A princess has an immaculate conception and is sentenced to death by her father. Her brother hides her in the forest where she gives birth to a little monkey. The monkey has magic powers and builds a castle for its Read More...

A childless king is given a potion by an old man which cures his 7 wives’ barrenness. However, the child of the 7th wife is a conch. The old man asks for the conch as reward, and turns it into Read More...

A prince disguises himself as an old man, to attend a contest for the hand of a king’s daughter. He is given a magic snuffbox by his fairy godmother to transform him at will. The king had 3 daughters, and Read More...

A Magician turns a poor man into a king, provided he gives him what he wants. Once king, he asks the man for his firstborn son, whom he turns into a fish. At 18, the Fish Prince marries, but his Read More...

A golden crab marries a princess and it turns out he is an enchanted prince. He disappears when she reveals his identity and her mother burns his shell, but is found again and is transformed from bird to man along Read More...

An old man finds a necklace in a tree hole and sells it to the king, who gifts it to his daughter. The necklace turns into a prince and marries the princess. He cautions her never to tell anyone his Read More...

A father is asked to bring different things for his daughters, one who loves him like honey, one like sugar and one like salt. The last one who loves him like salt asks for a bouquet of roses. The father Read More...

A father asks his 3 daughters what to bring for them upon his return from his travels. One asks for a dress, the other for talcum powder and the third, for a bag of coir to make cushions with. The Read More...

A long time ago, a lady in France had a magic mirror which told her who was the most beautiful in the whole universe, and the mirror always told her that she was the most beautiful. But one day the Read More...

Tom Thumb proves that he can travel long distances quickly through his cleverness. He manipulates animals to help him. At 20, he ties himself to a bird and goes to seek his fortune. He comes back with a diamond bigger Read More...