The Blue Bird (fairy tale)
| The Blue Bird | |
|---|---|
The princess is given a necklace by the Prince, under the guise of a blue bird. | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The Blue Bird |
| Also known as | L'Oiseau bleu |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 432 (The Prince as Bird; The Bird Lover) |
| Region | France |
| Published in | Les Contes des Fées (1697), by Madame d'Aulnoy |
| Related | The Feather of Finist the Falcon; The Green Knight |
"The Blue Bird" (French: L'Oiseau bleu) 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 tale is Aarne–Thompson type 432, The Prince as Bird. Others of this type include "The Feather of Finist the Falcon", "The Green Knight", and "The Greenish Bird".