Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World — Season 1, Episode 1: Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna
30 min • 1 season, 7 episodes
Episode synopsis
A Tale from China, Greenland and France. Beauty and the Beast (France): The beast is massive, powerful, and ugly to behold, yet only the love of a young girl can save him. The Chinese Parrot (China): A magical parrot must save the love between a scholar and the servingmaid of an evil sorcerer. Sedna (Canada): A mighty bird spirit disguises itself as a young hunter to win the heart of a lovely Inuk girl.
About Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World
This educational cartoon series tells a classic, well known fairy tale and then compares it to two similar lesser known fairy tales from different parts of the world.
More episodes from Season 1
- E2Sleeping Beauty/The Petrified Palace/The Sun, the Moon, and Talia
- E3Cinderella/Maria Cinderella/The Maiden, the Frog, and the Chief's Son
- E4Rumpelstiltskin/St. Olaf and the Troll/King David and the Giant
- E5Hansel and Gretel/The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister/Pedro and the Monster
- E6Rapunzel/Fenchelchen/The Princess in the Tower
- E7Hansel and Gretel/Tangled Up