The Storyteller

A barren peasant woman, desperately craving a child, naively says aloud that she wouldn't care what it looks like. Soon enough, she gives birth to a baby who resembles a hedgehog.

A young man named Fearnot sets out on a quest to learn how to shiver in fright. He meets a traveling tinker called McKay who vows to lead the boy to frightening places.

The Storyteller recounts a time in his life when he came upon a castle as a beggar and talked himself into a commission to tell the King a story each night for a year.

When a cruel, cold-hearted king hears about the birth of a luck child prophesied to one day rule in his stead, he seeks out the child and tries to get rid of him.

Prince Leo learns about a heartless giant imprisoned long ago by his father somewhere in his castle. The boy tries to befriend the giant, but he tricks Leo into setting him free.

An honest soldier receives a ruby whistle, a comparable dance, an unbeatable deck of cards, and a magic sack for being kind to three beggars.

A king with three grown daughters is looking to find a new wife, and proclaims to marry whomever fits the original queen's ring.

A witch has set her eyes on the widower King and manages to turn his three young sons into ravens.