Christmas Pyramid

Though her stepmother treats her coldly, a girl works hard and faithfully every day. One day, she jumps into a well after the spindle she dropped and finds herself in a wondrous world. There she meets Mother Holle, and at her house, when the girl gives the feather bed a good shake, snow falls on the earth. As a reward for working with all her heart, the girl is covered in gold from head to toe on her way home. But a very different ending awaits the lazy girl who tries to copy her.

In the Erzgebirge region of Germany, all kinds of toys have long been made by carving wood or by shaping it as it spins. Wooden soldiers are one of them: along with castles, carriages, animals and more, they have brightened the little worlds that children play in. Even the small differences in their uniforms and hats reveal the fun of making wooden toys.

Little Red Riding Hood sets off into the forest to take food to her sick grandmother. When she tells a wolf she meets on the way where she is going, the wolf races ahead, swallows her grandmother and lies in wait in her bed. Pretending to be her grandmother, the wolf swallows Little Red Riding Hood, too. Then a huntsman passing by rescues them both, and Little Red Riding Hood makes it home safely.

A donkey, grown old and abandoned by his master, sets off for Bremen to join the town band. Along the way, he meets a dog, a cat and a rooster in the same plight, and the four decide to travel on together. One night, they come upon a house with robbers inside, so they climb onto one another's backs and cry out as loudly as they can, chasing the robbers away. The four like the house they won by working together so much that, instead of going to Bremen, they stay and live there happily together.

All the youngest son inherits from his father is a single cat. But once the cat is given boots and a sack, he catches game, presents it to the king and makes his master out to be a fine nobleman. Next, with clever words, he gets a shape-shifting monster to turn itself into a mouse and swallows it in one gulp. Thanks to the cat, who even wins the monster's castle for his master, the once-poor young man marries the princess and gains a life of plenty.

Forced by her stepmother and stepsisters to do all the housework, Cinderella toils away, covered in ashes. She is not even allowed to go to the ball at the castle, but with some magical help, she dresses in a beautiful gown and meets the prince. Before long, she slips away, leaving one of her shoes behind, and the prince begins searching for the girl whose foot fits the shoe perfectly. In the end, Cinderella turns out to be its owner, and the two marry.

When the magic mirror says that Snow White is the most beautiful in the world, the queen, jealous of her beauty, sets out to kill her. Snow White flees into the forest and is helped by the seven dwarfs, but the queen, disguised as an old woman, gives her a poisoned apple, and she collapses. The dwarfs lay Snow White in a glass coffin. Later, as the prince has the coffin carried away, the piece of apple stuck in her throat comes loose, and Snow White wakes up.

Chasing a White Rabbit who hurries along checking his watch, Alice falls down a deep hole. She finds herself in a wonderland where drinks and treats change her size, and animals and playing cards can talk. She meets the Cheshire Cat, joins the Hatter's tea party and is pushed around by the Queen of Hearts' unreasonable orders. Finally, she gets caught up in a ridiculous trial, but when she bravely talks back, the cards all fly up into the air at once… and the next thing she knows, she is waking up beside her sister.

While traveling in Bethlehem, Mary and Joseph could find no place to stay. Jesus, who was born there, was wrapped in cloths and laid in a manger, a trough that holds feed for animals. That night, an angel announced the birth of the Savior to shepherds who were watching over their sheep nearby. The shepherds hurried to the baby and rejoiced at his birth. Christmas has been handed down through the ages as the day to celebrate the birth of Jesus.