Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
One of Hans Christian Andersen's saddest tales, "The Little Match Girl" tells of a homeless girl who is left starving on the icy streets one Christmas Eve. Was Andersen making an early attempt in the 19th century to raise social awareness? Watch this and decide for yourself...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Based upon a legend in medieval Baden-Württemberg, "The Women of Weinsberg" tells the tale of a group of women who, through their cunning and guile, saved the lives of all their male kindred from certain death. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Sagenhaft reinterprets the classic tale of Snow White from the Brothers Grimm.
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
The story of Sleeping Beauty is called "Dornröschen" [literally "Little Thorn-Rose"] in German. As with most fairy tales, this one too has a happy ending, unless you happen to be a wicked fairy!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Piggeldy discovers that the difference between Frederick and a cat is that Frederick doesn't eat mice! We also get to learn the German names for many parts of the body. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The classic tale of the "Three Little Pigs" has been rendered wonderfully in cartoon form by Colorland Animation with narration by Bastian Pastewka.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Piggeldy's inquisitive nature once again leads to an adventure. In this episode, he and his older brother Frederick go looking for "nature's invisibility cloak": fog.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Bastian Pastewka narrates the French folktale Beauty and the Beast. If only all stories had such a lovely ending!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
In this wonderful, early animation of Piggeldy and Frederick, Piggeldy's older brother Frederick discovers that the funniest things of all can be unintentional — and Piggeldy learns to laugh!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
This classic tale of "The Princess and the Pea," based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen, has just one weak point in the plot: wouldn't a real princess have avoided complaining to her host about an uncomfortable bed? Enjoy this wonderfully animated video narrated by Bastian Pastewka.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
In this very early episode of Piggeldy und Frederick, our two beloved pigs may have bitten off more than they can chew!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
See the tale of the Little Thumbling (sometimes called "Tom Thumb"), who wants to see the world, but discovers he doesn't like all that he finds. Based on the fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault.
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Frederick explains to Piggeldy about coal-burning and nuclear power plants, and predicts over three decades in advance of the actual event the dismantling of nuclear power plants in Germany!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Piggeldy wants his brother Frederick to tell him what patience is, and ever the demonstrative type, Frederick takes Piggeldy on a very long winter walk...
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The xenophobic sayings "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" as well as "Never look a gift horse in the mouth" have their origins in the Homeric tale of the Trojan Horse and the fall of the city of Troy. This story should read well in German, as the German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the true location of ancient Troy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Bastian Pastewka narrates the tale of the magician's apprentice, based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. See for yourself if there is a lesson to be learned in this classic story!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Take a peek at this simple but stunning video from German-Hungarian pop singer Anna Depenbusch. Released in 2012, it's from her fourth album and is entitled "Sommer aus Papier" [Paper Summer]. Viel Spaß!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
The subject today is "holes." In this episode, the brothers P & F stumble upon a pond which Frederick speaks about. As always he runs into trouble with counterexamples & contradictions. In the end, Piggeldy saves the day with a philosophical response about holes being defined by the context in which they appear. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Germany
Yet another grim fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm with an ambiguous moral: Pay your bills or your children will be taken away from you? Brilliantly narrated by Bastian Pastewka, from the series Legendary: Tales from Around the World.
Difficulty: Newbie
Germany
Frederick the pig teaches his little brother Piggeldy how to play soccer in this charming animated clip. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
Poor, poor Little Mermaid! Most fairytales have happy endings, but Hans Christian Andersen decided to dash this fishy princess on the rocks... wonderfully animated and narrated by Bastian Pastewka, enjoy!
Difficulty: Beginner
Germany
Today Piggeldy has an important realization as he learns what "fast" and "slow" mean. Also available as an app.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Germany
The old folk tale "The Three Brothers" is about the meaning of work and family, as well as the treasures that are to be found in the soil. From the series Legendary: Tales from Around the World.
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