# Selflessness and Generosity in The Blue Bird

> Theme guide for The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck.

The climax reveals that true happiness comes from giving; Tyltyl finds the Blue Bird at home only when he selflessly gives his pet dove to the sick neighbor girl.

## Where it surfaces

- [I: The Woodcutter’s Cottage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_bird_se/chapters/i-the-woodcutter-s-cottage): The Fairy tests Tyltyl's kindness by asking about his appearance, and the children's willingness to undertake the journey reflects their selfless desire for happiness.

## Links

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