A wonderful Arabian trickster tale – one which H.C. Andersen drew upon for “The Emperor’s New Clothes”Theme: Story Name: Themes: Language: This video is included in The Emperor's New...
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Wayland the Smith
The first in a trilogy of stories telling the origin and life of Wayland the Smith, unseen actor of so many Germanic and Scandinavian myths. His story is of love, betrayal, revenge and finally redemption, and a realisation that as he forges iron, he has...
Fatima the Rope-maker
Fatima sails with her family to a new land to set up their profitable business as rope-makers. A sudden storm puts paid to those plans and Fatima has to start her life all over again. But its not just as simple as that!7x7 Category:...
Hänsel’s Stepmother
What really happened in this well-known tale? Why did it end in a new beginning?7x7 Category: Story Name: Themes: Language: Meet the storyteller Same story,...
Small Creatures
A tale from Romania showing that even the Creator may make a few mistakes.7x7 Category: Story Name: Themes: Language: Meet the storyteller Same story, different...
The Seven-legged Horse
The Seven-legged HorseThe sun, the moon and stars are stolen by the dragon king. An unlikely hero sets out to retrieve them in return for a wish. She is helped by a wise woman, a tiny mouse and a seven legged horse. Discover why the beauty of a true smile gave rise to...
The Wood of 100 Oaks
An old tale ... ... of young love ... of the power which comes from the smile on the lips of the one you love ... of the strength to live “happily ever after”7x7 Category: Story Name: Themes:...
Ashlad and his Crew
This wonderful Norwegian 'wonder tale' tells us the adventures of the youngest of a farmer's three sons - the Ashlad - as he goes on a quest to win half the kingdom and the king's daughter. But who will help him along the way and will he get the girl?7x7...
The Man who Sought his Luck
A man down on his luck is advised to find the wise old woman at the end of the world to find his luck. On the way he meets different people with problems, and he offers to ask the wise old woman for help for them. The wise old woman tells him how his luck...
The Cracked Pot
Work, day after day. The pot wearing out. A sense of being useless, without any value. Yet something was happening of which the pot had not been aware.7x7 Category: Story Name: Themes:...
Nabek and Dagar
Two friends discover how obsession leads to darkness, and realise the terrible power of story. An Arab Bedouin tale, and Israeli tale told by Crimean Jews in Ukraine.7x7 Category: Story Name: Themes:...
The Tiger’s Whisker
A man and a woman fall in love, marry and plan to live happily ever after – of course. But war comes to their Korean home. The man goes off to fight – and comes back changed. His wife does not want to live without him, but cannot stand living with him...