The Daughter of the Griffin Bird

The Daughter of the Griffin Bird (Hungarian: A griffmadár leánya) is a Hungarian fairy tale published by Hungarian author Arnold Ipolyi.

The tale is classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 408, "The Love for Three Oranges", albeit in a variation that appears locally in Hungary: instead of fruits, the fairy maiden can come out of eggs.

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