A Children’s Guide to Folklore and Wonder Tales
“Beauty and the Beast” I: The Sleeping Prince
S1 E2:
Dr. Harvey introduces you to a Norse tale called "East of the Sun, West of the Moon." This story introduces us to the theme of transformation - a theme that is both scary and exciting, and is a common in folktales to help us understand how we grow and change, and to teach the lesson that looks can be deceiving.