Friendship

In fairy tales, true friendship is always put to the test: Gerda travels to the far north to find Kai, and the Bremen Town Musicians chase off a band of robbers together. These stories make it easier to talk with your child about being a good friend and what to do when a friend lets you down. Every story ends with questions to start that conversation.

Rexik, Trika and the Meteor Shower
Trika wants to catch a shooting star, Rexik notices that the stars burn out high in the sky, and Dad’s “star” turns out not to be a star at all.
Ages 6–87 min readDinosaurs
The Cat and the Rooster
Cat goes off for firewood and begs Rooster not to look out of the window, but the fox sings so sweetly that Rooster cannot help it.
Ages 2–54 min readAnimal stories
Snow White
A jealous stepmother tries three times to get rid of Snow White, but kind dwarfs and a lucky stumble save the girl.
Ages 6–89 min readMagic
Sirko
The farmer sent old dog Sirko away, and a wolf helped him get home. Now Sirko must thank his friend, right in the middle of a wedding.
Ages 6–87 min readAnimal stories
The New Girl
Hoopoe Dana arrives from the far south as the new girl at the forest school, but autumn will call her away. Will her friendship with Timko wait for spring?
Ages 9–1214 min readBig moments
Timko and the Wobbly Tooth
Timko’s first baby tooth falls out right in the middle of a laugh, then vanishes, and all of Oak Grove searches for it until evening.
Ages 6–87 min readBig moments
Timko and the Friends Who Fell Out
Rusty visits Timko, and the friends compete over who is his best friend, until Timko says words to Splash that he can never take back.
Ages 6–87 min readBig moments
Timko Goes to Kindergarten
Little hedgehog Timko goes to Acorn Kindergarten for the first time: he is sad in the morning, but Mom promises to come after lunch and nap.
Ages 2–54 min readBig moments
Rexik, Trika and the Dads' Contest
Rexik’s Dad and Uncle Horn compete to see who is stronger, while the moms quietly save the nests full of eggs from a flood.
Ages 6–88 min readDinosaurs
Rexik and Quetza the Postwoman
Quetza the postwoman brings Rexik a mysterious three-word letter, so he and Trika set off across the valley to see if something is wrong.
Ages 6–86 min readDinosaurs
Rexik and Trika
Noisy Trika asks Rexik to play hide-and-seek, but she just can’t find him, even though he’s standing right beside her the whole time.
Ages 2–53 min readDinosaurs
Rexik, Trika and the Longest Neck
Trika bets tall Alya that she can find Quetza’s lost pouch first. But the pouch was somewhere Alya could never look herself.
Ages 6–87 min readDinosaurs
Rexik, Trika and the Big Rain
Rexik’s and Trika’s dads compete to build the best rain shelter, but the best one turns out to be a bumpy rock that wasn’t there yesterday.
Ages 2–53 min readDinosaurs
The Selfish Giant
A Giant shuts the children out of his garden and winter moves in for good, until one little boy melts the Giant’s heart.
Ages 6–88 min readKindness
Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
Welcoming Sun and Moon invite their friend Water and all her creatures to visit, but Water just keeps on coming and coming.
Ages 6–86 min readNature
Timko and the First Snow
Timko the hedgehog has never seen snow, so Granny Owl promises to call him the moment the very first snowflake falls.
Ages 2–53 min readWinter
The Fox and the Crane
The Fox serves the Crane porridge on a flat plate, the Crane serves her fish soup in a narrow jug, and each goes home hungry.
Ages 2–53 min readFables
A Lighthouse for a Forgetful Whale
A lighthouse keeper’s daughter makes up a song of light so that Bloop, a forgetful young whale, can find his way home even in thick fog.
Ages 6–89 min readFriendship
The Monkey and the Crocodile
A Monkey treats her friend the Crocodile to sweet pink apples, but when he carries her out to sea for his sly wife, only her quick wits save her.
Ages 6–86 min readFables
Momotaro, the Peach Boy
A boy who came out of a giant peach sails with a dog, a monkey and a pheasant to the demons' island to win back the people’s treasures.
Ages 6–88 min readCourage
The Snow Queen
Gerda travels to the far north to melt the splinter of ice in her friend Kai’s heart with the warmth of her own.
Ages 9–1216 min readCourage
The Bremen Town Musicians
Four old animals set off for Bremen to become musicians, but along the way they find something even better: a home and friends.
Ages 6–87 min readFriendship
The Mitten
Grandpa drops a mitten in the forest, and the animals move in one by one, until a big bear comes along.
Ages 2–53 min readAnimal stories