Britannica Fairy Tales 1-3 DVD

Disc 1 - Beauty & The Beast Sleeping Beauty and other tales: The celebrated fairy tales of 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Sleeping Beauty' have enthralled children and adults alike for generations. Now Encyclopaedia Britannica presents these famous stories side-by-side with other tales of a similar theme from around the world. In 'Breaking The Spell' Sleeping Beauty is followed by the Banglasdeshi story of 'The Petrified Palace' and from Italy; 'The Fairytale Sun' and 'Moon and Talia'. Secret Identity' 'The Chinese Parrot' and the Canadian tale of 'Sedna' follows 'Beauty... and the Beast'. Disc 2 - Hansel & Gretel Rapunzel and other tales: The celebrated fairy tales of Hansel and Gretel and Rapunzel have enthralled children and adults alike for generations. Now Encyclopaedia Britannica presents these famous stories side-by-life with other tales from around the world with a similar theme. In 'Hungry Witches' we meet Handel and Gretel and then learn about The 'Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister' a tale from Syria as well as 'Pedro and the Monster' a story from the Philippines. 'Trapped in Towers' features Rapunzel followed by the Maltese story of 'Fenchelchen' and the Israeli tale 'The Princess in the Tower'. Disc 3 - Cinderella Rumplestiltskin and other tales: The celebrated fairy tales of Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin have enthralled children and adults alike for generations. Now these two famous stories are presented side by side on this feature in addition with other tales of a similar theme from around the world. In 'When Dreams Come True' Cinderella is followed by Maria Cinderella a Chilean story and by The Maiden The Frog and the Chief's Son; a legend from Nigeria. In 'Secret Names' we guess the name of Rumplstiltskin then journey to Norway and Israel for the tales of St. Olaf and the Troll followed by King David and the Giant. [show more]

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