The Blue Bird by A. Mamontova

«The Blue Bird» by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck is perhaps the most mysterious and thrilling fairy tale. Tyltyl and Mytyl, a brother and sister from a poor family, can only admire from afar the wonderful gifts and... treats prepared for other children even on the eve of Christmas. But their souls are crystal clear, devoid of a single drop of envy. It is no coincidence that the fairy Berylune appears to them. At first, she seems to test the heroes by inviting them to search for the mysterious Blue Bird in order to save a sick neighbor girl. And only when the children unhesitatingly agree, she gives them wonderful companions...
In this book, the fairy tale fantasy of Maurice Maeterlinck is published in the form of a fairy tale. Originally, «The Blue Bird» is a play that has triumphed in the most famous theaters of the world. On the stage of the Moscow Art Theatre, it was first staged by the great K.S. Stanislavsky. Three years after its first publication, the Nobel committee awarded Maurice Maeterlinck the Literature Prize, particularly noting the richness of imagination and the poetic fantasy of the author. Later, Maeterlinck was offered membership in the French Academy. However, this would require him to renounce his Belgian citizenship, and the playwright declined the flattering offer.
The journey of Tyltyl and Mytyl will be difficult and sometimes dangerous: through the Land of Memories and the Kingdom of the Future, from the Palace of Night to the magical Forest... But at the end of the road, they will discover the main secret of the Blue Bird. Want to know what it is? Then — forward, on the fairy-tale path!