The Fairy of Joy believes that everybody would be much happier if all their wishes could come true; the Fairy of Cares and Woes does not agree with her. To decide who is right,...

From a story by Vaklan Rezac. End of the 18th century. A hatter opposes a man's mercenaries and is arrested. The son and daughter with the help of a magic hat to save him will...

Krabat, a beggar boy, is lured to become an apprentice to an evil, one-eyed sorcerer. With a number of other boys, he works at the sorcerer's mill while learning black magic....

John is a young shepherd, who for his innate generosity first arouses the discontent then the aggressive hostility of the powerful. To save his life he is forced to flee his...

Schoolboys discover that if sitting in a certain rocky cliff area in the forest, they can memorize anything they read there for exams the following day. Turns out the rocky cliff...

A prophecy announces that the son of humble peasant will marry the King’s daughter. To avert such a disaster, the King decides to get rid of the new born baby boy, but all his...

Due to a magic spell a King begins to grow old very quickly. He asks his three sons to go and search for an antidote for his sickness. The first two laugh at their younger brother...

During the last winter war, a mother brings her young son from Prague, going to a mountain village. The little girl remains enchanted by gauge railway where children go to...