Animated Tales of the World facts for kids

Animated Tales of the World is a cool animated TV series. It first aired in 2001. This show shared amazing stories from all over the globe. It was shown on channels like HBO and S4C. Christmas Films made the series for S4C and Channel 4.

Exploring the Episodes

Animated Tales of the World brought many different stories to life. Each episode shared a unique tale from a different country. The series aired from 2001 to 2003. It had two main seasons, plus more episodes that came out later.

Season 1 (2001)

• 01 – Green Man of Knowledge, A Tale from Scotland – February 11, 2001
• 02 – Fionn, A Tale from Ireland – February 11, 2001
• 03 – Ewen Conger, A Tale from France – March 11, 2001
• 04 – The Two Brothers, A Tale from Russia – March 11, 2001
• 05 – Raven Steals the Daylight, A Tale from Alaska – March 18, 2001
• 06 – Tree with the Golden Apples, A Tale from Holland – March 18, 2001

Season 2 (2002)

• 01 – The Magic Paintbrush, A Tale from China – January 5, 2002
• 02 – Cap O'Rushes, A Tale from England – January 15, 2002
• 03 – Podna and Podni, A Tale from Pakistan – January 15, 2002
• 04 – The Three Sisters Who Fell Into the Mountain, A Tale from Norway – January 16, 2002
• 05 – Flower of Fern, A Tale from Poland – January 16, 2002
• 06 – Bad Baby Amy, A Tale from Australia – January 23, 2002
• 07 – Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, A Tale from Denmark – January 23, 2002
• 08 – Redhill, A Tale from Singapore – January 29, 2002
• 09 – Timoon and the Narwhal, A Tale from Canada – January 31, 2002
• 10 – The Enchanted Lion, A Tale from Germany – January 31, 2002
• 11 – King March, A Tale from Wales – February 5, 2002
• 12 – Aunt Tiger, A Tale from Taiwan – February 6, 2002
• 13 – The Myth of Persephone, A Tale from Greece – February 10, 2002
• 14 – Shepherd Boy Tumur, A Tale from Mongolia – February 10, 2002
• 15 – The Crown and Sceptre, A Tale from Arabia – February 12, 2002
• 16 – How the Tortoise Won Respect, A Tale from South Africa – February 14, 2002
• 17 – John Henry: The Steel Driving Man, A Tale from the United States of America – February 18, 2002
• 18 – King Solomon and the Bee, A Tale from Israel – February 20, 2002
• 19 – The Tyrant and the Child, A Tale from Burkina Faso – November 25, 2002
• 20 – The Chief and the Carpenter, A Tale from the Caribbean – December 25, 2002

Season 3 (2004)

• 01 – The Shoemaker's Son, A Tale from Armenia
• 02 – The Magic Gourd, A Tale from China
• 03 – Ummemo the Echo, A Tale from South Africa
• 04 – The Story of Flax, A Tale from Poland
• 05 – Merlin and the Dragons, A Tale from Wales
• 06 – The Manairons, A Tale from Catalonia
• 07 – Frau Holle, A Tale from Germany
• 08 – The Multi-Colored Jackal, A Tale from India
• 09 – Umuninyan, A Tale from Namibia
• 10 – The Loch Ness Kelpie Gaelic, A Tale from Scotland
• 11 – Crossing the Snow, A Tale from Japan
• 12 – The Raspberry Worm, A Tale from Finland
• 13 – The Boy who had No Story, A Tale from Ireland

Where the Show Aired

Animated Tales of the World was shown in many countries. Here's a list of some of the places where kids could watch it:

North America

• United States: HBO (2001–2003) and HBO Family (2001–2005)
• Canada: CBC and TFO
• Mexico: XEW-TDT
• Latin America: Discovery Kids

Europe

• United Kingdom: Channel 4 (2001–2003)
• Spain: K3 (2007–2009) and Super3 (2004–2009)
• Ireland: RTÉ (English) and TG4 (Irish)
• Wales: S4C (2001–2003)
• France: La Cinquième
• Scotland: BBC Alba
• Germany: ZDF and BFBS
• Finland: YLE TV2
• Poland: TVP
• Hungary: M2
• Netherlands: KRO

Africa

• Namibia: NBC
• South Africa: SABC2
• Burkina Faso: Télévision Nationale du Burkina Faso

Asia and Oceania

• Singapore: Kids Central
• Hong Kong: TVB Jade
• China: CCTV
• Nauru: NTV
• Pakistan: PTV
• New Zealand: TVNZ
• Australia: SBS

Awards and Recognition

This animated series was very successful! It won two big awards in 2001. These were Primetime Emmy Awards. One award was for amazing animation. The other was for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance. This award went to Peter Macon for his voice work on the show.