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Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World
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Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World

1990
1 season
7 episodes

This educational cartoon series tells a classic, well known fairy tale and then compares it to two similar lesser known fairy tales from different parts of the world.

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Cast

Pat Morita

Lucy Childs

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna

    31-12-1990

    A Tale from China, Greenland and France. Beauty and the Beast (France): The beast is massive, powerful, and ugly to behold, yet only the love of a young girl can save him. The Ch...

  • Ep 2

    2.Sleeping Beauty/The Petrified Palace/The Sun, the Moon, and Talia

    07-01-1991

    A tale from France, Bangladesh and Italy.

  • Ep 3

    3.Cinderella/Maria Cinderella/The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son

    14-01-1992

    Tales from France, Chile and Nigeria. Cinderella (France): Her stepsisters will never make fun of Cinderella again, thanks to help from a fairy godmother. Maria Cinderella (Chile...

  • Ep 4

    4.Rumpelstiltskin/St. Olaf and the Troll/King David and the Giant

    20-01-1993

    Tales from Germany, Norway and Israel. Rumpelstiltskin (Germany): St. Olaf and the Troll (Norway): King David and the Giant (Israel):

  • Ep 5

    5.Hansel and Gretel/The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister/Pedro and the Monster

    25-01-1993

    Tales from Germany, Syria and The Philippines. Hansel and Gretel (Germany): The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister (Syria): A poor and mean-spirited woodcutter encounters a mysterious a...

  • Ep 6

    6.Rapunzel/Fenchelchen/The Princess in the Tower

    26-01-1993

    Three tales from Germany, Malta and Israel. Rapunzel (Germany): The only way into the tower is up Rapunzel's long, long hair. A prince climbs up to meet her. Fenchelchen (Malta):...

  • Ep 7

    7.Hansel and Gretel/Tangled Up

    27-01-2012

    Two Tales from Germany.

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