Once a terrible scourge fell upon a distant land. The king and elders were helpless until the daughter of a goatherd rid the land of the evil Black Cape.
The son of a great Indian King is married to a Princess who runs back to her father. To save her life and win her love, the Prince must first humble himself and then fight three great battles.
A simple African tribesman called Nibo sets out to explore the world outside his village. His journey takes him to a land where Minu is all powerful. But Minu is not who he seems.
The youngest son of a peasant family has never been made to work. One day he gets lost and, to the fury of everyone who tries to help him, shows a great talent for getting things wrong.
A great Chinese King had a secret. When a young barber learns this terrible secret he shares it with, of all things, a tree. Safe enough, you might think - but you would be wrong.
A man who beats his wife learns his lesson the hard way. His wife tricks the King's messengers into believing he is a doctor who will only cure people if he is beaten. The strange thing is that he succeeds in curing the strangest cases.
The three sons of a poor Zulu villager are given some gold in settlement of a dispute with a rich villager. Despite all that his elder brothers do to hinder him, the youngest brother succeeds in making his way in the world.
Long ago, on an island near Japan, a young girl was rescued from bandits by a mysterious woodcutter. Although he is kind and good, he cannot return her love.
A haughty Indian king has two daughters - one he rewards, and one he punishes by giving her to a beggar. Eventually the king's grave mistakes are put right - he learns humility and that the good are rewarded and the wicked are punished.
In Denmark many years ago, a band of robbers terrorised the countryside. A young boy, by a series of dangerous tricks, became their leader only to trap them and return all of the stolen property to its rightful owners.
The three sons of a poor Spanish peasant have only one coin each to make their way in the world. One becomes a robber, one a blacksmith, and one buys a crystal ball. Together they set out to rescue a princess from the evil Black Knight.
The impossible demands of a Zulu King create a problem for his blacksmith, who eventually teaches his terrifying chief a lesson in humility with the help of woman everyone thinks is mad.
A poor depressed peasant is helped by the doctor from a neighbouring village who gives him a bar of gold. Although it helps him to become rich and happy, this bar of gold is not what it seems.
A miserly, vain squire wants to marry a shoemaker's daughter, but it is against her will. The wedding is announced, the guests arrive and the feast is ready - but where is the bride?
A petulant Indian Prince plays a mean trick on his chief minister. At the last minute, the minister and his wife are rescued from a life in prison by a strange coincidence.
A rich farmer tricks a poor peasant into working for him for nothing. The peasant's brother goes to work for the wily man to see if he can put matters right by tricking the trickster.
Far away in the East, a humble peasant once worked for a wealthy merchant, but he had to seek work elsewhere when he was falsely accused of stealing. His one wish was to restore his honour and return to marry the merchant's daughter.