# Mytyl — The Blue Bird character guide

> Mytyl in The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** dear little Mytyl, your

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-woodcutter-s-cottage

## Who they are

Tyltyl's younger sister, who trails him through the Realms of Light, chasing butterflies in the Poets' rainbow and dozing off before the darker gates.

## Relationships

### [Tyltyl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/characters/tyltyl)

_family_

Mytyl is Tyltyl's younger sister, and they share a close sibling bond throughout their adventures.

### [Tylette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/characters/tylette)

_friendship_

Mytyl is less suspicious of Tylette than Tyltyl, but the cat still manipulates her subtly.

### [Tyltyl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/characters/tyltyl)

_family_

Mytyl is Tyltyl's younger sister, and they share a close sibling bond throughout their adventures.

### [Tyltyl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/characters/tyltyl)

_family_

Mytyl is Tyltyl's younger sister, and they share a close sibling bond throughout their adventures.

### [Tylette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/characters/tylette)

_friendship_

Mytyl is less suspicious of Tylette than Tyltyl, but the cat still manipulates her subtly.

## In the story

### [I: The Woodcutter’s Cottage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/i-the-woodcutter-s-cottage)

Tyltyl's six-year-old sister, gentle and devoted, joins her brother on the adventure.

### [At the Fairy's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/ii-at-the-fairy-s)

Wears a yellow silk frock with pink posies and an orange velvet cap; accompanies Tyltyl to visit their grandparents.

### [III: The Land of Memory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/iii-the-land-of-memory)

Expresses fear and loneliness, gathers flowers for Granny, and joyfully reunites with her grandparents.

### [IV: The Palace of Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/iv-the-palace-of-night)

Accompanies Tyltyl, expresses fear and desire to go home.

### [V: The Kingdom of the Future](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/v-the-kingdom-of-the-future)

Frightened during the escape from Time, but delighted by the wonders of the Kingdom of the Future.

### [In the Temple of Light](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/vi-in-the-temple-of-light)

Present with Tyltyl, laughing and running after birds and butterflies in the Light of the Poets.

### [VII: The Graveyard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/vii-the-graveyard)

Expresses intense fear of the Dead, clinging to Tyltyl and screaming, but is comforted by the miraculous garden.

### [VIII: The Forest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/viii-the-forest)

Accompanies Tyltyl into the forest, trembling and frightened as the Trees and Animals threaten them.

### [IX: The Leave-Taking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/ix-the-leave-taking)

Sleeps beside Tyltyl during the final moments; innocently notes that the Cat has not kissed them.

### [X: The Awakening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/x-the-awakening)

Shares in Tyltyl's joy, recognizes the dove's transformation, and joins in the celebration.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/characters/mytyl
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/characters