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Pome & Peel

a Venetian tale
1990
Peel risks his life to save his brother Pome's new bride from her father's evil curse.

Princess

based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The princess and the pea"
1993
A girl proves that she is a real princess in an unusual way.

Vasalisa and her magic doll

1994
A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasalisa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga.

The tale of Aladdin and the wonderful lamp

a story from the Arabian nights
1992
A retelling of the adventures of Aladdin who, with the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, fights an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

The scarlet flower

a Russian folk tale
1989
A young woman's love transforms a monster into a handsome prince in this retelling of a classic Russian folktale, a version of "Beauty and the Beast.".

The story of Wali D?d

1988
The desire of a poor, old grasscutter in India to share what little he has with a kind and beautiful woman begins an incredible chain of events.

The little jewel box

1986
Cursed with bad luck, a courageous young girl sets out in search of adventure, her only protection a little jewel box that she is to open only when in danger of death.

The magic tapestry

a Chinese folktale
1994
The youngest of three sons must overcome frightening obstacles to win back his mother's heavenly tapestry, stolen by the fairies of Sun Mountain.

Prince Nautilus

1994
A fisherman's two daughters, one vain and lazy, the other generous and brave, set out to help a prince who has been imprisoned in a seashell.

The Random House book of fairy tales

1985
Nineteen of the best-known fairy tales, including "Rapunzel," "Beauty and the Beast," "Thumbelina," and "Hansel and Gretel.".

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