Il était une fois... ("Once Upon a Time...") takes us back to the origins of Western civilization on the island of Crete. This lively animated series is for French learners of all ages!

Learn about the birth of democracy in ancient Greece and watch a scene from Sophocles's famous tragedy, Antigone, in the next installment of Il était une fois....

A young man consults the Pythia (aka the Oracle of Delphi) to see if the gods will sanction his marriage to the girl of his dreams. What is her forecast? Find out in this video!

While the Athenians were constructing and reconstructing the Acropolis, young Spartans were undergoing a harsh, often brutal education -- a walk in the park compared to what Spartan women experienced during the traditional marriage ritual.

In the next installment of Il était une fois..., we meet some of the great thinkers of ancient Greece: Socrates, Euripides, Sophocles, Protagoras, Anaxagoras, and others. You're sure to be enlightened by the end!

In the last segment of this animated series on ancient Greece, we learn about the later years of the empire, filled with endless wars and the ostracism of some of its most famous citizens.

Have you ever wondered what a blood platelet actually does? Find out as the Once Upon a Time... series tackles biology.

The platelets vanquish the bacteria in the final installment of this animated series on blood. Who knew that a simple cut could be so epic?

Learn what happens when sugar and bacteria attack your teeth enamel... It's the price we have to pay for eating cake!

The battle between toothbrush and cavities ignites in this lively cartoon.

Guess what happens when little children forget to brush their teeth after eating sugar? Watch this fun cartoon and find out. You may never want to eat sugar again... unless you brush your teeth of course!

In the second episode of this animated series, we find out that not brushing one's teeth regularly can have dire consequences. The bacteria fight it out in this little boy's mouth and lose the battle, thanks to the dentist's drill.

The series Il était une fois… les Amériques: Les premiers Américains (Once Upon a Time… the Americas: The First Americans) relates American history from the very beginning up to the twentieth century. Enjoy the opening song about the making of America and its first settlers...

Finding food was often difficult for the earliest settlers of the Americas. Luckily for the characters in this video, there's enough berries to go around.

Since all the animals have moved away from their area, these early Americans are forced to follow in their paw prints... otherwise they'll have no food!