Heartwarming / The Storyteller

• The conclusion of "Fearnot" in its entirety is astonishingly heartwarming, as Fearnot finally learns what it is to shudder when faced not with monsters or boogeymen, but with the prospect of losing his sweetheart. When he realizes that not only has he saved her, but he's experienced genuine fear for the first time, the expression of pure joy on his face is a sight to behold.
  Fearnot: You taught me! I've been so far, so long. And all it needed was the thought of losing you to teach me what fear was. I shuddered! I shuddered! I SHUDDERED!!
  • Fearnot's friendship with Mr. McKay is also sweet. McKay goes from following Fearnot just to get his money, to becoming a dear friend who goes on to share his story to others.
• The Princess catches her "grovelhog" (hedgehog) husband Hans in "Hans, My Hedgehog", and refuses to let him go after wandering the world to the point where three pairs of iron shoes she wore had been worn down to nothing and her hair turned white, as a way of proving her love for him. It works too, with Hans forgiving the princess for breaking her promise earlier and the two happily getting married.
• The thief who saves Lucky in "Luckchild" is appalled at the cruelty of the king who ordered him cut to pieces, and forges his letter into a declaration to have him marry the princess to make his life easier. When they meet again in the lair of the griffon, the thief risks his life to help Lucky again. Not bad for the self-proclaimed "nastiest".
  • The thief’s relationship with the griffon is also bizarrely cute. The creature keeps the thief and refuses to eat him since it sees him as a friend, liking his food and demanding scritches like a spoiled-but-affectionate pet.
• In "A Story Short", the Storyteller's final story is able to move the king, the queen, the court, and even the terrible cook to tears and make them all applaud him. After seeing him in danger of being executed for most of the episode, it feels good to see the Storyteller so praised. Then, not far away, we see the Beggar who ensured the Storyteller had a heck of a story to tell, smiling happily at seeing him get his reward.
  • The cook also redeems himself after hearing how cruel he had been, giving out food to the poor for free.