Madame D'Aulnoy

“The Fair One With the Golden Hair.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 279-301.

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“The Fair One With the Golden Hair.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 279-301. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/28/2022 - 10:32

Madame D’Aulnoy

Tale Summary

There was once a beautiful princess that a young king sought to marry. He attempted to swoon her with extravagant gifts, but she refused to marry him. Graceful, the king’s handsome and kind ambassador, stated that he alone could persuade the princess to marry the king. He set off to her palace, and on this journey, encountered three animals in distress: a golden carp, a crow, and an owl. After saving all three creatures, each promised Graceful a good turn for his kindness.

Upon arriving at the palace and presenting the princess with countless good words about the king, she still refused to marry him unless Graceful could return to her a ring she lost in the river some time ago. Graceful succeeded in this task with the help of the golden carp he had saved. The princess then asked Graceful to defeat a horrible giant who had threatened her kingdom. Graceful returned later with the giant’s head after being assisted by the crow he had rescued, who plucked out the giant’s eyes. The princess then asked Graceful to fetch a vial of water from the fountain of beauty and health, which is guarded by two dragons. The owl that Graceful encountered earlier retrieved this water for him by flying past the dragons. Finally, the princess agreed to marry the king.

Upon her marriage to the young king, the princess could not stop praising his ambassador, Graceful. The king became jealous and locked Graceful away in a dungeon. The king believed that, by washing his face with the water from the fountain of beauty, he would become as handsome as Graceful and the princess would forget about him. However, the vial of water had mistakenly been replaced with poison that killed the king. After his death, the princess freed Graceful from his dungeon and made him king. They lived happily ever after.

Fairy Tale Title

The Fair One With The Golden Hair

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Madame D'Aulnoy

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

None listed

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 279-301

Full Citation of Tale

“The Fair One With the Golden Hair.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 279-301.

Original Source of the Tale

Madame D’Aulnoy

Tale Notes

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Book Title

Old French Fairy Tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Charles Perrault, Madame D'Aulnoy, M. de Caylus, M. Fénelon

Illustrator(s)

"Two hundred illustrations by the most celebrated French artists"

Publisher

Little, Brown, and Company

Date Published

1899

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

Boston

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

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“The Blue Bird.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172.

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 19:08:52 +0000

“The Blue Bird.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/26/2022 - 13:08

Madame D’Aulnoy

Tale Summary

A widowed king with a daughter named Flora remarries a widowed queen with her own daughter named Troutina. Flora is beautiful and amiable, while Troutina is ugly and mean. When both daughters are of age to be married, the queen declares that her daughter be married first to the next prince that visits the palace. King/Prince Charming is such a prince, but he falls in love with Flora and not Troutina. This infuriates the queen and her daughter, who devise many plans to keep the two lovers apart. After many unsuccessful attempts to force King Charming to marry Troutina, her fairy godmother, Soussio, transforms King Charming into a bluebird for seven years. The king flies to Flora’s bedroom window, where they spend the next two years conversing every night. The queen and Troutina eventually become suspicious of Flora, and place sharp knives in the tree that King Charming resides in, wounding him severely. He believes that Flora conspired with the queen to hurt him, and returns to his own castle with his friend, the enchanter. Next, Flora’s father, the king, dies, and Flora takes the throne. Flora goes on a journey to find King Charming, during which she meets a fairy who gives her four magic eggs. These eggs help her reach Charming’s castle and stay many nights in the bedchamber below his. King Charming regained his human form in an agreement with Soussio sometime prior to Flora’s arrival and is due to marry Troutina as part of the contract. When he hears Flora speaking to him through the floor, they are reunited. The combined magic from Flora’s fairy friend and the enchanter prevent Soussio from reinstating the curse, and Flora and King Charming wed without the threat of transformation.

Fairy Tale Title

The Blue Bird

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Madame D'Aulnoy

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

None listed

Common Tale Type

The Prince as Bird

Tale Classification

ATU 432

Page Range of Tale

pp. 11-69

Full Citation of Tale

“The Blue Bird.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172.

Original Source of the Tale

Madame D’Aulnoy

Tale Notes

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Máire Volz, 2022

Book Title

Old French Fairy Tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Charles Perrault, Madame D'Aulnoy, M. de Caylus, M. Fénelon

Illustrator(s)

"Two hundred illustrations by the most celebrated French artists"

Publisher

Little, Brown, and Company

Date Published

1899

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

Boston

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

White

“The Yellow Dwarf.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172.

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:45:50 +0000

“The Yellow Dwarf.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/26/2022 - 12:45

Madame D’Aulnoy

Tale Summary

A queen has a single daughter who is very beautiful and prideful. The princess, named All-Fair, refuses to marry any suitor as she is content being single. The queen seeks out the help of the Fairy of the Desert, but runs into two fierce lions guarding her castle. A yellow dwarf living in a nearby tree saves her life in exchange for her daughter’s hand in marriage. Without knowing of her mother’s deal, All-Fair sets out to visit the Fairy of the Desert for advice on who to marry, but runs into the same lions and the Yellow Dwarf. He saves her life, but only if she agrees to marry him. She obliges, and she is returned to her mother’s castle. Eventually, All-Fair agrees to marry the King of the Gold Mines, who she finds so charming that they fall in love. On the day of their wedding, the Yellow Dwarf and the Fairy of the Desert interrupt the ceremony; the former kidnaps the princess while the latter takes the king. The king is forced to marry the Fairy of the Desert, but he escapes with the help of a mermaid. The mermaid gives the King of the Gold Mines a diamond sword to help him rescue the princess from the Yellow Dwarf’s castle. He battles three obstacles: four sphinxes, six dragons, and 24 nymphs. Once he reaches All-Fair, he is so overcome with joy that he drops his diamond sword, and it is swiftly taken by the Yellow Dwarf. All-Fair and the King of the Gold Mines stand no chance against the Dwarf and his diamond sword, and would rather be killed together than suffer any more time in captivity. The Yellow Dwarf kills the king, and the princess dies from grief.

Fairy Tale Title

The Yellow Dwarf

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Madame D'Aulnoy

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

None listed

Common Tale Type

Tale Classification

Page Range of Tale

pp. 138-172

Full Citation of Tale

“The Yellow Dwarf.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172.

Original Source of the Tale

Madame D’Aulnoy

Tale Notes

This tale does not have a happy ending.

AV��ʪ and Curation

Máire Volz, 2022

Book Title

Old French Fairy Tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Charles Perrault, Madame D'Aulnoy, M. de Caylus, M. Fénelon

Illustrator(s)

"Two hundred illustrations by the most celebrated French artists"

Publisher

Little, Brown, and Company

Date Published

1899

Decade Published

1890-1899

Publisher City

Boston

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

White