Storybook International

First broadcast in 1981,[3] it consisted of 65 episodes, aired as three separate seasons. Although its distribution was originally confined to Britain and Europe, Storybook International enjoyed extensive cable play in the USA, Scandinavia and the Middle East in subsequent decades. In 1984 they released Stories and Fables under Walt Disney Home Video. Fitfully released on VHS throughout the 1980s and 1990, the full series was finally made available on DVD in 2006.[4]

The show famously began with an animated title sequence with a troubadour singing the theme song, The Storyteller, accompanied by a friendly anthropomorphic fox. The original version was sung in a traditional English folk style, but subsequent international versions had different versions of the song. Notably the USA's version replaced the line "In England, I am John" with "In America, I'm John".

• Clever Manka -Russia.
• Moses and the lime kiln-Egypt.
• Cap O'Rushes-Scotland.
• the widdow's lazy daughter-Scotland.
• The grief of Pi Kari-New Zealand
• The pedlar's dream-England
• The priest knows all-the netherlands
• The foolish brother-Arabia
• The emperor and the abbot-Ireland
• The forbidden door-arabia
• Sorrow-Russia
• The straw hat-Germany.
• The well at the world's end-Scotland
• Riches or happiness-India.
• Hinemoa-Native America
• Nikorima-polynesia
• The hired help-Russia.
• The island of drums-Hawaii
• Three bags of silver-France.
• The foolish lad-Denmark.
• Great heart-Native america.
• The robber chief-Scotland.
• The stubborn princess-Germany.
• Secret soup-Sweden
• The clever trapper-Germany.
• The mysterious woodcutter-Taiwan.
• The wise merchant-Arabia.
• The twelve months-Russia.
• Morwen of the woods-Wales.
• The bar of gold-Ireland.
• The little beggar-Arabia.
• Lea-Israel.
• The Russian and the tartar-Russia.
• The miraculous doctor-Greece.
• The great slayer
• Myself-Ireland.
• The three coins-Mexico.
• The spoiled son-the Netherlands.
• Simpleton Peter-Greece.
• Basket of flowers-England.
• The haunted pasture-England.
• The blind beauty-the Phillipines.
• The strange guest-Switzerland.
• The princess who never laughed-Denmark.
• The black cape-Spanish.
• The ambitious tailor-France.
• The woodcutter and the devil-Hungary.
• The magic stone-Wales.
• The squires bride-France.
• The five loaves-Greece.