The Princess and the Pea / The House in the Woods[Let's Pretend Series
Let's Pretend, created and directed by Nila Mack (1891-1953), was a long-run CBS radio series for children. Mack's Let's Pretend began March 24, 1934, running for two decades before the final show on October 23, 1954. Adaptations included classics and fairy tales.The series received numerous awards, including two Peabody Awards, a Women’s National Radio Committee Award and five Radio Daily Awards.In 1970 Telegeneral adapted these stories on vinyl records.
Anook, the young polar bear, is a princess who lives with her father and two sisters their icy castle. Anook is the youngest princess and the clumsiest, which is something her sisters never let her forget. Kids follow Anooks story as she grows from a tiny tongue-tied cub into a brave and noble bear who is tricked by her wicked sisters and rejected by her aged father.
Added by: decabristka | Karma: 68076.20 | Fiction literature | 12 April 2010
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Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the Bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet.
A wicked witch curses a beautiful princess and she pricks her finger on a spindle stick. The princess falls into a deep sleep, together with everyone else in the palace. However, a handsome prince arrives to save the day... See how things have a happy ending in this classic fairy tale.
