Fairy Tales with Granny MacDuff

When a piece of a Straw meets a piece of Coal and a Bean, they form an unlikely friendship and decide to see the world. But what happens when they reach a little brook surprises them all!

A white snake with magical powers gives a young man the gift of hearing what animals are saying. When he sets off to travel the world, he soon finds himself in a great kingdom competing for the princess's hand in marriage. Will he win her affection? A retelling of the classic fairy tale, The White Snake.

When Old Hildebrand goes on a journey to find laurel leaves in order to cure his daughter's cold. But when he meets a fortune teller along the way, he learns there is trickery afoot!

This week for highlight Thursday we're spotlight ... The Red Shoes! A girl named Katherine buys a pair of coveted red shoes, but when she starts to dance in them, she learns they have powers of their own.

This week for highlight Thursday we're spotlight ... The Twelve Brothers! Twelve princes are banished from the land by an angry sorceress. When their sister discovers about their plight, she sets out into the forest to break the spell and bring them home.

This week for highlight Thursday we're spotlight ... The Ragamuffins! A rooster and a hen decide to take a small holiday, but when the journey proves too long, they decide to stop for the night and charm their way into a fancy inn, only to make the inn-keeper regret letting them stay!

Mac is a Resolute, little creatures who are in charge of New Year's Resolutions. But Mac has no interest in resolutions, instead he wants to see the world. So he sets out to do so. On his journey, he meets a little girl who needs his help.

On Christmas Eve, Katrin reads her new book until she can't keep her eyes open, and once asleep, finds herself transported into a magical world.

Santa asks Felonius Pelonius, the Grelf, or grumpy elf, to go to London to help a little boy get off the naughty list.

A little drummer boy brings music back to a town long without hope.

A little boy and his grandmother bake a Gingerbread Man who escapes from the oven and causes mischief wherever he goes.

The Acorns and the Walnuts have been at odds for generations after a run-in with the Great Squirrel. Now, it's up to little Adeline Acorn and William Walnut to bring them all together. Can they do it?

When young Catherine realizes her stepmother, a witch, is trying to do away with her, she goes to her Sweetheart Roland for help. They decide to run away, but not before they take the witch's wand which holds all her power. Will they escape the witch?

When a sorceress gifts the king and queen a pair of shoes for their baby, Princess Edwina. She says if the child wears them to her celebration, she will be protected all her life. But when a nursemaid puts a different pair of shoes on the baby, the sorceress grows angry and casts a spell. No shoes will ever fit the princess, for she will have small feet and big toes, and if she were to ever try to fit into a pair, she would be banished to the farthest rock on the highest hill. Can the spell be broken?

When little William's mother bakes a Johnny-cake, she asks him to keep an eye on it in the oven. But soon, William finds the Johnny-cake has left the oven and is rolling out the door! What adventure will the Johnny-cake find?

Tantalinius, a Vamptula, half tarantula, half vampire, has entered into the big web weaving contest. And he's got one dream - to have the Halloween Howler be a part of his design. But no one would dare try to find the Howler. Seen but not heard, he was the stuff of legend. Unafraid, Tantalinius ventures off to find him ... will the Howler help him?

The old witch who lives in the woods has caused trouble for the people of the kingdom for many years. Some have tried to vanquish her, but she is too powerful. So, when the princess arrives at the castle to celebrate her wedding to the prince, she vows to stop the witch once and for all. And perhaps she can, for the princess is hiding a secret of her own ...

Fia might seems like a normal Irish girl, but what no one knows is ... she can see ghosts! And banshees, and fairies. In fact, she has three banshees who follows her around day and night. But when they go missing, Fia must help a fairy and a ghost get them back from the mischievous leprechaun who's searching for his gold.

When a young man and a princess fall in love, the King will only give permission for them to marry if the young man brings him three golden hairs from the head of the Demon of Eldritch. Will he succeed?

Sybille is forced to cook and clean and spin wool every day by her mother and sister. But one day, she finds herself in a magical world where she meets Mother Holle, the mother of winter. She stays happily and takes good care of Mother Holle, but soon starts to feel homesick. So, Mother Holle sends her home with a great gift. A gift that makes her sister mightily jealous. And so, she decides to visit Mother Holle. Will Sybille's sister receive the same kindness as Mother Holle showed her? #cinderella #fairytales #bedtimestories #grannymacduff #storiesforkids