# Edmund Dulac's fairy book

Color plates by Dulac, headpieces to each tale by "F.R.B."
EDMUND DULAC’S
FAIRY BOOK
SNEGOROTCHKA
The daintiest, prettiest little maiden they had ever seen.
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EDMUND DULAC’S FAIRY BOOK
— HC —
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTENTS
| | PAGE |
| SNEGOROTCHKA: | |
| A Russian Fairy Tale | 1 |
| THE BURIED MOON: | |
| An English Fairy Tale | 7 |
| WHITE CAROLINE AND BLACK CAROLINE | |
| A Flemish Fairy Tale | 15 |
| THE SEVEN CONQUERORS OF THE QUEEN OF THE MISSISSIPPI: | |
| A Belgian Fairy Tale | 23 |
| THE SERPENT PRINCE: | |
| An Italian Fairy Tale | 31 |
| ​ THE HIND OF THE WOOD: | |
| A French Fairy Tale | 45 |
| IVAN AND THE CHESTNUT HORSE: | |
| A Russian Fairy Tale | 63 |
| THE QUEEN OF THE MANY-COLOURED BEDCHAMBER: | |
| An Irish Fairy Tale | 73 |
| THE BLUE BIRD: | |
| A French Fairy Tale | 81 |
| BASHTCHELIK (OR, REAL STEEL): | |
| A Serbian Fairy Tale | 95 |
| THE FRIAR AND THE BOY: | |
| An English Fairy Tale | 119 |
| ​THE GREEN SERPENT: | |
| A French Fairy Tale | 129 |
| URASHIMA TARO: | |
| A Japanese Fairy Tale | 145 |
| THE FIRE BIRD: | |
| A Russian Fairy Tale | 159 |
| THE STORY OF THE BIRD FENG: | |
| A Chinese Fairy Tale | 171 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
SNEGOROTCHKA
A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE
| The daintiest, prettiest little maiden they had ever seen | Frontispiece |
THE BURIED MOON
AN ENGLISH FAIRY TALE
| In her frantic struggles the hood of her cloak fell back from her dazzling golden hair, and immediately the whole place was flooded with light | 8 |
WHITE CAROLINE AND BLACK CAROLINE
A FLEMISH FAIRY TALE
| And, when he saw White Caroline, he started to play on his organ the most beautiful airs that it was possible to hear, and the three little dogs commenced to dance together | 16 |
THE SEVEN CONQUERORS OF THE QUEEN OF THE MISSISSIPPI
A BELGIAN FAIRY TALE
| ‘Hi! friend! Take the whole castle, with the Queen and all that it contains, on your shoulders!’ | 24 |
THE SERPENT PRINCE
AN ITALIAN FAIRY TALE
| When Grannmia saw her strange lover, she alone remained calm and courageous | 32 |
THE HIND OF THE WOOD
A FRENCH FAIRY TALE
| Giroflée thanked the fairy and went … far into the wood; and there, sure enough, she saw a hut and an old woman sitting outside | 56 |
IVAN AND THE CHESTNUT HORSE
A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE
| The chestnut horse seemed to linger in the air at the top of its leap while that kiss endured | 64 |
THE BLUE BIRD
A FRENCH FAIRY TALE
| The Prince took a carriage drawn by three great frogs with great big wings.… Truitonne came out mysteriously by a little door | 88 |
BASHTCHELIK (OR, REAL STEEL)
A SERBIAN FAIRY TALE
| The Prince, looking out, saw him snatch up the Princess . . . and soar rapidly away | 104 |
| The Palace of the Dragon King | 112 |
THE FRIAR AND THE BOY
AN ENGLISH FAIRY TALE
| The Friar, bound fast to the post, squirmed and wriggled, showing plainly that he would foot it if he could | 128 |
THE GREEN SERPENT
A FRENCH FAIRY TALE
| Laideronnette kissed and embraced the good Fairy Protectress | 144 |
URASHIMA TARO
A JAPANESE FAIRY TALE
| Urashima was so enchanted that he could not speak a word | 152 |
THE FIRE BIRD
A RUSSIAN FAIRY TALE
| There he found the Princess asleep, and saw that her face was the face he had seen in the portrait | 160 |
| With a scream the Princess rushed forward, and, before her wicked sister could prevent her, she had upset the cauldron with a crash | 168 |
THE STORY OF THE BIRD FENG
A CHINESE FAIRY TALE
| The wonderful bird, like a fire of many colours come down from heaven, alighted before the Princess, dropping at her feet the portrait | 172 |