Fairy Tales in Order of Publication Page 4
The Little Match Girl Video

A charming animation of the story of the Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen. It’s beautiful but rather said (From YouTube).
The Town Musicians of Breman
This amusing story by the Brothers Grimm is about four farm animals who believe they can earn a good living as musicians. But it isn’t really by the sweetness of their barking, braying, mewing, and cockle-doodle-doing that gets their supper.
Rhino

This will make you smile. A purple Rhino sings how everybody knows you got one tale, four feet, twelve toes.
Four Aesop Fables
Aesop’s fables are loved pretty much everywhere. In these four adaptations by Storynory a rat, grasshopper, a fox and a mouse tell their tales in their own words.
Puss in Boots

One of the most cunning cats in all fairytale literature. Like all cats though, he is more than just a fluffy bundle of cuddles. He has claws and he uses them – all in aid of enriching his master.
The Tinderbox

A solider finds a magic tinderbox. When he rubs it, three enormous dogs appear and do any task he requests. Soon he is rich and in love with a princess. This is the first story published by Hans Christian Andersen, and it has much in common with Aladdin.
Video: The Rat and The Elephant

Aesop’s fable set in India and told by a rat who thinks he is ‘rather cute”. He is envious of all the fuss made about an elephant. Video by Be My Friend Animation with audio by Storynory
Rapunzel
Quite a few of the classic fairy tale themes: the maiden in the tower, the baby taken at birth by a wicked witch, an enchanted but forbidden garden – and the iconic image of a maiden lowering her long tresses of golden hair down to her prince.
Astropup Part One

Bonzo the dog – otherwise known as Astropup – is taken away from his family and sent into space along with a cat and a parrot. Bonzo tells the exciting and scary story in his own words.