The Three Golden Children refers to a series of folktales related to the motif of the calumniated wife, numbered K2110.1 in the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature. The name refers to a cycle of tales wher
The Emperor overhears the conversation of the three sisters. Frontispiece from Andrew Lang's Violet Fairy Book by Henry Justice Ford (1906).
Princess Parizade restores the petrified men to life with the Golden Water. Illustration by Adolphe Lalauze (1881).
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
The Three Golden Children (folklore)
…and a girl "more beautiful than silver". Bottigheimer, Jack Zipes, Paul Delarue and Marie-Louise Thénèze register two ancient French literary versions: Princesse Belle-Étoile et Prince Chéri, by Mme. D'Aulnoy (of Contes de Fées fame), published in 1698, and L'Oiseau de Vérité ("The Bird of Truth"), penned by French author Eustache Le Noble…
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