The Green Fairy Book Tale 7 - Fairy Gifts

The Green Fairy Book Tale 7 - Fairy Gifts

In which Princess Sylvia, under the Flower Fairy’s gentle guidance, visits various princesses who have received different enchanting gifts, each revealing the hidden burdens and limits of their bestowed graces. After thoughtful reflection upon the trials of beauty, eloquence, charm, and wit, Sylvia chooses a gift of quiet spirit, embracing a serene contentment that brings joy both to herself and to those around her.

The Green Fairy Book Tale 6 - Sylvain and Jocosa

In which two children of a quarrelling village family grow up inseparable and beloved by the Fairy of the Meadows, who promises to keep them together so long as they tend her favourite fountain each morning. Their devotion is tested by unforeseen trials, and after a long journey, they find comfort in the fairy’s care and a humble but happy home where a tale of fortune and misfortune is told to illuminate the virtues of contentment and faithfulness.

The Green Fairy Book Tale 5 - Rosanella

In which a delicate contest between two fairies sets the stage for a tale replete with enchantment, as a royal babe named Rosanella mysteriously vanishes and twelve bewitching maidens emerge to console a grieving queen. Amidst courts adorned with charm and trials of constancy, the interweaving fates of princes and princesses unfold beneath the watchful eyes of their fairy patrons.

The Green Fairy Book Tale 4 - The Enchanted Watch

In which a simple young man named Jenik is granted leave to travel by his wealthy father and, through a chance act of kindness, comes into possession of an enchanted watch with wondrous powers. As Jenik returns home and uses the watch to transform his fortunes and surroundings, he encounters both joy and tribulation, accompanied faithfully by a dog and a cat he once saved.

The Green Fairy Book Tale 3 - The Story of Caliph Stork

In which Caliph Chasid of Bagdad acquires a mysterious powder promising transformation into any creature, and in his curiosity, he and his Grand Vizier venture forth to test this wondrous magic among the storks by the pond. Their adventures lead them to unexpected companionship and a peculiar enchantment that entwines their fates with that of a sorrowful screech owl residing in ancient ruins.