Two rogues come to the court of the Emperor and persuade everyone that they can make clothes that are invisible to anyone who is simple in the head or unfit for their jobs. The whole court praises the beautiful clothes.
Robin Hood was the politest robber in all history. He liked to entertain his victims at his table in Green Wood. In the first of our series, his guest is a sad knight who has fallen on hard times.
How Theseus killed the Minotaur with the help of Ariadne – an exciting myth from Ancient Greece with some historical background about King Minos and Crete woven in.
The animals at the zoo live a life of luxury until a new head-keeper is appointed. The monkeys must give up their TV, and the Lion has to stay awake in visiting hours. They plot revenge.
The Wicked Queen is determined that Princess Beatrice should marry a rich prince – but Beatrice stays true to her long lost Prince Bertie – then the Queen finds someone who looks just like Bertie.
The hare from the famous tale by Aesop tells his version of the race with the tortoise – just in case you thought that he really was slower than his rival. The real winner is the cunning fox.
An amusing tale about a boy whose parents called him “Dummy” – but he can’t have been that much of a dummy because he found a golden goose and made the grandest people of the town look like fools.
Beauty and Beast by Charles Perrault is one of the great romantic tales of all time. With exotic music and sound effects.
Lazy Jack goes out to work, but he’s not used to earning a living, and he gets into all sorts of muddles. An amusing fireside tale from the North of England.
The story of how George saved a town and a princess from a fearful dragon. He is associated with courage and chivalry and several countries have chosen him as their patron saint.
