Magic Tales is a series of interactive storybooks, made from 1995-1996, aimed at children. There are six entries, and each tells a story inspired from the tales of a certain culture. Most are unique, but The Little Samurai and Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese are based on pre-existing stories.
The framing device is Grandpa Mouse narrating the stories to his grandson and granddaughter.
In order of release, the games are:
- The Little Samurai (Japan, based on the story of Issun-Boshi)
- Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese (Russia, based on Baba Yaga)
- Imo and the King (Africa)
- The Princess and the Crab (Italy)
- Liam Finds a Story (Ireland)
- Sleeping Cub's Test of Courage (Native America)
These interactive storybooks provide examples of:
- Animate Inanimate Object: Very likely to occur when you click on something.
- Brick Joke: Clicking on a certain area of the pond in an early scene of The Princess and the Crab will cause a turtle to appear, look around, laugh awkwardly, and say "'Scuse me". Clicking on the ocean near the end of the story will cause the same thing to occur.
- Conspicuously Light Patch: Most backgrounds have a painted look, while characters and interactable items are pixelated and flat.
- Disneyfication: Compared to the original version of Baba Yaga, a witch that turns children into magic geese is much more tame.
- Everything Dances: In each scene, there are multiple objects that the player can click on that will then play an animation. There's a decent chance it'll sing and dance.
- Face Your Fears: Princess Marina is afraid of water, but needs to swim in order to free Prince Anthony.
- Faerie Court: Liam finds himself in one.
- Forced Transformation: Prince Anthony is transformed into the titular Crab before he is introduced in The Princess and the Crab. The three Magic Geese were also children, and Baba Yaga attempted to do the same to Tasha's little brother, Niki.
- Leprechaun: Seamus, a main character in Liam Finds a Story
- Gratuitous Italian: Used repeatedly in The Princess and the Crab
- Not Like Other Girls: Princess Marina, much to her father's frustration.
