Wilhelm Hauff

An evil witch needs Jacob, the kind-hearted shoemaker's son, in order to carry out her sinister plans. When Jacob refuses, the witch takes away seven years of his life and turns him into an ugly dwarf. With seven years gone, Jacob returns to his home as a dwarf, but nothing is the same.

Young Caliph is bored and wishes to turn into a stork. A magic powder gives him an ability to become any bird or insect or any other animal. But as an animal he must not laugh, otherwise he will forget the magic word which allows him to transform. Yet, once, being a stork, he breaks the rule. He has to find the evil sorcerer, the master of the powder, to become human again. During his search he meets a girl the old man turned into a salamander... (kinoglaz.fr)

Based on Wilhelm Hauff's story "Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck" ("The adventures of little Muck"). (imdb)

Little Mook searches for the elusive Merchant of Luck. With the help of a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than even the Sultan's fastest runner, and a magic wand that leads to the most splendid of treasures, Little Mook helps his good friend Prince Hassan to win the hand of the lovely Amarza, the Sultan's daughter. (imdb)

Lavish adaptation of Wilhelm Hauff′s fairy tale: Young charburner Peter Munk dreams of joining the upper class. He makes a deal with the sinister Holländer-Michel, who offers to trade Peter′s human heart for one made of stone. Once he has the “cold heart” in his body, Peter eventually strikes a fortune and enjoys great wealth, but at the same time, he becomes a bitter and emotionless man – and, having lost all traces of humanity, even murders his wife Lisbeth.

A poor and lonely coal seller trades his heart to a demon of the forest, hoping to improve his condition. It won't be long before the consequences of his actions catch up to him.