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Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World
Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World

Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World - Season 1 (1990)

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  • Dec 31, 1990

7 Episodes

Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna

E1.

Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna

A Tale from China, Greenland and France. Beauty and the Beast (France): The beast is massive, powerful, and ugly to behold, yet only the love of a young girl can save him. The Chinese Parrot (China): A magical parrot must save the love between a scholar and the servingmaid of an evil sorcerer. Sedna (Canada): A mighty bird spirit disguises itself as a young hunter to win the heart of a lovely Inuk girl.

Sleeping Beauty/The Petrified Palace/The Sun, the Moon, and Talia

E2.

Sleeping Beauty/The Petrified Palace/The Sun, the Moon, and Talia

A tale from France, Bangladesh and Italy.

Cinderella/Maria Cinderella/The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son

E3.

Cinderella/Maria Cinderella/The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son

Tales from France, Chile and Nigeria. Cinderella (France): Her stepsisters will never make fun of Cinderella again, thanks to help from a fairy godmother. Maria Cinderella (Chile): Maria gets a magic wand and more from a kind lady in the woods - a gold star for her forehead. The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son (Nigeria): When a mistreated girl feeds the frogs in the river, the "King of the Frogs" decide to reward her.

Rumpelstiltskin/St. Olaf and the Troll/King David and the Giant

E4.

Rumpelstiltskin/St. Olaf and the Troll/King David and the Giant

Tales from Germany, Norway and Israel. Rumpelstiltskin (Germany): St. Olaf and the Troll (Norway): King David and the Giant (Israel):

Hansel and Gretel/The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister/Pedro and the Monster

E5.

Hansel and Gretel/The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister/Pedro and the Monster

Tales from Germany, Syria and The Philippines. Hansel and Gretel (Germany): The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister (Syria): A poor and mean-spirited woodcutter encounters a mysterious and wealthy woman claiming to be his sister. She lures him and his wife and ten children to her palace, only for his wife to discover that the "sister" is a demonic monster planning to eat the woodcutter's entire family. But the woodcutter refuses to believe her. Pedro and the Monster (Philippines):

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