Family Folktales

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Family Folktales: The Twelve Brothers Nov 06, 2019

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When a princess inadvertently curses her twelve brothers, she learns the only way to return them to their natural form is to remain utterly silent for 7 years. A single giggle or spoken word will cause their immediate deaths; can she do it, even after catching the eye of the king?

Family Folktales: Brother and Sister Oct 23, 2019

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Two step-children of a witch run away, but the witch’s enchantments follow them, turning the boy into a small roe buck. When the girl marries a king and takes her brother to live in the castle, the evil witch hatches a plot to put her ugly daughter in the queen’s place, and get rid of the rightful queen entirely.

Family Folktales: Jorinde and Joringel Oct 09, 2019

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An old enchantress turns pretty girls into birds when they stray too close to her castle, and turns their suitors to stone. Once he is freed from his enchantment, how far will he to return his beloved to his arms?

Family Folktales: Mother Holle Sep 25, 2019

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When a cruel widow’s kind daughter returns from serving a fairy, the widow sends her spiteful daughter to perform the same tasks. But will she earn the same reward?

Family Folktales: Why the Sea is Salt Sep 11, 2019

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A poor man agrees to do something for his wealthy brother in exchange for meat for his family. A stranger helps him to exchange that meat for something far more valuable – in the right hands, that is.

Family Folktales: The Goose-GIrl Aug 28, 2019

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A princess journeying to her wedding is betrayed by her waiting-maid, who takes her place, while the real princess is given the task of looking after the geese. Will the king be able to help her regain her rightful place?

Family Folktales: Felicia and the Pot of Pinks Aug 14, 2019

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An orphaned girl with a cruel brother, a pot of flowers, a fairy queen, and an enchanted hen and cabbages: can all these parts work together to earn the girl a “happily ever after” with a prince?

Family Folktales: The Enchanted Pig Jul 31, 2019

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Three princesses are left at home while their father goes to war, and their disobedience shows them who they will marry. When the youngest betrays her pig husband, how far will she go to find him and save their marriage?

Family Folktales: The Voice of Death Jul 17, 2019

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A man is determined that he and his family will avoid death forever. What will happen when they reach a country where the people do not even know what death means?

Family Folktales: Blue Beard Jul 03, 2019

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A man has everything but a wife, it seems; but all the eligible young ladies are put off by his odd blue beard. When he finally marries, he tells his wife there is only one room she is not to enter – but sometimes, curiosity is too strong.

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