The Star Thalers, one of the Grimm brothers' fairytales, tells the story of an orphan girl, who, despite her abject poverty, one by one, unselfishly gives away her very last possessions. Viel Spaß!

Der Struwwelpeter, known famously in English as Shockheaded Peter, is a brutal set of stories from the 19th century intended to terrify children into behaving.

In 1891, Mark Twain wrote Slovenly Peter, his own translation of the book.

This video selection, made in the 1950s, adds a fantastic, surreal element to what is already a bizarre selection of tales. Copyright: RheinMainTV.

"Mama arbeitet wieder" (Mom’s Going Back to Work) is a German TV drama focusing on gender roles. In this part, Corry and Mark struggle to maintain the household while keeping up with their demanding jobs.

When Eva Sonntag gets hired for a job, the email goes to the wrong person, who then decides to assume the identity of Eva Sonntag. What could go wrong?

Suspicious that the new co-worker is forging her identity, one of the workers talks with the real Eva Sonntag.

As it turns out, the fake Eva Sonntag is not the only imposter in the office.

„Nicos Weg“ is a series for German learners. In the first episode, Nico is listening to German lessons when he runs into Emma and her mother.

As Nico leaves the airport, he has some bad luck with his suitcase.

Nico's bag was accidentally loaded into a taxi and driven away! Luckily, someone offers to help.

Nico still doesn't have his luggage, and can't exactly remember his aunt's address. Lisa and Emma offer to give him a ride into the city.

Nico learns how to tell Emma and Lisa his name in German. When they stop to put gas in the car, he sees something he recognizes.

Nico thinks he has maybe found his bag, but no such luck.

Nico, Lisa, and Emma run into Lisa's friend Max, who suggests that they get Lisa's father to help with Nico's situation.

Lisa calls her father, a policeman, to see if he can help find Nico's aunt.

Nico and Emma play a game in the car just before Lisa drops her off at a birthday party.

While Lisa drops Emma off at a birthday party, Nico waits in the car and hears something interesting on the radio.

Nico has the bold idea to call a radio station and tell them about his missing bag.

Nico and Lisa go to the police station, where her father files the little information Nico can give him.

Nico goes to the "Wohngemeinschaft" ("WG") where Lisa lives and meets her housemates, who are getting ready for a party.

When Nico shows Nina and Sebastian the photo of his aunt, Sebastian has the idea to post the photo online and see if anyone recognizes the bicycle shop.

Nico and his friends order pizza and find out that someone has responded to the photograph of his aunt's bicycle shop on social media.

Nico and Lisa eat pizza with Lisa's roommates and talk about the party they are having.

Nawin receives some nice souvenirs at his farewell party, and he and Nico and Lisa discuss various German cities.

Nico meets Selma, who is from Damascus, and learns how to speak about cardinal directions in German.