Vánoční panenka

Christmas Eve is approaching, parents are preparing gifts, and little Anežka longs for a doll from a shop window. She has no idea that her dream doll, Dorotka, is under the control of a mysterious puppet. He has transformed himself into a Whisperer who appears to the girl, tempting her to lie, talk back, and be insensitive. Every time Anežka hurts someone, his power grows stronger. The doll moves further and further away from her. But Anežka also moves further away from herself. In the end, it is up to her whether the fairy tale will have a happy ending...

Domovníkov syn

TV transcript of the fairy tale story H. Ch. Andersen's fairytale story about the desire for happiness and the need to forgive in order to find true happiness. Two families lived in one house - a rich general and his daughter Emilia upstairs, and his landlord and his son George in the basement apartment. The two children liked each other very much, but their friendship was thwarted by Emilie's mother. So when one day the rich patron discovered Georg's talent and took him with him to Italy, Georg carried a piece of bitterness in his heart. When he returned some time later as a successful and famous painter, he could not resist returning his humiliation to the impoverished general's family. But love is stronger than revenge...

Korunní princ

Somewhere in the Forbidden Forest lives the evil wizard Kruciatus. A hundred years ago, he attempted to destroy the kingdom now ruled by King Alexander, who has two sons - the heir to the throne, John, and the younger prince, Charles. However, Charles refuses to accept his role as second in line at any cost. With the help of his servant Pakosta, he breaks into a forbidden chamber in the castle, obtains magical props left behind by the evil wizard, and intends to destroy his brother. Prince John drinks a magic potion served to him by his mischievous brother, which instantly erases his memory. John then recklessly sets off on a journey to the Forbidden Forest, where everyone who has ever entered has disappeared without a trace.

Pávie pierko

Version of the fairy tale "The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs"; unlike this one, the young charcoal-burner's son, who has been prophesied as the hard-hearted king's successor - which he is determined to prevent - has a begrudging foster brother. The king uses him for his sinister plans. While the hero wins the princess's heart through honesty, kindness and courage and masters the tests set by the king, the two darklings bring each other to ruin.

Конек-Горбунок

Adventures of Ivan the Fool and humpbacked horse in the world of kind magical creatures and cruel people.

Snow White

A young princess named Snow White is sent away from her palace to live in the woods due to the jealousy of her stepmother.

Hänsel und Gretel

A Brothers Grimm fairy tale involving siblings finding a gingerbread house in the middle of the forest owned by an evil witch who captures them and by fattening them, intends to have them for her meal.

Voděnka

The spring nymph Voděnka is actually a girl from the human race who was taken in as an orphan by three magical aunts – Jezinka, Polednice, and Bludička. The aunts entrusted Voděnka with a magical jug and the task of taking care of all the springs and streams. On his way home, a young potter named Jirka gets lost in the marshes and accidentally breaks the jug. He also meets Voděnka, falls in love with her, and promises to fix what he has done. In order to make a new jug, he must complete the tasks set by Voděnka's aunts and also obtain potter's clay from a secret place in the marshes, which is guarded by the treacherous mud goblin Vodouch. Vodouch has his own designs on Voděnka and, together with the wild girl Rosnatka, sets all kinds of traps for Jirka...

Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure

Dařbuján a Pandrhola

A poor miner, Kuba Dařbuján, cares for his wife Markýtka and eleven children. When a newborn arrives, he seeks a godfather and, finding only Death fair to all, accepts a pact: as a doctor whom Death accompanies at the foot of a patient’s bed, he can heal; but if Death stands at the head, no cure is possible. Kuba eventually heals even a miserly brewer, violating the pact and imprisoning Death, leading to a world where no one can die and unforeseen chaos follows.

Dornröschen

German-made adaption of the famed Grimm Brothers fairy tale.

Jak přišli kováři k měchu

Terezka is in love with Antonínek, a shepherd boy. However, her father, an old blacksmith, does not approve of their love, as he would rather see his daughter married to a decent man who could light a fire with his breath and to whom he could pass on his smithy. Poor Antonínek has no choice but to seek help from a dwarf living in the rocks. The dwarf gives him a bellows, and in the end, everything turns out well.

Die Hexenprinzessin

Amalindis, the first-born of the two royal twins, is dutiful and agrees to marry Prince Tanka. Zottelhaube, on the other hand, the second-born, does not feel connected to her nobility, but to the great outdoors and a wolf - and lives in the forest. Suddenly, three witches kidnap Amalindis, as the first-born can be a witch herself. The witches see this as a prerequisite for the eldest of them being able to rejuvenate herself in order to survive: she will slip into the body of Amalindis for the next solar eclipse! "Zottel" suspects that time is running out before this transformation. Reluctant to go with Tanka, who is determined to accompany her, she sets off on the dangerous journey to rescue her sister. She has no idea that she, of all people, will fall in love in the process. And she has no idea that it will soon be in question who is actually the first-born and therefore the one with powerful witchy abilities.

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

Spoof of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) with an all-black cartoon cast. One of the “Censored 11” banned from TV syndication by United Artists in 1968 for racist stereotyping.

Treasury of Children's Stories

A trio of stars read stories for kids.

Zázračná láska

A tale of the power of motherly love to break down the nonsensical laws about the worship of beauty as the highest value of human life.

Uloupený smích

The Lakota king is so stingy that he wants to marry his only daughter, Princess Forgetful, to Prince Bohatu, even though the girl doesn't like the groom because he is conceited and "empty-headed." But at the right moment, the blacksmith's son Ondřej, a singer, appears on the scene and protects her from unwanted marriages...

Afandi va Azroil

Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot

Snow White and her sister Rose Red try to help two princes stop an evil dwarf from robbing the royalty of their wealth.

O vánoční hvězdě

The star Svituška, paired with the admired Sirius, is one day cast down to earth by the jealous star Proxima. Svituška falls into a village where she is found and cared for by a teacher named Václav. Svituška has only a few days to return to the sky or she will perish. She relies on Sirius to rescue her, but intrigues by Proxima keep him away. Each evening, Václav watches the princess skating on the frozen lake and harbors a secret love for her. One night, Svituška accompanies him and, upon seeing the princess, rekindles her own light, fueled by the power of Václav’s pure love for the princess. With Václav’s help, Svituška will survive until she can return to the heavens.