Rabbit Ears storybook collection

Two rascals sell a vain emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

In the yellow hues of the African plains, hunting was easy for the leopard, whose light coat served as camouflage. When all the animals moved away, the hungry leopard had to follow them to the striped, spotted forest. But he didn't stand a chance of survival unless he acquired spots himself. This adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling classic comes alive with the gentle sounds of South Africa.

In this tale, a king tells a young woman to spin a room full of straw into gold, or she will die. To complete this impossible task, she is forced to promise her firstborn child to a mysterious man in return for his gold-spinning ability. Years later, he returns to claim what is his - only to find he has underestimated the power of a mother's love.

In this beloved tale by Hans Christian Andersen, a lonely outcast is transformed into a beautiful swan and rewarded for his patience and endurance.

A Southern folktale in which a young girl, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a man who wandered the Ohio Valley in the 1800s planting apple trees and making friends.

The classic tale in which a boy climbs to the top of a huge beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.

Two Jamaican folktales about a spider who tells tall tales. First he must outwit a snake to possess all the tales of the jungle, while in the second story he tries to appear more important than he really is.

A cartoon story based on the traditional American folksong that recounts the compelling adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad.

An animated retelling of Washington Irving's tale about a man who falls into a deep sleep and wakes up twenty years later to a very different world.