Princess My hears a beautiful flute melody coming from the river. She longs to meet the musician, whom she imagines to be a rich and handsome young man. When the fisherboy Truong Chi appears before her and reveals himself as the real flute player, the princess does not respond well.
A grandfather builds a giant kite with his grandson, but first time they try to fly it, they are pulled up into the sky! Grandma is worried that the pair will catch a cold during their flight and insists on sending warm winter clothes up to them.
On the run, a young girl Olli, her loyal dog, Pinkus, and their new friend, Alexander the Horse, seek refuge from a storm in an old mill, which also happens to be the lab of a science professor and his crocodile, Susi, who looks after him.
Princess Henriette must work and prove herself before she is able to receive her reward in this DEFA adaptation of the Grimms’ original.
Klaus lives and works with his two brothers, Kunz and Franz, but they are cruel and treat him poorly. One day, Klaus helps an old woman and offers to share his frugal meal. In return, she gives him a goose with feathers made of pure gold as a gift.
Herder Pagwa lives in a hut in a valley of beautiful flowers, where he hoards a mysterious chest whose secret is not revealed even to his three sons. The elder two believe that the chest is filled with gold and precious stones, so they break it open.
The king sends the horse Fallada with a crone, a symbol of his marriage proposal, to his future bride. The king is very happy to meet the woman who passes herself off as his fiancée.
A dragon family sends their slowly-growing child to its grandfather. Grandpa is the best soup cook, which might encourage the little dragon to eat more. But the old witch Krakelia has stolen Grandpa's kettle! The little dragon and Grandpa must outwit her to get it back.
Many animals live in King Magus's ghostly garden, but they are not standard zoo creatures: they were all once people. The cruel ruler has enchanted them, as he did to Hanna, who refused to marry him.
The young Countess Gritta von Rattenzuhausbeiuns lives in an old, run-down castle with her father, Count Julius.