts of the story, the fairy tale story is noted. The second, in addition to the narrator, the speaking subject is both adult heroes and child/adolescent heroes. It is determined that improper-direct speech in the text of the story is a detailed narrative that informs about the thoughts, experiences and states of the characters, about their reaction to some event. In addition, improper-direct speech acts as a means of creating a comic effect in the text. The addressee of speech is both one subject and a group of persons, in some cases it is not possible to establish who owns the speech party. It is established that in the texts of stories and fairy tales, due to improper direct speech, the physical or emotional state of the characters is reported. The addressee of someone else's speech in the stories is one of the heroes.