The Snowman

Puppet adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

A puppet fairy tale about a disobedient train that did not just want to carry coal and drove to return to his work after a sad experience.

Children with their musical instruments are able to drive lazy Martin out of the furnace and punish him for his laziness.

Another of Hermína Týrlová's "wool fairy tales" tells about two children who decorated a Christmas tree.

Different animals play with a marble in this whimsical story from Hermína Týrlová, ‘the mother of Czech animation’

Ferda Mravenec (Ferda The Ant, 1944 ) runs over ten minutes, telling the tale of an ant colony versus a spider. This one is teeming with characters, with impressive animation, fun gags, and a good story.

A boy makes a knot in his handkerchief to remind himself to repair his leaky faucet. The handkerchief, however, is alive and kicking, and flees from its pocket to explore the outside world. The boy gets distracted by a game of soccer, forgetting the faucet. In the meantime, the handkerchief meets other pieces of fabric that come to life.

In WWII Czechoslovakia, an old toymaker incorporates secret messages in his models to fool the Germans. They find him out and he flees. As the Gestapo officer hunts around he is attacked by the toys, who send him packing. Live action and stop motion short by Hermína Týrlová.

A stop-motion animated fairy tale about good and evil using wooden folk toys.

A fairy tale for children about correcting a selfish chick.

Two little figures are born from the wool clippings, who compete for the wool doll's favor and try to impress her with their bizarre antics.

Puppet animated movie about an evil king, a golden-haired princess and living and dead water based on the fairy tale by Josef Kaynar.

An episode from a series of fairy tales tells the story of correcting the behavior of a mischievous and devilish boy. When the boy gets glued to a bucket, he finally understands how he's harmed the animals in the yard and woods.