The Enchanted Snake
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The Enchanted Snake or The Snake is an Italian fairy tale written by author Giambattista Basile in the Pentamerone, as the fifth story of the second day. The tale is related to the international cycle
Princess Grannonia meets the helpful fox. Illustration from Stories from the Pentamerone (1911, Macmillan).
The Blue Bird (fairy tale)
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"The Blue Bird" is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy, published in 1697. An English translation was included in The Green Fairy Book, 1892, collected by Andrew Lang.
The princess is given a necklace by the Prince, under the guise of a blue bird.
Cover of an edition of The Blue Bird
Florine bribes her stepsister.