Britannica's Tales Around the World (also referred to as Britannica's Fairy Tales from Around the World and Familiar Tales Around the World) is a direct-to-video animated educational series that was released in 1990.
Britannica's Tales Around the World, written by Douglas Lieberman, teaches kids a familiar fairy tale from around the world, followed by two lesser-known stories that share a similar theme. The series opens up in a computer-generated landscape, containing a floating castle and the planet Earth in the background. Pat Morita would explain the significance of each of the three stories and then the camera zooms to a country on Earth where the fairy tale was traditionally told.
A selection of over 18 stories including:
Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna
Cinderella/Maria Cinderella/The Maiden, The Frog and The Chief's Son
Hansel and Gretel/The Woodcutter's Wealthy Sister/Pedro and the Monster
Sleeping Beauty/The Petrified Palace/Sun, Moon, and Talia
Rapunzel/Fenchelchen/The Princess in the Tower
Rumpelstiltskin/St. Olaf and the Troll/King David and the Giant
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