folklore

Peel risks his life to save his brother Pome's new bride from her father's evil curse.

Not knowing the man he meets in the forest is the tsar, a young soldier discloses that he has deserted.

The king challenges the animals in his kingdom to prove their wisdom by making him a robe of smoke, but only the tortoise is able to satisfy him.

A sad princess finds happiness after marrying a beggar.

An impoverished knight finds a miracle when his cherry tree blooms on Christmas Day, but greedy servants get in his way when he tries to take the fruit to the King.

A retelling of the old Russian fairy tale in which beautiful Vasalisa uses the help of her doll to escape from the clutches of the witch Baba Yaga.

A Japanese folk tale about an artistic young boy whose love for drawing cats gets him into trouble and leads him to a mysterious experience.

When her newly bought pig won't go over the stile, an old woman tries to enlist the aid of some reluctant helpers so she can get home that night.

A retelling of the adventures of Aladdin who, with the aid of a genie from a magic lamp, fights an evil sorcerer and wins the hand of a beautiful princess.

A folk explanation for the guinea fowl's protective coloration that enables it to hide from its natural predator, the lion.