Classic Tales

Classic Tales Season 1 Episodes

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Season 1 Episode Guide

Episode 1 - The Emperor's New Clothes / The Magic Clogs / Puss in Boots / Tiddalik / The Twelve Dancing Princesses

An Emperor's vanity causes him to behave extremely stupidly. / A poor but honest young boy learns the true value of money. / A very smart cat uses his wits to create a new life for himself and his poor master. / Tiddalik the frog drinks all the water in the world and the other animals must work out what to do. / A King offers a reward to anyone who can find where his daughters disappear to.

  

Episode 2 - The Pot of Gold / Rumplestiltskin / The Water of Life / The Selfish Giant / The Three Wishes

A poor young man finds a leprechaun and thinks his luck has turned for the better. / A strange little man saves the life of a young woman but demands a terrible price in return. / A beautiful young woman shows great courage in releasing her brothers. / A mean and surly giant bans all children from playing in his castle garden. / A poor woodcutter and his wife's lives are changed profoundly.

  

Episode 3 - The Lion and the Mouse / The Tsarevna Frog / The Happy Prince / Pandora's Box / The Tongue Cut Sparrow

A mouse shows a lion that what he lacks in size and power he makes up for in courage and brains. / A story which shows how love and determination can overcome everything. / A swallow and a statue unite to bring kindness into the lives of those who need it. / An ancient myth which explains how humans obtained their emotions. / A fable that shows how Nature rewards those who are kind to it.

  

Episode 4 - Thumbelina / The Hare and the Lion / The Rats' Daughter / The Magic Porridge Pot / The Higgledy-Piggedly Palace

A girl endures much hardship but eventually finds her perfect match. / A lion terrifies all the other animals until a clever hare proves more than his match. / A family of rats proves that the thing you yearn for most can be found right under your very nose. / With the help of magic, a poor girl is able to provide food for her whole village. / A Pharaoh in ancient suffers dire consequences.

  

Episode 5 - Hansel and Gretel / The Flying Head / The Greedy Merchant / Lazy Jack / King Midas and His Golden Touch

A young boy and his sister are abandoned in the forest and must overcome their danger. / A brave young woman confronts a terrible monster in order to save her tribe. / In ancient China a man's hunger for gold takes him to the moon. / When a lazy young man finally starts to do some work, he's rewarded in a surprising way. / A king learns that there are far more important things in life than gold.

  

Episode 6 - The Little Match Girl / The Bremen Town Musicians / The Ugly Duckling / The Golden Goose / The Princess and The Pea

On a cold Christmas night, a poor, little orphan girl finds peace at last. / Some lost and lonely animals form an unlikely choir. / Laughed at for being ugly, a little duckling runs away. / With the help of a very special goose, a young man finds that his kindness is repaid many times over. / A queen wants to find out if a young girl really is a princess and sets her a most unusual test.

  

Episode 7 - Baba Yaga / The Brave Tin Soldier / The Fly / Little Red Riding Hood / Rapunzel

A little girl must use all her skill and courage if she is to defeat a witch. / A toy soldier survives many hardships in his quest to be with his true love. / When a rich man tries to steal from a poor young boy, a fly proves his undoing. / A cunning wolf turns out to be no match for a brave little girl. / A wicked witch locks a girl in a lonely tower.

  

Episode 8 - The Buried Moon / The Giant's Stairs / The Haughty Princess / The Talkative Tortoise / The Nightingale

When the moon disappears from the night sky, a group of villagers must set it free again. / A blacksmith rescues a young boy from the clutches of a giant. / A princess learns that having too much pride can get you into trouble. / Both a king and tortoise learn that chatter can lead to great misfortune. / A rich emperor is surprised to find that the most valuable treasure of all can never be owned.

  

Episode 9 - When Elephants Could Fly / The Brave Little Tailor / The Magic Brush / Why the Sea is Salty / Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Long ago when elephants had wings, they had great fun swooping across the sky. / A little soldier's ability to swat flies helps him save his town from giants. / A young boy uses his talent for painting to make the world a happier place. / A bandit steals a king's most prized possession. / After Ali Baba stumbles across the secret treasure, his life takes many strange twists and turns.

  

Episode 10 - Ricky Tuftyhead / The Maiden of the Milky Way / Aladdin and his Lamp / The Miller and his Donkey / The Monkey and the Crocodile

Ricky Tuftyhead is not a handsome child but he does have a very smart brain. / A beautiful girl's love of the Northern Lights leads to the creation of the Milky Way. / Aladdin challenges the powers of an evil magician. / When a miller tries to sell his donkey he discovers that in trying to please everybody. / A greedy crocodile tries to trick a clever young, monkey into becoming his dinner.

  

Episode 11 - The Little Mermaid / The Donkey and the Bell / The Elephant's Child / The Old Woman and her Pig / The Hare and the Tortoise

The youngest daughter of the Sea King achieves her desire to join the human world. / After a humble donkey is given a beautiful bell to wear and he becomes too proud for his own good. / A young elephant's curiosity gets him into a sticky situation. / After a woman buys a pig at the market, she's dismayed when it refuses to walk home with her. / A tortoise challenges the hare to a race.

  

Episode 12 - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse / The Brave Little Parrot / The Three Billy Goats Gruff / The Frog Prince / The Wolf and the Dog

A humble mouse visits his cousin's rich home and discovers a realisation. / The story of the heroic actions of a very brave, young parrot. / Three goat brothers must get past a troll which guards a bridge. / A princess discovers there's more to an ugly frog than she'd first thought. / A hungry, cold wolf finds that the warm, comfortable life led by a dog isn't as good as it first appeared.

  

Episode 13 - Jack and the Beanstalk / Androcles and the Lion / Beauty and the Beast / The Pied Piper of Hamelin / Jorinda and Jorindel

When Jack sells the family cow for a handful of beans, his mother is furious- until Jack shows her that the beans are magical./ A lion repays Androcles for a favour from a time gone by. / A beautiful young girl eventually learns that there's more to people than their looks. / A musical man seeks revenge on a town mayor. / When Jorinda is turned into a bird, her love must find a way to free her.

  

Episode 14 - Tom Thumb / Snow White / The Three Brothers / The Gingerbread Man / The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Tiny Tom Thumb sets off to see the world on a big adventure. / After being abandoned, Snow White's beauty and kindness help her win friendship and overcome difficulty. / Parents of three lazy brothers devise a clever plan to make them change their ways. / When a woman bakes a gingerbread man and it suddenly comes to life. / A young boy's practical jokes finally backfire.

  

Episode 15 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice / The King with Donkey's Ears / The Boy and the Turtle / The Chatterbox / Chicken Little

When a boy starts playing with his master's magic spells, things quickly go out of control. / A vain king is punished by a fairy and given the ears of a donkey. / When a young boy rescues a turtle he is repaid for his kindness in mysterious ways. / After a woman discovers some gold, she worries that her husband will tell everyone. / A very nervous chicken lets his imagination run away from him.

  

Episode 16 - The Enormous Nose / The Tower to the Moon / The Dream Catcher / The Woman of Weisburg / The Trojan Horse

A young prince proves that the power of love can overcome the curse of a wicked witch. / A pompous king who learns that he's not as great as he thinks he is. / A tiny spider spins a web that captures all in people's dreams. / When a town is about to be invaded by a mighty army the women hatch a clever plan. / A long and bitter war is brought to an end when a group of soldiers play a trick.

  

Episode 17 - The Tigers' Whisker / Sleeping Beauty / The Little Dutch Boy / The Black School / The Loaded Dog

A mother is dismayed to see that her son never smiles anymore. / A wicked fairy's curse causes a young princess and her family to fall asleep. / When a huge storm hits his town, an unlikely hero steps forward to save the day. / A young boy must risk everything if he is to have any hope of saving his father. / A dog plays 'fetch' so well that he soon became the most famous dog in the country.

  

Episode 18 - Hans the Hedge Hog / The Jester and the King / The Three Questions / The Reluctant Dragon / The Tale of Achmed's Gold

A boy with the body of a hedgehog proves that the strength of character is more important than looks. / A famous clown in Poland plays his best joke ever. / A man gives away everything and becomes extremely happy because of it. / When villagers discover a dragon living near their town, they at first want to slay it. / Achmed entrusts his best friend, Ali to look after his gold while he's away.

  

Episode 19 - It's Perfectly True / Two Frogs / The Selkie / One Grain of Rice / The Polar Bear Child

A group of animals loves to gossip so much that they forget what's true and what's not. / Two frogs learn that the easiest way is not always the best way. / A fisherman meets and falls in love with a woman, but she's not what she seems... / A girl's good knowledge of mathematics saves the day. / An old woman raises a bear cub but discovers that wild animals must eventually be set free.

  

Episode 20 - The Sword in the Stone / The Seed / Dionysus and the Pirates / Canute and the Sea / The Giant Turnip

In ancient Britain, the true king could only be whoever pulled the sword "Excalibur". / In order to find out which of his subjects was honest and brave, the Emperor devises a test. / Dionysus, the fun-loving Greek God, shows his true might. / King Canute teaches his courtiers a lesson. / A rich man looks down brother until one day, the tables turn and he has to beg the brother for help.

  

Episode 21 - The Blue Jackal / Dick Whittington / The Dream / Snow White and Rose Red / The Little Red Hen

Chadru the Jackal accidentally falls into a vat of paint his appearance scares the other animals. / A simple country lad called Dick Whittington moves to London and achieves great success. / A poor man called Ali sets off for Bagdad in the hope of making his fortune. / Two sisters show great kindness to a fearful looking bear. / A little red hen gets rewarded for her hard work around the house.

  

Episode 22 - Narcissus / The Old House / Rip van Winkle / Why the Kangaroo Has a Pouch / The Stonecutter

A story of the most handsome boy who ever lived. / A young boy visits an old house in his street and finds it's to many wondrous treasures. / Rip van Winkle was a likeable man but he was also too lazy for his own good! / A mother kangaroo is given the means to help her baby stay safe and secure. / Yuki is a stonecutter who one day discovers that everything he wishes for is granted to him.

  

Episode 23 - The Language of Birds / The Boy and the Troll / The Three Little Pigs / Goldilocks and the Three Bears / The Story Spirits

Young Pavlo claims to know the language of birds but no one believes him. / A boy shows his family that brains are much more important than brawn. / Three brothers learn that the best house can only be built with lots of hard work. / Goldilocks learns a valuable lesson when visiting the house of the three bears. / Hyo was a young Korean boy who learned that sharing stories was for the best.

  


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