The Blue Bird

On Christmas night, the woodcutter's house is visited by the fairy Berilune, who asks his children — Tyltyl and Mytyl — to help her in the search for the mysterious Blue Bird for her sick granddaughter. The fairy bestows upon the children the magical ability to see the souls of objects, and together with them, Bread, Sugar, Fire, Water, Cat, and Dog hurry to search. The heroes embark on a magical journey to find the Blue Bird, capable of bringing happiness to anyone who finds it.

In this book, the fairy tale is presented in the translation by Leonid Yakhin and with illustrations by Igor Oleynikov.