Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World
1990
📺 1 Season
🎬 7 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
This educational cartoon series tells a classic, well known fairy tale and then compares it to two similar lesser known fairy tales from different parts of the world.
Seasons
Season 1
A Tale from China, Greenland and France.
Beauty and the Beast (France): The beast is massive, powerful, and ugly to behold, yet only the love of a young girl can save him.
The Chinese Parrot (China): A magical parrot must save the love between a scholar and the servingmaid of an evil sorcerer.
Sedna (Canada): A mighty bird spirit disguises itself as a young hunter to win the heart of a lovely Inuk girl.
Crew
Director
David Alexovich
Writer
Douglas L. Lieberman