Kindness

In The Mitten, one animal after another finds shelter inside a lost mitten, because nobody says there is no room. The little cloud who lost her rain is not left alone either: a breeze, a sunflower and a frog all lend a hand. Stories about kindness show children that even a small kind act makes the world a little warmer.

Why the Spruce and the Pine Stay Green
A little bird with a hurt wing looks for a place to winter: the proud trees send her away, but the spruce, the pine and the juniper take her in.
Ages 2–54 min readWinter
Perez the Mouse
Little King Bubi sets out at night with Perez the Mouse to visit a poor boy named Gilito, and learns what it truly means to be a king.
Ages 6–89 min readKindness
A Christmas Carol
On one Christmas night the miser Scrooge meets three spirits and manages to change before it is too late.
Ages 9–1218 min readWinter
The Swineherd
A princess scorned a real rose and a nightingale, yet kissed a swineherd for a magic toy, never guessing who he really was.
Ages 6–87 min readKindness
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
Cinderella
A fairy godmother whisks Cinderella to the ball in a pumpkin coach, but at midnight the magic ends and a glass slipper is left on the stairs.
Ages 6–88 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
King Thrushbeard
A proud princess mocks every suitor, then spends a month with a wandering fiddler and learns for herself how much someone else’s laughter stings.
Ages 6–87 min readFeelings
Rexik and the Lost Egg
Rexik finds a lonely egg by the river and guards it with Trika for many days, until he learns who is living inside.
Ages 2–54 min readDinosaurs
Urashima Taro and the Sea Princess’s Box
The fisherman Urashima saves a turtle and visits a palace under the sea, but at home a strange secret of time and a box that must never be opened await him.
Ages 9–1213 min readMagic
The Ugly Duckling
A gray duckling chased out of the farmyard survives autumn and a harsh winter, and in spring sees in the water that he has become a swan.
Ages 6–88 min readFeelings
The Lion and the Mouse
A Lion laughs at a tiny Mouse and lets her go, but later she chews through the ropes of a net and saves him.
Ages 2–52 min readAnimal stories
The Nightingale
An emperor trades a living nightingale for a glittering mechanical bird, but when Death comes, only a real song can save him.
Ages 9–1214 min readNature
A Pillow for the Moon
The Moon just can’t fall asleep, so little Sonya and the animals sew him a soft pillow out of a little cloud.
Ages 2–53 min readBedtime
The Happy Prince
The golden statue of the Prince asks a little Swallow to give his jewels to the poor, and the Swallow stays with him all winter long.
Ages 9–1214 min readKindness
The Snail Who Carried the Moon Home
A little snail finds the Moon in a puddle and carries it through the night garden back to the sky, helped by a firefly, a cricket and a moth.
Ages 2–53 min readBedtime
The Umbrella Who Was Afraid of the Rain
A new yellow umbrella hides from the rain in a cupboard, until a lost little girl called Solomiyka is caught in a downpour outside.
Ages 6–87 min readCourage
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
The Shoemaker and the Elves
Someone secretly makes boots for a poor shoemaker at night; before Christmas he and his wife discover who, and make the tiny helpers warm gifts.
Ages 2–54 min readWinter
Mother Holle
Hardworking Olenka jumps into a well after her spindle, meets Mother Holle, whose featherbed makes it snow, and comes home covered in gold.
Ages 6–87 min readWinter
The Sparrow and the Two Chests
Grandpa searches for the sparrow Granny chased away and gets a box of treasure, but spooks climb out of greedy Granny’s big chest.
Ages 6–88 min readKindness
The Little Cloud Who Lost Her Rain
A little cloud searches for her lost rain, and a breeze, a sunflower and a frog help her give a thirsty garden a drink.
Ages 2–53 min readBedtime