A poor old Chinese farmer finds a magic brass pot that doubles or duplicates whatever is placed inside it, but his efforts to make himself wealthy lead to unexpected complications.

A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children lost in the woods find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

Retells the classic German version of the fairy tale of a girl and a wolf, along with similar tales from Italy and Taiwan.

A very tiny but clever boy outwits his older brothers, an ogre, an alligator, and a giant catfish to rescue a rich man's daughter in this Cajun version of a French fairy tale.

The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted to them by an enchanted fish.

This text gives the basics of the plot of the nutcracker ballet so parents can introduce the story to their young children.

Rapunzel, who has lived in a tower her whole life, goes to a village with a thief named Flynn and her chameleon Pascal. When she receives art lessons, she paints Flynn first which causes Pascal to run away.

In this West Indian version of the Rumpelstiltskin story, Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride.

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.

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. Includes historical notes on versions of this tale, other heroic stories, and alternate "ascension" tales.