A collection of thirty-five fairy tales from the folklore of Lithuania, Africa, Germany, Greece, and France.

A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid's tail for legs, hoping to win the love of a prince and earn an immortal soul for herself.

A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever catwins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.

Presents fairy tales gathered from the folklore of Russia, Germany, Italy, France, China, Scotland, and England.

A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Four Russian folktales--"The Snow Maiden, "Sadko the Merchant," "The Firebird," and "Baba-Yoga and Fair Vassilisa"--are set in the framework of a fifth tale, "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," as told by a wise old cat.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.