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On Christmas Eve the poor children Tyltyl and Mytyl are sent by the fairy Bérylune to find the Blue Bird of Happiness. A magic diamond reveals the souls of Fire, Water, Bread, the Dog and the Cat. They cross the Land of Memory, Palace of Night, Forest and Kingdom of the Future before returning home to discover how near their object had always been.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: At the Fairy's
  2. Chapter 2: The Palace of Night
  3. Chapter 3: Before the Curtain
  4. Chapter 4: Before the Curtain
  5. Chapter 5: The Leave-taking
  6. Chapter 6: The Wood-cutter's Cottage
  7. Chapter 7: _At the_ FAIRY'S
  8. Chapter 8: The Land of Memory
  9. Chapter 9: _The Palace of_ NIGHT
  10. Chapter 10: The Forest.
  11. Chapter 11: Before the Curtain
  12. Chapter 12: The Palace of Happiness
  13. Chapter 13: Before the Curtain
  14. Chapter 14: The Graveyard
  15. Chapter 15: The Kingdom of the Future
  16. Chapter 16: The Leave-taking
  17. Chapter 17: The Awakening

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