The White Cat (fairy tale)
| The White Cat | |
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The young prince and the White Cat. Illustration from 1908. | |
| Folk tale | |
| Name | The White Cat |
| Aarne–Thompson grouping | ATU 402 (The Animal Bride) |
| Region | France |
| Published in | Contes Nouveaux ou Les Fées à la Mode (1698), by Madame d'Aulnoy |
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The White Cat (French: La Chatte Blanche) is a French literary fairytale written by Madame d'Aulnoy and published in 1698. Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book.
It is Aarne–Thompson type 402, "The Animal Bride", with close similarities to Type 310, "The Maiden in the Tower", including tales such as Rapunzel.