A puppet animated fairytale, about a heroine who uses her magic whistle to break the spell of a beautiful but wicked witch, and charms a prince with her wit, goodness, prudence, and freckles. Designed to develop language arts skills. Charming and fey, this modern fairytale employs a crude and colourful animation style in the service of its gentle, whimsical nature.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015843
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Animation → Animated films - United States
Childrens Films → Children's films - United States
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Magic
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Fairy tales
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Magic
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Witchcraft
Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Witches
Music & Performing Arts → Magic
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)