Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
This is the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm of the young couple who take a walk into the woods, and the young woman winds up being transformed into a bird by a witch and abandoned by her lover. Another classic tale of fear, abandonment and redemption...
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
"King Thrushbeard," one of the Grimm brothers' fairytales, tells the story a haughty princess who mistreats her subjects. But in the end - at the hand of a wise and forgiving suitor - she learns an important lesson in life. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Another curious tale from the Brothers Grimm about a young couple who steal food from an elderly widow and as punishment lose custody of their daughter, who later becomes royalty by marriage. Good luck figuring out the moral of this story!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Another grim fairy tale from the twisted minds of a 17th century European. Not satisfied with merely cutting the wolf open, they fill him with stones so that he can drag himself to a horrible death. (No endangered species were harmed in the making of this cartoon!)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
This wonderful animated version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin" features the many guises of narrator Bastian Pastewka. "Rumpelstiltskin" seems to have some very ambiguous morals: Lying to the powerful about your daughter is good? Marrying a powerful man is good, even if he is a swine? Never give a rich woman with a baby a second chance? See if you can figure it out!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Another psychological marvel from the Brothers Grimm, in which (spoiler alert!) two sisters cuddle up to a bear, who, instead of eating them, turns into a prince and marries one of them, kindly matching up the other with his brother. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Sagenhaft reinterprets the classic tale of Snow White from the Brothers Grimm.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
On one of his ocean adventures, Sinbad the Sailor learns what true riches are. A tale from One Thousand and One Nights, the definitive collection of stories from the Islamic Golden Age.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
The classic story of the gingerbread man who comes to life is retold in this fun animation.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
When the Gingerbread Man reaches a river, he has to make a tough decision. But if you think you know how the story ends, you might be surprised by the ending of this version!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany South German
Cettina reads Part 1 of "Das Aschenputtel," known in English as "Cinderella." By the way, you'll notice that the German word for Cinderella is neuter – which means that "es/ihm" here translates to "she/her."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Cettina reads Part 2 of "Das Aschenputtel," a fairy tale known in English as "Cinderella." (By the way, you'll notice that the German word for Cinderella is neuter – which means that "es/ihm" here translates to "she/her.")
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Connie prepares for a sleepover at preschool with all of her friends.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Conni and her preschool group go walking in the park at night with their teachers. There are many creatures that they would never see during the day!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Conni is able to sleep without any trouble at kindergarten, and tells her parents about all of their adventures when they pick her up the next day.
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