A comic rendering in verse of well-loved Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, each ending with a moral and full of puns. The titles of the tales themselves make another verse.(Summary by Annise)
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Episodes
01 - How the Babes in the Wood Showed They Couldn’t be Beaten
Episode 1 · 2:32
02 - How Fair Cinderella Disposed of Her Shoe
Episode 2 · 2:59
03 - How Little Red Riding Hood Came to be Eaten
Episode 3 · 3:06
04 - How the Fatuous Wish of a Peasant Came True
Episode 4 · 3:00
05 - How Hop o'my Thumb got rid of an Onus
Episode 5 · 3:01
06 - How the Helpmate of Blue Beard made free with a door
Episode 6 · 3:21
07 - How Rumplestilz Held Out in Vain for a Bonus
Episode 7 · 3:15
08 - How Jack Made the Giants Uncommonly Sore
Episode 8 · 2:40
09 - How Rudeness and Kindness Were Justly Rewarded
Episode 9 · 4:07
10 - How Beauty Contrived to Get Square with the Beast
Episode 10 · 3:07
11 - How a Fair One no Hope to His Highness Accorded
Episode 11 · 3:35
12 - How Thomas a Maid from a Dragon Released
Episode 12 · 3:41
13 - How a Beauty was Waked and Her Suitor was Suited
Episode 13 · 4:02
14 - How Jack Found that Beans May go Back on a Chap
Episode 14 · 3:26
15 - How a Cat Was Annoyed and a Poet Was Booted
Episode 15 · 3:48
16 - How Much Fortunatus Could Do with a Cap
Episode 16 · 3:51
17 - How a Princess Was Wooed from Habitual Sadness
Episode 17 · 3:30
18 - How a Girl was too Reckless of Grammar by Far
Episode 18 · 3:30
19 - How the Peaceful Aladdin Gave Way to His Madness
Episode 19 · 3:12
20 - How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar - Envoi