Metaxas, Eric

Relates how the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox, who has set out to trap him.

In this version of a traditional Romanian tale, a boy big and wise beyond his years leaves home with a magical horse and has many adventures.

Found floating on the river inside a peach by an old couple, Momotaro grows up and fights the terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years.

Traces the life of the Christian theologian whose faith led him to speak out against Nazism and join in unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Hitler, discussing the personalities and experiences that shaped him and detailing his role in the religious resistance to Nazism.

More than anything, a lonely young boy, living with his parents in a lighthouse on an isolated island, wishes for a toy whale for Christmas.

When the Tsar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, a goofy country bumpkin sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. Includes an audio cassette with narration and music.

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.

Presents the classic tale of Jack, who climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his fortune.

Presents a retelling of the fairy tale in which a poor man catches a magical fish that will grant any wish, but his wife's unseemly greed turns the blessing into a curse.

Tells the life story of the Patuxet Indian who, after his capture, escape, and return to his childhood home, helped the Pilgrims establish the colony of Plymouth.