Britannica's Fairy Tales From Around the World — Season 1, Episode 5: Hansel and Gretel/The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister/Pedro and the Monster

Episode synopsis

Tales from Germany, Syria and The Philippines. Hansel and Gretel (Germany): The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister (Syria): A poor and mean-spirited woodcutter encounters a mysterious and wealthy woman claiming to be his sister. She lures him and his wife and ten children to her palace, only for his wife to discover that the "sister" is a demonic monster planning to eat the woodcutter's entire family. But the woodcutter refuses to believe her. Pedro and the Monster (Philippines):

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

• E1Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna
• 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
• E6Rapunzel/Fenchelchen/The Princess in the Tower
• E7Hansel and Gretel/Tangled Up