Legends of the world

Unhappy with the choice of wives that his father's advisors present to him, Prince Velimer sets off to find the kind and beautiful Princess Yevrossima, who has been enchanted by an old witch.

Retells a Latvian legend about a young man who, with his friends, saves a beautiful princess from being forced to marry.

Galya, a merchant's daughter with two unkind sisters, goes in search of her love Finist the falcon, who is sometimes a bird and sometimes a fine young man.

A Peruvian rendition of the Great Flood story, in which a llama warns the people and animals to seek shelter on Huillcacato to avoid the rising sea, Mamacocha.

Mr. Dog sneeks into the home of Mr. Man and Mrs. Woman to find food and warmth, and when the family discovers him, they decide he can stay.

Jack, a young man who is not accustomed to hard work, finds himself down on his luck after frittering away his inheritance from his father, but he has a reversal of fortune, and a change of heart when he meets a magical girl.

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

Retells a Haitian folktale in which Coucou the owl hides his face from the light of day because he believes himself to be ugly, and Rouge the rooster tries to trick him into leaving his true love Drina the swallow.

After winning seven wishes from a magical horse, the foolish Juan Bobo wastes six of them on his way to try to make the king's daughter laugh.

Greedy Sun refuses to share the sky with Moon in this Cuban legend that explains why solar eclipses occur.