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KUMON Podcast《從學會到會學》 💙解鎖自學力：化被動為主動 💛教養不煩惱：掌握教養關鍵 💜超越滿分：榜樣啟發可能 ❤️教育未來式：AI時代能力趨勢 5/18-5/30 免費體驗招生中，立即預約 English Summary: A miller with no heirs promises his mill to the apprentice who brings him the best horse. The youngest apprentice, Hans, is mocked by the others and abandoned in the forest. There, he meets a talking cat who of...

English Summary: A dying king’s three sons set out to find the legendary Water of Life to cure him. The arrogant older brothers refuse help and fall under a magical trap. The humble youngest prince listens to advice, overcomes trials, rescues a cursed princess, and obtains the water. On the way back, he also saves his brothers—who later betray him by stealing the water and claiming credit. Despite...

English Summary: A merchant, having lost all his wealth, unknowingly promises his young son Heinel to a black dwarf in exchange for gold. Years later, Heinel is set adrift in a boat to avoid being taken by the dwarf, but a fairy saves him. He lands in an enchanted castle, breaks a princess’s curse, and becomes King of the Golden Mountain. Years later, he visits his father and breaks a promise to h...

English Summary: Two soldier brothers—one rich, one poor—live very different lives. The poor brother becomes a gardener and grows a giant turnip. Unsure what to do with it, he gifts it to the king, who is so impressed that he rewards him with wealth, making him richer than his brother. Jealous, the rich brother brings extravagant gifts to the king, expecting greater rewards. Instead, the king give...

English Summary: A queen prays for a child and is granted a son with the power to make wishes come true. One day, while she sleeps, a jealous cook kidnaps the boy and frames the queen, who is imprisoned in a tower. The cook hides the child and raises him with a beautiful girl the boy later wishes for. Fearing exposure, the cook orders the girl to kill the boy, but she spares him and deceives the c...

English Summary: A couple longs for a child, and when the wife craves rampion from a witch’s garden, her husband steals some for her. The witch catches him and demands their unborn child in exchange. When their daughter, Rapunzel, is born, the witch takes her and locks her in a tower with no doors or stairs, visiting by climbing her long golden hair. One day, a prince hears Rapunzel singing and di...

English Summary : Snow-White and Rose-Red are two kind and loving sisters who live with their widowed mother in a cottage in the forest. Snow-White is gentle and quiet, while Rose-Red is lively and adventurous, but they love each other dearly. One winter night, a bear knocks on their door, seeking shelter from the cold. The girls and their mother welcome him, and he becomes their companion through...

English Summary ： A king, after losing his wife, vows to marry only someone as beautiful as her. When he realizes that his daughter is the only one who matches this beauty, he decides to marry her. Horrified, the princess seeks help from her godmother, who advises her to demand three magnificent dresses (one as golden as the sun, one as silver as the moon, and one as bright as the stars) and a co...

English Version: Three princes set out to seek their fortunes. The two older brothers wasted their wealth and got stuck, while the youngest, a small and seemingly insignificant dwarf, went to find them. Along the way, he stopped his brothers from harming ants, ducks, and bees. They arrived at a mysterious castle and discovered three tasks to break a curse: collecting a thousand pearls, retrieving...

English Summary: A cat and a mouse become unlikely housemates and store a pot of fat for winter. But the cat repeatedly sneaks off to eat it, lying about being invited to christenings. When the mouse finally discovers the truth, it's too late—proving that trust can be deadly when given to the wrong friend. 中文版簡介： 貓與老鼠成為冬季室友，並共同儲藏一罐油脂。貓多次謊稱參加命名宴，偷偷吃光儲糧。...

English Summary: Twelve princesses mysteriously wear out their shoes every night. Many try to uncover their secret and fail—until a clever soldier, with the help of a magic cloak, follows them to an underground castle where they dance with twelve princes. He reveals the truth, marries the eldest princess, and becomes the king’s heir. 中文版簡介： 國王的十二位公主每晚都會神秘地磨破鞋子，卻沒人知道...

English Summary: When a bear insults the young of the willow-wren, calling them dishonorable, the bird king declares war. With the help of all flying creatures, including hornets and gnats, the birds defeat the four-legged army. The bear is forced to apologize, and peace is restored in the forest. 中文版簡介： 熊嘲笑柳鶯的孩子不是貴族後代，引發鳥王與熊之間的一場戰爭。鳥兒們聯合所有飛行生物，最終擊...

English Summary: A spoiled princess loses her golden ball in a spring and promises a frog anything if he retrieves it. When he does, she breaks her word—until her father insists she honor her promise. After three nights of keeping the frog close, he transforms into a handsome prince under a magical curse. They marry and live happily ever after. 中文版簡介： 一位公主弄丟了她的金球，答應青蛙任何事只...

English Summary: A starving dog meets a helpful sparrow who steals food for him. When a cruel carter runs the dog over, the sparrow seeks revenge. She ruins the carter’s goods, drives him mad, and ultimately causes his accidental death—all to avenge her friend. 中文版簡介： 一隻飢餓的狗遇見一隻幫助牠的小麻雀。當狗被冷酷的馬車夫輾斃後，麻雀展開復仇，毀掉他的財產、逼瘋他，最終導致他死於自己妻子的誤...

English Summary: A gardener's son sets out to find a golden bird that steals the king’s apples. With the help of a wise fox, he overcomes magical traps, retrieves a golden horse and a princess, and faces betrayal by his own brothers. After many trials, he reclaims his rewards and becomes king. In the end, he frees the fox from an enchantment—who is revealed to be the princess’s long-lost brother....

English Summary: A straw, a coal, and a bean escape from a cooking fire and decide to travel together. When they reach a brook, the straw forms a bridge. The coal panics, burns the straw, and both fall in. The bean laughs so hard she bursts—luckily, a tailor sews her back up. Since then, beans have had a black seam. 中文版簡介： 一根稻草、一塊炭和一顆豆子逃過煮食的命運，結伴旅行。遇到溪流時，稻草...

English Summary: In a dark forest, an evil fairy turns young women into birds and cages them in her castle. When Jorinda is captured, her fiancé Jorindel is helpless—until a dream guides him to a magical flower. With its power, he frees Jorinda and breaks the fairy’s spell, rescuing all the enchanted maidens.  中文版簡介： 在陰森森林中的古堡裡，邪惡女巫將少女變成鳥關進籠中。當喬琳達被囚，喬琳德無...

English Summary: A long-awaited royal baby, Briar Rose, is cursed by a fairy to prick her finger and die on her 15th birthday. A kind fairy softens the curse so she will only sleep for 100 years. On the day of the curse, the princess pricks her finger and falls into a deep sleep—along with the entire castle. A thick hedge grows around it. After a century, a prince arrives, passes through the now-f...

English Summary: After seven years of hard work, Hans receives a large silver lump as payment. On his way home, he trades it for a horse, then for a cow, then a pig, then a goose, and finally a grindstone—believing each trade to be a good deal. When he accidentally drops the heavy grindstone into a river, he feels relieved, thinking himself the luckiest man alive. He returns home empty-handed but...

English Summary: Old Sultan, a loyal but toothless dog, overhears his master planning to kill him. With the help of his friend the wolf, he stages a rescue of the shepherd’s child to prove his worth. The plan works, and Sultan is rewarded with a comfortable life. However, when the wolf expects Sultan to let him steal sheep in return, Sultan refuses. The wolf seeks revenge by challenging him to a f...

English Summary: An old donkey runs away to become a musician in the city. Along the way, he’s joined by a tired dog, a mistreated cat, and a rooster fearing for his life. Together they form a musical group and look for shelter. They come upon a house of robbers, scare them off by making a wild noise, and take over the place. When a robber returns at night, he is attacked by the animals one by one...