"Backe, backe Kuchen" is a popular German children's song. The lyrics can be traced back to a tradition in which a baker would signal that he was finished baking his bread so that the neighbors could come and use the warm oven to bake their cakes.

Animated films about Socke the little raven have been a big success in Germany. The English title is Raven the Little Rascal - The Big Race. In this short report, you can find out where and how they are produced. Enjoy!

"Fuchs, du hast die Gans gestohlen"("Fox, you stole the goose") is one of the most well known German children songs. A thievish fox gets a warning that stealing might result in his demise.

With this video we can learn the names of the fingers and family members in German.

This clip was created under the auspices of the pilot project "Weil wir es wert sind!" ("Because we're worth it!") of the Rain Forest Foundation OroVerde! Its purpose is to create awareness of the relationship between the rain forest, CO₂ emissions, and climate change!

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.

Take a walk through the countryside with pig brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time, the ever curious Piggeldy wants to know what a "schimmel" is. Enjoy this German cartoon classic!

Seeed singer Peter Fox sings of the temptations of pop stardom and successfully preventing sexually transgressive behavior through alcohol abuse.

Comedian Bastian Pastewka narrates this charming animated version of the classic tale "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."

This cute animated penguin video with a children's song has been a big hit on YouTube with more than a million views!

Hans, half hedgehog and half boy, is searching for his place in the world. After a chance encounter with the king, he finds himself in a predicament that leads to a very surprising ending!

The classic tale "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" is presented with style in animated form and narrated by Bastian Pastewka. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

The practical side of learning a foreign language is on display in "Die polyglotte Katze" ("The Multilingual Cat"), a delightful and instructive little poem by German humorist and actor Heinz Erhardt. Viel Spaß beim Zuschauen! An animated film from SAEK Görlitz.

"Die Wichtelmänner" ("The Elves and the Shoemaker") is a classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm about a poor cobbler who gets a much-needed economic boost from a most unexpected source. Voodoo economics indeed! Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

The pig brothers are at it again! Out for a stroll in the countryside and you guessed it: little brother Piggeldy has a question for his older brother. This time the topic is butterflies! Viel Spaß beim Zuschauen!

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!

This is the very nicely told and animated Irish folk tale of poor Niall O'Leary and the leprechaun's pot of gold. Just when you think it's all up with Niall, he manages to... well, see for yourself! Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

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!

Another twisted tale in the canon of the Brothers Grimm. This time, the "wicked stepmother" (in the original, it was their real mother) convinces the "loving father" to abandon their children in the winter woods. And the moral of the tale: "Abandon your children to starve and they will return with treasures"? Enjoy the wonderful animation and narration by actor Bastian Pastewka.

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...

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!)

This is the introduction and end titles to the popular 1980 animated TV series "Lucky Luke" with German country songs by Freddy Quinn.

Yet another classic Hans Christian Andersen tale with an ambivalent moral. If you love, you will always lose? Jealousy destroys even the things you love? Don't trust a goblin twice or you're a sucker? You decide!

While Frederick explains to his little brother Piggeldy what a wig is, they end up discovering an important truth. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!