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help please, a bullied bird 3-4-8
a dreadful (and boastful) driver 4-2-4-4
he loved cheese 3-4
fur footwear- mis-translated as 5-8
answers are pantomimes, christmas plays,
or traditional folk tales. thanks jojo.

fur footwear - GLASS SLIPPER (French for FUR and GLASS are similar words - ver and verre, I think - so a mistranslation occurred)

2 Toad of Toad Hall?

1 The Ugly Duckling

...though Google doesn't confirm the "fur" translation!