Magic

In magical tales, ordinary things suddenly come alive: a little pot cooks porridge all by itself, and an old clock gives back lost minutes. But the magic never does the heroes’ work for them: what helps Gerda most is not a spell but her warm heart. After a story like this, ask your child what bit of magic they would most like to have.

Grandma’s Chest: The Didukh
On Christmas Eve Mirko finds an old didukh in Grandma’s chest, hears how it once danced and sneezed, and ties a new one with her.
Ages 6–87 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 Wawel Dragon
A Polish legend: a dragon under Wawel Hill terrifies all of Kraków, the knights run away, and humble shoemaker Skuba beats it with a needle and a clever idea.
Ages 6–88 min readCourage
Aladdin and the Magic Lamp
Lazy young Aladdin finds a magic lamp underground, and when a cunning sorcerer steals it, he wins everything back with his own wits.
Ages 9–1215 min readMagic
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack swaps a cow for five magic beans, climbs a beanstalk above the clouds and escapes a giant with a little hen and a golden harp.
Ages 6–87 min readAdventure
Little Muck
A boy who teased Little Muck hears his story: magic slippers, a jealous court, a false accusation, donkey ears, and learns that mockery is not funny.
Ages 9–1212 min readMagic
Pinocchio
The wooden puppet Pinocchio runs away, tells lies and lands in trouble, and to save his father he must learn to be honest and hardworking.
Ages 9–1213 min readMagic
Rumpelstiltskin
A miller boasts that his daughter can spin straw into gold, and now only one thing can save her: the strange name of a tiny little man.
Ages 6–86 min readMagic
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
Thumbelina
A tiny girl born in a tulip escapes a toad, a beetle and a blind mole, and the swallow she saved carries her to a warm land of flowers.
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
The Princess and the Pea
A prince searched the whole world for a real princess, and it was the old queen who recognised her, with the help of one tiny pea.
Ages 2–53 min readMagic
Puss in Boots
The youngest miller’s son inherited only a cat, but that cat in boots outwitted the king, the mowers and even a man-eating giant.
Ages 6–87 min readAnimal stories
The Little Mermaid
The youngest sea princess gives up her voice for legs to be near the prince, and on her last night she makes the hardest and bravest choice of all.
Ages 9–1216 min readMagic
The Fisherman and His Wife
A poor fisherman lets a magic flounder go, and his wife Ilsebill keeps asking for more, until she wants to give orders to the sun itself.
Ages 6–88 min readMagic
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 Cartographer of Unspoken Words
Granny gives Yaryna a magic map, and she sails to the island where her family keeps the words they never dared to say.
Ages 9–1212 min readAdventure
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
An old soldier in an invisibility cloak follows twelve princesses through magic groves and finds out where they wear out their shoes every night.
Ages 6–87 min readMagic
The Wild Swans
A wicked stepmother turns eleven princes into swans, and their sister Eliza silently knits them nettle shirts to break the spell.
Ages 9–1212 min readCourage
Kotyhoroshko, the Boy from a Pea
A boy born from a little pea grows into a mighty hero, defeats a dragon, frees his sister and brothers, then sets off into the world with loyal friends.
Ages 9–1213 min readCourage
Kyrylo Kozhumiaka
A fierce Dragon has stolen the princess of Kyiv, and only Kyrylo Kozhumiaka, who kneads twelve hides at once with his bare hands, can save her.
Ages 9–1213 min readCourage
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
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
The Twelve Months
A stepmother sends Marushka out in winter for violets, strawberries and apples, and the twelve months by a magic fire help the kind girl.
Ages 6–87 min readWinter
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
On Christmas night, Marie saves a wooden Nutcracker from the seven-headed Mouse King, and he leads her to the magical Kingdom of Dolls.
Ages 9–1212 min readMagic
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 Clockmaker of Shadow Street
A clockmaker’s apprentice finds a magic clock that brings back lost minutes and must choose: undo his mistake, or bravely own up to it.
Ages 9–1213 min readCourage
Sweet Porridge
A kind old woman gives a girl a magic pot, but her mother forgets the word that stops it, and porridge floods the whole town.
Ages 2–54 min readMagic