Tales of Magic

A miller's daughter must spin straw into gold with the help of a mysterious little man who demands a terrible price.

A princess cursed by a slighted fairy pricks her finger on a spindle and falls into a hundred-year sleep, until a brave prince awakens her.

A poor fisherman catches an enchanted flounder that grants wishes, but his wife's growing demands push their luck too far.

One of Andersen's longest and most highly acclaimed stories, centered on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend, Kay.

A soldier returning from war meets a witch who sends him into a hollow tree to retrieve a magical tinderbox that summons three powerful dogs.

A poor street urchin discovers a magic lamp containing a powerful genie who grants wishes, but a wicked sorcerer wants the lamp for himself.

The fearsome witch of Slavic folklore who lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs, flies in a mortar, and eats those who fail her tests.