fairy tales

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Jack and the beanstalk

1989
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Cabbage Rose

1993
While painting pictures for the royal family, plain Cabbage falls in love with the prince and decides to use her magic paintbrush to increase her chances with him.

Baba Yaga

a Russian folktale
1991
When a terrible witch vows to eat her for supper, a little girl escapes with the help of a towel and comb given to her by the witch's cat.

The tinderbox

1990
A retelling of Andersen's classic tale of a brave soldier who finds love and fortune in a magic tinderbox, set in the post-Civil War South.

Kentucky troll

1993
A Swedish troll emigrates to Kentucky and tries to live there in disguise among the humans, using his magic powder to make butter and luring a pretty girl to his cabin.

Jack and the beanstalk

1992
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.

Elfwyn's saga

1990
Although born blind because of a curse cast on her family by an evil enemy, Elfwyn finds a way to erase the curse with the help of the Hidden Folk.

The frog prince

1990
As payment for retrieving the princess's ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill.

Thumbelina

1990
A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great, ugly toad, and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.

The Bremen town musicians

1992
Four animals who are no longer wanted by their masters set out to become musicians in the town of Bremen, but along the way they encounter a den of thieves.

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