Family Folktales

Family Folktales: The Street Musicians 13.03.2019 ↓

Four old animals have been abandoned by their owners. Is there any way they can live out their days in comfort?

Family Folktales:The Golden Blackbird 27.02.2019 ↓

When three brothers set off to find a cure for their father’s illness, it’s the youngest who discovers it. How will his brothers react?

Family Folktales: The Heart of a Monkey 13.02.2019 ↓

A shark deceives his monkey friend in an attempt to feed his heart to his sultan. Will the monkey be clever enough to save his heart – and the rest of him as well?

Family Folktales: An Impossible Enchantment 23.01.2019 ↓

Yes, there’s a princess in a tower. But with characters like Mutinosa, Placida, and Graziella, don’t expect a story like Rapunzel’s!

Family Folktales: Soria Moria Castle 09.01.2019 ↓

A young man goes adventuring, and saves three princesses. When he forgets their careful advice, how will he win their favor back?

Family Folktales: The False Prince and the True 26.12.2018 ↓

A young man discovers he is actually the king’s son; what consequences will he face when he promises to marry an old crone?

Family Folktales: The Wonderful Sheep 05.12.2018 ↓

A princess whose life is threatened takes shelter with an enormous sheep. Will she get the “happily ever after” that she hopes for?

Family Folktales: Rumpelstilzkin 07.11.2018 ↓

Who can help the miller’s daughter spin straw into gold – and at what cost?

Family Folktales: Puddocky 17.10.2018 ↓

To help him choose the heir to his crown, a king sends his three sons on three quests. But how helpful can a toad be?

Family Folktales: Paperarello 03.10.2018 ↓

The son of a good king and an evil queen marries a fairy and becomes a goose-boy. Where will magic and his wiles take him next?

Family Folktales: Habogi 19.09.2018 ↓

A young woman finds herself about to marry an old peasant she’s never seen before. Is there magic at play in this odd match?

Family Folktales: The Dog and the Sparrow 22.08.2018 ↓

If you think you’re too small to help someone in need, just listen to how a tiny sparrow helps an abused dog.

Family Folktales: Little Red Riding Hood 01.08.2018 ↓

It’s the classic cautionary tale – short but not so sweet.

Family Folktales: The Twelve Dancing Princesses 18.07.2018 ↓

Reading The Twelve Dancing Princesses.

Family Folktales: Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper 04.07.2018 ↓

The classic story in what may be its most family-friendly form.

Family Folktales: The Cottager and His Cat 20.06.2018 ↓

What will become of a poor lad who uses his last bit of money to buy a strange creature called a cat?

Family Folktales: Donkey Skin 06.06.2018 ↓

When a king seeks to marry his adopted daughter, she makes her escape cloaked in a donkey skin. What will her future hold?

Family Folktales: To Your Good Health 23.05.2018 ↓

Who will get what he wants: the stubborn shepherd, or the demanding king?

Family Folktales: The Enchanted Ring 11.05.2018 ↓

When a young man is given an enchanted ring, it leads to prosperity. When the same ring is given to his wicked brother, what do you think will happen?

Family Folktales: The Master Maid 02.05.2018 ↓

A king’s son becomes servant to a giant, and narrowly escapes with his life. But what will be his fate if he forgets the maid who helped him?

Family Folktales: East of the Sun and West of the Moon 11.04.2018 ↓

After betraying her true love, a girl goes to great lengths to keep him from marrying a troll princess

Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess 10.01.2018 ↓

The second story from Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess is a tale of a prince who loves himself so much that he cannot see his own defects.

The Bronze Ring 13.12.2017 ↓

From Andrew Lang's The Blue Fairy Book, "The Bronze Ring" is a story of the forbidden love between a princess and the gardener's son.

Family Folktales: The Mermaid and The Boy 25.10.2017 ↓

"The Mermaid and The Boy" is a fairy tale in which a king promises a mermaid that he will give her his firstborn child.

Family Folktales: The Hairy Man 28.09.2017 ↓

From Andrew Lang's The Crimson Fairy Book, "The Hairy Man" is a story of a prince who escapes from his father and proves himself in battle with the help of three magical apples.