Princess Belle-Etoile
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Princess Belle-Etoile is a French literary fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Her source for the tale was Ancilotto, King of Provino, by Giovanni Francesco Straparola. It is related to the theme o
Princess Belle-Etoile rescues Prince Cheri
The children of Queen Blondine and sister Brunette picked up by a corsair after seven days at sea; illustration by Walter Crane
Chéri saves a dove from drowning
Calumniated Wife
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The Calumniated Wife is a motif in traditional narratives, numbered K2110.1 in Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. It entails a wife being falsely accused of, and often punished for, some
Princess Belle-Etoile
…written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Her source for the tale was Ancilotto, King of Provino, by Giovanni Francesco Straparola. It is related to the theme of the calumniated wife and classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as type ATU 707, "The Three Golden Children". These tales refer to stories where a girl…
The king finds a mysterious maiden in the woods. Illustration for Mary's Child.
The discovery of the abandoned children
The Virgin Mary halts the queen's execution by bringing the maiden's children.