martes, 17 de junio de 2014

ASSORTED FAIRYTALES

Young Ned enters a haunted mansion where enchantment reigns:



Kate, a young maidservant, seeks her new mistress, befriending magical creatures along the way:



In times without greed, corruption, or conflict... the gods entrust a very special box to a curious lady called Pandora. The rest, we may say, is history!


A master patissiere, who happens to be a wife and mother, is whisked away by the fair folk to prepare delicious desserts for them. Will Lucy be able to escape and reunite with her loved ones?


Andersen's immortal tale about a girl the size of her mother's thumb, born out of a wish and a flower. As the seasons change, she gets one unwanted suitor after the other: a froglet, a braggart beetle, a posh mole... Will she find true love somewhere?


A farm girl gets a mini calf for a pet. But some animals need to be free... such as the cattle of the fair folk! Will Jenny be able to say goodbye to Kebeg?


Three young peasant sisters accept a royal engagement challenge. Tansy (the eldest) is dark-haired, Celandine (the middle one) is fair-haired, and Grindelia (the youngest) is auburn... and rather absent-minded! Which one of them will become a princess bride?


A Slavic "Clever Lass" story, in which the czar is outwitted, time after time, by a peasant maiden. But love gradually blossoms between the unequal contestants in this dramatic battle of wits...


A crippled tin soldier falls for a lovely music-box ballerina. But her jack-in-the-box fiancé casts a curse on the lovers to separate them. After many adventures... will true love find a way?


One winter, the Snow Queen freezes young Kai's heart and whisks him away to her court north of the Arctic Circle. And thus, Kai's friend Gerda goes forth on a quest, encountering the Clever Princess, the Robber Girl, and many more enchanting characters. But will their aid and Gerda's own willpower suffice to warm Kai's heart?


A day in the life of a young otter:



Susan, the daughter of a missing captain, lives as an exile among the riverside reeds for years in her father's absence, a feral child raised by the riverside fauna. One autumn day, the gulls bring tidings of the girl's father, having landed all the way from Persia... Or is he another captain? Her swan friends hasten to meet the stranger to verify if the tall, dashing captain James is Susan's missing father...
(Part I of this two-part story is needless, since it describes Susan's mother's death and her father's departure in a quite Dickensian way that moves me to tears, aside from giving a description of the setting. So I just uploaded Part II, which I listen to as a stand-alone story, and which can be listened to as a stand-alone)



A modern story retold in an Andersenian way, with a snake for a white knight and a rose for a lady fair:



A favourite Norse myth in which Frost Giants steal Thor's hammer and will only hand it over in exchange for Freya's hand. Loki the trickster has an idea... resorting to crossdressing! And thus, comedy ensues...


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